Cordless Impact Wrench Recommendations

[Indy_500]

What would you recommend for $100 or less? I was at Menards today and really liked the Masterforce one. It was small and lightweight and the price ($80) seemed decent. Maybe it'll go on sale and i could use a rebate to knock the price off some more? The craftsman one was $100 (the cheapest version) is that any good? I've seen a few good deals on dewalt online but those don't come with batteries. I don't want to spend all the money on a huge air compressor and on fancy air impact wrenches since i know its something i'm not going to use everyday probably not even once a week. I'm looking for a 1/2" drive btw.

 

[jon1996]

I have the new Craftsman that goes in the C3 set, Thats the only Cordless I will use for anything, It is very strong and has very good battery life. Its over you budget but it is well worth it, I have 9 of the C3 tools and everyone of them have been better than expected for the past 3 years,

 

[mrholeshot]

Nothing in the 100 dollar range. Save your mmoney and buy the Dewalt 18Volt. Great Gun. Buying a 100 dollar cordless impact is a waste of money unless you catch some person headed into a pawn shop with a Milwaukee, Dewalt or a name brand.

 

[Scout Driver]

Nothing in the 100 dollar range. Save your mmoney and buy the Dewalt 18Volt. Great Gun. Buying a 100 dollar cordless impact is a waste of money unless you catch some person headed into a pawn shop with a Milwaukee, Dewalt or a name brand.

Listen to mrholeshot. I have a DeWalt for junkyard assault missions. Great impact. Its rattled a lot of rusty junk apart.

Scott

 

[O RLY]

I was on the same mission. I ended up shelling out $250 for the Makita BTW450

 

[jethro29]

you are kidding right?

 

[06 RMK 900]

The farmer I work for bought this one when a tool guy came around. Think he only paid 90 tho. This thing has taken lug nuts off that have never been removed. Battery is really good on it we use it more then once per day and thats taking off 8-12 tractor lug nuts, Battery will last about a week. I plan on buying this one for myself next time I see the tool guy.

http://www.amazon.com/Titan-TTN-22160-24-Volt-Cordless-Impact/dp/B0012SB0TO

Forgot to add he also bought a Milwaukee two weeks before he bought the Titan. The Titan has been going for two years and the Milwaukee quit about a year ago.

 

[SCscoutguy]

Let me start off by saying that I own a dewalt 18vt cordless impact and it has been a very good tool. That being said about 5 years ago I bought a Harbor Freight 18 volt 3/8" cordless impact for like $29 with a coupon to throw in my junkyard tool bag and honestly this has been one of the best tools I have ever bought. It is still running off of the two original 18 volt ni-cad batteries I got with it and I have used the living daylights out of it. I have taken lug nuts off of trucks and pulled engines out of trucks at the junkyard with it and it is still going strong as can be. I noticed about 6 months ago they were changing the type of cordless power tools that HF was carrying and they were clearing out the kind like mine so I talked with the manager and bought 4 of them two 1/2" and two 3/8" for $20 a piece so I would be well stocked for the future. I took one of the 1/2" impacts apart and the internals are EXACTLY like for like the same as my 18 volt Dewalt cordless impact.

 

[MattT]

With a $100 budget you'll probably be better off looking for a deal on a corded impact.

 

[AustinRoepke]

a Snap On Wrench is fundamentally he same as a HF wrench, yet I opt for one over the other.

The quality of a cheap power tool is questionable. I grew up with the mantra that there's no such thing as a cheap tool. By that, a large price difference of two tools designed for the same task is a reflection of its quality. It may not be a proportionate difference, but I go for the IR or DeWalt and skip over the air king every time.

I've been looking at corded impacts for a while. I'd opt for a higher voltage tool with good reviews if looking for something cheap. However, it may be a better investment in holding off and spending another $40 for DeWalt's smaller impact.

Another thing to consider is the type of batteries at-hand. If there's a few extra Milwaukee or DeWalt, etc. batteries lying around or in chargers at home, it would make sense to buy a tool that could use them. You could put your savings on battery cost into the tool itself.

 

[dankicksass]

I just added a few Makita impact tools to my wish list. I've got a corded Milwaukee right now and it's just not satisfying me. I'll be about $500 in by the time the Makitas get to me tho, can't imagine a $100 cordless tool unless it's a clearance.

 

[WSMC633]

I bought this guy because I wanted an something a bit bigger than my Bosh and it was on sale and pretty cheap.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00917338000P?prdNo=10&blockNo=10&blockType=G10 I freakin' love this guy. I use it for everything now! Zipping stuff apart in the shop, Home projects.... Kicks *** driving screws. My Neighbor was building shelves in his garage... Loaned it to him to make his life easier. He loved it so much I had to basically steal it back! Worth every penny I paid for it.

Then Since I already had the Battery and Chargers when the C3's went on sale again I added the 1/2" for something Like $80
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00917090000P?prdNo=5&blockNo=5&blockType=G5
It easily zips the Lugs off my truck for me which is basically what I wanted it to do. Rear Axles on Bikes and Pull wheels of cars. Anything much bigger I expect to pull out the Air Impact. Regardless, for the price, It does really good and I'm happy with it for sure.

Then, my 18v DeWalt died (after many years of some real abuse!) So I added this guy for under $50.... Definitely not as nice as my old Dewalt, but I used it for a job the other day that made me $500.... So I'm thinking it Paid for itself.

So in short, I don't think the Cman Cordless are necessarily the best.. But for somewhere around $300 I have 3 tools, 2 batteries and a Charger. I've been more than happy with them. I can't testify how they'll hold up to everyday use for a year since I've only owned them for a few months, but so far so good!

 

[tyreguy25]

The C3 cordless impact is a good deal for the money. I am looking to add that as well as a couple spare Li-ion batteries and charger. I have the 3/8 chuck drill and for what little I have used it, it has performed flawlessly!

 

[Indy_500]

I bought this guy because I wanted an something a bit bigger than my Bosh and it was on sale and pretty cheap.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00917338000P?prdNo=10&blockNo=10&blockType=G10 I freakin' love this guy. I use it for everything now! Zipping stuff apart in the shop, Home projects.... Kicks *** driving screws. My Neighbor was building shelves in his garage... Loaned it to him to make his life easier. He loved it so much I had to basically steal it back! Worth every penny I paid for it.

Then Since I already had the Battery and Chargers when the C3's went on sale again I added the 1/2" for something Like $80
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00917090000P?prdNo=5&blockNo=5&blockType=G5
It easily zips the Lugs off my truck for me which is basically what I wanted it to do. Rear Axles on Bikes and Pull wheels of cars. Anything much bigger I expect to pull out the Air Impact. Regardless, for the price, It does really good and I'm happy with it for sure.

Then, my 18v DeWalt died (after many years of some real abuse!) So I added this guy for under $50.... Definitely not as nice as my old Dewalt, but I used it for a job the other day that made me $500.... So I'm thinking it Paid for itself.

So in short, I don't think the Cman Cordless are necessarily the best.. But for somewhere around $300 I have 3 tools, 2 batteries and a Charger. I've been more than happy with them. I can't testify how they'll hold up to everyday use for a year since I've only owned them for a few months, but so far so good!

Wow that was actually really helpful.. thanks!

I'm going to a sears outlet today for my first time, maybe they'll have something??? I'll also be going to a regular sears to check the one out you mentioned above.

Still looking for more opinions on ones people have and how they've held up. It would seem so nice when tearing down a complete suspension on a snowmobile to have one of these. Took me over an hour just to rip my whole suspension apart. Breaker bar, socket, take socket off, put on ratchet, get different size socket, put on breaker bar, take socket off, put on ratchet and so on.

 

[Griff93]

If you can, get one with NiMH or LiIon batteries. I actually prefer the NiMH as they seem to hold up better. We have had lots of LiIon batteries die but all my NiMH which are older and have been used more are still going strong. I have a BTW200 and both its batteries still seem to hold a very good charge. I also have a 9.6V 3/8 makita that is still going good. I've used the 3/8 professionally so it hasn't had an easy life.