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Tracy Martin TN 
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Posted: 07 May 2020 at 11:21pm |
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Who makes the best bang for your buck, battery powered impact wrench. Pros and cons appreciated.Thanks Tracy
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Posted: 07 May 2020 at 11:27pm |
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i'm really impressed by the Dewalt 1/2 inch battery impact. i don't have one (yet) but have watched several others that own them use them and WOW! i haven't seen any other brand work so i don't know about them.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 12:03am |
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There are 2 differant Dewalt 1/2" impacts. We have one at the farm and use it all the time. It'll break bud wheels loose drive 3/4" lag bolts into a telephone pole. If used a lighter duty 1/2" dewalt impact it was the one that came in the multi kit. It was not impressive. I carry one of the cheep NoCry ones in the back of my work suburban. It'll do about the same as my air impact in the shop. And it was cheep on Amazon. I snapped several 1/2" lag boltswith it today screwing into a treated 6x6. The earthquake from harbor freight has very good reviews co worker brought his to work this last winter we removed a trailer tire it had no problem with that.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 5:31am |
which one ? Whichever one that comes with free lifetime replacement batteries !
really, the 'gun' is easy and cheap to make and all of them outlive the battery packs...
when you're 'looking' , be SURE to read the recharge time and number of charges for the pack.be sitting down when yopu see the sticker for the NEEDED 2nd battery pack too !!
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 5:49am |
Yep, DeWalt has 2 different 1/2 impacts, I bought the smaller one, yes it doesn't have near the power as the bigger one but it is small and compact and will fit in tight spots better. The main reason I always go with DeWalt is the new tools are Made in the USA.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 7:03am |
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99, are they made here or assembled here? I'm finding that companies are getting better at burying and tongue twisting this kind of info. Like 10% parts made here, the rest imported, then assembled here, and voilà (wah lah) American Made. Then the parts to repair have to be ordered from wherever they were made. Not saying DeWalt is that way.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 7:27am |
Yes you are correct assembled here, but at least they pay a American to put it together
I believe their official language says global components or something like that
Edited by Kansas99 - 08 May 2020 at 7:28am
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 7:44am |
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I would at least go with the Li-Ion battery.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 7:49am |
I have the Harbor Freight 1/2 inch 20V earthquake. Very powerful. Probably stronger than my 1/2 inch Aircat. My criticism is that the torque setting cannot be adjusted, and if you aren't careful, bolts can be twisted off. I believe the Milwaukee cordless has adjustable torque settings. Would I rather have the Milwaukee? Yes, but the Earthquake is half the price. I'll learn to live with it.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 7:55am |
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Ridgid from Home Depot has Lifetime Warranty on everything - Tool, Batteries, Charger
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 8:38am |
Have a Dewalt 1/4" impact/driver I use daily. Works pretty good. Milwaukee 3/8" and 1/2" impact I use at home and does all I need it to. Both have different power settings.
Milwaukee 3/8 and half inch drills.
Impacts are heavy weight wise, kind of awkward to use sometimes. Expensive but I didn't want to dick around if I needed something to work.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 9:18am |
Have the Milwaukee 1/2 inch impact with the red lithium batteries. Has been good unit, tho I don't use it all the time, but when I have needed it, it does the job. Much more powerful than my Dewalt electric impact.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 9:22am |
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Tracy, I use dewalt because its what I started with, all 18 v with the exception of a 20v driver and 18v millwaukee grease gun. I've used xrp batteries and had great life. I engrave the date on the battery when they are new so I can keep up with how long they last. Some are 2009 and still going but I run them down and then charg them. I usually buy 2 batteries a year but they are getting hard to get. If you got drills and batteries of a different mfg that's what I'd buy. I would recommend buying new,not remanufactured, they should be as good but I found them to not be as durable.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 9:30am |
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I second the rigid 1/2". Had mine for about a year and a half now and have been very impressed
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 11:47am |
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I have a 20 volt DeWalt, that I carry in our motor home, in case we have a flat tire. Hope I don't need to use it.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 12:39pm |
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You know if you have the older dewalt or B£D it's easy to replace the old 18 volt with new 20 volt lithium. I bought the lithium batteries and new charger because I have 12 tools that use the same batteries. I ought 4 4 amp batteries and a charger for $100. The lith batteries have twice the capacity of my originals when they were new. All my old tools work great.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 1:16pm |
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I've had a Makita for several years. Works very well for me. Used weekly, not daily.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 2:28pm |
 Dusty MI wrote:
I have a 20 volt DeWalt, that I carry in our motor home, in case we have a flat tire. Hope I don't need to use it. |
When you need it the battery will be dead.  That's the problem with any of the battery powered tools unless you always have a battery that just came off of a charger. 
Edited by PaulB - 08 May 2020 at 2:28pm
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 3:09pm |
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Years ago, I bought a dewalt combo kit. It’s DC 823 18v 3/8” impact has been a great reliable tool. With a 1/2” socket adapter, it’s versatile. It seems efficient also? On a fully charged battery, it will dismount & mount 4 gravity wagon 6 bolt wheels. It’s combo companion DC411 4” angle grinder works good, but will eat comparably 3-4 batteries more than the DC823 impact.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 4:23pm |
I find that the Li-Ion hold their charge well, and I swap the battery with one that I know is full.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 4:47pm |
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I bought a Bosch 1/2" impact years ago. I do not have any scientific evidence on battery life. But it does last quite awhile and has good power. The good thing it is still going and I know it is at least 1 years old.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 4:54pm |
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I have an older 19.2 v Craftsman set.. Drill , driver , grinder, skill saw, recip saw, lights, impack, etc.. I buy 2 new batteries every 2.5 years... I always have two newer and 2 older batteries.. They normally last about 5 years for me. i keep in the shop that is normally 50- 80 degrees year round.. I charge two while i use the other two.. I take off the charger after 2 hours and set on the shelf till needed. I tend to use them several times per week.... YEA, the grinder and skill saw suck down the power a lot more than the drills and hex driver... I normally get the 4 amp , LI batteries.... had a couple 2.5 , but they run down too quick
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 7:02pm |
I also have a Craftsman 19.2 because it was the first battery tool I could afford with a 1/2 chuck to drill wholes for gate hinges in posts that could have hidden nails. No complainants about the power of the impact with a good battery.
From other threads on this subject Milwaukee heavy duty with the highest amp hour battery is best or  owners tell the best story  . For general farm use just get the impact for the brand you already have batteries for, unless your wanting to change all your tools to another brand. The tools mostly get revues, more depends on how good the battery are. |
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 9:19pm |
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Only one I've ever used was a Snap On. It did the job on whatever it was used.
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Posted: 08 May 2020 at 9:56pm |
I have a Dewalt 20V 1/2" cordless, not sure if it is the "big" or "little" one.
It does everything I ask it to do, mostly removing lug bolts on my cars and trucks and driving in lag bolts. It has a bigger battery (thicker) than my other Dewalt tools but it does interchange with them. The next tool cordless tool I would like is a reciprocating saw. Plus my son has 20V Dewalt tools so having a charged battery shouldn't be an issue.
That being said, my cousin who farms with bigger equipment has a Milwaukee impact wrench and after my dad borrowed it said it about broke his arm. He had a high quality electric impact and an air impact and said if he was younger he would throw them both away and get the Milwalkee cordless.
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Posted: 09 May 2020 at 5:39pm |
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I have had Dewalt, Makita, Ryobi and still have Milwaukee 18v stuff but from now on, I won't buy ANYTHING BUT Rigid.... FREE for LIFE
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Posted: 09 May 2020 at 8:41pm |
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I will say that as a professional tech I have found Milwaukee FUEL cordless tools to be some of the best. I started with an 18v 3/8 brush type impact that had a 5 year warranty. I used it all day 5 days a week and wore it out. About that time the FUEL version came out. I used it all day 5 days a week and more than 5 years later it's still going. When I started with the state they asked me what I wanted. I have 18v Milwaukee there too...
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Posted: 09 May 2020 at 10:38pm |
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makita or milwakee third chioce would be dewalt
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Posted: 09 May 2020 at 11:06pm |
I've had a DeWalt for several years, it had a couple batteries with it. I bought a sawzall, circular saw and hand grinder as I had the batteries, and it works good. As has been said, if you have the tool and batteries, stay with them if they work ok. I did make the mistake of buying some batteries cheap on the internet, seems like they were two for $40 or so, one lasted one charge, the other isn't all that good either.
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Posted: 10 May 2020 at 12:22am |
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I've had a Milwaukee 1/2 brushless impact for probably 4 years now and it's been awesome. It's unreal the power these things put out nowadays.
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