Cordless impact gun
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Got a Makita dtw1002 here and it's great, expensive if you don't have batteries and charger already though
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I got a Milwaukee Power HD18HIWF for xmas, not been to the track with it yet but had a few wheels off on the driveway and it's much better than what I had before.
It is pretty heavy and unwieldy though
It is pretty heavy and unwieldy though
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The Clarke ones from Machine Mart might be worth a look if you don't want to spend a lot.
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Ryobi R18IW3-0 ONE+ 3-Speed Impact Wrench 300lbs torque can pick one up without the batter for around £100 and u can get different size batteries
the 4.0AH is around the £75 mark £5AH £100
haven't personally got one myself, but used Ryobi tools for years and good quality and decent price point
the 4.0AH is around the £75 mark £5AH £100
haven't personally got one myself, but used Ryobi tools for years and good quality and decent price point
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I've got this one and it's great. Managed to get the body for £80 and as I already have another couple of Ryobi tools, it meant I could stay with one type of battery. I did get an extra 2.5Ah Li-ion battery for £35 from Amazon which was a really good price. It really feels like a quality bit of kit and I'm very happy with it indeed. It's got an amazing amount of power behind it also and it's only ever struggled to undo things which were *exceptionally* tight and rusted. On the whole, rusted bolts and nuts are easily defeated by this. Last weekend I undid suspension bolts on a 15 year old, 120k mile car which has never had them removed since factory and it did so without breaking a sweat.
The other offerings from Makita, Milwaukee and Hitachi are also great but they are *so* much more expensive and I'd only consider them if I was a professional mechanic using them all day every day.
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I was just going to reply asking if anyone had any real world experience of the Ryobi tools as i was looking at them yesterday as they look like a good middle ground for the amateur mechanic. I really like the idea of the whole battery sharing thing as i need a new drill anyway so it might be a good excuse!
For my usage of maybe needing it once every few months to do a job on one of my cars there's no way i could justify £500 for one tool, i'd rather spend the difference on a few track days!
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Yeah these was my thoughts too. I use mine for a couple of jobs a month and it's been fantastic. There will always be some bolts which an 18v cordless won't be able to move and it'd be strictly over to air tools, but these are few and far between, even when dealing with exhaust/suspension bolts. I've got a Ryobi impact driver as well which is equally brilliant, so I just share batteries between them. The new Ryobi Li-Ion batteries are very good and *much* better than their old Ni-MH ones as they retain like 80% of their charge even if they are untouched for a couple of years, they produce their full power right up until they die and take an hour or so to charge.
To be honest, if you're doing a normal track day and you just want to be able to swap wheels/do a few easy jobs that might crop up, then this would be perfect for you. If you're doing a NigeP and doing a full engine/suspension rebuild in the pits, you could justify going for something more expensive
Amazon warehouse have the impact wrench for £88 and have a charger/battery combo for £56, meaning it'd only cost about £140 to have you completely up and running - which i don't think is all that bad!
Depends really, ryobi sell one with 400nm for a decent price would be enough for typical track use.
For something really powerful then it's milwaukee, err mine is the M18CHIWF-502X which is the all singing and dancing two 5.0ah battery model, they list it as 1432nm break force but it's more like 1700nm actual.
Just get the model right with the friction ring, as they sell similar lesser powered models.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsv2rbsQREw
For something really powerful then it's milwaukee, err mine is the M18CHIWF-502X which is the all singing and dancing two 5.0ah battery model, they list it as 1432nm break force but it's more like 1700nm actual.
Just get the model right with the friction ring, as they sell similar lesser powered models.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsv2rbsQREw
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Im a technician and was toying with the idea of spending £1100 on a 3/8 and 1/2" impact gun set. Pretty much all of the guys I worked with at the time had Snap on and all moaned about them. One of the other guys mentioned Milwaukee Fuel range. Bought them for for less than £600 and both more powerful than the Snap on equivalents.
So in my eyes def go with Milwaukee.. I have and I haven't looked back since.
So in my eyes def go with Milwaukee.. I have and I haven't looked back since.
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What about the Dewalt DCF899.
1625Nm of breakaway torque, with 950nm of sustained torque, can be had for £150 body only.
1625Nm of breakaway torque, with 950nm of sustained torque, can be had for £150 body only.
Sounds like pretty good value if you already have suitable batteries and charger. £330 is about the cheapest I could find for the impact gun with batteries and charger.