My father-in-law has a cordless impact gun and loves it. Amazing how far battery technology has come.
Electric impact wrench
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Milwaukee Fuel is the only way to go. I am a Heavy Equipment Mechanic. My cordless 3/8 is my favorite tool. Batteries last months with out charging with every day use. Snap On suck compared to it. I have both so I know.
I also use the Milwaukee Fuel. Have the mid torque 1/2" drive impact and the sawzall. Both are VERY powerful and the batteries last a long time. I have a 5.0 amp hour and 9.0 amp hour batteries. I have a lot of friends that also use the Milwaukee stuff. The high torque impact has 1400 lb/ft of torque which is pretty crazy for a 1/2" drive cordless.
I have a smaller dewalt 1/2” that’s good for like 150ft/lbs and a plug in Maximum 1/2 that will twist the head off any fastener under 1/2”. I don’t remember exactly but it’s good for around 900ft/lbs.
I can’t imagine anything bigger being useful, would be way too much for average use, but I probably need one anyway.
I can’t imagine anything bigger being useful, would be way too much for average use, but I probably need one anyway.
Wow thanks for all the replies! I use air still but then my compressor is located handy and I prefer being able to swap tools quickly with the quick-connects. I use a lot of different tools in an avarage project. This electirc wrench is for my son's-in-law for Christmas. They don't do nearly the amount of jobs I do so all I needed was a decent tool, not the ultimate. In the $100 or less price range I still see the P-C at 450 ft lbs as being the most powerful. All the others in that range are around 250 ft lbs and I know 400 ft lbs is about the minimum for serious work. Thanks for opening my eyes about just how powerful these things are today. If my compressor ever fails I would not hesitate to switch to an electric model.
Yeah. The higher-end ones are plenty powerful, but the really nice ones are pretty pricey (i.e. $300-500).
