What say y’all on a cordless impact wrench? Mainly for lug nuts and such. Pros and cons and product selection selection.

Milwaukee fuel series

Finally broke down and bought one. They are very handy and nice when working wish I had done it sooner. Only negative and its not that big a deal is they are heavy and cumbersome and not easily stored in my truck toolboxes.

Dewalt

Dewalt or Milwaukee.

X2

You need a torque wrench to properly install lug nuts.

I like mine.
I would suggest getting whatever brand that you have now.

Just for home / DIY use , I'd go with whatever cordless brand you have now . I prefer DeWalt , but have Ryobi tools at home so I bought the best Ryobi and it woks great for occasional "shade tree" usage.

I have a dewalt and use it quite a bit. Worth every penny

Yep! Mine works great.

Have Had a DeWalt for several years and it’s never failed to break lugs or anything else

Can't complain about my two Milwaukee 1/2" impacts or the hundred or so that we have going trouble free at work everyday.

I have a Makita to match the rest of my tools and I wish I had bought one when they first came out. It has more torque than my old air impact. I don't even use my big compressor anymore.

the downside is they are heavy and bulky, but worth it.

Ryobi at home with zero issues. On the farm we moved from Dewalt to Milwaukee and they got abused and held up well.

They’re all great. All mine are desalts and use them pretty regularly.

Picking a brand is kinda like a ford, Chevy or dodge conversation.

I use Milwaukee.

Pros:

Faster work flow.
Easier than manual pulling for us older guys with injuries.
Removes many stuck nuts that manual pulling wouldn't do.

Cons:

Expensive to buy
You will add other impacts and battery wrenches after the first purchase, though that is a pro as well.
Can over tighten and shear off bolts if not careful. Most Milwaukee wrenches have settings to limit the amount of torque for and different levels per tool.
Takes more space to store/carry than a set of wrenches and socket sets.
If the battery goes dead, and you don't have another charged, or wrenches, your out of the game for a while.


This requires 400 ft/pds of torque on the bolts for the teeth. I use a 3/4" Milwaukee M18 impact
For the most part, it was fairly correct when checking with the big torque wrench



I bought a battery operated 3/8" M12 ratchet and right angle impact wrench to do this job and still saved money buying the tools, rather than paying a shop do the job..




You will find yourself using them more and more due to saving time.


God Bless,
David B.

Makita.

I've got a Dewalt. I really like Makita's tools.

I own Milwaukee battery and Snap On air impacts. I used a Ryobi at the church garage and was impressed for the price. Sadly Ryobi Days (buy battery pack get a free tool) just ended.

DEWALT!!!
I got one a few years ago, now everyone I race with has one.
They’re worth having. I got mine when DEWALT had a crazy good sale going on, and (I think) Tractor Supply had a sale going on as well…got one for like $100 less than normal price.
I wish I had gotten 3 now.