Originally Posted by clinebarger
Originally Posted by Ihatetochangeoil
Milwaukee, hands down. I work commercial/industrial construction, no one uses anything but Milwaukee. Dewalt, Makita, Ryobi, are NOT industrial grade tools. Buy once, cry once.
I have a Milwaukee 2767-20 1/2" M18 impact wrench. With 1400 ft lbs of breakaway torque, IMHO there is nothing on an automobile or light truck you can't undo.
https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Fastening/Impact-Wrenches/2767-20 I've changed a harmonic balancer (off & on) in about 20 minutes with it; and had time for a cup of coffee.
In about another 30+ days, Milwaukee is coming out with a 3/8 or 1/2" impact ratchet (your choice of drive) that is M12, not M18, right angle impact wrench that has 220 ft lbs of breakaway torque and a profile head of only 2.2" This will be an industry best; and is designed to compete with air tools:
https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Fastening/Impact-Wrenches/2564-20 I've pre-ordered one.
If you go directly to the Milwaukee tools website, I believe they also have the widest selection of battery powered tools. Milwaukee is revolutionizing commercial construction. You no longer see hundreds of feet of extension cords running all over job sites.
Milwaukee likes to make outlandish claims, "Breakaway Torque" isn't a valid measurement when it comes to Impacts as they don't produce any twisting torque at all (Or very little), They rely on Hammering to break fasteners loose.
I recently bought some M12 Die Grinders, And they work great for what I need them to do!.....But, Milwaukee claims 20% more power than a air powered die grinder. BS! My 10 year old Astro Pneumatic die grinder will walk all over the M12. Their test stands are rigged in their favor.....Use a real compressor & high flow ends. Not a pancake compressor & 1/4" airbrake line!!
Spot on!