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Dec 25, 2013 14:28:53 GMT
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Anyone know anything about cordless impact wrenches?
I was thinking of getting one for times when I'm too lazy to run up the compressor....
Browsing evilBay shows that there's lots of different makes, most of which I've never heard of, all of which are stupidly expensive.
So which should I invest my hard earned pennies on? Am I better off going for a second hand known brand?
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Koos
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Dec 25, 2013 14:40:39 GMT
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Personally I'd go with an used branded item, Snapon or MAC tools.
Saying that, the MAC one isnt that expensive new compared to the snapon unit and you'd get a decent warranty with it to boot.
Till I can afford one though I'm sticking to my 2 foot breaker bar, or My BluePoint air gun when I am somewhere I can borrow an air line.
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Dec 25, 2013 14:47:34 GMT
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I wish I had Snap on budget! :-(
How about De Walt? there seems to plenty of those around...
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Koos
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Dec 25, 2013 15:38:07 GMT
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I don't know if halfrauds do one prob not but you would be quids in if they do as they have a massive sale on .
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Dec 25, 2013 17:14:17 GMT
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Snap On and Facom is pretty good, I had a Milwakee it just lacked the guts it needed IMO.
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Some days you just need to take a grinder to an inanimate object, just to make your day a tiny bit better!!
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Dec 25, 2013 18:36:47 GMT
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I've used a dewalt for a couple of years, not much it can't tackle.
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Dec 25, 2013 18:42:51 GMT
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Milwaukee was one of the ones I was looking at...thanks for the save L&P!!
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Koos
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Dec 25, 2013 18:44:21 GMT
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I've used a dewalt for a couple of years, not much it can't tackle. What model & voltage is yours Claymore? I need one that's man enough to play with Landys, and I'm not sure if the smaller De Walt ones are...
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Koos
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Dec 25, 2013 19:29:54 GMT
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I bought a basic item. Hasn't the power to undo tight wheel nuts or anything else which need muscle. With that in mind I'd wished I'd bought a well know / quality make, even secondhand, rather than a basic (read that as cheap - was around £65) model.
Paul H
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Dec 25, 2013 20:37:25 GMT
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Yeah, I bought an ebay special at about £80 or so and it would struggle with wheel nuts - completely and utterly pointless. So I sacked it off and invested the dollar in a SnapOn CTU4850. I bought it second hand from ebay in almost brand new condition. Yes, it was still very, very expensive but IMO worth every penny. I am definitely not a SnapOn fanboy and watched most of the young lads at my old garage get sucked into buying their stuff because the salesman would offer it on the never-never and frankly I was firmly of the belief that most of their stuff, while very nice, is grossly overpriced - but this impact wrench is about the most powerful on the market (well, it was when I bought it a few years back) and it is something that I use an awful lot more than I ever thought I would. Wheel nuts, hub nuts, crankshaft pulley bolts, track rod end nuts, balljoints.... it does them with ease. Yes, there are things it will baulk at, but generally the kind of nut where you have to get a bit of scaffolding on your breaker bar and go Hulk Strength on it to get it shifted and its unrealistic to expect something powered by batteries to cope with that. I wouldnt be without it.
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Dec 25, 2013 22:49:03 GMT
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Ive got a sealey one had it about ten years, very good probly a bit heavy comparied to todays ones but still works well on wheel nuts etc.
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Stupid is as stupid does!
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Dec 25, 2013 23:43:56 GMT
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Sorry to jump in a bit here, has anyone used a corded one? They seem a bit cheaper second hand, also there's no batteries to wear out when it's old.
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I've got Rovers.
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ChasR
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Yeah, I bought an ebay special at about £80 or so and it would struggle with wheel nuts - completely and utterly pointless. So I sacked it off and invested the dollar in a SnapOn CTU4850. I bought it second hand from ebay in almost brand new condition. Yes, it was still very, very expensive but IMO worth every penny. I am definitely not a SnapOn fanboy and watched most of the young lads at my old garage get sucked into buying their stuff because the salesman would offer it on the never-never and frankly I was firmly of the belief that most of their stuff, while very nice, is grossly overpriced - but this impact wrench is about the most powerful on the market (well, it was when I bought it a few years back) and it is something that I use an awful lot more than I ever thought I would. Wheel nuts, hub nuts, crankshaft pulley bolts, track rod end nuts, balljoints.... it does them with ease. Yes, there are things it will baulk at, but generally the kind of nut where you have to get a bit of scaffolding on your breaker bar and go Hulk Strength on it to get it shifted and its unrealistic to expect something powered by batteries to cope with that. I wouldnt be without it. This is exactly what a tyre fitting friend of mine said and he is very much like yourself. This however (like MDH) does not help my issues. The other candidate I was looking at (besides a Snap On item) was a new Sealey gun...
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Dave21478 pretty much summed up what I was going to say. Hate snap on price but I was on the market for an impact gun and got one. Best tool Ive ever bought. I have yet to find anything on a car which it can't undo. But for that privileged you pay the price (including VAT I think mine came to about £650)
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Dec 26, 2013 12:07:06 GMT
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Yeah, I bought an ebay special at about £80 or so and it would struggle with wheel nuts - completely and utterly pointless. So I sacked it off and invested the dollar in a SnapOn CTU4850. I bought it second hand from ebay in almost brand new condition. Yes, it was still very, very expensive but IMO worth every penny. I am definitely not a SnapOn fanboy and watched most of the young lads at my old garage get sucked into buying their stuff because the salesman would offer it on the never-never and frankly I was firmly of the belief that most of their stuff, while very nice, is grossly overpriced - but this impact wrench is about the most powerful on the market (well, it was when I bought it a few years back) and it is something that I use an awful lot more than I ever thought I would. Wheel nuts, hub nuts, crankshaft pulley bolts, track rod end nuts, balljoints.... it does them with ease. Yes, there are things it will baulk at, but generally the kind of nut where you have to get a bit of scaffolding on your breaker bar and go Hulk Strength on it to get it shifted and its unrealistic to expect something powered by batteries to cope with that. I wouldnt be without it. This is exactly what a tyre fitting friend of mine said and he is very much like yourself. This however (like MDH) does not help my issues. The other candidate I was looking at (besides a Snap On item) was a new Sealey gun... Chas - I had a recon Sealey gun from Machine Mart. I took it back within a week because it wouldn't even undo the wheel nuts on my MX5... Totally worthless.
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Koos
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Dec 26, 2013 17:15:53 GMT
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Gaaaahhhh, don't say that! How many Nm was it rated to? I was looking at a new Sealey gun for £130. Even secondhand Snap Ons go for a little more than that, but then two mechanics using them for all sorts can't go far wrong .
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Dec 26, 2013 17:23:48 GMT
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I bought a factory recon Dewalt 36v 1/2" drive version and it's pretty darn good, but heavy.
However, through work, my tool kit includes a Makita 18v 1/2" drive and it's excellent. I feel it's more powerful than my dewalt and so much lighter.
Since getting makita stuff though work, it's all I use now.
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Dec 26, 2013 20:33:46 GMT
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I use a Clarke which s more about saving a little time and labour than doing / undoing super tight nuts
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Dec 26, 2013 22:54:34 GMT
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you can get a clarke plug in one that the figures look good on at machine mart for £70 if yu have electric, been tempted with one myself, as the battery is always flat on my other one.
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I've been using a sealey 24v CP2450 gun for the last 3 years In the beginning it would undo everything inc crank nuts But in the last 6 months or so its been loosing some performance and stuggles with really tight stuff. Think its the battery more than the gun, but after 3 years of almost daily use at my garage I can't really complain. Going to get a replacement battery soon, just wish I'd bought the kit with 2 batteries to start with.
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