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Old 09-21-2019, 10:09 PM
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Default Replacing my old air impact, Opinions needed...

Cordless impact seems to be the way to go, although i have unlimited air. Was thinking dewalt, then buddy told me to go with milwakee. What works for you guys? I don't make my living off of it but i do alot of wrenching in my shop.
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Old 09-21-2019, 10:20 PM
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I have the Dewalt 20v xp 1/2” impact. Bought Dewalt because that’s what all my cordless tools are. Had it for just over a year, used it lots and love it, won’t go back to air.
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Old 09-21-2019, 10:22 PM
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I think Milwaukee has the superior cordless tools on the market right now they have the most selection of tools and also have great warranty. But wow they sure are expensive. I guess you get what you pay for. The 3/4” impact has unreal torque output. Not sure exactly what size you are looking for or what you plan on using it for. I won’t buy another power tool unless it is red and says Milwaukee on it.
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Old 09-21-2019, 10:26 PM
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Milwaukee fuel impact .. or the stubby impact . has few option on battery’s up to 12 ah , I had. A Hilti one that seem to last forever but it’s a little bulky working in cars
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Old 09-22-2019, 01:00 AM
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yep looking at m18 milwaukee 1/2 inch impact seems pretty well balanced
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Old 09-22-2019, 08:17 AM
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Makita all the way. One of the only independent tool companies left.

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Old 09-22-2019, 08:29 AM
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I've been switching over to the Milwaukee M12 fuel series for most of my air tools. Nice and compact to get into tighter spots
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Old 09-22-2019, 10:24 AM
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Makita all the way. One of the only independent tool companies left.

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My boss runs all Makita. Great wood working tools. Horrible automotive tools. His Makita 1/2 " impact is maybe as good as my 3/8 Milwaukee. Absolutly no comparison with a 1/2" side by side.
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Old 09-22-2019, 11:09 AM
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love my matco 20v 1/2"!
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Old 09-22-2019, 11:17 AM
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I use electric impacts professionally everyday, and Milwaukee is by far the most common in the industry. The M18 1/2” does most things anybody will need it for. I use the Dewalt 20v at home and its great for my vehicles and tractors. I’ve used the MATCO cordless as well, and it’s maybe the most impressive of any I’ve used. However it’s expensive and geared towards everyday shop use. Hope that helps you decide, there’s a ton of choices out there.
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Old 09-22-2019, 11:23 AM
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I have the Dewalt 20v xp 1/2” impact. Bought Dewalt because that’s what all my cordless tools are. Had it for just over a year, used it lots and love it, won’t go back to air.
Had the same gun for 4 years now, in a harsh industrial environment. Still works great.

Call me oldschool but I do not consider a cordless a substitute for a air impact. Maybe for home use, but if you use this thing for work you will have to spend a fortune on a cordless to match the performance of even a half decent Ingersoll impact. To me cordless impacts are like ratcheting wrenches, a nice thing to have, but they will never replace either a ratchet set, or regular combination wrenches.
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Old 09-22-2019, 11:56 AM
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If your going cordless I also recommend the milfukke fuel series great guns, like bushleague I still prefer air in the shop get more ram jam for the money spent. The cordless are nice for going to do a quick fix in the yard and the cordless ratchets are nice for engine work. The 3/4 Milwaukee is a beast and they now have a 1" as well!
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Old 09-22-2019, 12:17 PM
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Pretty tough to beat a double hammer ingersoll rand air impact
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Old 09-22-2019, 01:20 PM
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I have just upgraded from my old type Milwaukee 1/2 impact to the high output 1/2 fuel 1400lbs breakout, I am super impressed, it will undo the wheel driver mounting bolts on a Cat 789, 1" bolt,1350 1400lbs, normally this requires a air impact 3/4 or sum times 1".
For the 1/2" drive and down, the electrics out now, will do the same work or more than as 1/2"air impact.
I have been looking at the New Milwaukee 3/4, its not that impressive 1500lbs, most quality air 3/4 are about that at 90 psi, 130psi they do much better.
The electric impact technology has moved up a lot in the last 3-4 years, I've got several older electrics, 1/2, and 3/4 Milwaukee that the new brushless fuel, walks all over.
Its nice not dragging a air line around, but a good electric and a couple 6amp batters arnt cheap either.
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Old 09-22-2019, 01:29 PM
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I have just upgraded from my old type Milwaukee 1/2 impact to the high output 1/2 fuel 1400lbs breakout, I am super impressed, it will undo the wheel driver mounting bolts on a Cat 789, 1" bolt,1350 1400lbs, normally this requires a air impact 3/4 or sum times 1".
For the 1/2" drive and down, the electrics out now, will do the same work or more than as 1/2"air impact.
I have been looking at the New Milwaukee 3/4, its not that impressive 1500lbs, most quality air 3/4 are about that at 90 psi, 130psi they do much better.
The electric impact technology has moved up a lot in the last 3-4 years, I've got several older electrics, 1/2, and 3/4 Milwaukee that the new brushless fuel, walks all over.
Its nice not dragging a air line around, but a good electric and a couple 6amp batters arnt cheap either.
Just a heads up, theres not much difference in the 1/2 and 3/4 on paper but real world we noticed quite a difference between the two
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Old 09-22-2019, 01:58 PM
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I use the 1/2” Milwaukee fuel high torque impact everyday professionally in an industrial environment. It’s by far my most used power tool and does the trick 90 percent of the time. I’d imagine for home use you would be hard pressed to find a fastener that it wouldn’t tackle.

Had one that was a “community shop tool” it was used and abused off and on 24/7 (rotating shifts) it was always covered in grease, used in the pooring rain, thrown off things, packed full of dust, snow etc and it lasted over a year. Considering what it endured I was impressed and bought my own.

I have noticed it’s a bit gutless with the 2ah batteries, 5ah batteries work much better.
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Old 09-22-2019, 05:01 PM
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I have the Dewalt 20v xp 1/2” impact. Bought Dewalt because that’s what all my cordless tools are. Had it for just over a year, used it lots and love it, won’t go back to air.
I have the same one, on the highest of three settings it can snap wheel studs with ease. Axle nuts are also no match for it. It's a torque MONSTER
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Old 09-22-2019, 05:13 PM
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Dad has a half inch regular milwaukee, and a 3/4" drive fuel. I thought I had a good set of air impacts. The regular milwaukee 1/2" walks all over the 1/2" IR impact. The 3/4" milwaukee doesn't leave us wanting the IR air impact either.

For the most part, the IR air impacts sit in the toolbox unused. They only come out when the Milwaukee ones are too big to use. Otherwise, I'd have sold them already. And yes, I have a good compressor.

KMS tools has the 1/2" milwaukee kit on sale right now.
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Old 09-22-2019, 07:58 PM
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The other day at work they were changing buckets on a Hitachi hoe and did the 3/4" mounting bolts on the locking wedge with a 1/2 inch Milwaukee battery powered impact. I was impressed.
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Old 09-22-2019, 08:13 PM
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Now is there much difference between the regular style and the fuel? And what about battery amps? Not wrenching steady but do a lot of automotive, trailers and farm equipment. I have to put a lift kit on a horse trailer so i will be buying soon. Did i say i like quality tools...
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Old 09-22-2019, 09:47 PM
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The fuel impact wrenches have a lot more torque than the non fuel if you're going for the big series. The non fuel big one has 600 ft lb breaking and 450 ft lbs fastening. The small m18 Fuel impact has about that much in a package under half the size. The M18 Fuel big impact has 1400 ft lb breaking and 1000 fastening.
In using ours, I've found that the bigger the battery, the more power it puts out and for longer. I haven't tried the 12 amp batteries yet, but I use a 9 amp. runs like crazy. It's a lot better than the small batteries I had, and I also have access to 4 and 5 amp batteries. The 9 is my go to on the impact.
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