Looking at getting an impact wrench

[Elff]

I am a Milwaukee guy

Got the 1/2" Impact gun,
Extended 3/8 Ratchet,
Grease Gun,
4 1/2" Cut off/Grinder,
Compact Drill,
Sawzall,
Oscillating Multi-Tool

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[WILDHOBO]

My Milwaukee is a killer. In fact, tightening I have to be careful as I can hit 200 pound/feet pretty easily. There's no fastener on my truck it can't handle off or on.
A buddy who does high end restorations on classic cars put me onto these things. He said it will either come loose, or break. He's used his on some crazy rusty suspension parts over 40 years old.

Since my drills are all older DeWalt 14.7 volt - I wasn't concerned about batteries. I got the Milwaukee impact and power grease gun in a set. I take that grease gun with me on the road when I haul stuff as it's neat, clean, easy to use, has a real long hose and seems to deal with even dirty grease fittings with its force.

But that impact, I'm sold on this Milwaukee. It makes swapping suspension parts on a Jeep a whole lot faster and easier.
IS there other good stuff out there? Sure there is, no doubt, but this thing has handled everything and anything I've thrown at it and some of the stuff I deal with is normally flame wrench material.

Sad that DeWalt keeps changing batteries every 3 or 4 years. One of my 14.7 drills is 22 years old and still performs like a champ with crazy power - but can't buy batteries for it any more. I have another smaller version of the same drill that also takes 14.7 volt batteries. Two perfect drills, powerful, reliable, and made obsolete because of freakin batteries?!
Good thing it doesn't work that way with trucks....
I wonder how many thousands of these drills and saws are out there in the land fill because you can't buy batteries - and likely every one of them is perfectly fine otherwise.
It's just stupid. But that's America.

Exactly. I still have three older 28v Milwaukee tools, and can still buy batteries. But the last time I replaced them was 2014 and they’re still fine.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I am a Milwaukee guy

Got the 1/2" Impact gun,
Extended 3/8 Ratchet,
Grease Gun,
4 1/2" Cut off/Grinder,
Compact Drill,
Sawzall,
Oscillating Multi-Tool

I’m red through and through. If I listed my Milwaukee collection it would be ridiculous.

 

[Rusty PW]

When we built the power plant. I was in charge of getting tools. So I ask the guys what kind of tools they wanted. For power tools, most wanted the DeWalts. So I bought $20,000 worth of DeWalt power tools. Serial numbered each tool and battery. The batteries would last about 18 to 24 months before replacing. The power tools would last about 30 to 36 months. The batteries was killing the budget for new tools. After 6 years with DeWalt. I switched over to getting Milwaukee's. Their batteries lasted 30+ months before replacing. The power tools were going 48 months before needing replaced. Remember that these tools were used 24/7, 365 days between 4 crews sharing the same tools.

i was a DeWalt guy. But after this experience. I switch to Milwaukee. Gave my old DeWalt tools to my son in law. He didn't have shit, so I helped him out.

 

[ecidiego]

Soooo....

No one has any input on the modern mid v hi torque models versus the needs of Jeep fasteners?

OK. I'll post my findings when the tool comes. Will go with the mid torque. 2022 mids are more powerful than every hi torque of 3 years ago.

 

[WILDHOBO]

When we built the power plant. I was in charge of getting tools. So I ask the guys what kind of tools they wanted. For power tools, most wanted the DeWalts. So I bought $20,000 worth of DeWalt power tools. Serial numbered each tool and battery. The batteries would last about 18 to 24 months before replacing. The power tools would last about 30 to 36 months. The batteries was killing the budget for new tools. After 6 years with DeWalt. I switched over to getting Milwaukee's. Their batteries lasted 30+ months before replacing. The power tools were going 48 months before needing replaced. Remember that these tools were used 24/7, 365 days between 4 crews sharing the same tools.

i was a DeWalt guy. But after this experience. I switch to Milwaukee. Gave my old DeWalt tools to my son in law. He didn't have shit, so I helped him out.

Plus most Milwaukee tools have a 5 year warranty, so those that only lasted 4 years could have been repaired or replaced for free.

 

[ecidiego]

When we built the power plant. I was in charge of getting tools. So I ask the guys what kind of tools they wanted. For power tools, most wanted the DeWalts. So I bought $20,000 worth of DeWalt power tools. Serial numbered each tool and battery. The batteries would last about 18 to 24 months before replacing. The power tools would last about 30 to 36 months. The batteries was killing the budget for new tools. After 6 years with DeWalt. I switched over to getting Milwaukee's. Their batteries lasted 30+ months before replacing. The power tools were going 48 months before needing replaced. Remember that these tools were used 24/7, 365 days between 4 crews sharing the same tools.

i was a DeWalt guy. But after this experience. I switch to Milwaukee. Gave my old DeWalt tools to my son in law. He didn't have shit, so I helped him out.

It's going to be how the tool uses the current drawn from the battery. Milwaukee and DeWalt have the exact same cells in their batteries. Neither make batteries. Just the plastic chassis and connector.

 

[WILDHOBO]

It's going to be how the tool uses the current drawn from the battery. Milwaukee and DeWalt have the exact same cells in their batteries. Neither make batteries. Just the plastic chassis and connector.

Milwaukee has several patents on lithium ion battery design. They’ve been doing it better then the completion for decades. I’ve got Milwaukee tools from the 60’s and ‘70s that work like they were new. Dewalt is just black and decker with yellow plastic. Milwaukee has real history.

 

[ecidiego]

A quick check shows 235 lithium ion patents for Stanley ( DeWalt ).

Lol, pissing contest.

 

[WILDHOBO]

A quick check shows 235 lithium ion patents for Stanley ( DeWalt ).

Lol, passing contest.

How many for Milwaukee?

 

[ecidiego]

How many for Milwaukee?

112. Just go to patents.google.com


One thing's for sure.....the 2022 Dewalt mid and hi absolutely cream the best Milwaukee mid and hi in torque. I linked earlier.

All I was curious about was which was 'enough' for the Gladi.

 

[WILDHOBO]

112. Just go to patents.google.com


One thing's for sure.....the 2022 Dewalt mid and hi absolutely cream the best Milwaukee mid and hi in torque. I linked earlier.

The number of patents proves nothing regarding quality.

 

[ecidiego]

The number of patents proves nothing regarding quality.

I've been using Dewalt for 20 years. No failures. My recip saw used the older 18v battery. When the new 20V XR came out, Dewalt made an adapter for the older tools to use the new batteries. Since then I've had 8 tools....none have ever broken.

So....you're saying I should ditch Dewalt....buy a new Milwaukee impact with less power....a new battery ( 2 actually so no interruptions ) and another charger to have around?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The number of patents proves nothing regarding quality.

That's true. I used to work for an EE company - hundreds of patents, but only to protect ideas in many cases. They often never made it to product. Look at the patents for mouse traps for proof of that. Patent numbers too often mean only they patent anything they think of.

 

[ecidiego]

That's true. I used to work for an EE company - hundreds of patents, but only to protect ideas in many cases. They often never made it to product. Look at the patents for mouse traps for proof of that. Patent numbers too often mean only they patent anything they think of.

How about the patent for the 3 piece gladiator top that secures to the bed when removed? Lol

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