Looking at getting an impact wrench

[ecidiego]

Get whatever you already have batteries for honestly. Red/yellow trade back and forth with the different generations. If you aren't invested in anything I'd go yellow just because the new mid torque will do most of what last gens high torque would do including all the suspension bolts on the gladiator.

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[Rusty PW]

At the end of the day. It's whatever you are comfortable with.

 

[bleda2002]

My deer also never complained when I shot it with 308 and not 556.

The deer might complain you shot it with a 556 instead of a 308 though

 

[dcmdon]

I was a DeWalt user all through the 90s until about 2012.
By 2010 I had renovated 2 homes and sold them both.

I had just bought a new construction home and my needs were pretty much zero as far as tools. About then my DeWalt batteries started to crap out. I had 4 batteries and to replace them would have been $250.

I was in HD one day and saw a set of Ryobi tools on sale so I grabbed them. The whole kit cost less than 2 DeWalt batteries.

After 10 years I have to say that I'm really impressed. My expectation was that they weren't in the same league as deWalt or Milwaukee. But surprisingly they have lasted and work well.

I eventually sold the deWalt stuff used for crazy money.

I recently picked up a 18v Ryobi brushless 1/2 in impact wrench and it works "fine". I say fine because it more than meets my needs and only cost me $120 with a 4 amp-hour battery.

Maybe it wouldn't stand up to daily use if I was an auto tech. But this tool gets used 3x per year so I'm confident it will last a long time. It also feels and works as well as my old DeWalt and my dad's Milwaukee. So it's not like it feels like junk.

I'm not advocating one way or another. I guess I'm just saying that the Ryobi's are working well and that sometimes good enough is good enough.

 

[Jefe1018]

The deer might complain you shot it with a 556 instead of a 308 though

Naw it’s all about shot placement.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I guess I didn't realize you were talking the toys, the light duty impacts. (or they call mid-duty?)

I only go for the best/highest torque. I won't mess with anything less.
Mine does 1,000 ft-lbs of fastening torque and 1400 ft-lbs of ripping apart force.

I could never buy one that does less, not in what I do.
I have to be careful as if I set mine on high, I could go way over-tight putting things back together. I only tighten on the second setting.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I was in HD one day and saw a set of Ryobi tools on sale so I grabbed them. The whole kit cost less than 2 DeWalt batteries.

That's a bargain brand that actually does quite well. I know a number of people who use and like their tools.
Doesn't that suck, though - you can buy a whole new tool with battery and charger for less than replacement batteries (and I'm not picking on brands there!)

 

[ecidiego]

I guess I didn't realize you were talking the toys, the light duty impacts. (or they call mid-duty?)

I only go for the best/highest torque. I won't mess with anything less.
Mine does 1,000 ft-lbs of fastening torque and 1400 ft-lbs of ripping apart force.

I could never buy one that does less, not in what I do.
I have to be careful as if I set mine on high, I could go way over-tight putting things back together. I only tighten on the second setting.

Those specs you listed are equal to the DeWalt 900 I was considering. 1030 fasten / 1400 break. I figured that's not needed for the Jeep so I ordered the mid which is 600/800. 600/800 1/2 inch hog isn't light duty.

I listed this in my original post.

Dewalt 891 v 900 for the Gladiator..... do I need the 900 for 70 more dollars? Both are 4 speed and have the same features.

600 fastening 800 breakaway for the 891

1030 fastening 1400 breakaway for the 900

Yes more better grunt grunt. The 891 is smaller, cheaper, and if it's 'enough' for everything on the Gladiator it's all I would need.

Thoughts?

This post asked about needed torque and it turned into Ford v Chevy. Lol

 

[dcmdon]

That's a bargain brand that actually does quite well. I know a number of people who use and like their tools.
Doesn't that suck, though - you can buy a whole new tool with battery and charger for less than replacement batteries (and I'm not picking on brands there!)

Oh, believe me, I realize that. I've been a Japanese made Makita tool whore since the '80s.
Starting with the worlds first mass produced cordless drill. They also made a kick ass worm drive that put the Skill to shame. Ha.

It took a lot to get me to consider DeWalt (Its just an overpriced Black and Decker was my thinking originally). But after I used one to screw down 10 squares of plywood in one morning for a roofing job, my mind was changed.

It was equally difficult for me to step down to Ryobi. Man card cred and all that, ha. That's "Home owner" grade. Which it turns out is fine.

I've added to what I have with a brushless hammer drill and it's actually quite a beast.

The impact driver is this one
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-O...1-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Charger-P261K1/314857613

It meets my needs. Which is primarily changing tires and pretty rarely suspension components.

To anyone out there considering a battery impact driver primarily for use on tires, $149 gets you a kit that is more than enough for that job and includes a 4 AH battery.

This battery lasted all day when helping my dad out at a vintage racing event where it went from sunny to rainy to sunny again and included lots of swaps of all 4 tires on his 240z. And even then it still had 3 out of 4 bars available on the battery indicator.

 

[Cape taco12]

I have had a nice Aircat 1150 for years it’s pretty powerful around 1300lbs nut busting. I wanted a smaller more mobile one.


As I already have teal colored tools…I bought a Makita Mid torque (740 nut busting.) since then I have only had to bring the airline out once. Smaller gun is capable of lug nuts, saltwater trailer U-bolts, ect.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

(Its just an overpriced Black and Decker was my thinking originally).

Definitely not. Although some things are shared, like with any corporate entity that owns several other companies that make widgets, they are allowed to operate semi-independently. DeWalt is the notch up from B&D - which is still considered the home owners solution.
It's really silly to compare simply because they are owned by the same company.
It's like comparing a VW bug to a Porsche or a Lamborghini.
VW auto group owns both, but to call them the same thing?

On the other hand, I had a B&D circular saw, the first new one I owned, given to me as a birthday gift by my first wife's boss (a wealthy doctor). I used that thing for almost 30 years, building a porch, fixing decks, you name it. I finally abused it to the point of burn-out. It was the home-owner version and with my mis-use (including cutting steel roofing) I figure if it had truly been used as a home owner might, it would likely still be going.

Each tool has their place. What's the best is up to the individual and their needs, their use (or misuse) and more. I really beat on tools - the old stuff takes a toll, and constant use, some things get used almost daily to this day, well......... and yet even some that people call the crap brands have lasted me for decades. How you use - and core for - tools matters.
TLM

 

[dcmdon]

Naw it’s all about shot placement.

I have a friend who reliably and humanely takes deer with a .22. Head shots only at about 50 ft with the rifle rested and a 6x scope. CCI Velocitors. He's got an apple tree in his yard and the deer really like that tree. Ha.

 

[Jefe1018]

I have a friend who reliably and humanely takes deer with a .22. Head shots only at about 50 ft with the rifle rested and a 6x scope. CCI Velocitors. He's got an apple tree in his yard and the deer really like that tree. Ha.

Now that’s like using nothing but box wrenches for big jobs vs the modern battery powered impacts.

 

[charliez]

 

[MajorUrsus]

This is what I have. Things a beast. It made my bumper swap in winch install much easier.

This is what I have as well.

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