Tools & Fabrication - cordless impact

anyone know of a STRONG 1/2" drive cordless impact that actually works like its pneumatic brother? I see Matco has 18v 1/2" cordless impact that they say has 750 ft/lbs of breakaway torque and 450 ft/lbs working torque. The gun needs to be able to undo lug nuts as well as zap off balancer bolts. Any one with actual hands on experience with a cordless impact that they love let me know, thanks

Hot Rod just did a review of several different models if that helps you any.

Snap on Snap on or.......Snap on

Ingersol Rand has a new one coming out this month that is supposed to be the strongest on the market. It is called the 20v.

I have a Milwaukee, it's advertised at 450ft lbs. It will take off lug nuts with ease :) Never tried a balancer bolt. I have tried several rusted bolts that a Snap On 3/8 impact wouldn't budge, it did them with little effort.

I bought mine here:

http://www.cpomilwaukee.com/factory-reconditioned-milwaukee-2662-82-18v-cordless-m18-1-2-in-lithium-ion-high-torque-impact-wrench-kit/milr2662-82,default,pd.html?start=3&cgid=milwaukee-cordless-impact-wrenches&prefn1=batteryType&prefv1=M18%20Li-Ion

That link takes you to a reconditioned unit, mine was new. But for $318 the price really can't be beat.

I have a Milwaukee, it's advertised at 450ft lbs. It will take off lug nuts with ease :) Never tried a balancer bolt. I have tried several rusted bolts that a Snap On 3/8 impact wouldn't budge, it did them with little effort.

I bought mine here:

http://www.cpomilwaukee.com/factory-reconditioned-milwaukee-2662-82-18v-cordless-m18-1-2-in-lithium-ion-high-torque-impact-wrench-kit/milr2662-82,default,pd.html?start=3&cgid=milwaukee-cordless-impact-wrenches&prefn1=batteryType&prefv1=M18%20Li-Ion

That link takes you to a reconditioned unit, mine was new. But for $318 the price really can't be beat.
So a 1/2 drive vs a 3/8?

Yeah, at the time I didn't have a 1/2 pneumatic impact at that garage.

I have a cornwell impact that's not TOO bad... It'll take lugnuts off all day long. Snap on definitely has the strongest impacts around, but also the priciest.

I have personally used a 1/2in Snap-on to take lugnuts off. I'm sure the IR would be nice too.

I own a 3/8 snap on that I take the lugnuts off of my dually with. Im sure the the 1/2 is even better. Honestly though im not a snap on only type guy. Im just saying you will probably have good luck with most 1/2 electric impacts.

Snap On. The IR is nice too.

I really love the sears diehard 19.2V stuff... cheap, works well and when you want to upgrade to lithium the same tools work with that. The impact in that line is almost as good as my IR air impact, it's durable and will take off most nuts. I rotated all 4 tires on my Cummins Ram with mine (8 lugs, tighter and bigger than a car) all on the same charge.

Old neighbor was a MacTool Rep. showed me their cordless impact...we took off and put on all 4 tires (rotating the tires on a 2500HD) and the thing never gave a hint of a low battery, trouble, or even breaking a sweat.

We had a Dewalt at work....disappeared :( never used.

Hot Rod just did a review of several different models if that helps you any.

link ?

snap on owns the half and 3/8 market; Matco for the quarter drive

snappy half wouldn't touch an LS6 crank bolt.........but the IR2135Ti gets it every time

coulda bean a weak battery

snap on owns the half and 3/8 market; Matco for the quarter drive
I have had Snap On battery powered impacts since they came out with the 1/2 in 12v & they are hands down the strongest, most durable electric impacts on the market. I upgraded to their newer 18 volt last year & its very strong.

I do love my Matco 1/4 in 10.8 volt electric ratchet, expensive but super handy & the battery lasts a long time before it needs a charge.

snappy half wouldn't touch an LS6 crank bolt.........but the IR2135Ti gets it every time

coulda bean a weak battery

As good as these impacts are they do have their limitations, not near the hammer strength of a 1/2 inch high end air gun like the IR2135Ti but I have no problems with most jobs like an axle nut socket.

i've owned both the newest and the previous snap on version and i must say they both kicked ass!! I've seen the matco version fall apart...

link ?

They dont have it on the website. It's only in the magazine. It's the July issue page 104. Snap on won if you can afford it.

750 is alot for any cordless, yes it will be 1/2 drive, I don't know if any will do 750 though (actual)

I have a 1/2 MAC cordless impact and it has worked great for me, I've taken out Balancer bolts, lug nuts etc.
Ive even used it on a big tap one time that I was to lazy to do by hand and it worked out OK, but I wouldn't recomened it.

Ingersol Rand has a new one coming out this month that is supposed to be the strongest on the market. It is called the 20v.

This is the one I bought and is currently the strongest on the market. The model is the IR W7150...I was following it since it was unveiled at SEMA last year, announced to be released in Feb, and then delayed until May/June. It is advertised to be as strong as the IR 2135TI MAX air impact and while I think that is a tad of a stretch (probably since the air impact is rated at 90psi, our shop pressure is WAY higher), it is very very close. It has no problem zapping off lugnuts and even took out a Honda 1.8L crank bolt (if you do Honda Timing Belts you will know how tight their crank bolts are). The only thing that it wouldn't take out so far was the crank bolt on a 1998 3.5L Odyssey. I'm sure if I really worked at it, it would have come out, but I didn't feel like beating up my new toy so I grabbed the heavy old shop 3/4 gun.

I actually wrote a little review on it on Garage Journal if you feel like reading it. http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2362355#post2362355
My username is Ron89

If you do pull the trigger on this impact IMO: act fast because vendors are jacking the price up on this thing every day. I was able to get mine with one battery for like $380. I now see them over $600 on Ebay :bang: Also, if you buy the kit (impact,battery,charger) before August 31, IR has a free battery rebate! http://www.autosourcetoday.com/rebates/Free%20IQv20%20Battery%20Coupon%20-%20thru%20Aug%202012.pdf

I have a snap on 1/2 drive 12v. By far the best tool I own. Two batteries and your golden!

IR came out with that 20v one last year 1100 breakaway tq and challanged an older SnapOn impact with only 620 breakaway tq at SEMA and the IR won the compitation. This year SnapOn came out with a new model to compete with the new IR impact. A few years ago the IR and the SnapOn guns were put nose to nose and the SnapOn gun smoked the IR gun. Id like to see the same thing with these two new models and see what the results are. Here is alink to the video of SnapOn smoking IR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5627uNhaeA

Fat Ron that was a good wright up on the IR, thank you. The video posted above is really cool. But that is a video of the old snap on and the old IR correct? not the IR that Fat Ron posted about right? What is the price of the new snapOn?

Fat Ron that was a good wright up on the IR, thank you. The video posted above is really cool. But that is a video of the old snap on and the old IR correct? not the IR that Fat Ron posted about right? What is the price of the new snapOn?

Yes old SnapOn and old IR are in the video. I have the newest SnapOn cordless that is rated at 800 breakaway paid $659.95 for it and it is the baddest 1/2 cordless ive ever used and this is my 3rd 1/2 cordless gun. I was told by the SnapOn dealer that the internal guts of the SnapOn are steel and the IR is composite and plastics. I havent sceen an exploded view of either to verify, but I stand by my SnapOn one all the way. Personally I have broken loose 3.5 & 3.7 Honda & Acura V6 crankbolts with my SnapOn CT7850 cordless impact. I work at a GMC, Honda, Acura dealership in service department and it gets abused every day. I would like to see the new IR and the new SnapOn nose to nose in another comp.

snap-on or harbor frieght

snap-on or harbor frieght

What do you mean Snap-On or Harbor Freight? When it comes to tools like this you get what you pay for.

We only used Snap On 1/2" at the truck shop I used to work at. We would use them for everything except tightening lugnuts and adjusting rears.

Worked for a few towing companies, and they all had Snap On 1/2" guns for changing flats.

Like it was said, get two batteries and you'll be set.

no problem with Snapon 1/2" elec no LS crank bolt removal; prior post must've been a weak battery

I have had a 18V Milwaukee for at least 7 years - great at the Junkyard for tearing down diffs - only had one pinion that would not come loose they now also offer 28V and if you do get L/I batteries much better than Ni-cads never tried the othersbut I'm super happy with Milwaukee!

I used my car owners Snap-on and Milwaukee's at the track

I bought the Sears C3 1/2 and 3/8 drive , both with battries and chargers for under 200 total.
Seem to work fine so far in light duty use.