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View Poll Results: Which Cordless Impact Wrench?
Craftsman 18volt 180ft. lbs. $299.00
11.90%
Dewalt 18 volt 300ft.lbs $270.00
50.00%
Snap-on 18 volt 210ft.lbs $490.00
21.43%
Other (please specify in post)
16.67%
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cordless impact wrench-craftsman/dewalt/snap on ?

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Old 12-28-2005, 10:33 AM
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When I first saw these for sale i didntr have much faith in them, but a friend had the Dewalt one and its awesome. I plan on buying one soon......jt
Old 12-28-2005, 02:03 PM
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Id go woth the dewalt. They've never let me down yet
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I have a 18V Snap-on and works like a champ. Never had any issues with it.

Makita is also a good brand for cordless impacts and drills. I have the smaller size battery ones and I like them too. No problems. I dont have any experience with the other brands.
Old 12-29-2005, 08:05 PM
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i have the 18V dewalt and love it

i use it all the time, great for the track.

little bastard is noisy though hehe
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Green are Makita
Black and red are Snap-on.
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I have the DeWalt one, it works great
Old 01-25-2006, 09:27 PM
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today, one of the techs at work dropped his makita cordless impact into a drain pan full of coolant. he blew it and the battery out with his air nozzle as was right back to work. i'll see how well it works tomorrow.
Old 01-28-2006, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 5w20



Green are Makita
Black and red are Snap-on.
had any problems with the 'red' makita's ?
Old 01-28-2006, 08:48 PM
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I have a Dewalt 3/8" and it rocks. Like others have said barely use air impact anymore. I love the freedom of no air hose
Old 03-06-2006, 08:32 PM
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I have the 12v snap on #CT310, with a slightly modified to fit 18v battery. I dont know if the 18v battery was the cause but my trigger/switch did go out. I personally blame the 18v battery.
But I love mine.
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The New v28 milwaukee impact has a Lithium Ion batt. It's the BEST on the market for runtime and torque. So far....nobody else offers this technology mainstream. They also have a full line of other cordless tools like an awesome portable bandsaw...kick ***! Check it out....it's about the same as a dewalt but way better. IMO
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My friend bought a Goodyear from Pep Boys and it it works pretty good at the dragstrip.
Old 03-07-2006, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by blackz93
My friend bought a Goodyear from Pep Boys and it it works pretty good at the dragstrip.
I got a goodyear about two weeks ago, and I have taken all the lugnuts off of four different vehicles w/the same charge and it works great...its also 24 volt w/170 ft. lbs. I was worried about the torque, but it still works fantastic. It was only 89.99!!!!!
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Yep, that's the best part!
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Originally Posted by JBSS71
had any problems with the 'red' makita's ?

which red ones? I dont have any...those darker maroonish colored tools are MAC air impacts
Old 03-19-2006, 02:35 PM
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I think snap on electric impacts are overpriced.

dewalt and makita do anything a snap on impact does. Infact I think Milwaukee batteries happen to fit snap on electric impact..... put 2 and 2 together and figure who acutally makes snap ons impact

The snap on one is good, but oversized. I guess its handy to have the snap on if the tool guy comes every week, you don't have to go anywhere if you have a problem with your tool.
Old 03-19-2006, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by GMH GTO
I think snap on electric impacts are overpriced.

dewalt and makita do anything a snap on impact does. Infact I think Milwaukee batteries happen to fit snap on electric impact..... put 2 and 2 together and figure who acutally makes snap ons impact

The snap on one is good, but oversized. I guess its handy to have the snap on if the tool guy comes every week, you don't have to go anywhere if you have a problem with your tool.

The Snap On is high but worth it. I train techs how to use bodyshop equipment.I bought a snap on 5 years ago, in late 2001. I use it almost everyday, and at least 3 or 4 techs use it each week, and those guys are like 5 thumbed gorillas, sometime i think they try to bust it up on purpose. It has been dropped so many times, i am sure if it was a turd, it would shot craps long ago, and it works everytime. Sometimes it's used for 4 or 5 hours a day 5 times a week. Never left me hanging. The onlything i had to do was replace a battery once in 5 years.
My boss, who is the smartest guy on earth, has a dewalt, uses it very rarely, and it's broke twice. I like the dewalt because it's smaller, but i would never buy anything else but a Snap On, just my opinion.

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Old 03-26-2006, 02:29 AM
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there mainly all the same company now they all use the same parts
Old 03-28-2006, 09:23 PM
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I have a 14.4 volt Snap-on I bought used from my old boss. He bought a 18 volt Dewalt. They both work very well, but he said he prefers the Snap-on.
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Best damned $250 i ever spent, milwaukee 18v
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