Good cheaper impact wrench?

   / Good cheaper impact wrench? #12  
I have the Milwaukee M18 high torque tool. It is fantastic. Not cheap, but well made and super portable.

Over the years I have purchased HF impacts because they are cheap. Ever so often I buy another thinking the ones I have are or will soon be worn out. I'm up to 4 ½ inchers and they all still work very well. For a commercial operation/operator I might consider high dollar, but for my farm HF suits me.


Milwaukee 2767-22 Impact driver, 2 batts, charger. You will probably never need another heavy duty impact driver again. 1000 on and 1400 reverse.




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   / Good cheaper impact wrench? #13  
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One of these??

Chances are a good impact wrench is more expensive and also requires proper air pressure & volume.

Yikes. Over $100 for a wrench to hammer on. I’ll just keep hammering on regular wrenches. And being 12 point sucks. A socket on a breaker bar would be a lot better.
 
   / Good cheaper impact wrench? #14  
I now use a couple of Dewalt 20volt impact wrenches for everything I do now. I use the Dewalt small impact with a 2 amp/hour small battery for light every day work instead of a ratchet. I then use my big Dewalt impact 1/2 inch with a 5 amp/hour battery for my tough stuff. Battery seems so much easier than using air hose. My 1/2 inch air impact is probably over 40 years old but still works fine, maybe not up to todays standards. I have an old 3/8 inch air impact that was too much trouble to use with an air hose that I never really used it.

The Dewalt impacts were part of the 18 volt trade up program I got from the Dewalt service center. I never really used the 18 volts versions.
 
   / Good cheaper impact wrench? #15  
I have one of the Earthquake 1/2" impacts that have the 3 settings on the back of the housing that was mentioned above a few times, I got it on a sidewalk sale for $50. I'm very impressed with it, on low setting it puts out more torque than my other impacts maxxed out and I think it uses less air doing it.
 
   / Good cheaper impact wrench? #16  
Its not every day I need one, but when I do I have one of those that you whack with a lump hammer. No batteries and I`ve not had a nut its not undone yet, mind it has broken a couple off over the years that were stuck fast.
 
   / Good cheaper impact wrench? #17  
Yikes. Over $100 for a wrench to hammer on. I値l just keep hammering on regular wrenches. And being 12 point sucks. A socket on a breaker bar would be a lot better.

When the going gets tough hammer wrenches rule. Especially with larger bolts/nuts. Pipe will also fit over the end for additional leverage.

For example the higher series of pipe flanges.
 
   / Good cheaper impact wrench? #18  
Another vote for the HF Earthquake, a lot of tool for the money especially for occasional use.
 
   / Good cheaper impact wrench? #19  
I have the red Earthquake mentioned above that HF has sold for many years. That $99 is high. Often there is a coupon for it. Sometimes down to $77 (what I paid) or even rarely $72.

Power is fine for automotive use. Its rare to need a breaker bar on anything.

If I were replacing it today I would spent the extra $20 (?) for the later one rated 50% stronger and slightly lighter.

I also wished I had bought the long-nose variant because any extension twists slightly and absorbs much of the torque. (photo)

Here's HF's whole variety of impact wrenches.
 
   / Good cheaper impact wrench? #20  
I love my impacts with the extended anvils I use them more than the short ones even if I don’t need the extra reach.
 

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