I'm looking for a 1/2" drive cordless impact wrench. Mainly light automobile work, one being taking off lug nuts. Which are hand torqued to 90ft/lbs.

I want it to be able to take them off multiple times in one change, as in going to the track removing Street tires and wheels, then removing track tire and wheels in one battery charge.

Other uses, light/medium automotive work. Breaking loose nuts/bolts, that kind of thing.

Looking for best bang for the buck, around $120.00 would be top end, as it's not going to be used daily. But it needs to be counted on when it's being used.

I have a Ryobi and Bosch in sight, but the Bosch doesn't seem to have a long enough battery life by the reviews.

Any help would be appreciated.



ARman

Rigid 18v Octane, it's $150 but has lifetime warranty on the impact & battery; I looked at Milwaukee Fuel but couldn't justify paying $100 more.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RI...r-R86011SB/303037082

Probably not going to beat a Bosch in that price range. I haven't been impressed at all by Ryobi stuff.

If you can see your way clear to spending a little more money ($170 tops) Milwaukee makes a M18 1/2 inch unit. I have the smaller impact and a drill/driver with the M18 motor/battery and they've been flawless.

I like a lot of this guys reviews:



And a more recent one:

I have the Ridgid. Don't use it a lot, but a have a slew of the Ridgid 18V tools and all have been great. For the price and the warranty Ridgid cannot be beat for a home/DIYer.

The Ryobi brushless tools (not the cheaper brushed models) are great. And there's a huge assortment of tools that use their 18v batteries, including lawn tools, if you're the kind of guy who likes to standardize on one battery family for their cordless tools.

I had the 18V Dewalt, and was under impressed. Then they came out with the 20V and I indulged, WOW this thing is far and away better, so much power you have to be careful with lug nuts, I broke 2 in my learning curve

Been a couple years, have no idea what I paid for it, but I can say I don't care!

I have a Bosch and am very happy wit it. I have done some heavy bolting and lag screwing on 6x6 timber structures and it really holds up thus far. It was a plus that I had several of their drills and the batteries are all compatible.

The Bosch has two levels of batteries, I am just using the standard 18v that came with the drills and it suits my needs but yes you have to recharge the batteries fairly frequently. For me it was a tradeoff between battery life and weight.

Whatever you decide, pick one in a lineup you like and try and stick to that brand for your electronic tools.

JOM It's a lot better to have 5 tools that run the same battery and charger, so if you get into a situation where you need more power than the one battery that comes with it can supply you have plenty of spares.

This was on sale last week, but it's still a great buy at the current price. Got mine two days ago and love it.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RY..._M1_CA-_-Product_URL

I have the Rigid. When you buy it as a package, Impact wrench, charger and battery it is a good deal with a good warranty. It has taken the wheels off my truck, then did the shocks and struts and still had 3/4 battery life. For home use I think it is a good deal.

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Originally posted by Rick Lee:
This was on sale last week, but it's still a great buy at the current price. Got mine two days ago and love it.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RY..._M1_CA-_-Product_URL

For that price I don't think you could go wrong. Almost $180 off normal price. Shows up on my page for $119.

I bought the Ryobi because I have a bunch of other 18v stuff of theirs and it was fairly cheap. I have only used it once to bust lug nuts loose for a tire rotation. It worked but barely, it's just ok.

I have a corded Dewalt that is a monster

I have a Milwaukee and love it. I’ve used it to remove lug nuts on a semi, but I’ll warn you if you go that direction they have a couple on models with different ft-lbs of torque ratings.

+1 for Milwaukee. I have a significant collection of their 18V FUEL lineup, however, so I’m kind of battery-biased. Extremely happy with them, though!

-Rob

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Originally posted by straightshooter01:
I have the Ridgid. Don't use it a lot, but a have a slew of the Ridgid 18V tools and all have been great. For the price and the warranty Ridgid cannot be beat for a home/DIYer.

Same here.

I have never been disappointed with any cordless tools I have purchased from Milwaukee, Bosch, Makita (I buy whichever I find on sale when I need something).

I recommend Milwaukee because their tools are well built and their warranty is excellent. If a tool breaks, they email you a pre-paid shipping label and you send it in. You'll get back a repaired or new tool within 10 days or so.

I went with Rigid as I have other Rigid tools. It's done everything I need it to.