[Shop-talk] Impact wrenches (heavy duty)

[Joe Szwed]

I know you said air impact but you may want to look into the Milwaukee M18
Fuel cordless impact.  They claim 1400 ft-lbs of torque breaking and 1000
ft-lbs tightening.  I follow a couple heavy duty mechanics groups and this
cordless impact gets high scores with many guys preferring it over their
pneumatic.  There is even a 3/4" version available.  I know I plan on
replacing my 18V DeWalt with one once I have the spare cash.

Joe

On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 9:15 PM eric--- via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Ok,  I know this is a new religious topic here, but I'm looking for a tool
> recommendation.  Stay with me.
>
>
>  So I ended up buying a new (to me) dump body F350 with a powerstroke
> diesel. It only had one owner, and was well maintained (he gave me every
> single record for it.)
>
> So I am starting to do my "once over" before I put it in service.  One of
> the thing is removing the wheels and checking the brakes.  Well, the
> mechanic that did this last had a really HD torque wrench.  I managed to
> eventually get every nut off, but it made it clear that I need a more
> powerfully impact wrench.
>
> So I come to the experts.  I'm looking for a heavy duty air impact
> wrench.  I prefer 1/2, but I'm willing to listen to any advice on moving
up
> to 3/4.
>
> I'm looking for a tool to use when my 'normal' impact can't handle to job,
> so it will not be used a ton.
>
> Any ideas?  Price isn't much of a concern as it seems even the top end
> ones aren't outrageous.  (Note- I'm not a Snap on junkie that likes over
> priced brand names.)
>
>
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