New Impact Wrench

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zbad55

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To be honest I bought an electric porter cable impact wrench and it does the job needed without any problems. I know it;s not battery powered but it works great. Most of all my other tools are battery driven so it's not a big deal to me to pull out the cord when the impact is needed.
 
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Thanks for the input guys, I actually found this mid torque one for pretty cheap, free battery with purchase too.

I'm just concerned for some stubborn stuff it wont quite hold up but I may try it and return it if it doesnt suffice.

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I have the Milwaukee line up. Low torque stubby (wouldn't recommend), mid torque (love it, use it all the time. Has done everything I need), and the high torque (it's a beast and I've only used it once). All of these are the m18. I've recommended that mid torque to everyone. It's small, light, and has plenty of ass to bust lug nuts loose.

Other guys on here have had good luck with the rigid tools and from what I hear, they have a lifetime warranty on batteries. I chose Milwaukee because my friend has a ton of them and uses them everyday in a body shop. If they hold up for him, they will be great for me.
 
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I went with the Ridgid brushless line of tools mostly for the lifetime battery warranty. All except the big 1/2" impact are the compact line.

My Ridgid Octane impact wrench isn't their largest and only rated at 485ft forward and 620ft reverse, and I've never had a problem removing anything. I've actually hurt my wrist when using it and not having a good grip on it. I can't imagine what one of those ones rated at 1000ft or 1400ft would do
 
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