Cordless impact gun

lordrobs · 2 Feb 2017 at 12:39

Are there any 18V Bosch options around the £100 to £150 mark that are worth considering? I scored a Bosch drill, a couple of batteries and charger a while back so I would only need a bare unit.

jellybeard999 · 2 Feb 2017 at 12:45

On the subject of impact guns... I have some 10.8v Makita kit, so have the batteries etc already and wondered if the wrench was worth buying? I get by with a socket set currently, so this wouldn't be an immediate purchase, but I may take on more/bigger jobs in future and it would be good to know if it's worthwhile etc in case I see it going cheap somewhere.

http://www.makitauk.com/products/co...-wrenches/tw100dz-10-8v-38-impact-wrench.html

I appreciate it won't be much good for bigger jobs, but will it be the case that anything it can remove, i could manage easily by hand? or will it be able to tackle jobs that I'd otherwise strugge with?

Do pros even use 3/8" guns? I've only ever seen them use 1/2".

It's about £40 for the bare tool for reference

Gaygle · 2 Feb 2017 at 13:14

austinpowers said:
What about the Dewalt DCF899.

1625Nm of breakaway torque, with 950nm of sustained torque, can be had for £150 body only.

That does look like good value, but looks pretty heavy and unwieldy.

I did a quick google search and it looks like you can buy a 4.0AH Li-Ion battery and charger for £80, so for £230 all in - not bad at all for something that powerful.

Gaygle · 2 Feb 2017 at 13:21

jellybeard999 said:
On the subject of impact guns... I have some 10.8v Makita kit, so have the batteries etc already and wondered if the wrench was worth buying? I get by with a socket set currently, so this wouldn't be an immediate purchase, but I may take on more/bigger jobs in future and it would be good to know if it's worthwhile etc in case I see it going cheap somewhere.

http://www.makitauk.com/products/co...-wrenches/tw100dz-10-8v-38-impact-wrench.html

I appreciate it won't be much good for bigger jobs, but will it be the case that anything it can remove, i could manage easily by hand? or will it be able to tackle jobs that I'd otherwise strugge with?

Do pros even use 3/8" guns? I've only ever seen them use 1/2".

It's about £40 for the bare tool for reference

To be honest - I wouldn't recommend it as it'll hardly be able to undo wheel nuts, let alone anything which is rusted. I'd save your money and buy a decent one with battery and charger for £150. When you're working on cars, the difference between a good tool and a bad one is profound.

Troop · 2 Feb 2017 at 13:56

Another vote for the Milwaukee great bit of kit, I use the 18v impact and 12v ratchet.
Top quality stuff for sure.

Gaygle · 2 Feb 2017 at 14:01

I really want the rachet but....so much money

Is it quite powerful? I wasn't sure how much good it'd be only being 12v.

Troop · 2 Feb 2017 at 14:22

Gaygle said:
I really want the rachet but....so much money

Is it quite powerful? I wasn't sure how much good it'd be only being 12v.

Milwaukee ratchet is 35ft.lbs, Impact can be set at 75 125 or 200ft.lbs

pepsilol · 2 Feb 2017 at 15:31

FML, buying a 12v ratchet. Damn you :mad:

Scrap that, the 3/8" impact ratchet looks brilliant. Milwaukee do a seriously good range, I never knew! Better range than Makita!

hux · 3 Feb 2017 at 18:54

Yup they do a cracking range of wrenches, tbh between the top makita dewalt etc there's not a huge amount in it, I just chose milwaukee for the tool selection more than anything.

Scooby_WR1 · 3 Feb 2017 at 22:08

I have the Dewalt DCF899N-XJ and its quite a beast, i have not found anything it cant handle yet. It is a bit top heavy though.

ChrisD. · 13 Feb 2017 at 10:14

Well I bought the Ryobi and battery, lasted well at Brands and did exactly what I needed. Thanks all.

soundb0y · 13 Feb 2017 at 17:07

I bought a makita 6 months back for the farm and its been excellent so far with a fair bit of abuse.

Anyone ever tried any of the non branded batteries for them? Im sure they wont be as good but for the size/price are they worth a punt?

jellybeard999 · 13 Feb 2017 at 18:05

soundb0y;30499679 said:
I bought a makita 6 months back for the farm and its been excellent so far with a fair bit of abuse.

Anyone ever tried any of the non branded batteries for them? Im sure they wont be as good but for the size/price are they worth a punt?

I've an unbranded 10.8v Makita battery and i can't tell it apart from the genuine article. I'd definitely go for them if the savings are worth it.

Gaygle · 13 Feb 2017 at 18:40

ChrisD.;30498161 said:
Well I bought the Ryobi and battery, lasted well at Brands and did exactly what I needed. Thanks all.

I used mine today and it was defeated by a hugely rusted rear lower shock bolt. Luckily I've got a backup 12v which plugs into the cigarette lighter and it's never been defeated by anything. I bought it for £35 from Amazon about 10 years ago. This got it moving but then it seized again needing a minute or two of a blowtorch before it started moving again.

However, the Ryobi did take off the front shock pinch bolt - on a 12 year old/75k mile car and which spent all it's life at the seaside - without hesitation though.

TLDR - it's a great impact wrench for 95% of the time. However, you always need a back up plan if you do quite a lot of DIYing - whether it be heat, or a big boy impact gun.

ChrisD. · 14 Feb 2017 at 08:09

To be fair the most amount of DIY I will do is change wheels, brake pads, basic things under the engine. I leave suspension and things like that to the professionals.