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Battery Impact Guns
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:24 pm
by turbo-tom
So what does everyone use? Best ones in the market looking at the higher end of the market looking and half inch drive ones.
Cheers tom
Re: Battery Impact Guns
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:42 pm
by turbo-tom
Been looking at dewalt, makita, snap on , igersol rands and milwaukee. Ones
Re: Battery Impact Guns
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:06 pm
by Tramp
We use makita at work, like this
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/prod ... impact-wre
Fantastic! The batteries are so much better than the old makitas we had with nihm batteries,
And ( I know this is anal) it has a much better vibration rating compared to others, they are really keen on HAVs at work, so we got these along with makita hand drills which take the same battery,
Re: Battery Impact Guns
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:17 pm
by turbo-tom
Yeah for drills i use makita and never half failed at all so that temps me for a impact gun by them i use dewalt aswell tbh
Re: Battery Impact Guns
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:41 pm
by timwilks13
i bought a black and decker multi evo which was the same hand held battery bit but with interchangable heads. i had a drill, 1/4" impact driver, jigsaw and sander. The impact driver was perfect for me, most bolts had to be loosened by hand first, and tightened afterwards, but it got bolts tight enough without wrenching the threads to bits. Thats the biggest problem with these big buggers, they will tighten up and just keep on going and knacker everything up.
Re: Battery Impact Guns
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:19 pm
by twiss
Most people I know use snap on impact guns. Jamie's got a really nice one.
Re: Battery Impact Guns
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:34 pm
by ScottieJ
Got a 3/8th and 1/4" snap on, can't fault them.
If the Milwaukee ones are anything like there other tools then they are a good bet as well, got a Milwaukee angle grinder that has lasted my abuse for early 2 years now, I normally kill grinders in a few months
Re: Battery Impact Guns
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:25 am
by ferris
Iv got the small Makita one it great for general stuff and is small enough to get into very tight spots. It does struggle on really tight stuff though especially wheel nuts I have to loosen them with a wheel brace first . They do a big one as well that has twice as much torque as the small one. I might get that one as well at some point as they take the same batteries.
Re: Battery Impact Guns
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:53 am
by twiss
to be honest, the only thing I really need an impact gun for is big stubborn stuff like diff and transfer case flange nuts... also for undoing flywheel bolts
never really had the need for a smaller impact gun myself
Re: Battery Impact Guns
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:00 am
by turbo-tom
Hmmm so good reviews for all depending what you going to use it for thing going to look the specs of a few of them and narrow it down.