sheepers Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 i want to buy a battery powered impact driver. i want a good one that's not going to fall to bits after a year. it needs to be variable so i can adjust torque and it needs to be petty grunty so i can undo megga tight shit. umm, what else, two batteries would be a bonus and if it came with some other shit then that might work too. whats good? whats shit? come at me with your knowing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatt20 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 as in like a roofing gun type thing that takes hex drive bits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbie Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 nah as in a rattle gun. I will add a postive vote for Makita; I think its this one. http://www.makita.co.nz/products/model/DTW450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Ingersoll rand 20v if you want top end. Amazed at the size of bolts that could crack. Just look at it: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Or this model if you don't need such a big sucker. http://www.ingersollrandproducts.com/am-en/products/tools/Iqv-cordless-tools/iqv20/w5152 Guess it'd be nice to have other tools that use the batteries in which case I'd look at the makita too probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 yea that Ingersoll one is lush as fuck but man that's some expensive shit. its pretty bulky too. cheers for your suggestions so far people!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I hope Chris R pops his head in here He uses a fairly new Hitachi battery operated rattle gun. I've used it a few times too and it's a good mix of manageable size, affordability and strength. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.H. Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Ive got a 900nm Milwaukee. Undoes over tightened wheel bolts and crank bolts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 nah as in a rattle gun. I will add a postive vote for Makita; I think its this one. http://www.makita.co.nz/products/model/DTW450 Thats the bigger boy than my one we use, mine is this one http://www.makita.co.nz/products/model/DTW251 Its not super strong just good for undoing/doing stuff that has super long threads/awkward/tight Neither of them I believe are variable in terms of torque - I wouldn't rely on that max torque figure as a guide to how tight you've done something up even if you've let it wail on a bolt - critical stuff still torque wrench it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I should add that its super handy, like change your life spec, to not have to manually undo/do up every bolt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 +1 for Milwaukee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 It's not what you're after sheepers but I picked up a 12v corded impact driver a while ago. Good for people who don't have an air compressor or don't want to fork out for a battery version, just hook it up to your car battery. It works a lot slower but does a good job for cheap, think it was around $35 from bunnings, manufacturer claims 260nm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatt20 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 ive got a milwaukee fuel 18v gun, it smashes every other one ive tried, including snap on , dewalt and hitachi. (the other boys with these brands keep pinching mine daily) fucking ridiculous what size bolts it undoes. 5ah batteries last like two weeks or more using every day. havnt touched an air powered one since i bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Makita seem to have the biggest range of tools that can all use the same batteries. I don't have the need to spend tradesman dollars so I have gone with Ryobi one+ and find it excellent. Made by same company that makes Milwaukee. I have 2x 1.3ah batteries and 2x 5ah batteries, about 6 tools that use them. Probably all in for under $800. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.H. Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Ive also got the Milwaukee impact driver. Makes getting rusted screws out easy and os good for when there's lots of bolts to undo like on sumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I've got the older nicad dewalt rattler, only just undoes tight wheel nuts.. is 12 odd years old tho. For anything under 12mm I just use my impact driver, over and I crack it and then use the impact driver. Have found that they're really good for undoing rust bolts/nuts that would otherwise break by hand.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Fixed tools for awhile and the only companies I can recommend are Hitachi and Makita. Makita had the best after sales support and general quality of tools. You should only consider brushless these days, no maintenance required and the electronic protection means you can't overheat your shit. This is the big daddy of 1/2" wrenches and will undo everything got every need to but it's pretty big. http://www.makita.co.nz/products/model/DTW1002 This will do 90% of what you need to do and it's so short it gets in the fiddly places. http://www.makita.co.nz/products/model/DTW281 I recommend going into a makita central and having a play with them to see how they feel. They often have pretty sharp deals on combos too if you wanted a cordless drill, grinder, vacuum, coffee maker etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datlow Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Have old hitachi 18v, still going after 5+ years of weekly use and abuse and dropping, one of them was a bit week turned out it was a 12v model that we had been using 18v battery's on never died tho One of the contractor had the new version with variable torque and brushless, was lush no brushes sparking (really should service ours) Also the torque thing was bang on had at lowest setting doing up bolts, then torquing them afterwards was another 1/4 turn or so so pretty damn consistent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoKer Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 semi relevant the RCIS Group just had a discussion on this : https://www.facebook.com/groups/626141350776348/search/?query=rattle%20gun top post by Matt Burke (I'd copy & paste the convo but I bet it'll format weird & I'll get told off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I can get Hitachi for you at our cost too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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