^That's a little bit of a blunt statement, but mmk

To each his own I guess

 

Xenomax, 100 dollars says the cells used in the Dewalt batteries and the Snap On batteries are made by the same company. Probably Sanyo. When it comes to batteries, type and maintenance have a much larger effect on performance and life than anything else. I'm not saying you neglected your Snap On batteries but, I think your statement is a bit disingenuous.

 

Well one of my batteries is officially dead on my ct4850. I purchased it new about a year ago. I better look up the receipt. I know the gun has a year warranty but I'm not sure about the batteries.

Anybody know what makes the ct4850HO more powerful then the ct4850?

 

I too have a new Dewalt 18V cordless impact I got this past Christmas and it has the best battery life out of all of my friends. They use Snap-On and some cheapy Harbor Freight crap. So all in all it's not the brute strength of these things to consider since they are all about the same, but rather you need to look for the best battery life when buying one!

 

The extra two characters on the end of the name?

 

I'm new to power tools. What is the minimum ft-lbs i should be looking for get a hub lock nut off?

 

i am just going off my 10 years as a tech and trust me if you buy a dewalt 14 volt impact gun you will never go back to a snapon gun. and i have about $15000 in tools and alot of it is snapon. i love there wrenches, screwdrivers and impact swivels. i am not trying to bash snap on its just that dewalt guns are so much better. i think the 8 out of 10 guys in my shop that have dewalts says something. if you want to use what the pros are using use dewalt for cordless impacts.

 

CT4850 From Snap on is in my box...

 

Eh, well there are groups of people that are saying the exact thing you're saying, except about Snap-on's products. I say both are good products and to each their own.

 

Another vote for the Hitachi WR18DL. Some of you need over 160ft/lbs, but I bet it's darned few of you. Maxima wheels are torqued to only 80ft/lbs, so the Hitachi will eat it up. It's so light that you can leave it in your trunk all the time and not affect gas mileage like the Snap and IR will.

The biggest selling point on the WR18DL is the Li-Ion batteries. They use a nano-phosphate formula (as Dewalt does) to extend the cycle life to at least 3 times a NiCd. Li-Ion doesn't fade between charges either. It's like digital TV - one second you have it all, the next, nothing. You get full power to the end of the current charge. That means that you will get 160ft/lbs all the time - not just when the charge is fresh.

Other Li-Ion batteries use manganese (Milwaukee is guilty here - as is Ingersoll-Rand) formulas. After 500 charges, you need new batteries. Nano-phosphate triples that.

All Li-Ion batteries age whether you use them or not, so expect to replace them at 3-5 years. NiCd is better in this respect, but using them often will kill them sooner than that. Choose your poison.

The Hitachi batteries can be used in most other 18V Hitachi tools. You can buy bare tools and get the whole set - just like the Ryobi One+.

So, if you're not taking axle nuts off, get the Hitachi for half the price of the "big boys" and avoid a hernia!

 

I got a hitachi 1/2" 14v lithium ion its small and light the battery lasts forever and I havent come across something it cant remove yet Ive only had it for 2 months though.(WR14DL) it was like 280$ after tax and 5yr warrantee

 

I have the same Impact and It has easily removed an axle nut as well as done a suspension install on one battery charge.

 

^ Nice, I'm looking into getting a cordless with enough power to do some real suspension work

 

I coulda used one of those when I tried to replace my rear rotors and pads last week. The sliding pin bolts on the caliper were impossible to get off.

Ended up putting the wheels back on and taking it to a local shop.

 

I doubt you'd be able to get that gun back there...

 

I picked this up at Walmart for $32. Not cordless but it's a beast with 250ft/lbs of torque.


http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/12voemimwrki.html

 

That thing definitely looks compact and convenient, but I highly doubt that it is durable and will last too long.

I think I may pick one up for the trunk though!

 

Might not be bad for quick jobs but i wonder how long the cord is since you have to plug it in

 

I went through this thread last week after convincing my mom to buy me and my bro an impact wrech and ended up getting the dewalt also. My bro couldnt get his axle nut off with the breaker bar and pb blaster after trying for 2 days. After we got the impact wrench it came off in 5 minutes. I'm so glad we have this now.

 

Many of my SCCA friends have tried the cheap models (Harbor Freight, etc.) and have had very limited success. It seems they either don't put out the advertised torque or they break.

 

I run a salvage yard and we have had two CT4850 for the last three years. We have only had to repair them twice(keep in mind that we take off thousanda of bolts/nuts each week). We have dewalt impacts and they are useless on most of the parts we take off. I doubt any other cordless can take the abuse that these can.

 

A little off topic

I was looking at the 18v Dewalts for a cordless impact, but then I started coming across these:



They are 345 ft/lb of torque and I'm use to dragging the air tube around so no different for me. Its a Corded Dewalt 292/293, Should be enough to pull off my axle nut so I can replace the bad bearing in my car

Gonna get one this week and I'll let you know how it all works out

 

What do you guys think about the Makita BTW251 cordless impact wrench? I want a compact, light weight, lithium-ion impact wrench and I think that the Makita will fit the bill. My only concern is if it has enough torque to easily remove lug nuts. Does anybody have any experience with the Makita BTW251?

Here's a link: http://www.toolbarn.com/makita-btw251.html

 

welli have had my Ingersoll Rand cordless impact for mmm allmost 3 yrs now?


still the best tool i have ever purchased PERIOD


and far as i know its still the worlds strongest cordless 360 FT lbs tq. thats stronger than some corded impacts


http://www.tooltopia.com/ingersoll-r...googlebase_18u

thats a really good price, i paid way more than that when i got mine, but that was a long time ago.








For that price u could buy a much better set.

 

now i see newer impacts that are stronger



but non the less im still happy with my impact

 

That was just for reference. I was only going to pay $285. I ended up buying the IR W360 for $328.