Outer Limits 4x4 Board

hey all

Im looking at buying a a cordless impact wrench for undoing
wheel nuts and other automative parts went down to glenfords
tool centre at capalabar they showed me a
DEWALT 18v cordless high torque impact wernch the price was
$580.
Do any off u guys any other brands off around the same price

do you really need cordless? just about every 4wd shop around sells the 12v opnes that go into your cigerete liter for around 100-150 not sure of the brand tho......

ARB sells the 12v wheel impact wrench for $80. I saw that just today when I popped in the moorebank branch for abit of a look around, coz I was in the area.

The biggest thing to look for when buying a cordless gun is the overall size.

I spent around $650 on a hitachi, Its a very compact, powerfull gun. Im a heavy duty mechanic by trade and it gets alot of abuse and is holding up very well.

If u want to do anything with it dont buy one of those huge, heavy, under powered super cheap ones. U will use it once find out it is a piece of crap and chuck it, thats if u can get into any where with it in the first place, there HUGE

Mine is a WR14DM
14.4V, 3ah and does 200nm in 3sec.
mine is a few years old, they have a newer one out now that is better again

Yep I'd get the 12v shentai from arb stores. I did up a lime spreader wheel the other day and then compared it to a air rattle gun which only turned it on less than a 1/8 of a turn more , pretty good for $80 with a 2 year warrenty.

i think rlaxton is a shentai importer/vendor

Just had a look at the specs of the dewalt, Its got some go at 300nm but its 10.75" long with out a socket and 3.5kg that thing wont fit in anywhere, but u will get huge arms using it
Take an ordinary 12" ruler and see how many bolts u can get to

Mine is 7" long and 1.9kg

Trust me it is all about the size, unless u only want it for wheel nuts, but in saying that thats alot of $$ to spend on a wheel nut spinner

After doing some research myself, I decided that the Hitachi was the best for a dedicated impact wrench. But the convenience of a standard chuck in the Panasonic was hard to ignore. Less torque though.....

i have the 18v snap on cordless rattle gun wich came with the led torch and the house charger so i bought the in car charger [an optional extra]

big $ , but it cops a hard time and has been going great guns so far even got a gun cover to protect it as well

ryobi make 1 around $250 at bunnings

hey all

just found this one on the net it is by far the most power full
i have found at 28v 440Nw but at 4.1Kg it is verry heavy and
$1050 the price could be a bit high.

Here is a link http://www.milwaukee-et.com/int/int_pro ... t&nav1=pro

i got one of the 12v shentai rattlers. can't beat it for power and convenience. comes in a kit with sockets etc.....


i love it................pete.

Kingchrome do one 18V one with 2 battery and charger for about the $500

We used it in the rally car heaps and never had a drama.

Its not too heavy or bulky



Matt

jeep97tj wrote:The biggest thing to look for when buying a cordless gun is the overall size.

I spent around $650 on a hitachi, Its a very compact, powerfull gun. Im a heavy duty mechanic by trade and it gets alot of abuse and is holding up very well.

If u want to do anything with it dont buy one of those huge, heavy, under powered super cheap ones. U will use it once find out it is a piece of crap and chuck it, thats if u can get into any where with it in the first place, there HUGE

Mine is a WR14DM
14.4V, 3ah and does 200nm in 3sec.
mine is a few years old, they have a newer one out now that is better again

2ND the opinion on the hitachi elec rattle gun. Couple of mates use them in their workshop, and i have used them when doin odd jobs there. Held up to much use and abuse, and still works great. Works great and much more convenient than air tools when working in confined places or when working away from the workshop.
Layto....

Hitachi are mad...have four impact drivers for techscrewing at work...awsome so i bought the rattlegun too for dyna bolts and stuff...like the others....awsome, and cant they put up with a hiding!!!!!

my 2c worth