The two that I have are a Chicago Pneumatic 1/2" drive air driven, and a 20v battery Earthquake XT I got at Harbor Freight. The Earthquake is much stronger than the air driven one, but it is quite a bit more expensive. It is nice to not have to deal with an air hose or electrical cord while under the car.

DeWalt cordless 1/2 drive impact

Removed lug nuts with ease, as well as zero turn mower blade and electric clutch bolts...

WELL SO FAR sounds like I may need the Battery operated one. the Harbor Freight has good reviews.

I have two air powered, one is a “Power Fist” from the Princess Auto a Canadian version of HF, a 60 year old Craftsman that has seen better days and a recently acquired battery powered  Bosch brushless.
The Bosch is bout the only one I use anymore, it’s a real bear.

The new Craftsman power tool line is made by the same company that makes deWalt Porter Cable craftmade I believe and a few others. About the only two independent power tool companys that I cant think of that actually build their own motors are Bosch and Hittachi or Now Metabo

I own some Milwaukee 12v havent purchased any 18v I love my 12v 3 speed brushless impact. Im going to buy the new stubby 3/8" drive or 1/2 drive impact they claim it has 250ft torque.

My makita 18v busts off lug nuts my 18v dewalt non brushless wont touch the same lugs. Then again these impacts are 1/4" hex drive.

The new kobalt line isnt a bad set of tools Plus the price on batteries is a plus. They sell a 2.0 amp for like 20 bucks all the time thats like 69 dollars cheaper than dewalt. The 1/2 drive  kobalt  compact driver has some cool features it will torque a bolt to close to proper torque specs and stop. It also has a 3speed brushless transmission.

True74yamaha wrote:

The new Craftsman power tool line is made by the same company that makes deWalt Porter Cable craftmade I believe and a few others. About the only two independent power tool companys that I cant think of that actually build their own motors are Bosch and Hittachi or Now Metabo

I own some Milwaukee 12v havent purchased any 18v I love my 12v 3 speed brushless impact. Im going to buy the new stubby 3/8" drive or 1/2 drive impact they claim it has 250ft torque.

My makita 18v busts off lug nuts my 18v dewalt non brushless wont touch the same lugs. Then again these impacts are 1/4" hex drive.

The new kobalt line isnt a bad set of tools Plus the price on batteries is a plus. They sell a 2.0 amp for like 20 bucks all the time thats like 69 dollars cheaper than dewalt. The 1/2 drive kobalt compact driver has some cool features it will torque a bolt to close to proper torque specs and stop. It also has a 3speed brushless transmission.

All my battery powered stuff is Milwaukee, and it gets used hard every day.  Batteries are the sticking point for some though.  They are very expensive for the bigger ones.  The tools themselves have come down in price a lot.  In the past year I picked up a circular saw, a 4" grinder, and a pipe cutter.  I'd give one of their 1/2" impact guns a try.

I shy away a lot more these days from Milwaukee battery drills. There products are top notch, and I never really wore out there drills. The battery lifespan is short (a year or 2 only) and expensive to replace.  I have several that needed batteries but were no longer available. Then when I still had a good battery or 2, the charger quit.
A round home & garage anymore an extension cord that rarely wears out & a plugin. I'm good for years.

I got a  'lec-terk one from Harbor Freight that I use butt.........
don't forget the old "Alabamer-special"!          Box-end ranch and a 5 pound 'persuader' to power it.
That'll bust'er loose and won't hurt 'cha pocketbook!
jus say'in
6sal6

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red351 wrote:

I shy away a lot more these days from Milwaukee battery drills. There products are top notch, and I never really wore out there drills. The battery lifespan is short (a year or 2 only) and expensive to replace.  I have several that needed batteries but were no longer available. Then when I still had a good battery or 2, the charger quit.
A round home & garage anymore an extension cord that rarely wears out & a plugin. I'm good for years.

The newer batteries are fine.  I have three that are 5-7 years old which have been used daily with no issues.  They had an issue some years back, but its been corrected. 

Also, there are palces that rebuild tool battery packs for much less than buying new ones.

Last edited by TKOPerformance (5/10/2021 4:42 AM)

Most any tool battery can be rebuilt with new cells as long as the case is not damaged.

OP-for air impact (really for air anything), Ingersoll-Rand is the king IMHO.  I have had mine 15+ years and it keeps going.  If I were to buy a battery one today, it would be a Milwaukee.

red351 wrote:

I had stopped by a battery depot or plus a number of yrs ago that we have around here. Costs is about the same and more as new. It was as cheap to buy a new drill kit. That's why I have few 14.5 volt Milwaukee and no bats. They claim it was labor intensive and labor isn't cheap.
For while I could use 18v bat. on the old tools. Could mod. the bat. to fit.  I guess Milwuakee caugh on to that and changed the whole design.

The 14.5V were kind of an oddball, so that might be the issue.  I went from 12V directly to 18V.  The 18V batteries are very expensive, especially if you get the Red Lithium ones that are long life.