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When my 100psi impact wrench began failing to break free 15/16ths-inch cutting-blade nuts on a 1500-pound commercial mower, I knew more power was needed. And fighting hoses can be like wrestling an anaconda. One hand is all that is needed. No problems. Then it lifted. It is about all the power I need.
It takes about 15 seconds to break the nuts loose. The first time I used it - and the nut didn't break free in 3 seconds - my heart sank. Laying on my back under a raised cutting deck and pushing a 15-inch box-end wrench with a pipe extension with both feet and while pulling another such setup with both hands above the deck left me with an aching back for a month, but the 12-inch blade bolt and nut did come loose. A lot of money would be wasted if it didn't perform as advertised. I've removed lugs from trucks and cars and tractors. Another impressive fact is that I can remove 20 lugs on a vehicle and still have all four red power indicator lights burning on the battery.
Perhaps condensation had accumulated inside the tank for years and rusted the walls. When a negative reviewer has only one review to his credit - and that review is negative - that tells me that the reviewer is 100% negative and I disqualify his input from my decision making. Compressor tanks do need to be drained. Every year I hear about a compressor exploding and causing injury or death. So far, my 28V impact wrench has not exploded, tripped or choked me. I was surprised that there is no reverse torque.
I placed my trust in Milwaukee's reputation. Never again. I was expecting this wrench to kick like a mule after reading the break-dancing comment. And it hasn't bitten me either because it does the job - and for me - that makes it worth the price. I was skeptical about buying this tool.
After 8 months of use and a dozen blade changes, my worries have vanished. Granted, there are impact wrenches made for 18-wheelers and tanks that are rated in the thousands of foot-pounds of torque, but this 28V Milwaukee slid under the wire for me.
GREAT, I thought. Be warned, it doesn't have the power it's stated to have. They gave me a new tool. What.
The new tool did take off some lug nuts, sometimes. The torque rating is way overstated, If you want to use this on smaller bolts, maybe it would be a wise choice. This tool is a dog. But I would never recommend this tool to anyone. It just sits there hammering away and won't loosten them. Well not this tool.
I tried to remove lug nuts on a car. So I take it back to an authorized dealer, since I think It's defective. These are hand tightened torqued lug nuts at 120 Ft-lbs. It's a pretty big tool, but big doesn't mean powerful. I have most of the v28 line and love them. Too Bad.
and it can't spin them off.
This will still be a useful tool, I just wish the power would have been rated accurately. Alas, the impact wrench just hammers away without breaking loose the lug nuts. of torque which should have been more than adequate to remove lug nuts that were torqued on at 95 ft.lbs. I have been using Milwaukee tools for 35 years and have very seldom been disappointed in one. I just bought this tool to use as a road service assist tool in my race car trailer. It was rated at over 200 ft.lbs. I still need to use a breaker bar and loosen the initial torque manually.
It won't replace a good 1/2 drive air impact gun but it is a great addition to any tool box Some of the towers we have worked on have been running in water for over 15 years without a bolt being turned(it would be the equivalent of changing four tires on a 3/4 ton pickup). On one battery it will remove 8 1/2 wheel lug bolts 4 5/8 gear box bolts and replace all on a center pivot sprinkler tower. For quick jobs it is easier than dragging hoses and a air impact gun. I've had this tool for about 18 months ago. It has performed above expectations. It is a substantial tool but the weight packing it to the job is more than made up by the effort it saves at the job site.
The batteries on these units are by far thebest I have seen. Bought this impact wrench a few days ago and all I can say is its very well made , but its a little too big and bulky to be used in confind spaces but its great for lug nuts and old rusty bolts that you can get to. long lasting and quick recharge time, and Its hard to beat the 5 yr warrenty.
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