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I was a little hesitant to buy this. When I saw how hard some of the frozen nuts were, I thought it wasn’t strong enough. But now that I’ve used this for a while, I’m completely happy with it. I haven’t yet found a nut that won’t break. Most people have seen this happen in the worst case scenario so far. Before this impact could rotate, it had to beat on it for 120 seconds. This will take a few more minutes, though.
However, I didn’t have to go get the breaker bar and the extension pipe because I already had them at my house already. Dewalt kept beating it until the nut couldn’t stand up to it any more. And only once did that happen. So I had to hold the button down for 180 seconds. But that was the worst that could happen. Isn’t it only once.
The good thing. None of my lug bolts came off.
I used to have a battery-powered impact from Milwaukee. It had a 28-volt battery and could be used with a cord. As soon as that “gun” didn’t move, it would twist any bolt in half. Wind it up and twist it until it broke in a few seconds, then throw it away. When I tried to use it with a nut that was smaller than 15/16, it was too strong. My friends couldn’t believe how quickly my Milwaukee could twist a lug bolt in two if the nut was hard to remove. “Milwaukee 2763-22 M18 FUEL 1/2″ High-Torque Impact Wrench with Ring Kit” is what you should look for on Amazon.
Strong isn’t always better. Remove the nut.
Sometimes, it takes 5,000 medium-duty impacts to break the nut without breaking the lug, but that doesn’t always work.
You reel in a fish like that. You don’t pull with all your strength. You pull hard enough and long enough to wear him out and make him tired. Weakness makes him give up more. Then you start getting faster.
This is where this Dewalt has been very good. In this case, it isn’t too strong. In the past, I have not seen this Dewalt lose a fight at all. Then, when it was about to split my lug bolt in two, it didn’t. It kept fighting long enough for the nut to weaken and give up. Rather than a bolt that had been bent, this was better.
A lot of people don’t know this, but there is a physical limit to a lot of different kinds of things. Time trumps work. You pull too hard and it will break. For long enough, if you pull just right, it will give in.
This Dewalt is just outside of the “good” line. I’ve had things that were too strong and too fast before, and the nuts didn’t always give. Often, it was the lug.
I don’t give this tool a chance. When I’m done with it, I throw it on the ground. It’s up to me whether or not my tools live up to the promise I made. That’s how it always does.
The bad thing. It’s not light. Everything isn’t possible. That’s not true. The price was great for what I got.
The other thing. There’s a problem when the nuts get bigger than 15/16. This Dewalt runs out of ass, but my Milwaukee will keep going. Above 1″, this Dewalt starts to get weak very quickly, and it takes a long time. The Milwaukee can go up to 2 inches, which is great for a 1/2 drive electric, and even better for a battery-powered one. There was a Milwaukee, but it cost twice as much as the Milwaukee. This Dewalt is great if your lug nuts are 7/8 and smaller, but if they are bigger, you’ll love it.
For the weekend warrior, you won’t regret it at all. You can expect to do this every weekend for the next ten years
