Cordless impact wrenches, Dewalt vs Milwaukee

Tractor supply has a prett good sale on a Dewalr 20volt Impact wrench today, $170. Rural King also has %10 off on the Milwaukee kit, making it $365. Both are lithium units. Is the Milwaukee that much better than the Dewalt?

http://www.external_link.com/tsc/product/dewalt-1-2-in-impact-wrench-with-hog-ring-anvil-kit-1116964

http://www.ruralking.com/m18-fuel-1-2-htiw-w-ring.html
 
The Dewalt is a light duty homeowner tool. Nowhere close to a Milwaukee in power, performance, or battery life. I have both. No offence to anyone but the Milwaukee fuel is the best their is. I had just about given up n cordless tools till I found the Milwaukee's.
 
The tsc kit is not brushless. Dewalt makes a brushless impact that is as strong as the Milwaukee, but it's priced like the Milwaukee.
Josh
 
Another vote for Milwaukee here. I used to have all DeWalt, and still do have a number of corded DeWalt tools, but the battery stuff is all Milwaukee. World of difference, especially in battery life.
 
I work in a company that has ten guys and I use Milwaukee Fuel cordless tools for a living. Nine of us have Milwaukee Fuel tools and one person has Dewalt. Why does this guy run a Dewalt setup? Because he doesn't want anybody borrowing his tools and anybody who uses Milwaukee won't borrow his Dewalt setup. He has no problem borrowing ours, though.
 
At work everything in the shop is Milwaukee. I have a whole assortment of stuff at home but I always grab the M-18 Milwaukee drill First!
 
While I am a fan of the Milwaukee I just bought a makita 1/2 inch impact ...1170 lbs break away force and I love it. Heavy, but they all all, I went that route because I already had several of their other tools so I could use just one type charger. If it every breaks I can glue a handle on it and use it as a sledge hammer.
 
I bought the milwaukee this spring and absolutely love it. It's heavy, but it will take stuff off that my snap-on 1/2" air won't touch. I'm going to add the 3/8 drive next for lighter stuff. Be careful with that big one because it will twist off a 1/2" bolt pretty easy.
 
Good point moresmoke. Years ago my kids gave me the set (drill and impact) for Christmas. 4 years and 6 months latter, they both caused trouble. Local authorized Milwaukee service center replaced the guts in both, no charge. (5 year warranty)
 
I've used Ryobi 18v for years. About 5 years ago I bought an new one thinking that the old one was maybe getting old and would die some day. Not so. Both still working fine. Not that other brands aren't good too, just have good luck with them and use the batteries with my drill(s) which haven't worn out either even though I have a replacement for that too and battery operated week whacker.

I did switch from the Ni-Cad to the Li-Ion battery on the new tools and when the old Ni-Cads got too much memory, and love them.
 
20 years ago I decided on 18v dewalt tools. A co-worker steered me away from Milwaukee cordless. He was a contractor on the side, built homes and garages. Milwaukee had changed ownership and he didn't like them because they had battery issues too. I'm sure Milwaukee ownership has changed hands many times and are most likely made in China, like most tools.

I have about every cordless tool Dewalt makes, impacts included. I will say Dewalt tools have lasted, BUT THEIR BATTERIES SUCK. An impacts especially are only good as their batteries. Some tools can still work with dewalt batteries. Circular saw, right angle grinder and 1/2 impacts cannot.

Dewalt 1/2 impact is only specs at 300 lb-ft. With a wimpy battery forget it.

Battery technology is the key. In my opinion, Dewalt needs to send their Chinese engineers back to school.
 
I have a Milwaukee fuel and have no complaints. It is great. I no longer dread a flat forage box tire or gravity wagon as it just takes them loose. I worry some when tightening stuff up that it might be to tight. It will twist a 1/2 bolt off no problem. We almost never use our air impact anymore. Tom
 
(quoted from post at 07:42:40 11/26/16) I've used Ryobi 18v for years. About 5 years ago I bought an new one thinking that the old one was maybe getting old and would die some day. Not so. Both still working fine. Not that other brands aren't good too, just have good luck with them and use the batteries with my drill(s) which haven't worn out either even though I have a replacement for that too and battery operated week whacker.

I did switch from the Ni-Cad to the Li-Ion battery on the new tools and when the old Ni-Cads got too much memory, and love them.

I have Ryobi also. Bought the first of them about 8 years ago.. I have killed a couple drills after they went swimming (used to work around water a lot at my old job), but other than that, I think they are the best bang for the buck, plus I think they are up to 80ish tools that use the same battery packs now, which is why I've stayed with them (slowly I'm getting quite the collection, I think I'm up to about 15 different tools now.. Wish they'd make a grease gun before my Lincoln lays down on me though!).

The impacts aren't as good as the Milwaukee my co worker has, but it has done almost everything I have ever needed it to do. I have 2 drills, 2 of the 1/4 impacts, and 2 of the 1/2 impacts, leave one of each at work, one at home.. The old single speed 1/2" impact don't seem to have as much umph as the newer 3 speeds do (of course, every time I use the old one I expect it to be the last time.. has been making strange noises for quite some time now).

After watching my dad fight with his DeWalt JUNK, I wouldn't stop my truck to pick one up if it laid in the middle of the road, and I used to be quite fond of the yellow tools.. Anymore, it's just overpriced junk.. At least with the Ryobi, if it winds up being junk, it was cheap to begin with.

Brad
 
I have a Makita 3/8 impact 10 years now still going strong.
Battery replacement only.

Have two Snap-On 1/2 impacts, one 10yrs. old other 5 yrs., still Going strong.

FYI
DeWalt professional series makes the Snap-On cordless Tools.

Most Milwaukee Pro. tools are ok, the cheaper line is junk,
And most made off shore.
Tom
 

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