Swapped my old impact wrench for a cordless one last month

I used a pneumatic Snap-on for ten years, figured air was the only way to go. Grabbed a Milwaukee M18 high torque for a job pulling axle nuts on a Ram 3500. Took me half the time and I didn't have to drag a hose around. Anyone else made the switch and not looked back?

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3 Comments

kaip113h ago

Only pulled the air hose out for the die grinder? That's literally me now too. Battery tech really did change the game.

angela_carter4h ago

Well I'll be. I used to swear by my air tools too. Had a big Ingersoll Rand that I thought was the only thing that could handle heavy work. Then my son talked me into trying his DeWalt cordless on a rusty suspension bolt and I was honestly shocked. It broke it free easier than my pneumatic ever did. Now I've got a couple Milwaukee cordless impacts and I only pull the air hose out for the die grinder these days. Battery tech has come a long way.

jamie7943h ago

You're spot on about battery tech! Same thing happened to me with my old Snap-on air impact, my buddy's M18 Fuel twisted off a lug nut that had me fighting with a breaker bar for 20 minutes.