Samsonsworld
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Ryobi One+ batteries work with like a 100 plus tools and they are affordable. Been accumulating and have loved every one. Jobsite speaker, 150w power source, drill, circular saw, vacuum, lantern, compressor and still going. About to buy a fan for when I dry camp.
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EgorKC
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I spent 33 years with a company that sold to Commercial contractors. DeWalt and Milwaukee are the top 2 brands used. Choose one or the other. Once you have a charger and couple batteries you can buy new "bare" tools. Those do not come with charger or battery. Saves a lot of $. And you can get new with warranty. Milwaukee has the larger variety of tools including lawn but DeWalt is adding more monthly. Either one works well. Do make sure and have at least one 4-amp hour battery or higher. Some tool types use up battery life fast. Love my cordless jig saw but it drains a 2-amp battery fast, ditto the recip saw. I have DeWalt but have used a friends Milwaukee small impact driver and it is amazing.
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Cummins12V98
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Lot's of LAZY people, or maybe they just need to have the latest gadget??? How much time does it take to break loose the lug nuts and remove them and do the reverse compared to the impact? Also a long handle ratchet wrench or a simple pc of pipe that can double as a defense item is nice. Is it really worth it to buy a 1/2" impact???
Wife never has complained with the good ol manual tools!!! She really makes that speed wrench spin!!!
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Cummins12V98
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A lot of DeWalt cordless products are US Made and all that I have looked at in the Milwaukee line are China if that matters to anyone.
On the DeWalt stuff make sure the part of the battery that plugs into the drill is yellow as the black ones are inferior. I have the same two 20V batteries from the 1/2" Drill/Impact set I bought in 2016 with many hours of use, still going strong.
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Just WOW...I surely am the only one on these forums that does not have a battery powered impact! I am not lazy...did not order one yet...hanging tough, so far.
That pretty blonde Babe is a reminder, that I can use non-powered tools too!
I have to admit, that I did cave, ordered a nice new Case pocket knife, after many years not having one. Yup, the knife thread on ATC got me. Mine should be in my pocket this coming week!
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ksbowman
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Try breaking one loose after surgery , especially OHS. You'll be so happy you have the impact!
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ksbowman wrote:Try breaking one loose after surgery , especially OHS. You'll be so happy you have the impact!
It’s ok. 12V is the eternal antagonist….
And I guarantee he owns and uses more power tools than many on this forum….
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Cummins12V98
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MFL wrote:Just WOW...I surely am the only one on these forums that does not have a battery powered impact! I am not lazy...did not order one yet...hanging tough, so far.
That pretty blonde Babe is a reminder, that I can use non-powered tools too!
I have to admit, that I did cave, ordered a nice new Case pocket knife, after many years not having one. Yup, the knife thread on ATC got me. Mine should be in my pocket this coming week!
Jerry
A Manly Man as I know you are "HAS TO HAVE" a pocket knife!!! I like my US Made Kershaw.
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fj12ryder
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Cummins12V98 wrote:Lot's of LAZY people, or maybe they just need to have the latest gadget??? How much time does it take to break loose the lug nuts and remove them and do the reverse compared to the impact? Also a long handle ratchet wrench or a simple pc of pipe that can double as a defense item is nice. Is it really worth it to buy a 1/2" impact???
Wife never has complained with the good ol manual tools!!! She really makes that speed wrench spin!!!
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valhalla360
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I've had enough battery powered tools with a dead battery when I go to use them that I wouldn't get one for this purpose. If I'm doing a small project, throwing the battery on the charger for a 1/2hr while I do some other prep work isn't a big deal. If I'm stuck on the side of the road, cranking the generator up and running it for 1/2hr to charge the battery, doesn't seem a great idea.
I have a long breaker bar. Once they are broken free, nothing to spin the lug nuts off quickly. If I'm greasing the bearings, I get out the small air compressor and pneumatic unit.
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