Impact wrenches

[paul&mandy]

https://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/impact-wrenches/cat15320001?brand=makita&page_size=20&page_start=0
Where do I start?
Need some muscle for undoing bunning rotor fingers and for swapping hedger flails. Not workshop general use just awkward stuff that moves if you try using a bar.
Like Makita as I've got the batteries, would the 1000nm be too much? Half inch or 3/4. Says hogg ring or pin. What's the difference? My sockets have a ping on the wrenches or a spring loaded ball. What's a hogg ring? Any pointers before I part with some money.

 

[milkloss]

https://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/impact-wrenches/cat15320001?brand=makita&page_size=20&page_start=0
Where do I start?
Need some muscle for undoing bunning rotor fingers and for swapping hedger flails. Not workshop general use just awkward stuff that moves if you try using a bar.
Like Makita as I've got the batteries, would the 1000nm be too much? Half inch or 3/4. Says hogg ring or pin. What's the difference? My sockets have a ping on the wrenches or a spring loaded ball. What's a hogg ring? Any pointers before I part with some money.

The makita is heavy so laying on your side underneath a power harrow can be a test. It’s a good tool though.
Hog ring is a c clip in the 1/2” square drive that holds the socket on……. Push on pull off. Don’t have the pin type but you need to insert a pin to hold the socket on…. Useful to prevent dropping a socket on someone from the 14th floor of a skyscraper. Pain in the arris in a workshop. 3/4” reads as more torque but do you have a 3/4” impact socket set? Thought not, and you don’t want to be using adapters as they take too much thump out of the rattle gun.

 

[milkloss]

Sorry, reads a bit curt that post but covers most info I think.

 

[paul&mandy]

The makita is heavy so laying on your side underneath a power harrow can be a test. It’s a good tool though.
Hog ring is a c clip in the 1/2” square drive that holds the socket on……. Push on pull off. Don’t have the pin type but you need to insert a pin to hold the socket on…. Useful to prevent dropping a socket on someone from the 14th floor of a skyscraper. Pain in the arris in a workshop. 3/4” reads as more torque but do you have a 3/4” impact socket set? Thought not, and you don’t want to be using adapters as they take too much thump out of the rattle gun.

Yes Ive got some impact sockets. So I need the c clip variant? I know the hedger is 24mm socket. Spreader might be the same. I turned some on spreader but I couldn't get the others off. Was going to grind them off.
For what I want would a half be better or go for the 3/4?

 

[paul&mandy]

The makita is heavy so laying on your side underneath a power harrow can be a test. It’s a good tool though.
Hog ring is a c clip in the 1/2” square drive that holds the socket on……. Push on pull off. Don’t have the pin type but you need to insert a pin to hold the socket on…. Useful to prevent dropping a socket on someone from the 14th floor of a skyscraper. Pain in the arris in a workshop. 3/4” reads as more torque but do you have a 3/4” impact socket set? Thought not, and you don’t want to be using adapters as they take too much thump out of the rattle gun.

Sorry forgot to say thanks for the info

 

[milkloss]

Yes Ive got some impact sockets. So I need the c clip variant? I know the hedger is 24mm socket. Spreader might be the same. I turned some on spreader but I couldn't get the others off. Was going to grind them off.
For what I want would a half be better or go for the 3/4?

I’d say the big makita in 1/2” with the c (or hog) ring would be the kiddy for what you want.

3/4” is only really better if that’s the sockets you’ve got. make sure the battery doesn’t come up against anything too because they don’t like the vibration much. Handle has a flexi connection to give it a better life.

It’s also quite wide which means you might end up needing a cv adapter (wobble joint, uj kind of thing) to get on the nut. My sealey one didn’t last long so a better one would be good to take the strain.

 

[solo]

I have a half inch dewalt which does anything from tractor and trailer wheel nuts to 13mm spring tine bolts. I use the torque bar to slacken and finish wheel bolts and use a 3/4 “ adaptor. The 1/2 “ is ideal for most jobs with my impact Socket set. (sealey 34 piece 1/2” impact socket set) It has deep and normal sockets from 10mm to 32mm. The only time I struggle with the impact driver is on the hedge cutter as I can’t get it square onto the nuts. The driver is too bulky. I have to use a breaker bar first before using the angled adapter to use the impact driver. This is on a Mc Connel pa55.

 

[Magnus Oyke]

https://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/impact-wrenches/cat15320001?brand=makita&page_size=20&page_start=0
Where do I start?
Need some muscle for undoing bunning rotor fingers and for swapping hedger flails. Not workshop general use just awkward stuff that moves if you try using a bar.
Like Makita as I've got the batteries, would the 1000nm be too much? Half inch or 3/4. Says hogg ring or pin. What's the difference? My sockets have a ping on the wrenches or a spring loaded ball. What's a hogg ring? Any pointers before I part with some money.

I have a DTW1002 and DTW285. I bought the big one for changing tractor wheels, it has no bother with a 32mm socket, but it a big, lump of a thing. You may well struggle to squeeze it in to a hedge cutter rotor, possibly even a spreader. The DTW285 is your scaffolders spec machine and is happiest with a 19mm socket, but it's really handy. You may well be better off with a DTW700, which isn't as bulky as a 1002, but more grunt than the 285, but you may well end up buying all three....

Mine are all friction ring. A scaffolder uses the same socket all of the time, so uses a pin instead of a friction ring because the sockets do fall off sometimes, probably not really an issue for you and I who need to put different sized sockets on.

 

[IOW91]

I've got the big Hikoki (Hitachi) 1/2 inch 1200nm, not found anything it hasn't done yet. Takes Thier 36v battery also available as a 3/4 inch.

 

[Tomo23]

I'm on 1002. Don't know if it's me and if all the others are the same but I find the change of direction button to close to the trigger and am always changing it. I've only got small hands aswell. Very annoying.

 

[mx110]

I have a DTW1002 and DTW285. I bought the big one for changing tractor wheels, it has no bother with a 32mm socket, but it a big, lump of a thing. You may well struggle to squeeze it in to a hedge cutter rotor, possibly even a spreader. The DTW285 is your scaffolders spec machine and is happiest with a 19mm socket, but it's really handy. You may well be better off with a DTW700, which isn't as bulky as a 1002, but more grunt than the 285, but you may well end up buying all three....

Mine are all friction ring. A scaffolder uses the same socket all of the time, so uses a pin instead of a friction ring because the sockets do fall off sometimes, probably not really an issue for you and I who need to put different sized sockets on.

I have the 285 and the 700, the 285 is used like a ratchet ans as you say upto m12 its great i wanted a bit more power but felt the 1000 was big numb and heavy so got the 1/2" 700, no regrets loads a power and not too numb. I have a 3/4 CP air in the workshop but its only needed very occasionally.

 

[Superted820]

Milwaukee

 

[David1968]

I'm on 1002. Don't know if it's me and if all the others are the same but I find the change of direction button to close to the trigger and am always changing it. I've only got small hands aswell. Very annoying.

Yes, I have a 1002 and I would agree with this.

 

[milkloss]

Milwaukee

Probably. But I got the impression the op has makita gear already.

 

[Magnus Oyke]

Milwaukee

why?

 

[Pistonbroke]

I've got a Milwaukee because on paper it was the better choice,but I've never had a bad Makita tool. If you're only buying one,make it the biggest you can cope with because on the low settings they're quite gentle and there's nothing worse than having one that won't quite shift what you want it to.

 

[mo!]

285 1/2" and 1001 3/4" here. The 3/4" is quite a lump, while the 285 packs a punch for its size.

 

[Magnus Oyke]

I've got a Milwaukee because on paper it was the better choice,but I've never had a bad Makita tool. If you're only buying one,make it the biggest you can cope with because on the low settings they're quite gentle and there's nothing worse than having one that won't quite shift what you want it to.

No man has ever only bought one power tool

 

[Pistonbroke]

No man has ever only bought one power tool

I only need the one impact, there's other tools though

 

[DieselRob]

The 1002 is a good tool, just make sure you’ve got enough clearance to get in with it.