What impact driver?

[Hilti 10]

Hi guys another question lol. Iam looking for a heavy duty impact driver for around 150ish any ideas?. Want something that will will be powerfull enough for every application seen the 10.8 v li ion bosch ones but will they put a 2 inch screw through tough wood etc?. Or do you go for the 18v dewalt seems allot more powerfull?.

 

[eddielarge]

Hi guys another question lol. Iam looking for a heavy duty impact driver for around 150ish any ideas?. Want something that will will be powerfull enough for every application seen the 10.8 v li ion bosch ones but will they put a 2 inch screw through tough wood etc?. Or do you go for the 18v dewalt seems allot more powerfull?.

Makita for me 18v

 

[eskimo39]

I think the new Bosch 10.8v only has 105Nm of torque and is not made for too heavy tasks. For serious screwing, have you had a look at these Bosch GDR14.4V-LI-CP 14.4V li-ion Impact Driver (2 x 1.3Ah Batteries)

Quite a bit more money but it is a serious Impact Driver with 150Nm of torque

AEG (who are the same as Milwaukee ) have a decent one quite a bit cheaper with 155Nm of torque but unfortunately you only get Ni-Cad batteries A.E.G. Power Tools AEG BSS18CNC BSS 18CNC Cordless Ultra Compact 18 Volt Impact Driver 2 x 2Ah NiCd - A.E.G. Power Tools available at Toolbox

Hope this helps

 

[Round Man]

What other make of cordless tools do you have, may be worth just getting a bare unit and use existing batteries.
Lot easier on the wallet

 

[eskimo39]

Sorry I have just realized you meant £150 not 150Nm

I think Roundman has hit the nail on the head, if you can utilize your existing batteries & charger, you will save loads. For example the £319 bosch can be bought for £120 bare.

 

[philip962]

I brought a performance power impact driver from b & q for £50.00 walked on site with it and got mocked to death untill. one of the other guys driver went ---- up and asked to borrow mine the next day he had one and said it was fantastic and by the end of the month four more people had one

 

[super_stuey]

Ive got the 10.8v bosch driver which I love and is one of the best tools ive ever bought. On the other hand.....

the impact driver is flippin useless!!

 

[Round Man]

IMO 10.8v impacters are ok for light stuff but not all day site bashing.

 

[Guest123]

I have AEG 14.4V impact driver with 2 x 3.0AH Li-ion batts for £149.99.

Had it for about a year now and chuffed with it.

 

[Hilti 10]

I have AEG 14.4V impact driver with 2 x 3.0AH Li-ion batts for £149.99.

Had it for about a year now and chuffed with it.

Whoa where from mate?.

 

[Guest123]

I think it may have been a special.....it was a shop local to me called Leekes.

The new AEG stuff is orange and is supposed to be very good.

 

[Craigie]

I have 18v DeWalt very powerful and well worth the money

 

[lewlec]

I have AEG 14.4V impact driver with 2 x 3.0AH Li-ion batts for £149.99.

Had it for about a year now and chuffed with it.

hi

same here, had it about 12 months now.... tidy bit of kit. bought it on the net, cant remember where though.

regards
gary

 

[sparky1502]

makita 18v never failed its a beast bits more on the cost but its well worth it

 

[cside]

im well happy with my 14.4 hilti one has2 power settings too, you cant fault the makita 18v ones though

 

[cornburn]

I have the Bosch 10.8 impact, never had a problem with 2.5" screws into joists and put hundreds of them in to support brackets on ceilings. I tend to use it for screwing 1.5" screws direct into brick too when putting battons on walls, then after it's on and level pull it off again and all your holes are marked out perfectly for rawlplugs. Never used another to compare but seems to have a lot of kick for the size of it, I've put in 4" screws with it and it pulls the heads off them before giving up so can't see how a more powerful one would help in that case!

 

[flukey]

used to have hitachi but changed to 18v dewalt as thats what most of my other tools are.
both great bits of kit