What size 20V Impact Wrench do I Need?

[M and E]

Glad we can all have a bit of humor! The only thing that sucks as you get older, is you generally don't have a project buddy to cut up with while you work. I find myself talking out loud and cutting on my dumb crap as I work....the fun of getting older...LOL. Maybe we should have Alliance DIY events. Being a Marine and a heavy civil contractor, I am betting the camp fire talk would be hilarious!

I love that idea! Neighbors might complain it's a rap music even with all the frustration induced Mother %&#$ and Son of a @#$% during project time.

 

[7426TRISS]

You put something together, I'll come, AF Veteran. Good stories

 

[Bozo]

I used to invent quite a few new strings of profanities….before I bought better tools.

 

[Stiletto364]

Ingersoll-Rand W7152 20V 1/2" electric impact wrench. 1500 ft-lbs off, 1000 ft-lbs on. Has one of the nicest built-in LED lamps I've used yet. I have owned their pneumatic impact wrenches for years, this electric is every bit as powerful, and more. But is definitely heavier.

 

[justdee]

I was recently working on my 1 ton truck and needed to remove both rear wheels. As I was getting the first wheel off the old fashion way, my neighbor came over with an 18 volt, 1/2" DeWalt Impact and said, "Here, use this." Wow, what a difference huh. I just turned 63, not old old, but feeling my age I guess, so I'm looking at one of these while the black Friday sales are on this week.
I have several 20 volt Dewalt tools along with the batteries and chargers, I just need the impact tool. Doing the research today, I see there are several models with the difference being how much torque each delivers. My question becomes, how much torque do you need just to swap out wheels? I'm not out in the oil field busting rusty old nuts, just want it for wheels and such.

 

[M and E]

I was recently working on my 1 ton truck and needed to remove both rear wheels. As I was getting the first wheel off the old fashion way, my neighbor came over with an 18 volt, 1/2" DeWalt Impact and said, "Here, use this." Wow, what a difference huh. I just turned 63, not old old, but feeling my age I guess, so I'm looking at one of these while the black Friday sales are on this week.
I have several 20 volt Dewalt tools along with the batteries and chargers, I just need the impact tool. Doing the research today, I see there are several models with the difference being how much torque each delivers. My question becomes, how much torque do you need just to swap out wheels? I'm not out in the oil field busting rusty old nuts, just want it for wheels and such.

For properly torqued nuts (120 - 160 foot pounds) the Craftsman i shared earlier is fine with about 300 foot pounds for break away. So if you do your own work, torque with a reliably calibrated wrench, that number would be fine. If you have a shop do your work, nuts are often over torqued. Corrosion might come into play also. In that case = or > ~ 700 pounds breakaway is what you want.

 

[Bozo]

I was recently working on my 1 ton truck and needed to remove both rear wheels. As I was getting the first wheel off the old fashion way, my neighbor came over with an 18 volt, 1/2" DeWalt Impact and said, "Here, use this." Wow, what a difference huh. I just turned 63, not old old, but feeling my age I guess, so I'm looking at one of these while the black Friday sales are on this week.
I have several 20 volt Dewalt tools along with the batteries and chargers, I just need the impact tool. Doing the research today, I see there are several models with the difference being how much torque each delivers. My question becomes, how much torque do you need just to swap out wheels? I'm not out in the oil field busting rusty old nuts, just want it for wheels and such.

I go by the philosophy of, better to have more than “enough” , just in case.

 

[M and E]

I go by the philosophy of, better to have more than “enough” , just in case.

Agreed. Funnily enough, I find myself looking at the black friday deals to go a bit heavier duty.