Battery Op. Power tools recommendation.

[Anak]

They would be ratchets.

I would be very happy if my M12 ratchet had the torque of my M18 impact.

 

[jeep ride]

Anyone have any experience with the Ryobi 18v 1/2 impact or anything of their 18 v tools?

 

[Bent]

I would be very happy if my M12 ratchet had the torque of my M18 impact.

Close as yer gonna get.

I was looking at the m12 w/55 lb./ft.; not the 35

 

[Anak]

Close as yer gonna get.

I was looking at the m12 w/55 lb./ft.; not the 35

That is probably what I need in place of the ratchet. At least when clearance allows for it. That is a pretty big head. But being right angle it should fit in a lot of places where the 1/2" impact won't.

 

[Anak]

Anyone have any experience with the Ryobi 18v 1/2 impact or anything of their 18 v tools?

We got a construction set (drill/sawzall/jigsaw) for Varmint #Last for Christmas a couple years back. They have held up to teenage boy use. And he is one who uses them frequently and hard.


He also bought himself a yard set including their string trimmer and leaf blower. It came with larger batteries. He now wants more of those batteries. They work much better when the temps are below freezing.


I went with those on account of the recommendation of a friend who is a general contractor and finds he gets a good bang for the buck out of Ryobi cordless tools. He will readily admit they don't measure up to the Milwuakee tools, but he regards the Ryobi tools as a good value and something he won't regret abusing if need be.


That is the closest I can get to "experience" with them. I have taken the route of pain up front and bought Milwaukee.

 

[jeep ride]

Thanks Anak I have the 40 v Royobi weed eater I bought at the end of last summer the little bit I got to use it , it did pretty good job .

 

[Bent]

That is probably what I need in place of the ratchet. At least when clearance allows for it. That is a pretty big head. But being right angle it should fit in a lot of places where the 1/2" impact won't.

I ended up picking up the 55 Lb ft ratchet. It's a little bulkier than the small unit, but there is more extension on the head. So far it breaks things loose very well.

I have the small impact in the 3/8" flavor for tighter spaces. 3/8 because the sockets are shorter than 1/2".

 

[Bent]

Why can't impact wrenches be like hammer drills, so the impact function is selectable?

On the M18 Fuel there are four impactoptions. I have two 1/2", and a 3/8". They all have that feature.

If you mean impact and something akin to a ratchets, then no. I either use an M12 ratchets, or socket drive adapter in a drill or driver.

 

[Bent]

Be warned that you may have stepped onto a slippery slope.

Slid ALL the way to the bottom.

 

[lesslimited]

Slid ALL the way to the bottom.

I was worried this would happen to me after winning the Milwaukee impact wrench in the membership drive. I only had a few of their 12 volt tools that I got fantastic deals on, and was resisting any temptation to get any of their 18 volt stuff. But now that I'm into their 18 volt system for free, still don't see anything else I need. The Makita X2 36 volt circular and chain saws, and leaf blower, kick ass, and just use two of the same batteries I use in my 18 volt drills/drivers.