Milwaukee M18 Fuel 1/2" Impact

[indygrandprix]

Has anyone else out there used the newer Milwaukee 18 volt fuel impact. I had a chance to use one at work the other day and I have to say it is pretty damn amazing for a battery powered impact. It will torque a nut down to slightly higher than an Ingersoll Rand Titanium Impact and will remove a torqued nut even faster than the titanium will.

I personally have always thought that battery powered tools would never be as good as the pneumatic or 120 volt but this has really impressed me. For only 200 some dollars i may very well buy one.

[BackwoodsEngineering]

I'm switching over to all Milwaukee tools at the moment. Both corded and cordless. On battery packs, I'd go with the M18 4.0 XC (extended capacity) over the regular XC. I got to use my cordless M18 Sawzall today with the XC battery pack, and it wore out pretty quickly as I was cutting through a bunch of steel tubing. I like how the Fuel tools have the built in battery indicator.

[Anthony Smith]

I would put my Snap-On CT7850 up against any other 1/2" cordless impact made....and half of the air guns too. The only way I was buying a cordless was if I bought the best one.

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

I would put my Snap-On CT7850 up against any other 1/2" cordless impact made....and half of the air guns too. The only way I was buying a cordless was if I bought the best one.

The matco 1/2" gun is just as good. We have both at my work, both do the job very well.

[PurpleGuy]

Kind of an old thread but FWIW I used the Fuel at work off the Cornwell truck. I was able to bust loose a lug of a semi which are torqued to minimum 450 ft lbs. I ran it back down with the Fuel. Set the wrench to 450 and it clicked. 475 and it clicked. 500 and I just BARELY turned it.