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Gilles · 12-17-2016, 03:54 PM

Ok, I am going to give myself a Makita cordless impact wrench for Christmas, and yesterday bought in Home Depot a combination set that has a drill, an impact wrench, two batteries and the charger, however upon closer inspection the impact wrench has 1400 IN/LBS which is about 110 FT/LBS (not really a lot)…

The two options I am considering are the Model XWT08M that has about 750 FT/LBS and the Model XWT04M that has about 375 FT/LBS (the price between them is about $45), but very similar on size and weight...

Right now I have an electric (cheap HF) impact wrench that is dying and wanted to get a Makita, but wanted to ask the question about how much torque you really need, and hopefully someone here that has these type of cordless wrenches can share their comments.

Basically how often do you really need a high torque wrench..? Should a lower capacity (smaller and lighter) perhaps be a better choice?

Thank you in advance!

12-17-2016, 03:54 PM	#1
Gilles Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,850	seeking advice on cordless impact wrench Ok, I am going to give myself a Makita cordless impact wrench for Christmas, and yesterday bought in Home Depot a combination set that has a drill, an impact wrench, two batteries and the charger, however upon closer inspection the impact wrench has 1400 IN/LBS which is about 110 FT/LBS (not really a lot)… The two options I am considering are the Model XWT08M that has about 750 FT/LBS and the Model XWT04M that has about 375 FT/LBS (the price between them is about $45), but very similar on size and weight... Right now I have an electric (cheap HF) impact wrench that is dying and wanted to get a Makita, but wanted to ask the question about how much torque you really need, and hopefully someone here that has these type of cordless wrenches can share their comments. Basically how often do you really need a high torque wrench..? Should a lower capacity (smaller and lighter) perhaps be a better choice? Thank you in advance! Last edited by Gilles; 12-17-2016 at 03:58 PM.