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Originally Posted by Meir
Hi topless.
You can never be late to a good party 
I have the Makita LXDT04CW that I bought last year.
Never imagine it will be powerful enough to unbolt the wheel bolts for an example.
Are you sure the 1/4" shank won't snap?
I also don't think they have a socket set that will go up to 19 mm.
I will run a search.
Thanks. |
Absolutely! My brother and I have a pair of the impact drivers that we take to the track. I use the one with a quick change shank and you can adapt up to 1/2" drive or even add a flex drive for tight spots. My brother has the one with std 1/2" drive and it has more torque also. With 1 floor jack we can swap 4 tires on a car in about 5 minutes. No stinking hoses.
We do always keep a good breaker bar handy in case we get a stubborn lug bolt but it essentially never gets used.
Makita is not for everyone. Some don't like em but I have been using them in my day job since 1985 to good effect. I still have my original 9v drill/driver that probably has 300k miles on it and it still works. Modern 18v Li Ion batteries are so much better than the old NiCads though.