Snap On vs. Milwaukee

[99t1]

Any Snap On cordless impact wrench users out there???...have you encountered any normally torqued (90-100) lug nuts that the wrench couldn't handle???

I recently got the new Milwaukee instead and thought I was saving $100 and getting the same power with the advertised 240lbs of torque...WELL NOT!!!..we have used it twice and it only seems to work well with freshly charged batteries...then after a few wheels, it can't seem to break 90lbs?????any other disgruntled Milwalkee users out there???...I might try to send it back or it's off to ebay.

 

[Steve-Indy]

I have a Snap-on...only the 12 volt model (that's the only one he had that day). So far, it EASILY powers OFF 24 lugnuts...noting that I personally NEVER put them on with an impact wrench. I can upgrade to tthe 14.4 v. battery if necessary, according to my rep.

As an aside, I had called DeWalt the day that I "had to have" the impact wrench since I had seen that they USED to have one in an old catalog. The agent told me that they discontinued that product due in inability to hold a useful charge effectively (I wondered whether it was a battery OR motor issue).

I am HAPPY with the Snap-on, but have probably put it to less of a test that you are suggesting.