Hey fellas,
 
Looking to get some new tools to play with. Been needing a cordless drill for a while so definitely getting one of those. Figured I might as well get an impact wrench while I'm at it.
 
I'm leaning towards the Ryobi One+ range from Bunnings. Looking at the 18V hammer drill and impact wrench. Can get it all for $350. Impact wrench is rated at 265nm. Is this enough to do most things? I'll be dropping all the control arms soon so if it can handle that, I'll be happy. If it's too weak, I'll consider Milwaukee, Makita, Hitachi, Dewalt etc. They offer rattle guns over 400nm which will definitely be enough. Not sure if I can justify the expense though. They're more than double the price of the Ryobi gear.
 
Anyone had experience with these sorts of tools? Advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
Cheers,
Adrian

i personally have a makita 1/2 rattle, got just the skin as i already had other makita tools/batteries, with the 18v 3amp battery it packs a good whollop.
 
undid driveshaft nuts on my st205 rears.
 
heard good things about milwakee, we're about to upgrade to them at work.
 
just buy one as a skin to keep costs down.

Definitely gonna buy a skin. Like I said, I'm getting a drill as well so I'll get all one brand so they can share batteries.
 
If I go with a Makita or Milwakee or something along those lines it'll end up costing me heaps more because I'll be paying more for the drill and the rattle gun.
 
They Ryobi drill looks fine for my needs. Just worried the impact wrench doesn't have enough grunt. What torque is your Makita rated at?

I was almost going to buy a ryobi one last week, but every has been recommend snap on. It's rated to something like 800nm butcost around 900 if youbuy from Australia. They say it outlastevey other drill. Some havehad it for over 5 years and the batteries are still ok

who's "they"
 
yeh snap on are generally quite good, also i think Wurth is what wtfauto use now.
 
i can't say how good a ryobi is, milwakee come with a  5yr warranty which is pretty epic.
 
my makita batteries for the work tool 1 has done a solid 5 yrs and only just now started to not hold full charge, but we use them all day every day, more than what a workshop with access to a pneumatic rattle gun would use a cordless i'd dare say.
 
not sure on Torque rating, i have the BTW450, skin was only $150-180 odd iirc. but yeh must use with 18v 3amp batteries for best results.

They is just workshops, racers I've spoken to and looking around the net.
What sort of things do you use for.

Forgot smilie face.

Sorry, the reference to work tools was for the hammer driver drills we use. Generally speaking you'd use rattle guns in shorter bursts as opposed to a drill drilling into masonry and concrete etc.

I will happily recommend the Snap-On cordless stuff. I've tried a few different brands and nothing else even comes close.
 
The second-best one I've found was the Chicago Pneumatic cordless, rated higher than the Snap On and it even cost more when it was new (yes more than $900) but in terms of power and battery life it pales in comparison.
 
If you use the Snap-on gun flat out every day it will last about 1.5-2 years. Batteries last a bit longer, maybe 3 years. Usually the first parts to let go are the hammer mechanism in the nose of the gun, and the trigger switch.
If you only used it occasionally at home then it would last for ages!
 
We also have the cordless drill at work and it's very good. I used it to enlarge the holes in my steeering knuckles with a huge drill bit and it didn't break a sweat.
 
I think I said this before on the old forum but i wouldn't even look at anything that costs less than $800 becasue I can pretty much guarantee that it won't be as good. But then you probably don't need something that good for working around the home...

I'm sure the Snap On gear would be awesome but I don't think I need a $900 rattle gun for occasional use around the house/garage. I'm never gonna remove an engine or anything like that. It will be used mostly for wheel nuts, suspension bolts and driving in wood screws. I just wanted to see if a $135 ryobi impact wrench will do or if it's a waste of time/money. If it's no good, I may step up to a $300 makita or similar but a $900 item is out of the question.

I use  makita and bosch  drill and impact guns for work (roofing) Very happy with the Makita rattle gun skin I picked up on Ebay too. use it a bit with stripping the cars and wheel nuts, dont know the torque but when I tightened wheel nuts with it for the Wakefield 300 then  torque wrench was used  to test them they were spot on.
Ryobi should be good for occasional use I have used them for work before but the are not up to the same standard for full time use.