Cordless Impact Wrench? what to get?

Hi All,

Bit of a gravedig but this thread is helpful.

I have a German built AEG 18 V hammer drill that has been good. Both NImh batteries sad and the charger let the smoke out the other day.

The new AEG lithium stuff is built in China. The current batteries fit my old drill.

I can get a full kit of Hammer drill, impact drill, 1/2" impact driver(360nm), 165mm saw, angle grinder, torch, radio, 3x 6aH batteries (guaranteed for 3 yrs) for 1200.

Good deal or not? To be used in a farm / casual renovation contracting situation.

cheers, DL

Rattle Guns are for sissys! :p

Real men use battery "Nut Runners"

*que shameless plug*

Battery torque wrench: ITH battery nut runner type ADS | ITH

In maximum torque ratings from 400Nm to 4,000Nm, this is where it's at!

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Originally Posted by 350RRC

Hi All,

Bit of a gravedig but this thread is helpful.

I have a German built AEG 18 V hammer drill that has been good. Both NImh batteries sad and the charger let the smoke out the other day.

The new AEG lithium stuff is built in China. The current batteries fit my old drill.

I can get a full kit of Hammer drill, impact drill, 1/2" impact driver(360nm), 165mm saw, angle grinder, torch, radio, 3x 6aH batteries (guaranteed for 3 yrs) for 1200.

Good deal or not? To be used in a farm / casual renovation contracting situation.

cheers, DL

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I have heard alot of the AEG gear is made by the same people that make Ryobi. Some parts are interchangeable (ie the multitool heads), so there may be some truth to it.

$1200 sounds expensive to me... in Ryobi gear you can get [url = "https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-one-18v-4-piece-tool-kit_p6210692"]this 4 tool kit for $399[/url], and this [url ="https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-one-18v-9-piece-mega-kit_p6210693"]9 piece for $799[/url].

My use is home only and apart from two chargers blowing up during a storm (had one replaced under warranty) i havent had any problems.

I would be looking at milwaukee at $1200.

Cheers

Dan

Thanks Dan,

In a more rational moment I bought the brushless hammer drill and impact driver with 2 x 6 Ah batteries and a new charger as a kit for $600, and a twin pack of 5 Ah batteries for $200.

Both tools have an awesome amount of grunt. The batteries fit my old German 18v drill as well.

Milwaukee are made in the same factory and the AEG batteries fit them too.

DL

Which brand? AEG or Milwaukee?

AEG, 3 years warranty on the batteries, 6 years on the tools.

Have a lot of experience with German made AEG tools in hostile environments (fibreglass) and they were great. See how I go with this stuff in a farm / contracting mode.

Cheers, DL

30 years ago AEG stuff was regarded as up there with the best.

I have a suspicion that they aren't as good as they once were.
I am not sure where the tools are made but AEG is now owned by a Hong Kong company.

From wiki:

'Techtronic Industries Company Limited (SEHK: 669, OTC Pink: TTNDY), Techtronic or TTI, is an investment holding company based in Hong Kong.[1] Its products include Milwaukee, AEG (AEG Powertools, licensed from Electrolux), Ryobi, Homelite, Hoover US, Dirt Devil, and Vax. TTI employs over 20,000 staff and in 2014 had worldwide annual sales of US$4.8 billion.[2] Subsidiaries include AC (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited, Baja, Inc., Homelite Consumer Products, Inc., Hoover Inc., One World Technologies, Inc. and Sang Tech Industries Limited.'

DL

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Originally Posted by Surrufus

Rattle Guns are for sissys! :p

Real men use battery "Nut Runners"

*que shameless plug*

Battery torque wrench: ITH battery nut runner type ADS | ITH

In maximum torque ratings from 400Nm to 4,000Nm, this is where it's at!

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Looks suspiciously like a Metabo tool skin shape.
The power tool industry is pretty incestuous

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Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

Looks suspiciously like a Metabo tool skin shape.
The power tool industry is pretty incestuous

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It would be good if it was.

I rate Metabo as one of the best.