12v Impact Wrenches

[RetSgt7114]

Does anyone use a 12v impact wrench on their rig? I'm thinking about getting one from Amazon for about $50.00. It is supposed to have 240 f/lbs of torque but is that strong enough to take off the lugs on a class c dually? Tnx

[hershey]

A friend has one and brought it out to help us change out a leaf spring on his 5er. I laughed at it. It looked like a cheap Harbor Freight impact gun. I was getting a breaker bar for the 3/4" nuts on the U Bolts and he hit it with the impact gun. It whirled a few seconds and then hit...whirled again and another hit. Did that over and over for about 30 seconds and what do you know....the nut spun right off.
I don't think this one would do a lug nut on a Class C but it truly was amazing in what we were using it for.

[wbwood]

I have a battery powered Porter Cable impact wrench that I use on the scissor jacks. Bought it when lifting my golf cart. It broke loose most of the lugs on the golf cart wheels. There were a few I still had to do by hand.

[Goostoff]

I have an 18V elcheapo that I got at O'Reilly Auto Parts for $99 on sale. I havent found anything that I couldnt get loose yet. I even used it to get a pinion yoke off a buddy's jeep that he worked 2 days on. I just keep it under the back seat in the dually. When I unload the jeep off the trailer for a day on the rocks I grab it and strap it into the back of the jeep in case of repairs on the trails. If I need it in the 5er I will have it with me for whatever needs I may have.

[jaybrown]

I think cp makes a 1/2 that is just as powerful as the air powered.

[deleted-2]

I have a Milwaukee 19.2 commercial.

I tried it once on my manual crank jacks and it just sheared the solid pin on the curbside.
(yes I kept the jackscrew lubricated)

Never really minded hand cranking the old rear jacks to say the truth.
Too much trouble for the effort saved + we have electric jacks now anyway 🙂

[Jagtech]

Bucky Badger wrote:
I use a drill...I cannot stand the sound of impacts while i'm camping, so I figured I wouldn't do it to others

Thank You! We appreciate your thoughtfulness. 🙂

The 12 volt impacts are basically a toy. I find a portable CO2 tank with a regulator will run my 1/2" air impact just great, and it works anywhere. (but not in a CG)

[time2roll]

I use the 120v Craftsman unit. Works good for me. I think it is 350'#.
I run it with my 1800w inverter but maybe your generator would run it fine.
I don't like the idea of having to charge that little battery for 30 minutes on the side of the road.

[Ron3rd]

I carry a Milwaukee 18v 1/2" drive impact the kids got me for Father's Day. It's a beast though, over 400 ft lbs of torque and can break studs/lug nuts off if you're not careful. I carry it because I can handle anything from broken suspension and more. Pricey; over 3 bills.

Having said that, any major brand 18v will work just fine for you. I used to use a 18v Hitachi drill that I got on sale at a good price and it worked fine.

[Bucky_Badger]

I use a drill...I cannot stand the sound of impacts while i'm camping, so I figured I wouldn't do it to others

[Trackrig]

The 12V may work for the sissor jacks because they're not tightened down, but it won't break youir lug nuts loose. After you break them loose by hand, it should be able to spin them off, but what do youi really gain but more weight to haul around? My 18V Dewalt will break the lugs loose on my mother's car, but not my F250. I really don't think it will break them loose on your dually tires either.

Bill

[Foneguy1]

I use a DeWalt 12 volt impact driver for my scissor jacks.
NO PROBLEM at all, plenty of power

[CincyGus]

I'm using a 18v black and decker to do my stabilizers with and it's not an expensive one by any means. Something with that much torque, I'm thinking that your going to want at least 18 volts and likely 350 ft/lbs or more. Just get a couple batteries so you can always have one on the charger while the other is working.