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Tell me please what’s better? Milwaukee or Dewalt. I’m getting an 1/2 impact gun. Also, is it worth it to get one from harbor freight, or they don’t last?
HirokiMilwaukee. Most car mechanics use Milwaukee.
When I was working at a dealership, we had 20 mechanics. I was 1/20 Makita guy, and there were 1/20 DeWalt guy. And 18/20 were Milwaukee.
I love Makita, but Milwaukee makes better products for car mechanics.
BryanFor years, I would have said milwaukee 100%. My 1/2 milwaukee has lasted over 8 years now “used and abused”. However, I feel like things have changed, and the newer stuff isn’t of the same quality.
NickI’ve got a bunch of Dewalt stuff, but I bought most of it before the Fuel line came out, and Dewalt was the top dog at the time. If I was starting out now, I’d go Milwaukee, they seem to have a larger line of automotive related tools than Dewalt does. But my original Dewalt batteries are over 10 years old and still operate like new.
DariusI have a 1/2 Bauer impact gun, 1 year since I bought it, use it everyday and works great.
KrisPersonally, I’d say Milwaukee. If you only plan on getting one tool for the battery platform, harbor freight stuff tested really well on YouTube testers, but I just stick with what I know works well.
DanMilwaukee 100%. I will say though, I’ve been beating the snot out of my Bauer 1/2” high torque and 1/4” impact and both have held up. Build quality is garbage…but they still work. On a budget, they do the trick.
SteveI’ve have over 25 Ryobi 18v tools, some of them are 25 years old that I mainly use at home or rental properties and still going strong. Ryobi and Milwaukee is the same company. Milwaukee thing is, they want the battery tools to be as powerful as the corded tools. Ryobi thing is the batteries. They have the same platform since they came out with the 18v. The batteries for the new tools today work in my 25-year-old tools. They are cheaper for both the tools and the batteries.
KeithMilwaukee is probably the best, but I switched to Home Depot Rigid. They have a lifetime warranty on the tool, battery and charger, hard to beat that.
JimI have both and have used them commercially. Dewalt lasted a year before needing rebuilt, and the Milwaukee had to be rebuilt twice in a year. Haven’t found a cordless 1/2 impact yet that can withstand commercial use.
RobMilwaukee dewalt and Hercules at hf are all really good. We run all dewalt stuff at work and it is OK. I run milwaukee in my shop at home and it is awesome. M18 high torque and a 3/8 m12 stubby. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy either impact. I like milwaukee because of all the other tools in the same battery platform. In my opinion dewalt is much better for construction type work but milwaukee wins hands down when it comes to automotive and mechanical tools.
AaronMilwaukee all day I’ve used both a lot the only item I wish Milwaukee had is a 18v drywall sander. DeWalt does have a real nice one. I may get an buy the Milwaukee battery adapter, lol
DerrisIf you’re just using it for your cars, it don’t matter. But say you want to get a sawzall, circular saw, drill, ratchet, etc. I’d go with Milwaukee, and the ONLY reason I’m saying that is they have the M12 line and those ratchets can’t be beat. DeWalt has a ratchet too, but the battery is too bulky.
DaveThe Milwaukee 1/2 fuel is a beast of a gun. Thing can break anything loose. Get at least 5.0 battery and only have to charge it like once a week depending on how much you use it. I have the bigger Milwaukee 1/2 not the more compact one.
TJ BrockThe answer is Milwaukee, anyone that says otherwise is wrong, and it’s not up for debate.
Don’t buy the cheap Milwaukee impact, spend the money on the M18 Fuel and don’t look back. I have a DeWalt, it’s trash. I’ve used 2 different Harbor Freight impacts, they’re trash.
JoeI’d go with Milwaukee only because they have more impact tools you can use on a vehicle. I have all Dewalt otherwise. But I had to buy a right angle impact or whatever, and Dewalt didn’t have it. The rest of my impacts are old used snap on though.
ErikMilwaukee. I have both the m12 and m18. For daily work, I use the m12 with a xc 5.0 battery. Only time I really break out the m18 anymore is crossthreaded bolts or 3/4 ton trucks or bigger.
DougGoing with dewalt on this one. They just came out with a new model that is on par, maybe slightly better than Milwaukee for less money. The deciding factor would be whatever else I already had to keep the battery line the same.
IsaacUnless you’re in a field of work where you are pushing a 1/2 drive tool to its very limit, literally any brand will do fine. Any brand will do normal backyard mechanic stuff with no problems, just pick a color you like or a battery platform your already using. I’m personally fond of milwaukee for work and Hercules brand for home stuff.
NickHave a harbor freight earthquake 18v 1/2. Have throw, beat, left battery dead for days. Used Impact as a hammer, lol. Shows signs of age but 3 or 4 yrs old and same battery. They’re like $250 I think. When it gives up, I’m going to a DeWalt one. Just my opinion. The Milwaukee just are not better till you get to a 3/4″ drive.
BrandonI’m a DeWalt guy for my carpentry tools, saws mostly. I would say those are both good choices and see what the better deal with battery and charger is. If you can get 2 5hr batteries with a charger, that’s like $200 right there on both companies, so I’d just look for the best package deal offer. Also, regular impact with socket driver and a 5amp DeWalt could not take off over torqued but off my truck.
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