Best music is no music at all. I m coming here to see and hear about car and tool stories, not bloomin music. That's why I like ChrisFix channel = no music and no stupid intros in his channel. There are lots of good youtube channels ruined by stupid music they mix in the videos. I just go somewhere else to avoid hassles.
Draper disabled comments on the video. Now confirmed it does work but with mod. I guess you did not want to answer as it would hurt the channel and rep.
TIP: cover the outer edge of the socket with some insulating tape. This will protect the alloy wheel if you miss the bolt head when putting it onto the bolt.
The mains powered Clarke impact wrench will get you out of trouble when the cordless jobs can't quite cut the mustard. It's got the brute force that's sometimes necessary.
Update mine turned up yesterday used it this morning removing my Mercedes CLS 320cdi wheel bolts no hassle at all and that's on a fresh battery Draper recommend and tell you the battery will not be upto full capacity once its been depleted and charged 4 to 5 times. But so far very impressed and very happy I watched this video Respect at you fella
I've got the same Clarke corded one you have and I wouldn't say it's trash. It's definitely got the most torque out of any cordless impact and has got me out of trouble many times.
Got some birthday money and started looking at Torque Wrenches again, rewatched this video and now I want that one. Got a draper torque wrench like yours last year and its my favourite tool.
As someone else mentioned James, try those batteries from the draper in the park side tools if they are the 20v team x, I think you will find they are the same
After watching your video I bought one of these. I don't know where they got the 400 Nm figure from. Mine has trouble taking off wheel nuts from my car. Wish I'd spent a few extra quid and bought a decent one.
Just picked one of these (and battery) up from local supplier. £116.86 for the kit and £41.51 for a spare battery. Thanks James & Draper for giving you the kit for review.
I use the Dewalt DCF899 max torque is 950nm. Came as a kit with 2 5ah batteries, charger & case. Cost me £275 with a discount code. This Draper 1 looks quite nice, Draper tools have never let me down either.
Was looking at getting one of these for wheel nuts and suspension nuts and bolts and you have just helped me make up my mind , cheers for the review looks a handy tool.
Thanks for a great video James!, been considering an impact wrench for a while and your video sold it to me! Literally just received my 43785 with the 4.0Ah battery today. £137 from Amazon Prime. Awesome bit of kit, feels solid! On the one I received, the different increments of torque are marked in white print next to the LEDs 100, 150, 200, 300 and 400NM. Bought it for a Classic Vespa restoration so fingers crossed it won't snap the frame in half lol.
You will find that your parkside batteries may fit your draper and vice versa, you may need to remove a tab, this is due to the tool being sold under several different company names as draper don’t make, design or build their own stuff.
Hi Savage Garage, any chance you can try your 20v Parkside batteries in this and let us know if they fit? I would buy one if I knew my Parkside 20v batteries would fit it. thanks
I have to say. It absolutely reminds me of the 1/2 inch Parkside impact driver. The design, the look and shape of the charger and the battery, that is supposedly do 400Nm. I'm 100% sure that is not made by Lidl, but rather made by Draper in different labels and colours. Would be interesting to know it those would be interchangeable between them two brands.
I have a similar tool rated around 500nm,that has no problem taking wheel nuts off my 1ton vans. Last guy to put them on just ran em down with an air gun,and it still did it. Newer battery impacts are awesome,even cheaper ones
That's why I love my Ryobi Impact Rench 400nm. Like yourself I took ages to purchase one but I'm so glad I did, I'd never go back to not using one! Great review!
Well done Draper for giving the Impact wrench to The Savage Garage !! I have watched the video a few times which is an excellent, informative review and yesterday Santa brought me the wrench. I am looking forward very much to using it and saving from having a bad back each time I undo those stubborn wheel nuts. All I can say is please keep on producing your fantastic videos and maybe Draper might send you more tools to review because without your review I wouldn't have got Santa to get one for me. Once again thanks Draper & The Savage Garden.....Happy New Year !!!
I was going to ask this too, also the tool case looks identical to the Parkside ones! would love to get the Parkside 1/2 inch impact wrench too. but would be happy with this draper one if I could use my current Parkside batteries
I'm here for your rescue guys. I have a parkside angle grider, small impact driver (180nm) and wanted to get the large 1/2 inch drive one as well for the convenience of the batteries. I checked the Charger on the video against my charger. Sale polarity, same voltage, same amperage, same labeling. Looks 100% identical so I took the privilege to order the same Draper Impact driver as a bare body (£77 from Ebay -15% off discount) it arrives tomorrow and I will try to use it with the parkside battery. If it won't work it goes back. If it will happy days. Parkside battery £28 , Draper £50. For the 4AH ones.
Who doesn’t like new tools? Good, honest review! I guess it’s difficult to talk about tools because they only really do one thing but on the face of it, that looks very reasonable for the money and should do most home tinkerers down to the ground👍 At that price there is no excuse for using a wheel brace, shouting ‘ Ugga dugga’!!😂
Love the video great bit of advice because I was thinking the same as you was. I've got the storm force drill and 1/4 hex impact what I use for under trays etc. But abit of advice for the wheel bolts when tightening them torque them up in a star shape formation and in round the clock formation and then when their all torqued up go round in circle to make sure their not lose as when you tighten the first wheel bolt it may feel tight but then when you toque the rest and pull the wheel in to the hub, the first one may still be lose. Not hating just trying to help 👍
I was hoping to get an impact wrench at some point, can you test this on some of the axle nuts of your cars? be cool to see if it can budge any of those.
Just how many tools does anyone need? You could easily have checked the settings by tightening at each level then checking how much torque was needed to tighten nuts further. I actually have the Clarke you had. At least it came with sockets which I did not see supplied with the Draper.
I got exactly the same tool but with the smaller battery,definitely wouldn’t shift wheel nuts ,I was so disappointed with it I took it back to the draper dealer,they gave me another and we tested it in the car park,still wouldn’t shift the nuts,I got a refund for the tool but not the charger or battery which I bought separately,so now I’ve got a battery charger and battery but no tool? I accept it’s possible the bigger battery may work,but I wasn’t advised and didn’t want to buy a more expensive battery on the of chance that it would be a failure as well,🙁
hi james been watching your vidoes for a while now and think they help a lot. thanks to you i have borught myself one of the darper stormforce inpact gun today you said in the video the lights on the body did not show the torque setting but the one have it does so they must have watched your video and put them on. please keep the videos going
Nice review buddy, have you notice the similarity between the Draper and the Parkside tools? I can see the Parkside battery would work with your Draper with a minor mod.
Decided to buy one on the above vlog and watching a few others. Waste of money wouldn't shift my wheel bolts at 180Nm. It also wouldn't shift the 21mm bolts, again 180Nm on the brake calipers. These are not 400Nm impact wrenches, I recon they sent you an upgraded wrench? Yes, the battery was fully charged and on the highest setting. It still had a job to shift the wheel bolts when I cracked them with a breaker bar. Hope this helps others who may be considering this wrench.
We sell Draper tools and have found the Storm Force range to be a great seller. They have a great back up if anything were to go wrong. I would recommend getting one of the drills from the range. Very useful around the home and workshop. Enjoy your tools.
I would beware of cranking down lug nuts to high torque. I had a Vauxhall Frontera around 20 years ago and following a puncture, changed the wheel then cranked down the lug bolt by hand and sheared the bolt in half on one of the fasteners, had to limp home at low speed minus a tight bolt. Some vehicles recommend just 80 ft/lbs of torque on the wheels. Love Draper gear. The Expert range are fantastic with lifetime warranty, the socket sets are fantastic.
How do you rate this after a year of ownership? has it done well in that time? i'm looking into getting an impact wrench and remembered you reviewed this one a year ago and wondered your thoughts on it now, cheers.
Thanks, I'm wanting one of these after doing some maintenance recently. It's a pain if the car is already raised (wheels spin) etc. I've read some cheaper ones manage to get lug nuts off some of the time or most of the time, not wanting that hassle so seeing this remove 200NM gives me a better feeling about which one to go for. Just a caution I don't know how much it takes but I've read over torquing wheels can warp brake rotors etc. So I wouldn't get a bigger torque wrench and repeat this test again lol. But as I said it was really helpful to see you crack 200NM. Hope nothing was damaged. And one more thing I know it's a minor point but your 4AH battery doesn't really provide any more oomph over a 2AH battery unless the tool has some intelligence built into it. Mostly with these more basic power tools, 18 Volts 4AH is still just 18 Volts and what you've got over a 2AH is really a bigger gas tank - your tool will run for longer. I doubt it's putting out any more torque or speed. Maybe very slightly due to the individual cells being less stressed under load, but it seems a common assumption that more AH means more powerful operation and that's not generally the case. Cheers.
“A few ugger duggers”. Great impression 😂. Thanks for the review, looks pretty impressive. I think the battery technology on these tools now is leaping forward. Can’t wait to see it in use in your upcoming videos
I've got that same Clarke mains impact. Used it once for some seriously rusted nuts and yes it twisted my wrist violently. Got to be careful. Been using a Hitachi brushless impact wrench now for a good while. Happy with it.
That looks like a nice impact wrench, well done for getting it for free .... I purchased last year the most powerful Dwalt impact wrench and to be honest, it's an animal..!! ... It has 3 settings on it .. 1st setting = 50nm .... 2nd setting = 250nm ... 3rd setting = 950nm .... Maybe just a little bit to powerful lol ... Tell you what though, it's never NOT undone a bolt or nut ;-) .... I'm like you, got loads of tools for different jobs, my collection dates back from the 70's till now ;-)
I wonder if those are similar to that harbour freight impact all the yanks are raving about, just in blue plastic instead of red. Real test on that would probably be if it could shift an axle nut. I have a Ryobi 18V impact. That has been pretty good. Wheel nuts. Some suspension bolts. I even have managed to get a few axle nuts out with it although last one i had, i had to get the meter long breaker bar. Plus the batteries work in all the other 18V tools - drill, hex impact, jigsaw, circular saw, reciprocating saw, lights, grinder. etc I have been pretty happy with mine.
It doesn't appear to be similar to the Harbor Freight Earthquake model. That thing is bulkier and has significantly more torque (1200 ft lbs, though i don't think you can believe those numbers ;-) it does look more similar to another model that HF sells under their 'Bauer' brand, though they are claiming 450 ft lbs for that one.
Have a lot of Draper tools in my arsenal, screwdrivers, spanners, ratchets and sockets. Their expert range of sockets are brilliant since they grab the sides of nuts/bolts and not the points they very rarely slip off and round them off perfect if you have some crusty bolts. I use DeWalt for my impacts though since the DCF899H has a stupid amount of torque (950Nm tightening, 1625Nm breakaway) and if it can't get a bolt undone you're gonna need some heat, not found a bolt it can't undo yet, it's even took off axle nuts with ease.
love the blue color on tools so i love makita but draper when it comes to power tools are years behind. for 300nm this impact wrench is the same size like a makita or milwaukee with 1000-2000 nm. i don't know how much you paid for the kit but i got 12V milwaukee m12 fiwf12 1/2 socket and is rated 340nm for nut busting and at 350nm it doesn't struggle at all i tested it and it was able in 10sec to loosen at 450nm i also tried 500nm but it didn't manage and is half the size of this draper
You will find the draper 20V tools is same oem as the parkside 20V 400nm is not a lot on bigger rusted bolts. My Nano Facom NS1600F delivers over 800+nm in a tool a 3rd the size. These battery impacts great mobile but in the shop nothing hits same as air and nothing as compact allowing far more usage scenario . Any form of impact great though, wheels and jobs like strut top nuts suddenly 5 second job . When it comes to real stuborn stuff the quoted 400nm won't go far though . A good option in UK for battery impact wrench is AEG, currently on clearance at homebase for £39 bare tool, they do nice tool range also on clearance.
A proper DeWalt battery impact (or similar) is up there with air in terms of power. Rated for 950Nm and over 1500Nm "breakaway". Heavier and bulkier for sure, but no air line to drag around everywhere.
If working in a auto shop an airline really not a problem and you going be using one for other equipment . when mobile or construction use battery massive benefit . Air can far exceed those torque figures if required and in heavy comercial construction and farm equipment battery not going get you far. Also battery tools not so good in harsh conditions, drop it a few times, cover in oil water and dirt and air tool holds up best. Main reason I stick with air is modern high power nano tools like facom wrench and kuani nano reactionless ratchat such a small tool to power ratio it allows you use them in any area no access hassle and less user fatigue plus they very controllable and game changers in productivity ability, also tools like air hammer unique to air along with with a lot of other equipment . Love battery if mobile or at parts yard ...
Just received my 3/8th drive ratchet from the postie, beautiful tool can’t wait to do some spannering with it, price had crept up to £11.50, but still good value
i wanted to see you show how well it does the wheels nuts up, as i think it will struggle for power when trying to do things up. imo theres no getting away from air tools unless you pay big money for a good machine
I am a huge fan of the Draper expert range I used to use snap on gear at work and we got so fed up of it breaking and having to warranty it OK the repairs for the snap on were free and we never had any trouble but it was just the waiting time to get things back that was a nightmare we decided to go with the Draper stuff which is great quality and bulletproof and is really priced sensibly I am not a lover of the Draper I think its the redline range I had a ratchet screwdriver that fell apart after very light use but the Expert range cannot be faulted I think its great gear cannot praise it enough
Remember when putting the bolts or nuts back on to initially put them on by hand a couple of threads before tightening or you might cross thread if you just try to apply them with the gun.
Be honest dos this pull wheel nuts off even odd tight arse one ? I seriously looking at buying it but don't wanna waste my time or money if it dosnt do the job
Great review i have been looking for a cordless impact wrench for a few weeks but dont want to buy expensive as i only need it for taking off lawnmower blades and as i do some on site ride on mowers it will bee easier using a cordless as well in my work shop do they still make that model you have.
Thought you might have mentioned for safety about using the correct type of impact sockets when using the impact tools... Like you i have used Draper tools for years although i purchased a set of ratchet spanners from Draper that had a black finish. Only after using the spanners a couple of time the black finish started to chip and mark.I emailed Draper to complain and was given a brush off.....I no longer purchase tools from Draper.
I think the Draper will come into it's own the next time you're undoing any really rusty suspension bolts. Those first few "ugger juggers " will break loose the rust nicely. Is it just me or does anyone else love the new plastic smell of new stuff like this?
Hi, This is the 1st video I've seen of yours. Did you find out if it has brushes or not? What do they do anyway ? Is it better to have a brushless one? Do you have a review on Reciprocating Saws?
Hello, thanks for the information ... I liked the test of the torque wrench. I have a Parkside ... the battery is compatible with the draper 59518..??? Gracias
I have the older version of this which I think is pretty much the same other than the design, great bit of kit paid about £100 on eBay brand new will do most bolts only thing I’ve had it struggle with is a front hub bolt but it was extremely tight.
The storm force system looks fairly good value the 9 piece kit you showed is just over 500 quid, would be good to see the quality of the other tools, need a big cordless kit for a site I maintain to keep tools on site save me lugging my makita tools around. edit shame it doesn't have a planer I use those quite often.
I bought the impact wrench, impact driver and angle grinder set. 18 mnth on and my 3rd grinder has died. My impact wrench is stil like new (because i dont use it due to it being shit) But i really like the impact driver. 1 out of 3 though isnt good enough.
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The Intro Audio is a little messed up i have fixed it and it will be processed shortly.. So just enjoy the rest of the video! :D
The break away torque is 1200nm and max torque 400nm
Please let us know if the Lidls battery fits?
Brave torqueing those lug nuts to 210nm!
Best music is no music at all. I m coming here to see and hear about car and tool stories, not bloomin music. That's why I like ChrisFix channel = no music and no stupid intros in his channel. There are lots of good youtube channels ruined by stupid music they mix in the videos. I just go somewhere else to avoid hassles.
Draper disabled comments on the video. Now confirmed it does work but with mod. I guess you did not want to answer as it would hurt the channel and rep.
TIP: cover the outer edge of the socket with some insulating tape. This will protect the alloy wheel if you miss the bolt head when putting it onto the bolt.
Or buy a proper alloy wheel socket 👍
@@honestreview1043 makes me laugh when people are shy of spending 20 quid on the proper tool. A penny saved is a penny earnt again but come on...
The mains powered Clarke impact wrench will get you out of trouble when the cordless jobs can't quite cut the mustard. It's got the brute force that's sometimes necessary.
Update mine turned up yesterday used it this morning removing my Mercedes CLS 320cdi wheel bolts no hassle at all and that's on a fresh battery Draper recommend and tell you the battery will not be upto full capacity once its been depleted and charged 4 to 5 times. But so far very impressed and very happy I watched this video Respect at you fella
Stretching wheel nuts past the yield point? Sounds fun
210nm 😂
Always watch the ads hoping you get more cash man. You deserve it, not many car youtubers create content as enjoyable as yours.
I've got the same Clarke corded one you have and I wouldn't say it's trash. It's definitely got the most torque out of any cordless impact and has got me out of trouble many times.
I bet it's not got as much torque as the milwaukee m18 1/2in high torque 😉
Looks like you’re gonna need a bigger shed
Got some birthday money and started looking at Torque Wrenches again, rewatched this video and now I want that one. Got a draper torque wrench like yours last year and its my favourite tool.
As someone else mentioned James, try those batteries from the draper in the park side tools if they are the 20v team x, I think you will find they are the same
I would have tried undoing the wheel nuts on a lower torque setting. You could find out what torques the lower settings are capable of as well.
After watching your video I bought one of these. I don't know where they got the 400 Nm figure from. Mine has trouble taking off wheel nuts from my car. Wish I'd spent a few extra quid and bought a decent one.
Yeah I bought a Parkside side a year or 2 back useless sold it ASAP now got a DeWalt one which I haven't tried yet
Just picked one of these (and battery) up from local supplier. £116.86 for the kit and £41.51 for a spare battery. Thanks James & Draper for giving you the kit for review.
I use the Dewalt DCF899 max torque is 950nm. Came as a kit with 2 5ah batteries, charger & case. Cost me £275 with a discount code. This Draper 1 looks quite nice, Draper tools have never let me down either.
My makita is 1000nm tightening and 1600nm nut busting torque take that for a pissing contest lol
"Which is always nice" overload :D Can´t be missing in any video .. I´m happy for you to get sponsored, keep going James!
Was looking at getting one of these for wheel nuts and suspension nuts and bolts and you have just helped me make up my mind , cheers for the review looks a handy tool.
Thanks for a great video James!, been considering an impact wrench for a while and your video sold it to me! Literally just received my 43785 with the 4.0Ah battery today. £137 from Amazon Prime. Awesome bit of kit, feels solid! On the one I received, the different increments of torque are marked in white print next to the LEDs 100, 150, 200, 300 and 400NM. Bought it for a Classic Vespa restoration so fingers crossed it won't snap the frame in half lol.
Hard to beat a Savage Garage update 😁
You will find that your parkside batteries may fit your draper and vice versa, you may need to remove a tab, this is due to the tool being sold under several different company names as draper don’t make, design or build their own stuff.
I was just about to ask if they were compatible as they looked identical.
@@Sparkplugsteve oi ! stop watching youtube and get your arse outside to work on that fiesta !
@@lofty7180 haha I will be back on it soon.
Good man ! You need to get those sexy ass black n red Coilies fitted. (Is it wrong that i read your comments in a welsh accent ???)
I have some S shaped Torx ratchet spanners from Draper that are just awesome, and have saved my bacon a few times working on the Corsa. Great Company.
Hi Savage Garage, any chance you can try your 20v Parkside batteries in this and let us know if they fit? I would buy one if I knew my Parkside 20v batteries would fit it. thanks
I'd be tempted to try those parkside/Lidl batteries in it, definitely look like the same fitting as the draper ones
I have to say. It absolutely reminds me of the 1/2 inch Parkside impact driver. The design, the look and shape of the charger and the battery, that is supposedly do 400Nm. I'm 100% sure that is not made by Lidl, but rather made by Draper in different labels and colours. Would be interesting to know it those would be interchangeable between them two brands.
Parkside PASSK 20-Li A1
Do you mean the 1/2 inch Parkside impact wrench? The impact driver has a 1/4 inch hex bit.
I have a similar tool rated around 500nm,that has no problem taking wheel nuts off my 1ton vans. Last guy to put them on just ran em down with an air gun,and it still did it.
Newer battery impacts are awesome,even cheaper ones
That's why I love my Ryobi Impact Rench 400nm. Like yourself I took ages to purchase one but I'm so glad I did, I'd never go back to not using one! Great review!
Absolutely love draper tools use them all the time. I wish I had the money to afford one of them as it looks like a great piece of kit. 👍👍👍
I thought the world of battery tools until they' both went flat.
Well done Draper for giving the Impact wrench to The Savage Garage !! I have watched the video a few times which is an excellent, informative review and yesterday Santa brought me the wrench. I am looking forward very much to using it and saving from having a bad back each time I undo those stubborn wheel nuts. All I can say is please keep on producing your fantastic videos and maybe Draper might send you more tools to review because without your review I wouldn't have got Santa to get one for me. Once again thanks Draper & The Savage Garden.....Happy New Year !!!
Do those Draper batteries fit Lidl tools? they look suspiciously similar.
Lidl also has 20v impact.and it looks the same as this one.only other color.and in lidl it costs like 70€
Yeah I would like to know also
I was going to ask this too, also the tool case looks identical to the Parkside ones! would love to get the Parkside 1/2 inch impact wrench too. but would be happy with this draper one if I could use my current Parkside batteries
Was looking to see if someone commented/asking about this. When the Draper channel launched this, I commented about the very same.
I'm here for your rescue guys. I have a parkside angle grider, small impact driver (180nm) and wanted to get the large 1/2 inch drive one as well for the convenience of the batteries. I checked the Charger on the video against my charger. Sale polarity, same voltage, same amperage, same labeling. Looks 100% identical so I took the privilege to order the same Draper Impact driver as a bare body (£77 from Ebay -15% off discount) it arrives tomorrow and I will try to use it with the parkside battery. If it won't work it goes back. If it will happy days. Parkside battery £28 , Draper £50. For the 4AH ones.
I've always used Draper tools and never had an issue 👍
Me to I love them, I have a few sockets and ratchets and two draper drills. The 1/2 impact and a combi drill
Who doesn’t like new tools?
Good, honest review! I guess it’s difficult to talk about tools because they only really do one thing but on the face of it, that looks very reasonable for the money and should do most home tinkerers down to the ground👍
At that price there is no excuse for using a wheel brace, shouting ‘ Ugga dugga’!!😂
Love the video great bit of advice because I was thinking the same as you was. I've got the storm force drill and 1/4 hex impact what I use for under trays etc. But abit of advice for the wheel bolts when tightening them torque them up in a star shape formation and in round the clock formation and then when their all torqued up go round in circle to make sure their not lose as when you tighten the first wheel bolt it may feel tight but then when you toque the rest and pull the wheel in to the hub, the first one may still be lose. Not hating just trying to help 👍
I was hoping to get an impact wrench at some point, can you test this on some of the axle nuts of your cars? be cool to see if it can budge any of those.
Just how many tools does anyone need?
You could easily have checked the settings by tightening at each level then checking how much torque was needed to tighten nuts further. I actually have the Clarke you had. At least it came with sockets which I did not see supplied with the Draper.
Been watching you for a long time you have come a long way
I got exactly the same tool but with the smaller battery,definitely wouldn’t shift wheel nuts ,I was so disappointed with it I took it back to the draper dealer,they gave me another and we tested it in the car park,still wouldn’t shift the nuts,I got a refund for the tool but not the charger or battery which I bought separately,so now I’ve got a battery charger and battery but no tool? I accept it’s possible the bigger battery may work,but I wasn’t advised and didn’t want to buy a more expensive battery on the of chance that it would be a failure as well,🙁
hi james been watching your vidoes for a while now and think they help a lot. thanks to you i have borught myself one of the darper stormforce inpact gun today you said in the video the lights on the body did not show the torque setting but the one have it does so they must have watched your video and put them on. please keep the videos going
A little tip if you have a locking wheel nut , always crack it first with a breaker bar.
How is the parkside air compressor holding up?
Are these same as parkside? I think they are. Batterys look the same and charger as well
Do you have a discount code for draper storm force would like to get one
Nice review buddy, have you notice the similarity between the Draper and the Parkside tools? I can see the Parkside battery would work with your Draper with a minor mod.
I noticed this too. Case, charger, battery and the tool very similar to the Parkside wrench.
Great review, respect to Draper.
My lad says your wearing my hoodie 😂
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Decided to buy one on the above vlog and watching a few others. Waste of money wouldn't shift my wheel bolts at 180Nm. It also wouldn't shift the 21mm bolts, again 180Nm on the brake calipers. These are not 400Nm impact wrenches, I recon they sent you an upgraded wrench? Yes, the battery was fully charged and on the highest setting. It still had a job to shift the wheel bolts when I cracked them with a breaker bar. Hope this helps others who may be considering this wrench.
The Draper batteries look almost identical to the Parkside batteries, don't suppose they happen to be interchangeable?
The sockets have a hole in them and there is also a hole in the 'tool splint' ( where the socket fits onto the driver). What are these for ?
We sell Draper tools and have found the Storm Force range to be a great seller. They have a great back up if anything were to go wrong. I would recommend getting one of the drills from the range. Very useful around the home and workshop. Enjoy your tools.
I would beware of cranking down lug nuts to high torque. I had a Vauxhall Frontera around 20 years ago and following a puncture, changed the wheel then cranked down the lug bolt by hand and sheared the bolt in half on one of the fasteners, had to limp home at low speed minus a tight bolt. Some vehicles recommend just 80 ft/lbs of torque on the wheels.
Love Draper gear. The Expert range are fantastic with lifetime warranty, the socket sets are fantastic.
How do you rate this after a year of ownership? has it done well in that time? i'm looking into getting an impact wrench and remembered you reviewed this one a year ago and wondered your thoughts on it now, cheers.
Thanks, I'm wanting one of these after doing some maintenance recently. It's a pain if the car is already raised (wheels spin) etc. I've read some cheaper ones manage to get lug nuts off some of the time or most of the time, not wanting that hassle so seeing this remove 200NM gives me a better feeling about which one to go for. Just a caution I don't know how much it takes but I've read over torquing wheels can warp brake rotors etc. So I wouldn't get a bigger torque wrench and repeat this test again lol. But as I said it was really helpful to see you crack 200NM. Hope nothing was damaged. And one more thing I know it's a minor point but your 4AH battery doesn't really provide any more oomph over a 2AH battery unless the tool has some intelligence built into it. Mostly with these more basic power tools, 18 Volts 4AH is still just 18 Volts and what you've got over a 2AH is really a bigger gas tank - your tool will run for longer. I doubt it's putting out any more torque or speed. Maybe very slightly due to the individual cells being less stressed under load, but it seems a common assumption that more AH means more powerful operation and that's not generally the case. Cheers.
I still use Draper tools that I've owned since the late 1980's 😜
“A few ugger duggers”. Great impression 😂. Thanks for the review, looks pretty impressive. I think the battery technology on these tools now is leaping forward. Can’t wait to see it in use in your upcoming videos
I've got that same Clarke mains impact. Used it once for some seriously rusted nuts and yes it twisted my wrist violently. Got to be careful.
Been using a Hitachi brushless impact wrench now for a good while. Happy with it.
I've got a Draper Torque wrench which has never failed me. Nice review.
That looks like a nice impact wrench, well done for getting it for free .... I purchased last year the most powerful Dwalt impact wrench and to be honest, it's an animal..!! ... It has 3 settings on it .. 1st setting = 50nm .... 2nd setting = 250nm ... 3rd setting = 950nm .... Maybe just a little bit to powerful lol ... Tell you what though, it's never NOT undone a bolt or nut ;-) .... I'm like you, got loads of tools for different jobs, my collection dates back from the 70's till now ;-)
I wonder if those are similar to that harbour freight impact all the yanks are raving about, just in blue plastic instead of red.
Real test on that would probably be if it could shift an axle nut.
I have a Ryobi 18V impact. That has been pretty good. Wheel nuts. Some suspension bolts. I even have managed to get a few axle nuts out with it although last one i had, i had to get the meter long breaker bar. Plus the batteries work in all the other 18V tools - drill, hex impact, jigsaw, circular saw, reciprocating saw, lights, grinder. etc I have been pretty happy with mine.
It doesn't appear to be similar to the Harbor Freight Earthquake model. That thing is bulkier and has significantly more torque (1200 ft lbs, though i don't think you can believe those numbers ;-) it does look more similar to another model that HF sells under their 'Bauer' brand, though they are claiming 450 ft lbs for that one.
Have a lot of Draper tools in my arsenal, screwdrivers, spanners, ratchets and sockets. Their expert range of sockets are brilliant since they grab the sides of nuts/bolts and not the points they very rarely slip off and round them off perfect if you have some crusty bolts. I use DeWalt for my impacts though since the DCF899H has a stupid amount of torque (950Nm tightening, 1625Nm breakaway) and if it can't get a bolt undone you're gonna need some heat, not found a bolt it can't undo yet, it's even took off axle nuts with ease.
love the blue color on tools so i love makita but draper when it comes to power tools are years behind. for 300nm this impact wrench is the same size like a makita or milwaukee with 1000-2000 nm. i don't know how much you paid for the kit but i got 12V milwaukee m12 fiwf12 1/2 socket and is rated 340nm for nut busting and at 350nm it doesn't struggle at all i tested it and it was able in 10sec to loosen at 450nm i also tried 500nm but it didn't manage and is half the size of this draper
You will find the draper 20V tools is same oem as the parkside 20V
400nm is not a lot on bigger rusted bolts.
My Nano Facom NS1600F delivers over 800+nm in a tool a 3rd the size.
These battery impacts great mobile but in the shop nothing hits same as air and nothing as compact allowing far more usage scenario .
Any form of impact great though, wheels and jobs like strut top nuts suddenly 5 second job .
When it comes to real stuborn stuff the quoted 400nm won't go far though .
A good option in UK for battery impact wrench is AEG, currently on clearance at homebase for £39 bare tool, they do nice tool range also on clearance.
A proper DeWalt battery impact (or similar) is up there with air in terms of power. Rated for 950Nm and over 1500Nm "breakaway". Heavier and bulkier for sure, but no air line to drag around everywhere.
If working in a auto shop an airline really not a problem and you going be using one for other equipment .
when mobile or construction use battery massive benefit .
Air can far exceed those torque figures if required and in heavy comercial construction and farm equipment battery not going get you far.
Also battery tools not so good in harsh conditions, drop it a few times, cover in oil water and dirt and air tool holds up best.
Main reason I stick with air is modern high power nano tools like facom wrench and kuani nano reactionless ratchat such a small tool to power ratio it allows you use them in any area no access hassle and less user fatigue plus they very controllable and game changers in productivity ability, also tools like air hammer unique to air along with with a lot of other equipment .
Love battery if mobile or at parts yard ...
Just received my 3/8th drive ratchet from the postie, beautiful tool can’t wait to do some spannering with it, price had crept up to £11.50, but still good value
Hi James, don't suppose you are getting rid of your clarke one?
wonder if they will ever do a 3/8 gun using the same batteries, would be convenient because you dont have too work about not being interchangeable
i wanted to see you show how well it does the wheels nuts up, as i think it will struggle for power when trying to do things up. imo theres no getting away from air tools unless you pay big money for a good machine
Nice one James, Good to see you finally getting recognised by some bigger companies.
How's the impact ranch working for you interested in hearing about it as i want to invest
Dewalt DCF899 brushless... brutal.
Hows that we impact gun goung draper cheers where did you purchase cheers
Hi, have not seen this for a while in your video's how is it going and also what is the model number for it please
Is the batteries from Lidl working with it? It looks similar.
I am a huge fan of the Draper expert range I used to use snap on gear at work and we got so fed up of it breaking and having to warranty it OK the repairs for the snap on were free and we never had any trouble but it was just the waiting time to get things back that was a nightmare we decided to go with the Draper stuff which is great quality and bulletproof and is really priced sensibly I am not a lover of the Draper I think its the redline range I had a ratchet screwdriver that fell apart after very light use but the Expert range cannot be faulted I think its great gear cannot praise it enough
Do proper enjoy your videos bro keep it up 👌🏼🤙🏼
Well deserved. Love the channel!. Keep up the great work 👍
Remember when putting the bolts or nuts back on to initially put them on by hand a couple of threads before tightening or you might cross thread if you just try to apply them with the gun.
honest review I know you’re trying to be helpful which I appreciate but this ain’t my first rodeo lol
I was looking for an impact wrench last year, bought the Ryobi one. The Draper looks a stronger tool to be honest. Thanks for the honest review 👍
Be honest dos this pull wheel nuts off even odd tight arse one ? I seriously looking at buying it but don't wanna waste my time or money if it dosnt do the job
Great video mate. Nice to see a good review 👍
Those batteries look awfully similar to the Parkside ones, are they the same format?
nice to see your channel getting some notice , kepp up the good work
when buying cordless tools it's best to try to buy from the same range so that you can use the battery on more than one tool
Is this still going strong looking at buying one thanks
Great review i have been looking for a cordless impact wrench for a few weeks but dont want to buy expensive as i only need it for taking off lawnmower blades and as i do some on site ride on mowers it will bee easier using a cordless as well in my work shop do they still make that model you have.
Thought you might have mentioned for safety about using the correct type of impact sockets when using the impact tools...
Like you i have used Draper tools for years although i purchased a set of ratchet spanners from Draper that had a black finish.
Only after using the spanners a couple of time the black finish started to chip and mark.I emailed Draper to complain and
was given a brush off.....I no longer purchase tools from Draper.
I think the Draper will come into it's own the next time you're undoing any really rusty suspension bolts. Those first few "ugger juggers " will break loose the rust nicely. Is it just me or does anyone else love the new plastic smell of new stuff like this?
Hi,
This is the 1st video I've seen of yours.
Did you find out if it has brushes or not?
What do they do anyway ?
Is it better to have a brushless one?
Do you have a review on Reciprocating Saws?
Curious, how much does this cost?
Ohh £150 jheeez I got a mint deal on my high torque Milwaukee thought this would of been a lot cheaper..
if you gonna test thos tool, i wonder how it works with full battery and half discharged - does it have less torque or the same
Hello, thanks for the information ... I liked the test of the torque wrench.
I have a Parkside ... the battery is compatible with the draper 59518..???
Gracias
You lucky person!! I need this in my job.
Might get one of these to try myself.
parkside impact wrench is a beast at taking wheels nuts off
I have the older version of this which I think is pretty much the same other than the design, great bit of kit paid about £100 on eBay brand new will do most bolts only thing I’ve had it struggle with is a front hub bolt but it was extremely tight.
The storm force system looks fairly good value the 9 piece kit you showed is just over 500 quid, would be good to see the quality of the other tools, need a big cordless kit for a site I maintain to keep tools on site save me lugging my makita tools around. edit shame it doesn't have a planer I use those quite often.
well done mate hard work paying off
Could you try maybe cv joint or hub nut and let us know 👌thanks
Hey. What Model is the Dewalt. I was just on the web looking to get the 3/8 brushless dcf902. Please let me know what you have there
That impact gun is just a rebranded parkside 20v impact gun for double the price..
THanks for this comment... you may have just saved me some cash!
It's quite the same machine, you can bet that!
Good bit of kit have a few draper tools myself never let me down.
Just bought that very ratchet after seeing the mini video very happy with it cheers for the recommendation
Looks like a capable bit of kit, Cheers for the upload " J ".
Baz.
Great video buying mine now 👍👍
I bought the impact wrench, impact driver and angle grinder set.
18 mnth on and my 3rd grinder has died. My impact wrench is stil like new (because i dont use it due to it being shit)
But i really like the impact driver. 1 out of 3 though isnt good enough.
The battery looks very similar to the parkside one does it fit?