Personally I have all these in 1/4 and 3/8 sizes and prefer the brushed 1/4 drive. Why? It is smaller and fits in tighter places. You can argue the 1/4 and 3/8 are the same size in the non fuel, which is true, but once you put a socket on it, 1/4 sockets are smaller! So it fits in tighter spots! I have the 1/2 drive regular fuel as well and use it sometimes on suspension work. As others have stated, these are nut runners, not impacts! The torque ratings really aren’t that important to me. I break things loose with something, either the m12 ratchets themselves (not running of course, an impact wrench of some sort or a breaker bar - then use the m12 ratchet to run the fastener out / off Granted everyone has an opinion and every opinion is valid.. that’s just my 2 cents
I break bolts loose with a ratchet and then run them out with the cordless ratchet. I have also heard that turning the bolt while pressing the trigger is bad for the cordless ratchet.
As a finer point, many times you purchase from a company and Amazon does the shipping. It may be worth looking to see if the seller is authorized as a Milwaukee dealer.
Just bought a 2557 (not in this video) It's the Fuel, brushless, NON-high speed, which is important to have that 55lb ft of torque! The torque is what I wanted, also short reach because the long reach is too long to get inside tight spaces under the hood.
2457 (black top) is the old NON-brushless - 35ft/lb 225rpm. Not worth the price. I agree with you, 2567 IS brushless and the best buy for a 35ft/lb ratchet. The 2565 is a massive 200ft/lb and 3000rpm, its a beast IF you need that kind of torque and rpm range.
My 2457 failed after 2-3 months of use. Granted i was probably putting around 50-75 ft/lbs of force on it before the gears inside skipped. It still functioned but would still skip if too much force was applied (20 ft/lbs). After a month of light use the head of it exploded and snapped.
Yes, the 2557-20 is a larger head and higher torque than the 2567-20. But the 2567-20 is labeled as 'high speed' and is much faster at spinning off fasteners. It's just not as strong which sometimes can make a difference depending on what you're working on. Thanks for watching! -Dan
Which one did you end up getting so confused I got the 2557-20 but then I saw the 2567-20 has a higher speed. Even thought 2557-20 has a higher torque…
@@blackhawks1870 I got 2567. I figure out, i will be using hand power anyway with any number of tq. So speed won for me. Got it of an ebay new tool only for $122 after tax.
Watch torque test channel, they push the ratchet wrenches to 160+ I saw another channel client graphics push the high torque until it snapped it was over 250.
I had the same issue with the non fuel, i went through 3 units until i finally went to the middle fuel but not high speed, great unit but I very much dislike the m12 battery tabs, i have several milwaukee battery's with broken and cracked tabs, they area pain to get off at times, i have dewalt and m18 tools with zero battery issues, nothing broken. Garbage design for the price. Just purchased the new dewalt sealed head 3/8and 1/2 20v, not as comfy to use as the m12 ratchet but overall a much better unit, milwaukee redesign the battery for the m12
2567 middle one sucks. It can’t even break a normal nut off. Basically the protection mode kicks in too soon. Try the older 2557 is better. Much better since the protection doesn’t kick in so sudden which helps real nuts loose. Good day
You’re using it wrong. An electric ratchet isn’t for breaking fasteners loose. You’re supposed to break it loose by hand then back it off. Let me ask you this… would you put an electric toothbrush in your mouth and expect it to do all the work? There was a sign at an old shop I used to work at that applies here “Equipment has no brain, operator must use own”
@@Volksoner619 Never understood why folks are use these cordless ratchets expecting them to break bolts. "Ratchet" vs "Break" is two different words & they never seem to understand the difference. Glad you explained it for him.
Looking to get the Fuel one in the middle (your favorite) but sheesh it's $279.99 for the kit at Home Depot right now. Do you think it's worth it for that price? I would have to get the kit because I don't own anything Milwaukee.
Hi Michael, Yeah, that seems a little steep at Home Depot... You might want to wait and see if it goes on sale. Or, this kit with two batteries and a charger and a bag is a pretty decent price right now on Amazon if you're good without the milwaukee factory warranty: amzn.to/3N3AfxH I use mine almost everyday. Take care, -Dan
The middle one is great. I use mine daily at work. I have the brushless 3/8, 1/4 and 1/4 extended. I use the smaller 2 and 2.5 batteries and these ratchets suck down batteries like crazy. That price for a kit sounds about right. I wanna say I paid like 225 for the bare tool. The extended one was more.
You’re not supposed to press the trigger while using as a ratchet. That’s why it broke
Thank you for the info, I didn't know that about these ratchets. I appreciate you sharing that with me.
Take care,
-Dan the Fix it Man
How would that break it?
Love the Jazz hands, Dang it Dan! it's in my cart now. Thank you for the incite
Personally I have all these in 1/4 and 3/8 sizes and prefer the brushed 1/4 drive. Why? It is smaller and fits in tighter places.
You can argue the 1/4 and 3/8 are the same size in the non fuel, which is true, but once you put a socket on it, 1/4 sockets are smaller! So it fits in tighter spots!
I have the 1/2 drive regular fuel as well and use it sometimes on suspension work.
As others have stated, these are nut runners, not impacts! The torque ratings really aren’t that important to me. I break things loose with something, either the m12 ratchets themselves (not running of course, an impact wrench of some sort or a breaker bar - then use the m12 ratchet to run the fastener out / off
Granted everyone has an opinion and every opinion is valid.. that’s just my 2 cents
I break bolts loose with a ratchet and then run them out with the cordless ratchet. I have also heard that turning the bolt while pressing the trigger is bad for the cordless ratchet.
1:43 that's how you broke. you cannot manually turn it when you engage the trigger. it's either one or the other.
As a finer point, many times you purchase from a company and Amazon does the shipping. It may be worth looking to see if the seller is authorized as a Milwaukee dealer.
Just bought a 2557 (not in this video)
It's the Fuel, brushless, NON-high speed, which is important to have that 55lb ft of torque!
The torque is what I wanted, also short reach because the long reach is too long to get inside tight spaces under the hood.
2457 (black top) is the old NON-brushless - 35ft/lb 225rpm. Not worth the price. I agree with you, 2567 IS brushless and the best buy for a 35ft/lb ratchet. The 2565 is a massive 200ft/lb and 3000rpm, its a beast IF you need that kind of torque and rpm range.
2457 for 45$ - good choice or not ?
Hey havasu
It is stronger but is not rated 200fp
Great video. Helped me make my decision.
Still dont know what fuel charged means.
Thank you for watching!
FUEL just means that it has a brushless motor vs. the brushed motor in the non-fuel versions.
My 2457 failed after 2-3 months of use. Granted i was probably putting around 50-75 ft/lbs of force on it before the gears inside skipped. It still functioned but would still skip if too much force was applied (20 ft/lbs). After a month of light use the head of it exploded and snapped.
Thats no good, a regular ratchet can stand up to 200+ pounds before damage.
2557-20 vs 2567-20? i see that 67 has not as good reviews as 57 on homedepot website, any difference between two?
Yes, the 2557-20 is a larger head and higher torque than the 2567-20. But the 2567-20 is labeled as 'high speed' and is much faster at spinning off fasteners. It's just not as strong which sometimes can make a difference depending on what you're working on.
Thanks for watching!
-Dan
Which one did you end up getting so confused I got the 2557-20 but then I saw the 2567-20 has a higher speed. Even thought 2557-20 has a higher torque…
@@blackhawks1870 I got 2567. I figure out, i will be using hand power anyway with any number of tq. So speed won for me. Got it of an ebay new tool only for $122 after tax.
@@ironbull2003 man that’s a great deal
I wonder how much torque the long reach will take before the body will break. A standard rachet is good for 200+ pounds before damage may occur.
Watch torque test channel, they push the ratchet wrenches to 160+ I saw another channel client graphics push the high torque until it snapped it was over 250.
I had the same issue with the non fuel, i went through 3 units until i finally went to the middle fuel but not high speed, great unit but I very much dislike the m12 battery tabs, i have several milwaukee battery's with broken and cracked tabs, they area pain to get off at times, i have dewalt and m18 tools with zero battery issues, nothing broken. Garbage design for the price. Just purchased the new dewalt sealed head 3/8and 1/2 20v, not as comfy to use as the m12 ratchet but overall a much better unit, milwaukee redesign the battery for the m12
Nice review thanks bro.
2567 middle one sucks. It can’t even break a normal nut off. Basically the protection mode kicks in too soon. Try the older 2557 is better. Much better since the protection doesn’t kick in so sudden which helps real nuts loose. Good day
You’re using it wrong. An electric ratchet isn’t for breaking fasteners loose. You’re supposed to break it loose by hand then back it off.
Let me ask you this… would you put an electric toothbrush in your mouth and expect it to do all the work?
There was a sign at an old shop I used to work at that applies here
“Equipment has no brain, operator must use own”
@@Volksoner619 Never understood why folks are use these cordless ratchets expecting them to break bolts. "Ratchet" vs "Break" is two different words & they never seem to understand the difference. Glad you explained it for him.
Looking to get the Fuel one in the middle (your favorite) but sheesh it's $279.99 for the kit at Home Depot right now. Do you think it's worth it for that price? I would have to get the kit because I don't own anything Milwaukee.
Hi Michael,
Yeah, that seems a little steep at Home Depot...
You might want to wait and see if it goes on sale.
Or, this kit with two batteries and a charger and a bag is a pretty decent price right now on Amazon if you're good without the milwaukee factory warranty: amzn.to/3N3AfxH
I use mine almost everyday.
Take care,
-Dan
The middle one is great. I use mine daily at work. I have the brushless 3/8, 1/4 and 1/4 extended. I use the smaller 2 and 2.5 batteries and these ratchets suck down batteries like crazy.
That price for a kit sounds about right. I wanna say I paid like 225 for the bare tool. The extended one was more.
Great review