How Long will An $100 Amazon Impact Wrench Last In Our Testing?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2020
- It is mind-blowing as to how many different impact wrenches you can buy on Amazon! The cost of most of them is around $100 and the features they include are amazing when compared to what we can get for the same price at a local big box store.
The goal of our video was to see how long a $100 impact wrench purchased from Amazon would survive in the normal testing we put name brand tools through daily. You see every bit of use and testing in this video so it is easy to see how long it took for us to get the Amazon impact wrench to start smoking.
We were very surprised in the feel and general feature set that came with the Amazon impact wrench. For a tool that comes with a 5Ah battery and is less than $100, it did well through most of the testing.
Here are some of the specs listed for this exact tool:
No Load Speed (var. 4 spd) : 0-1,000 / 0-1,600 / 0-2,200 / 0-2,700 RPM
Impacts Per Minute (var. 4 spd.) : 0-1,500 / 0-2,000 / 0-2,800 / 0-3,500 IPM
Maximum Torque (ft.lbs./Nm) : 258 ft.lbs./350Nm
Nut-Busting Torque (ft.lbs./Nm) : 325 ft.lbs./440Nm
Overall Length : 8-1/5"
Net Weight (tool only): 2.6lbs.
Net Weight (with battery) : 3.8lbs.
Battery : 18V 5.0Ah Lithium-Ion
Charger Output : 3A
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Upgraded from an older 18v kit. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxW1vOBRCMrgTCDEijzpVzDWsgI-Jm2iQv I independently chose the drill and impact tool, before I came across the kit.I like the 3 speed impact gun. It seems more powerful than my older one, and it can be set to be really gentle. The drill is more appropriately sized for my use. I used to have a hammer drill, but I did not like that it was so big and it was not a great hammer drill. I rather have a smaller drill like this, and then get a corded hammer drill for the odd case I need that.
I do car maintenances such as brakes and struts for 2 vehicles (my wife's 2010 Prius and my 2007 Tacoma). I do these tasks not too often so I can't justify spending a lot of money for a quality brand names. Also I'm cautious of my tools and take good care of them so I think purchasing the cheaper ones as long as they meet the torque requirements, I'm happy. Thanks for making this video.
Do the same test with professional makita and see if it will survive
It seems like a strong and competitive tool. For the money it beats many diy tools on the market.
Great video, thanks.
Excellent and extensive review. *****
The abuse that took should never be done to anything you want to keep working. Once it gets hot, reach for another tool until it cools off. Would you keep driving your car when its overheating? A test to see its limits, awesome, Now you know not to drop it off a roof and to use a high torque impact for lug nuts. The tool is a $100 mid torque tool, not a $350 heavy-duty Milwaukee. I for one am thoroughly impressed, in fact blown away. Try that on a Black&Decker Craftsman Kobalt Ryobi etc. In fact the Dewalt mid model would fail.
I think we proved it is a good impact as long as you dont drop it.
I agree 1000%. No impact wrench is gonna go through that much abuse in a given day at a shop let alone with someone who's just using it at home which is what alot of guys buying from Amazon are using them for. I bought the Popoman impact wrench from Amazon for home use and it's taken off every lug nut and tractor blade I've tried it on. Not to mention everything else I've done with it but it doesn't get the abuse shown in the video either
I agree, I'm also impressed, this guy just disgust being biased. He just lost his credibility.
The charger starts playing a cute little jingle. “I dislike that too”. 😂 😂
It is a charger, not a juke box. 👍🤘😇
That's typical Japanese or Chinese stuff .Obsessed with flashing lights and sound
120 on heat not bad tool seems to be pretty consistent nice testing Brian Pretty impressive for a cheap Amazon tool close to rigid and ryobi on pricing for little bit more you could get a bosch or makita or Milwaukee though @WorkshopAddict
Sir,I need to purchase this tool,can you give me link to it? Appreciate your work.
Good Job 👍🏽 👍🏽
Wonder if that battery will work on a makita tool charger defenitly is almost identical to a makita charger @WorkshopAddict
I've got a deko from a year and a half ago and I use it hard at work. Forward torque isn't great but I use it on things I need to torque that I know it makes less than. And honestly I'm really happy with it
That looks and sounds (no load speed) like the Bosch IDH-182 (Gen 1), but with double the torque output.
I work at a ford dealership as you can tell in my videos i just started testing amazon impacts and other tools and im getting same results. apart from dropping them im to scared to do that lol great video will watching your other stuff you have
And we’re did you get it and product info please
The reviewed Hychika drill sells at Walmart for $39.99 delivered.
I already have a brushed Hychika cordless drill and a brushless hedge trimmer that I am very satisfied with, so I bought it just to have an extra 20V battery and charger
The drill I got drills easily 1.5" holes in dimensional lumber (at the high speed setting, using a Forstner bit) and clocks on my tachometer 2100 RPM at no load.
It performed for me better than the reviewed drill and had no chuck slippage on tightening - I would say that the difference from DeWalt is imperceptible. .
The Hychika tool is probably not as durable as DeWalt, but for home use it does the same job at less than one fifth the price!
You could drop an expensive one like that ,and still damage it ,especially brush less , they have more solid state components to crack and more solder joints
I really want to know what happend.could have been a crappy solider job at the forks for the battery.can you tear it down please.
Could it be that since a lot of these batteries appear similar in appearance that they just need to be cracked open and reverse some wires or connections ; or atleast i feel like that's the case with Bauer and Hercules as an Bauer battery will snap into an Hercules but nothing happens from me messing around in an HF .
165 psi torque on lugs for a non high performance suv?
I would NEVER hold my impact that long on something and if i did i would expect it to get hot from friction! Some of the tests these channels do are not every day related. He SMOKED that thing in a vise all day and it lost 1 light on the battery indicator! I'm buying stock in this company TONIGHT!!!
😆 Nice! 💪🏾
Lmao thats more like it
Happy to see the rotors did not warp, but kug nuts took a beating. Time to switch out the lug nuts with spline drive.
Nice video bro
Why would you over torque your lugnuts? They are now stretched
Sir I want to get one like your, what brand and where ?
Trying to find a 1/2 hog ring I can leave in the vehicle through the freezing winter months. On Amazon, I like to visit the brands store and see what else they sell.
Lol great video man, loved the torture testing. You weren't half joking when you said Amazon was packed with impact wrenches and other assorted 20 volt max platform tools. How ironic is it that I spent hundreds of dollars on proto ratchets 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" extensions, deep sockets, all metrics, all standard sizes and I go out and spend 70 bucks on an impact wrench? 🔧
That thing is a BEAST for under $100! Fuck Milwaukee and dewalt!
What is the name of the impact wrench I can’t find it on Amazon
I am looking for something I can put in the trunk of my car and plug into my cigarette lighter when need to change a tire. Which one should I get?
I carry a 2' breaker bar in all of my cars, but if you have physical limitations that won't allow that I recommend you look at this kit, (or a similar one). The wrench does not work like your typical impact wrench but rather it ramps up the speed of the anvil then when the dogs catch it hits with a "clack!". Many people would consider this to be a toy but they actually do work, plus you get a 12V electric jack all in a nice carry case. There used to be videos on TH-cam some years ago with similar kits, maybe you can do a search and see if one is right for you before you buy. If you want just the wrench, they sell them on Amazon, eBay and at Harbor Freight.
tinyurl.com/ych8ooel
*EDIT:* Here is a guy using one the the 12V impacts on wheel nuts. The only thing he does on his channel is review impact wrenches so you'll see him using this wrench on fasteners they weren't meant for.
th-cam.com/video/euMIEHxNn58/w-d-xo.html
I had submitted some ideas to H.Freight so in the future hopefully we'll be able to tailor the torque of these power tools . Although don't get rid of your torque measuring devices as what I have suggested is to prevent overtorque and just get the torque within the ball park . Although one of those ideas will probably get the torque dead on but I doubt they'll do it due to being complicated and probably too expensive .
I wonder if it would have worked with another battery. I saw the meter . But maybe something didn’t make contact
That's what happened to my cordless Bosch bulldog. I had it for a little over a year. It works sometimes I'm sure it's the technology in it. My corded bulldogs last 10 years. They don't have all the technology in them.
The cells look like the ones inside ryobi batteries, I can tell by the wrapper used, I believe they are lg 18650 1.5ah with a 15ah max discharged rate, makita usually uses Sony 18650 either 10ah or 15ah but the cheap Sony because the best Sony is the Murata type
Due to regulations and shipping, I do think they would have to be honest about the Ah of the batteries. They should be 2.5ah to match the labeling.
Sorry I just saw it say 5ah battery so the cells would have to be 2.5ah in parallel (5s2p), although the wrapper looks like 1.5ahs, I honestly haven't worked/seen a 2.5ah so I don't know lol, thanks
@@WorkshopAddict i agree with you i just haven't hold a 2.5ah cell in my hand to tell lol, but also those vanon and other companies I have found out some are not the amps that they say, but we won't really know until we take it apart completely to see other markings/numbers, if you can see any, send it to me i might be able to see what I can find, thanks
@@WorkshopAddict Unfortunately that is not the case at all. Just look at any of the non OEM M12 battery reviews that open the case on Amazon, not one of them actually contained cells with the advertised capacity. Also look and all these no name "4ah - 9ah 18650 cells" all over the web, those types of capacity cells simply don't exist in that form factor.
If I needed a cheaper gun, I would stick with the major brands so the batteries can be used with other tools. I don't think you save anything buying an off brand tool. The batteries can't be used with anything else. If that gun was a Ryobi, at least the battery would still be useful.
This battery works with Makita. Lol.
@@WorkshopAddict Lol. At least it isn't a total loss then.
You totally sold me on this item! The drop test was beyond what i would expect it to endure but what it did on the wheels sold me REAL quick plus it plays "dixie land" when you charge the battery!!! Politicians would have a heyday with that one and start tearing down memorials and statues. God bless Chinese technology and child labor
Fuck yes it's getting warm you're beating that thing like a red headed step child
That's what I'm sayin! I'mThoroughly impressed with that thing in fact I just ordered it straight from China tonight for $76 with the carrying case because it is completely sold out in the US. That tells me everything I need to know. That's like drop testing you're home stereo system to see if it's gonna last. Electronic products never do well talking a jolt like that. I can't wait till mine comes and i don't have to hook up and drag a hose around the shop to take wheels off. I'm a mechanic at a corvette and classic car specialty shop in Newington Ct and I'm VERY impressed! Once it broke those lugs from 230 psi i was fringing SOLD BABY! And that some bitch sounds like quality!
Well the bigger brands wouldn't break when you drop it.
I'm a mechanic in a very busy shop that specializes in corvettes and classic cars and when i watch tool reviews I'm always wondering where you guys come up with a lot of the ways you do tests. For a tool like this the only test you really need is torque the lug nuts down to a specific number and see if it breaks them loose! And from what number. As a professional i would NEVER hammer on my impact for 1-2 minutes straight non stop but i guess for long term durability it's a legit test
Impacts have issues with rattling themselves apart if made cheaply. That is what we were going for there. Durability
@@WorkshopAddict those aren't made cheap I'm a mechanic for a living and i have that impact and abuse it and it works fabulous. Just getting you up to date on told you will be pleased with that thing i assure you
The battery might be showing volts but it may not be suppying enough amps when a load is accepted. Try a diff battery it is more likely to be the BMS IN THE BATTERY
what di you plan to do with the tool? You can give it to me if you want, I live tinkering with electronics
If I would have seen this last week, I would have sent it to you. I recycled it on Friday.
Perhaps it will work again when it cools down?
It'll be better if you did a drop test with a branded one too. Id say ill still buy it though
It's probably more likely the contacts on the tool itself broke somewhere. I know the battery mechanism has to have some give as to not break anything there normally. Perhaps this tool wasn't well designed in that way.
Or perhaps he just got a bad one. Never know
Most, if not all of these, including name brand, are made in Chyna. I've had a 1/2" Milwaukee corded hammer drill fail early on.
22:17 "i dislike that too" same, why is a tool making such noises haha
The link says, "tool unavailable" .
Dude... amazing lol
I always crack up when you reviewers say "made in China" like its a bad thing...Pretty much all the major brands have their stuff manufactured over there...
I think there are a few of us who would like to see more products Made in the USA.
Joe,
It’s what I call: a sad little truth.
China is #1 manufacturing country
@@WorkshopAddict no kidding...and I'd like to see unicorns fart cupcake sprinkles lol
US manufactures can source great stuff out of China or slap a label on a budget brand and compete on price.
@@barryaiello3127 *manufacturers
It's great you gave it a fair shake and not just automatically make fun of it. The compact head is really nice. It's selling to the diy market who probably don't need an impact very often. Just not sure about the warranty/longevity though. Company might not exist or change names in a few years.
We showed you the longevity. Not long.
@@WorkshopAddict True, I guess I meant for longevity other than drop. But your rant about unneeded electronics is great. It's a big problem with newer cars more than tools even. Maybe do a video just on that to give it attention.
Nice video brian @WorkshopAddict
These tools are built in a handful of factories as white label tools. A company will just tell that factory to put their company name on it. And they have no say in the engineering.
Best Impact wrench 1200Nm th-cam.com/video/BWSbOQv_r4M/w-d-xo.html
Probably just a solder joint that cracked
Don't speak well for the longevity of a rattle gun, does it.
I'd be curious to see what the manufacturer had to say if you asked them for comments?
I will ask on Amazon and see what they say. Maybe we all should post the video and ask questions. 👍
The battery and charger looks exactly like Makita. It's ashame the tool couldn't take a 5ft drop.
Obviously not Makita quality.
I can’t take 5 ft. drop either!
Great Video, but WAY too many ads!
Use AdBlock to eliminate them.
Thats funny the charger sounds just like a makita charger the makita chargers you can change the chime you hear when you put on a battery to charge @WorkshopAddict
Teardown! Maybe just a spade connector became disconnected. Continue the torture!
Unlikely because the power is lost at the lower circuit board.
I suspect a cheap solder joint broke. the devil is in the detail with these things: lots of little tricks to mitigate impact (i.e. drop) damage.
@@wim0104 Here is a link to a point in the teardown of a similar tool showing some suspect solder joints: th-cam.com/video/AERn5japFs8/w-d-xo.html
@@dahut3614 yes, AvE thought me everything I know :-) Seriously though:I've seen the same parallels with other equipment: soldering tools, rework stations, flashlights,... it's always bad quality solder for component assembly & power contacts
anything Makita shaped is an open standard now? this isn't the only random-label blue tool out there.
I don't know, but there are a lot of copies.
also, if it stops after 1 drop, it ain't gonna last long when impact-wrenching.
@@wim0104 Great point
Thats called bolt tensile stretch it's not anything ford did. And it also has to do with how dry the threads and lug nut collar are. To really do this testing properly the threads and nut collar should have never sieze or Molly lube for better consistency and accuracy
The reason there are so many for sale is the fact you can buy them way cheaper than what you paid direct from China and people are just putting their bit $ on top of the original price
Im still buying it even it failed on you
Do you think it will last if you abuse that much to Snap On ??
I think I could abuse a Ryobi this much and it would last. There was no abuse here. It failed on the 3rd drop.
It looks like you are a paid guy, I don't believe you a bit that was a extreme abuse and we don't know if you did something to it's winding.
@@Alamin311 You have the full right to believe what you want. You seen everything happen as I did it. I left nothing out. Who or why would anyone pay me to make this video?
22:19 haha
Dropped 3 times on concrete like that not bad
Not directed at you, but why would anyone buy a 100 dollar knock off POS when you can buy a Makita or Milwaukee impact for the same price?
Cause you’re not getting a charger as well for the same price if u don’t already own one?
And because not everyone lives in the US - you guys get those name brand tools dirt cheap compared to many other countries.
Try $50 off ebay for tool/2x batteries/charger. Under $30 for the bare tool if you already have Makita batteries. Got one for home because I got a few Makita batteries, does lug nuts and light suspension work no problem. Have my Milwaukee impact guns at work and they are different league but for that money zero complaints.
Not bad on 230 foot pounds
In the Q&A section on Amazon, the seller states, "... yes the Makita battery is compatible with our impact wrench tool."
I missed that. That's not cool. Has to be some patent on that design.
@@WorkshopAddict it's up to amazon to keep up the law, or get fined. but I doubt the taxpayer will get a piece of Bezos. Also, who knows what is left of Makita: probably just another HongKong brand by now.
@@wim0104 Amazon, Alibaba and all these sites that sell this stuff.
@@WorkshopAddict Probably fly-by-night companies which come and go so fast.
@@wim0104 Makita is still Japan.
Those batteries look like Vienna Sausages
I think you are better off getting a Makita clone that uses makita Batterys. I got just the tool for $60 because I have tons off Makita Batterys. And I got 1 from Banggood for $30 bucks. The one I got from Bangood has more power and they both still run so I cant say which is more reliable. But makita has more power then either. But they have more power then Makita sub compact.
Try the vice test with A Harbor freight Baur, It will make it like 10 secs. Yhe Chinese Stuff use cheaper parts and delete some safety stuff. But the Makita clones you can drop yhem off a 8 ft ladder on the battery and as long as tou have Makita batterys they will survive. I was impressed by how long you ran it in the vice and it did not fry. And I am not sticking up for Chinese stuff, because I am Japanese.
Tool looks like a copy of a Makita. These tool, just the plain tool, not battery, are selling on Amazon for about $35-$40. Makita has a very similar plastic piece on front. I wonder if the tool might have died as a result of being overheated by being abused in the vice. I know it worked afterwards, but it might of taken a bit of time for the heat to spread to the component that eventually failed - typically a cheap capacitor. And I wonder if it would have died had it been dropped while it was at a normal temperature. Similar Makita tool sells for about $200 on amazon. Talking about the least powerful Makita battery powered 18v impact wrench.
It would be interesting to trace this tool back to where it's manufactured. It wouldn't surprise me at all that a lot of parts in this tool are off the shelf parts that find there way into more expensive tools. The difference in my opinion would be the connections , possibly some defunct switch who knows.....its sad to say but remember it was a bad "O" ring that brought down the space shuttle.
I will be happy to ship it to you and we can work together on something 🤠
@@WorkshopAddict thanks , but you just go ahead and keep it. Give it to Jeff for Christmas...
Same with tv's. Alot of brands use same parts. They buy parts from same suppliers in bulk of course. Not saying all but most. I've done alot of research on this. If all brands made every single part we couldn't afford them. Before i spend my hard earned money i do some researching and watch a few different reviews. That's how i found this video! Lol. Searching for my next cordless impact! Steering toward dewalt or Milwaukee.
You know you were f**king up your axle while torquing your lugs with the tire off the floor right.
Battery & charger looks to be a Makita copy ..
That is what drew me to this one over the 200 others.
@@WorkshopAddict Copy Bosch & Makita , Impact wrench China 👎🇨🇳👎
Switch in middle mode nothing works , YOU must engage forwards or reverse , see you made No attempt to reset it, !!!! , lol
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seem like it work just fine to me for 100 .....dam
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Too hot of temperature, will
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I totally agree with the too much technology. Just look at all the people who pay 1000 or more for a phone. 10 years ago it was 200. The wife and I watched idiocracy the other I feel and think our world is headed in that direction
Maybe I am reading you wrong but to me you sound as though you are dripping with contempt for the tool. I have a real cheapie, $46 with sockets carrying bag. I am perfectly satisfied. Saves me time and hassle on tire changes. It is perfect for that purpose. No need to heat it to smoking, that is just stupid. Saw no further point after the smoke rest and doing something more productive, sleeping.
While I generally think that you abuse lower end tools beyond what's realistic. Not being able to take a single drop on the battery is why this tool is only around $100 for all the features in it.
One day we will find a low end tool that takes all the abuse and it will all be worth it. 😁👍
Send it to AvE
As for performance wise , it's actually not bad.
These low end bottom feeders seems to be getting better.
Low end bottom feeders? What does that even mean bud?
Crack that bad boy open i want the damage report.
iPhone 12 will crack or damage like that impact wrench , when drop like that couple of time . Lol
I am not a big iPhone fan either.
@@WorkshopAddict android or bust
I profess that for the dollar cost, the makita lookalikes are a bargain... for DIYers
For anyone
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2 of my favorite sayings come into play here, you get what you pay for and buy once cry once. Now that being said one would think that spending $110.00 on a tool it should last a little longer then this one did. $110.00us to Can is $145.00. For $145.00 I can buy Ryobi or for another $20.00-30.00 I can get a Ridgid. Maybe I am just expecting to much for this kind of money.
Current Ryobi tool does not have this power. I expected that this tool should have lasted a lot longer!
@@WorkshopAddict I agree with you. It should have lasted longer. This is also 1 of the reasons I tend to buy brand names. I am sure there are some great off brand name tools out these. They just not for me. I am not a rich man by any means, I just like buying what I am comfortable buying.
@@WorkshopAddict Also, that is why it is so important for me to rely on channels like yours before I buy the tools that I do own. I have bough so many Milwaukee power tools because of channels like yours.
Mark K than* this too* much
Just picked up a $70 20v 1/2” chuck cordless impact wrench with 1.5amp Li-on battery by PRYMAX from Amazon; gonna get it tomorrow, and re-visit this comment to update on whether or not it’s suitable for lug nuts requiring 80-100ft lbs for removal/replacement.
Well? I just ordered an Autojare lol
@@dgunearthed7859 very satisfied with PRYMAX
@@user-kp6ud7ht4z sounds good
Perhaps the sells numbers are fake. As a way to increase sells on false impressions.
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Lower the car so the tire touches the ground first 🤣
I was sold until the drop. Still have second thoughts but, I too have butterfingers. Flip the coin.
I have dropped my Milwaukees from much higher 50 plus times. They still work.
@@WorkshopAddict prove it do a video I doubt it will 50 times+
@@GPSOMG- Roger that. Will put it on the list.
@@WorkshopAddict cool would be interesting to see. no funny camera business lol
@@GPSOMG- it won't be fun for anyone to watch. Let's be real.
Send it to AVE He will tell you what went wrong.
would love to.
he can tell by looking at it 10 ft away
Hell U can buy the real one for that price
you get what you pay for
will A* $100
Looks like a makita
What’s up with all the ads? Very annoying
Ha,ha..all about 99% of all budget tools are made in Taiwan or China.Professionally uses for can last you 4 years easily.Uses for DIY only can last 10 years or more easily..