Review of the Hercules 1/2" Impact Gun 20V at Harbor Freight
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- This is my personal opinion on the Hercules 1/2" Impact Wrench.
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Thanks a lot for the video. I am glad I bought the hercules and watched this after that. So I am good with that Hercules but of course Milwaukee is a quality brand and long lasting one.
Thanks for watching!
I used it to loosen my semi truck log nuts that were tightened to 475 tq and it did very well
Nice!!
I bought this exact same gun last year, as well as the Hercules 12v screwdriver. The impact has plenty of power for most of my needs and saves me from having to deal with the air hose.
I do have a Aircat for the harder jobs to as a backup. I bought the cordless screwdriver thinking just for assembling stuff around the house, but I just used it to rebuild a backpack blower.
It only struggled on on one or two of the engine bolts, but was excellent for the screws going into plastic.I looked long and hard at the Milwaukee and Dewalt lineup, but just could not justify the price for a home garage.
As well as these have been for me in my little shop, doing suspension and engine work 5-7 days a week, I would imagine for the diyer, theyd do just as good and probably even last longer than any big name brand.
My Hercules 1/2" impact has already out performed and out lasted my 1/2" Milwaukee.
Even the charger and batteries have outlasted the Milwakees. I have not gotten a single battery or had to replace the charger yet. I went through a few batteries and I think 2 chargers within the first year and a half with Milwaukee.
Thanks for watching!
The whole new Hercules lineup is fantastic. I actually have to run the quarter inch on speed 2 because speed 3 will snap a lag off in a heartbeat.
Thanks for the real world video. I’ve been looking at this for a few weeks now and I’m about to go buy one tomorrow. I have to replace the wheel hub in my jeep and only do light at home mechanical work so I think this will be perfect.
Its been a great addition to my shop. Ive used it daily and its still as good as day one. It does lack a little power and cant handle a few things like breaking away axle nuts, subframe bolts, amature well-overtorqued bolts and honda crankshaft pulley bolts.
Ill be getting the Ultra Torque one too here really soon. Its 1400ft-lbs break away torque so itll come in very handy for the things this one cant do.
@@Hondarasr1998 yah saw a video that had the driver that performed very well . About maybe 500 breakaway torque
Great video man! Of course it’s just a bit different in power compared to the Milwaukee, but for the most part this little bad boy is worth the money. I’m looking at buying an extra one to keep in the truck in case of emergencies since HF has their parking lot sale. Thanks for your time brother!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you ! I also have Milwaukee impacts but wanted some to have in my truck. I ended up just getting one and got a 5ah battery for free and I got the impact driver with battery and charger plus an extra 2.5 battery for 100, total for everything was 190 👍🏻 hope they last the 5 year warranty and price was what sold it for me plus your videos helped me pull the trigger
Mine still going strong and I work it pretty hard almost daily. I hope it works out for you! Thanks for watching!
Did you get the half inch mid torque 59427? People are saying it's weaker than the previous generation. I just got one same deal with the battery and feel kinda underwhelmed. It failed to get the lugs off my sedan with continuous trigger but did get all but one off with 3-5 second pulses. Would love to see someone do a 1st/2nd Gen side by side.
@vladimus9749 really not sure where to find that information for you, sorry. As Ive mentioned in a few replies, Ive noticed if the lugs are overtorqued, it might not get them.
Thanks for the review, I’m looking into the Hercules line, nowadays I just can’t afford to keep up with the line of tools coming out. Might do the in store credit card there offering and pick up a few.
Ive been building my credit and got their card not too long ago as well.
Im switching everything in my shop over to Hercules. Ive beat the hell out of that impact aleeady and its doing great. Ill be getting a bigger battery too. I have their screw/drill/hammer drill as well. Its really nice.
I just got that Hercules 1/2in. not to long ago and I'm glad to see you're an awesome mechanic who has confidence to switch all your stuff to Hercules. I lost all of my Milwaukee stuff like a year ago and now harbor freight is reminding me of the things I had from Milwaukee with the brushless 3speed stuff and the 12v ratchets. I just wish the 1/2 impact was bigger and stronger like the fuel 3speed Milwaukee I had but it's ok. My Milwaukee could take off EVERY lug nut, I had to break out the breaker bar a few times lol
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@@k-dot4114 Yea, I find myself getting the breaker bar a little more often. Its still a good gun though and still doing a great job as the day I took it out of the box.
Ive gotten their hammer drill, extended ratchet and hex driver since this video. Really happy with all of them :)
@@MegaMilesBen I'm definitely interested in the 12v wrenches next since I can use the same charger for 20v and 12v. The only thing that threw me off when I first got the 1/2in. is the rubber in the area for the battery. I didn't know what it is was at first because Milwaukee didn't have that, but when I saw it and realized what it was I had already accidentally snipped a piece of that rubber off from just slipping the battery on. It kind of messed with my head but I got over it. Lol
Excellent video.thanks.im buying the hercules for sure
This one and the Ultra Torque make an amazing team. Thanks for watching!
Bought this one with the 8 amp battery. Not as strong as I had hoped. Struggled with some strut bolts, some caliper bracket bolts, and lug nuts. Feels equivalent to a Snap On 3/8" air gun. Since I work in automotive, I needed something stronger, so went ahead and also purchased the Ultra Torque 1/2" wrench
Now I have to decide whether to keep or return the compact one
I have both. They make a great team!
Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Ive started doing a review on the Ultra Torque too. Itll take me a bit to make the video, I dont use it near as much as this one. I will say, the things a monster with 1400ft-lbs of torque! ;)
Try with high performance 4 Ah battery next time , I think it does make a big difference , Of course the milwaukee did better , it had the 5 Ah battery lol
@frankmontez6853 im extremely happy with my Hercules line up of tools. I have saved a ton of money getting rid of my Milwaukee tools. I was constantly replacing batteries and chargers and the 1/2" impact started grinding within about a year and a half of having it.
Since switching to Hercules, I have not replaced a single battery or charger and have not had a single issue with either tool in over 2 and 1/2 years. Hercules wins, hands down.
Hercules just recently came out with the High Performance batteries. I have not tried them yet as I have not had a need to at all. Again, havent had to replace a single battery yet.
@@MegaMilesBen I thought in one of the jobs that you tried to do in this video you couldn’t do that’s why I said try the high performance 4Ah ones
I have the 1/4" impact for work, but, I'm damn sure grabbing this or the ultra torque just for brake jobs and roadside tire bs.
The regular 1/2" impact is great for brake jobs. The ultra torque is pretty big. I pull that out for crankshaft pulley bolts, subframe bolts, stubborn lugs and rusted bolts that my smaller one cant get.
The 5amp battery gives it more power for the price you cant beat this deal right now its 99.00 dollars for the Gun, 5amp battery, and charger a must buy.
Ive got the little 2.5s and the 5s. Doesnt really seem to make a difference in power to me.
That is a really good deal though for a great impact! Im on 2 years with mine. Still not one single problem with the gun, charger or any batteries.
I was replacing my milwakee 2 years in and I wouldve gone through 2 or 3 milwakee chargers and about 6 milwakee batteries.
Hercules is the way to go!
Picked up the combo today $104 out the door.
@@4910devin nice!
Just tried the same one.
Could loosen lugs on the rear wheels but not the front...
Gonna have to return or buy the 1400 torque one.
I got this one and the Ultra Torque. They make an amazing pair! Comes i handy when its already in the air, if you cant get the lugs with this one, you just bust out the ol utra torque lol.
Its got a lot of power. You should check out my review on it too... th-cam.com/video/KllgjiQnrJI/w-d-xo.html
I swear I bought one and it couldn’t take the lug off my 21 f-150 😢 so I ended up keeping it but I got the bigger half inch impact
I like the ultra torque a lot, it comes in very handy. Ive noticed with the normal impact, it wont get lugs if theyre really over torqued.
I pull out the ultra torque when that happens cause the cars already on a lift. Its easier then setting the car back down and using a breaker bar.
good wolid review , adding a bigger amp battery should forsure add more punch, from other reviews the 2 amp loses a bit of power top end
I havent had a need to upgrade the batteries at this time. Im considering it for Honda crankshaft pulley bolts however. Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!
@@MegaMilesBen good review though, I got mine specifically because I needed to replace my brake calipers , haven’t gotten around to it yet but watching you make short work with the impact makes me glad I didn’t go for the bigger one
do you think upgrading the battery would improve the overall power to take out lugnuts and other stronger bolts ?
I have upgraded the battery to the 5AH and no, it didnt make a difference in max torque.
If youre in need of a higher torque gun, they do have 2 others now. One is 1200ft-lbs max and the "Ultra" is 1400ft-lbs max torque.
Ill be getting the Ultra soon for honda crankshaft pulley bolts, subframe bolts, overtorqued lugs and bigger stuff like that.
@@MegaMilesBen sorry I am new to the whole tool side would you explain what the different battery amp and volt numbers all mean ?
Thatd be a good google research for you. I run a shop 100% alone and am also a single father so I dont really have time to get into all this.
@@MegaMilesBen 👍🏽 ok
@@MegaMilesBen if your using the all black battery packs, that is the problem. I opened the black 2.5ah and 5.0ah and found shitty Chinese battery cells. The old blue batteries had Samsung cells in them. Switch to either the old blue top 5ah pack if you can or the new Extreme Performance 4.0ah pack they sell. I have this tool and almost threw it away until I tried it with a 4ah pack. The 4ah pack feels twice as strong as the black 5.0ah
Should of brought that milwakuee to home depot. They never ask me for a receipt I've replaced my high torque 2767 1/2 twice now.
I already have my powerful M12 Fuel Stubby 1/2" impact driver to do work on my BMW. It removes my car's lug nuts with ease.
This Hercules 1/2" Compact impact driver with a 4Ah 21700 cell battery will be used ONLY for removing my BMW lug nuts when ever i get a flat tyre. Will be stored in a small tool bag in the trunk for emergencies!
Ive replaced my shops line up with Hercules. I really like them. I have reviews on others too like the Ultra Torque driver, ratchet wrench and hex driver.
Hows it holding up s year later?
Ive had it for about 2 years now. Its doing great still. Havent had one problem with the gun, havent replaced a charger and havent replaced a battery.
With my milwakee, I had to retire it because it was grinding. I wouldve gone through 2 chargers and I wouldve gone through about 6 batteries by now.
Hercules is the way to go, hands down.
I did a 1 year follow up on them...
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I just bought the Hercules 1/2 with 5 amp hr battery to keep in my other pickup for lug nuts. Sure nice to have when it's 102 outside or freezing cold. On the box it says 5 year warranty. Is Harbor Freight the only one that carries it? If so I would assume you could exchange it any time up to 5 years with a receipt. And HF can pull up your old receipts. They email me one and I made an email folder to keep them in so I have them all. I wrote the date on my impact with magic marker so I can track the receipt date down easier. I have had their Earthquake 1/2 for a few years. It will take the nuts off the jolly green giant. Only bad thing I can say about it is it is a little heavy but sure gets the job done. Batteries stay up great too. I made an adapter to drive the big screw anchors into the ground with it. A life saver.
Im not really sure on the warranty yet, I havent had to use it on the 5 hercules products I have so far.
@@MegaMilesBen well that's good
@@pl747 thats what Im thinking too lol
@@MegaMilesBen and through the end of this month on that model you get a free 2 1/2 amp hr battery free..$39.95 in the store
@@pl747 nice!
Every has the led light flash & the motor will not run?
No, I havent had any issues with mine yet and Ive used it hard 6 days a week since this video. Is the battery charged? Maybe a bad battery even. Did you get the warranty?
Any update on the impact ?
I havent done an update yet. I was going to around the 1 year mark or so. I was going to do an update with all of the ones I have at this time.
The impact is doing great though. Holding up amazing, no weird noises (like my milwaukee) and hasnt lost any power. Im still extremely happy with it.
How is it holding up? Im thinking of getting one, upgrade from my old brush dewalt, i think my old dewalt does 1400 inch lbs.
Im very happy with it.
There's more breakaway torque with the bigger batteries many reviews show this. Without watching, I believe the hercules will be stronger even with the smaller battery, those tools are strong.
I have 2.5ah and 5ah batteries and do not see a difference in power. I did hear they have some upgraded batteries that might be it. I havent checked into that cause I havent had a need to in my field of work.
I did a year follow up review on them all too.
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there is a ultra torque version now
I have it and currently making a review on it. Its going to take me awhile for my review, I dont need to use it that often. I am impressed with the torque it has though, wow!
@@MegaMilesBen awesome can't wait to see the review. I will subscribe thanks for your reply.
Thanks for watching!!
@@MegaMilesBen no problem
Hhmm, the one I bought won't break loose lugs torqued to 100 foot pounds. Big disappointment considering I just wanted it for my truck tires.
Thats odd, I break wheel lugs loose all day, everyday. Ones that are really overtorqued I cant get but use the ultra torque gun for those.
Did you get the new generation they're offering with the free battery? That's what I just got and I'm feeling underwhelmed and trying to decide what to do.
Just because you use this 1/2 Hercules impact wrench and u beat the living crap out of your tools! im gonna go out today and buy me one with 5ah battery and charger as kit …
Well, dont make that your only reason 🤣
Ive used it harder than my milwakee so far cause I got the waranty and want to see if itll keep up. At this time its still doing amazing!
Its been nearly a month now ! I been using it everyday at work and its pretty impressive …
Its a great gun. Mines doing just as good as the day I started making this video. Im really happy with it for the price so far for sure!
Glad to hear youre enjoying it as well!
I just recently got their 12v extended reach ratchet wrench too. Im making a video on that as well. It replaced my Milwakee wrench as well. The battery charges on the same charger too so I didnt need to get a different charger.
Yeah i got my 20v brushless impact gun with 5ah battery and charger for $80 brand new from offerup “crackhead” price! And yea Hercules long reach ratchet i got that for $50 brand new with battery no charger using Milwaukee charger like u said 😂 Hercules is doing a goodjob
Is it good for lug nuts?
It has a hard time with overtorqued lugs and truck lugs. I keep the ultra torque in my shop too, they make an amazing team. Its not very often I use a breaker bar for much anymore.
Thank you ...I went with the ultra!
Will it do axle nuts?
Ive ran acorss a couple it hasnt been able too. If its extremely over torqued or really rusty, you might have an issue getting it broke free.
Since Im a little shop, I went ahead and got the ultra torque too (I have a review on it as well), between the two, there really isnt much I cant get.
Every now and then a crankshaft pulley bolt will give me an issue (mostly honda). Someone suggested a weighted socket for those, which I plan to try soon.
@@MegaMilesBen I ended up getting the ultra torque
Like it so far
that basterd is noise isn't ...i bought 1 also to add to my collection
Actually, compared to my Milwaukee, I thought it was the quieter one.
What about the Hercules Ultra Torque 1/2 Impact gun? This is not even a actual fair comparison.
This comparison is actually really close.
The ultra torque is 1400ft-lbs break away torque and definately wouldnt be a fair comparison since its twice the torque of the other 2.
I just got one and will be doing a review of it down the road as well. I only got it for things this one cant get. Ive used it once so far.
This is a good comparison because both of these guns are the mid torque. This isn't the high torque milwakuee either
BadA$$ little impact. This thing out performs my Ingersolrand, and Dewalt put together, but a 1/3 of the price. Inside track club member for life.
Im really happy with it too!
my hercules cant break a lug nut
@@tylerknowles2408 is it the 1/2" drive? Mine has an issue with well overtorqued lugs. Having the ultra torque too makes a great team.
@@MegaMilesBen I’m assuming it was over torqued. I have 8ah battery. Was gonna look at the ultra torque.
@tylerknowles2408 the ultra torque is a powerhouse! My shop neighbor was coming over to borrow mine all the time instead of his high torque milwaukee so, I got him his own lol. He loves it!
Ive had terrible luck with Milwaukee batteries they are junk
Chargers too. I was really dissappinted with the Milwaukee tools, batteries and chargers I got. The 1/2" impact gun started grinding within a year and just kept getting worse. I went through 3 double chargers (1 charger for both type of batteries) and I replaced the batteries with generic ones off Amazon which were better and lasted much much longer.
With these Hercules products, Im going well over a year and havent had one single issue yet. Not a single bad battery or charger either. Im highly impressed with them!