Harbor Freight Hercules 20V Brushless 1/2 in Compact Impact Wrench (HCB84B). Unboxing and testing!
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Just plain old fashioned honesty...no BS just tells it like it is. Thanks Pops. Subscribed!
I have a HF all steel hacksaw that I got when they were first starting out in the late 70's. The stores were just a warehouse type setting with crates all over the place and loaded with whatever tool you needed. I paid a whole dollar for the hacksaw and figured it would be broken in less that 6 months. I still have that saw in my work van over 40 years and I still don't understand how it is the most durable and comfortable than anything else out there?????? Overall, 90% of my tools are Craftsman from the 70-80s.
I doubted those Hercules tools for awhile and now I have a whole line up of them at work. It made a believer out of me. 💪👊
Knew it would break it loose. Nice job. I got the 5” grinder in the same deal, $100 for a 5ah battery, charger and the grinder. Took it out and impressed by the quality. They just extended the deal and gonna grab something else. Good stuff
I also made this purchase. Totally unexpected of the strength. For the price this is a home run, or a slam dunk. Well worth the price. 😊
Been using one of these for about 2 months and am very pleased. Only wished I would have bought one years ago as it makes life so much easier than using a ratchet.
That's all the power I need. Mostly gonna use for rotating tires and brake work.. Thanks for the demo👍
Did you ever buy it bro? How you like it so far?
I’m looking into getting one to replace my snap on 3/8 just never had the juice from the start
Thanks bud, looking for the next one
Just bought one today..gonna use it for takin off lawn mower blades.
Glad for this video as I just bought one so I can rotate my own tires instead of paying $20 per tire. I use this twice and got my money back because I also bought the battery and charger and got the tool free. ♥
I have a pretty good assortment of the Hercules brushless power tools.
All of them are great and are definitely more powerful than the big name brand counterparts and the other guys can't match the warranty.
I got the same deal with buy 5 amp battery and charger get tool free. 5 year no questions warranty. After a lot of usage, what a great tool! It has more power then I expected and my air powered impact just sits on its shelf.
This is one of the best impact drivers ive ever purchased. 2 battery and charger for $145 and they threw in the tool at no extra cost. I typically use my makita drill for working on the motorcycles and cars. This tool beats the daylights out of that drill.
I also have the earthquake XT. Another great tool but overkill for regular bolts and nuts. Im incredibly happy i bought it. Light weight, compact, ultra powerful. Fantastic tool. The auto torque feature is the best thing out there. I can't recommend this tool enough.
Just picked one of these up today when i was in the US, it came with a free 5ah battery. Should make working inside combines and tractors much easier than lugging around a full size corded impact in tight spaces
I got the 1/2 inch impact too, paid 119.00 for the battery and charger and got the tool for free. Can't beat the 5 year warranty the hassle free returns if needed. HF has really stepped it up in quality. I don't know how the tool trucks stay in business except for their at the site selling. Most cities have a HF store. I have 3 in Central Florida with in 10 miles from my house. While I hate to buy Chinese stuff, most of the other power tools and or batterys made in China anyway.
wow it really worked.
That was a Real World test, Sir. Thank you for performing that test. I'm a Snap-On tool fan-boy, but the Hercules cordless power tools are really a good deal for the DIY-er. I am sold. This weekend I will probably buy the Charger/Battery deal and get the 1/2" Hercules Impact (model HCB84B2) as the free tool. :)
I see this is a new comment, I just got the deal yesterday. Needed something to remove the seat bolts from a 1996 GMC. Busted them loose with ease.
@@dontlazerme: I arrived home from Harbor Freight with the Hercules (HCB84B2) model and it was free with the 99.98 charger/battery deal. I do like the Snap-On equivalent, but at over $500 for just the impact gun can't can't justify it as a DIY-er. Also, the warranty for the Snap-On impact gun is only 2 years as opposed to the Hercules 5 year warranty.
I’m going to treat myself and buy one today!!
great video!
Thanks!
Sold, I do a lot of suspension jobs as a mobile mechanic and it’s a good size to get in some tight spaces but clearly has the torque necessary for the typically large bolts on suspension parts. Great review. Going to get one today!👍🏼
Be aware there are two generations of this tool. I tested the first gen. People are telling me now that the second gen isn't as powerful. Some are telling me it's downright wimpy and others are saying that it's still more than enough for where and how they'll use it. So if you get one and it's less powerful than the one I show in the video, you'll know why. I think the new one has a model number that ends in B2. Also, I think the deal is on now that if you buy a battery and charger you can get the tool for free.
Yup, the one I just got yesterday has 4 power levels, 1,2,3 and Automatic. SEems to handle lugnuts just fine@@3rdpig
Yep I have the hart brushless and thinking about getting this don’t think I’d need anything more as all I’m working on is lawn tractors. It’s supposed to have like 450 ft lbs loosening torque. The hart brushless is supposed to be like 180 ft lbs and even that was enough to take the blades off 2 lawn tractors but couldn’t do the third lawn mower deck I tried. I think the Hercules should be able to.
I have the BAUER VERSION not a bad unit and I have the high TQ IMPACT WRENCH from BAUER $130 half the price of MILWAUKEE
After watching this I probably do have a lemon. Purchase this a while ago and couldn't take my lug nuts off. At the time they had a killer deal for 40% off of the ultra torque so I pick that bad boy up. That has way more power than I need and it's pretty large for small areas. So I'll go exchange exchange the compact and hopefully it was just a QC issue. I bought it because of torque test channels reviews versus Milwaukee and as a DIY guy saving a few hundred bucks and getting 95% of the performance I'm happy.
There are two generations of this tool. The first gen, which is what I have in the video, is powerful. The second gen is way less powerful. I can't imagine why they did this and I didn't know it when I made the video.
I'm happy with my Hercules impact driver and 1/2 High Torque impact wrench. Both have the 5a battery. However, this 1/2 compact impact wrench is not very strong. Tried it and returned it the next day when it struggled to take off lugs on some cars. I ended up purchasing the Dewalt DCF891 Mid Torque (800ft/lb) with the 5a Powerstack battery which is as strong as the feedback all around says. If it continues to perform this good, the Hercules High Torque will come out only for certain tasks
There are two versions of this gun, the first version which is what I tested in this video, is quite powerful for it's size. The second version, which unfortunately looks identical, is not.
@@3rdpig is the stronger version still sold? I've only seen the weaker one at the stores
Got an "open box" discount on one that was flawless and paid $36, but also got the free 5ah battery with their current deal at the time
That's a smoking deal!
So how did you get the free battery?
@Phuong_Nguyen_ they often run specials like "buy any 20v impact and get a free 5ah battery" or "buy a battery and charger and get your choice of power tool"
@@wsieber89so the open box was allowed for the deal?
@Phuong_Nguyen_ yep I asked first and they said yes
I bought the HCB84B2 (new version). I guess I got one of those lemons. Fully charged 2.5 volt set to level 3 struggled or failed to take lug nuts torqued at 110 lbs. I repeated with another fresh 2.5. Same result. I want to like this tool. It’s balanced, fits in tighter spaces and appears well made. I like the auto torque feature on the b2 model. But, it has to do the job. I’m exchanging the one purchased and also buying an 8 amp battery. If it still is feeble, I’m taking it back for an ultra. Thanks for your work here. Just wanted you to know some of the bad results are valid.
That sucks. Mine lacks the "2" at the end of the model number. I guess I better treat it nice, it might be the last of it's kind. Kind of a shame too, the thing is so small and so powerful, why did they have to go and mess with it?
Thanks for your reply! So I bought the 8amp battery and it performed better. So it seems the tool needs more current than can be supplied with the 2.5 amp battery. Maybe the 4 amp would work also, but I wasn’t buying two batteries. I don’t believe it would spin off a 500 lb bolt, but for its small size and price (~175 with the battery but not the charger) it does what I need.
@@baroquenhorse657Glad to hear it's working better for you! I've only got the 5ah battery but it works well with that. And I don't believe mine would spin off a bolt torqued to 500ft/lbs either. But I do think it would do half that without a problem. And considering it's small size, that's more than good enough for me cause I hate dragging one of the giant impacts out when it's not necessary or can't fit.
@@baroquenhorse657 FWIW I got the 5 amp battery and it wouldn't loosen lugs torqued at 90 lbs :( Thinking I also got a lemon, will likely exchange either for the high or ultra torque.
I have the gen 2 3/8”. Wouldn’t remove 150 ft-lb lug nuts nor would it remove the lug nuts tightened by the 1/4” Hercules impact driver. This was all with the same 5AH batt. Wanted to love the gen 2 but can’t.
How do you like that Hart impact? I've heard reviews that are all over the spectrum on those.
I've got 2 of the 1/4" Hart impacts, the original brushed and then the 2nd gen brushless. I've reviewed both of them and I still use them. The brushed doesn't have a huge amount of power but enough for most jobs and it's easy to control. The brushless is smaller and has a ton of power, too much for a lot of things. And while it does have variable speed, you still have to be careful using it for things like self tapping screws, it's very easy to strip or break them. I doubt I'd buy the brushed version today unless I got it for some stupid low price. But then again, I've gotten all my Hart tools at stupid low prices.
You can sign up for their affiliate programs through third parties I don't think they offer one directly.
I did sign up through a third party, I forget who it was, I've used Impact, Zbanx and Commission Junction, but it still has to be approved, or at least did back when I tried, by someone at HF and they said "Hahahaha....NO".
Try the 4amp 21700 battery
I'll look for one the next time I'm in HF.
@3rdpig yes those 4ah extreme batteries are a Beast
@@jacobsebastien3910How does that newer 4ah compare to the original 5ah in power and runtime? I have the 5ah I use for my Hercules blower and this same compact impact wrench.
These harbor freight sales where they offer free tools with the purchase of batteries just shows that these companies can throw the battery in with every tool as they're likely dirt cheap to make.
Or maybe they're willing to lose some money in order to attract new customers or showcase a new product?
@@3rdpig or maybe even a combination of the two.
Took off my ram 1500 lugs! 130 foot pounds
Mine can’t even break 100 without struggling
@pinkhat3369 try cracking it loose with a breaker bar first. Which battery did you buy? The bigger the battery the more torque
@@shidoin5398 that's stupid. The whole point of an impact is to not need a breaker bar.
@mikeophoven4527 did you even fully read the comment. I said what battery did you buy? The bigger the battery the more torque. If he bought a small battery try to first break them loose with a bar! 🙄
@@pinkhat3369probably using a tiny battery
Yours doesn't come with auto mode. Auto mode supposed to be the best mode
Does the 3/8 perform close to that?
I was surprised the small difference in power.
....500 to ,525?
I'm thinking the 3/8 is enough for me.
If it makes the wife unhappy, I could give a rats Ass.
......o wait, I'm not married. 😂
Gittin' me one.
I don't have the 3/8 so I can't report on it. But if you don't like it, just take it back!
Mine can’t even do anything
Sounds like it's defective. Maybe get it replaced?
@@3rdpighad gotten one and it couldn’t take off wheel locks.. got my money back and bought a snap on
@@natefrm860 so, you went from $69 to $1,200 without blinking. Well goody for Snap On. 😁 Their marketing department beats Kirby's by miles.
Save your receipt buddy. Without it you mean absolutely nothing to Snap On. 🤣
They lie
PLEASE DONT BUY! I bought one today because of this video and couldn’t even take off my trucks lug nuts off I even exchanged it thinking I must have got a faulty one because of the evidence this video shows and the 2nd one also couldn’t take off the lugs lol I returned it ASAP
They replaced the original version that I reviewed with a new
lesser powered version. Sucks, the original was a beast.