My dog broke through to the front seat when we had takeout BBQ in a box. Immediately ripped open the box and horked down the corn bread first! Didn't have time to get at the BBQ pork before we pulled him off. Sometimes, if you're stealing, you're not doing it right.
These American tool companies have been taking profits and pocketing instead of innovating. Now that these cheap brands are coming out, it will be interesting to see whether companies like TTI will just buy them out, or actually try and compete. Knowing the way things work in the economy now, expect for them to buy out these small brands soon
Just picked one of these up. They're already hard to find and had to drive a while to find one in stock. Super impressive tool. Whoever is leading Hyper Tough deserves some recognition.
After watching the first Hyper Tough test and now this I'm sold. I was looking to replace my tired brushed Mid-tq DeWalt, started looking at prices and decided to take a chance at the Hyper Tough; Got the compact, mid, and high torque models for $240. Crazy to think I only spent around $50 more than just a bare DeWalt mid-tq to get three tools and three batteries. Thanks TTC for your valuable testing that helps inform buyers!
Just bought one of these (the compact gen 2 from the previous vid), solely out of curiosity because i know they're stepping up their game. Dirt cheap and the thing is no joke and has plenty of power. I have plenty of red and yellow tools, and while the fit/finish/trigger feel isn't quite as nice, it is 1/4 the price and has all the power. Incredible value.
I bought the medium boy based on the recommendation, and it doesn't work. It got one wheel off and then stopped hammering. It will spin fine with no load, but any load makes it quit.
@@meikgeikthats the dice roll of buying cheap. the point of the expensive stuff is it works the first time every time. really relevant when your job depends on it. thats why cheap stuff is perfect for home gamer, you wont abuse it like people do at work so it should last a lot longer
Wow that is a shock I am not someone that cares too much about appearances of the tools that I have especially if they work but one exception I've kind of always had was against hyper tough I mean I filled my toolbox with some heart half inch impact nut driver drills stuff like that because they were really decent but hyper tough one of those it's kind of hard to bring into a professional environment when you work at a dealership of some kind. Might have to give it a shot one of these days. But your channels opinion weighs pretty heavy and this field now
It's a bit like Lidl tools over here. Nowhere near as nice as the established tool brands, but the money behind the company really helps to sell decent power tools, especially for home use.
@@blarfroer8066Lidl is actually closer to harbor freight when it comes to pricing than walmart. I'm not saying its bad, you can get a lot of value if you are getting tools for your own use at home. I'm pretty sure that parkside high torque wouldn't be even close to that walmart beast and it is around 150$ bare (regular price).
I consider myself a weekend warrior type handy-man but for some reason, gosh dang it, I love these videos. I'm not sure why. Is there such a thing as a "torque fan boy"?
They have blown my mind while using them. I bought all the new versions. Impact driver, 12v IW, and the compact, mid and high torque IW's. Performs insanely well and the price is insane.
Interesting. I have a Super-Walmart near me and was thinking of upgrading/updating my drill and big impact gun, and get their mid-sized impact gun too. Glad they are working for you!!
Look, I know you guys are the _Torque_ Test Channel. I know you're running outta an automotive shop, and the things you prioritize are thusly automotive-related. But - and I say this as a HUGE fan that _habitually_ refers to your charts when making tool purchasing decisions - I'm a woodworker. I'd give a pretty to see you guys do some saws (bandsaws? Chops saws? Hell, cut-off tools?), some _sanders_ (even if it's just of the body-work variety? Orbitals? Details?), and/or even some material-handling gear. I respect that things like jointers/planers, or table saws, or routers are outside your scope. And that's cool. May as well test things you can USE in the shop (those you don't test to destruction), but, and I say this as a genuine TTC-head, you guys are one of the VERY few channels I actually _trust,_ and I'd be over the moon to see some additional cross-discipline tool tests.
I bought the entire lineup of hercules over 2yrs ago. I've been using them daily as a heavy diesel mechanic in the shop since. I'm not complaining. The only one I broke was their cordless ratchet (gears wore out) which costs 1/7th the price of snapon, same specs... not complaining. These walmart ones are trying to hit at Harbor freight imo.
I've got red stuff already but I could see having a truck box with the big hyper tough in it for lug nuts or other field repairs you wouldn't want expensive red or yellow stuff to be stolen from random tweakers...
I’m nearly certain it won’t last nearly as long as a high quality tool. But it doesn’t need to when you can buy 4 of them for the price of a high quality competitor. Matters even less when you consider these are marketed at home owners and other non-pros. We’re never going to wear these things out.
@ very true. At that price point it’s very easy to buy two of them so even if one breaks while on a job, you just use the other one until you can get it switched out.
wal-mart is kinda known for doing this....they have Massive leverage and buying power globally, they can quickly Jump to the Top of almost Any market. Obviously they won't have the staying power of Milwaukee or DeWalt, but for people not trying to spend a lot, they Can compete really well.
What I want to know is whether it's a loss leader, or if they're somehow managing to make money on it. I'm about 95% sure it has to be a loss leader, but given they have HUGE economies of scale / bargaining power, and presumably some very shrewd people working for them, part of me does wonder if they haven't found some way to cut the per-unit cost down so dramatically that the price we see might actually be at-cost or even (!?) slightly-above-cost.
@@ravenovatechnologies6554 $250 is the retail price for the kit. On sale the same kit with a 5Ah battery & 4A charger can drop to as low as $180.. I don't think it's ever been $160 as a kit? Bare tool yeah but not with the kit. Do you remember which sale it was/if any coupons stacked to get the kit for $160?
I bought a Hercules Gen 1 Ultra Torque on clearance when they came out with Gen 2. It also happened to be on a weekend where ITC members could get 40% off. I believe i paid around $90 out the door. Only difference in models were looks and maybe 100ft lb of torque. 1400ft is more than enough for me. Lol The difference in torque and build quality was shown to either be the same or negligible right here on this channel after he broke it open to look at internal components.
As much as they are strong, I'm going to bet if you drop it 40 times on a concrete shop floor, it's probably going to break. I'll bet the red, blue and yellow ones don't. Now if the durability is the same (doubtful), then it's a green light all the way. These would be good for a weekend wrench warrior though. Just not sure they are "shop worthy" yet.
For the price, why not. Whatever tools fail, buy a better brand to replace them...that's kind of what I've done over the years....start with the cheaper stuff, and whatever breaks I replace it with a better tool, if it hasn't broken, I either don't use it enough, or its a decent tool...err...or both HAHA!!!
Bought the mid torque with a cheapo impact socket set from harbor freight to toss in the truck. Great affordable tools honestly and had no issue with lugnuts
As a guy who is still building his tool set as he goes, I'm glad I found these videos. Invested (slightly) in the m12 platform but for larger tools I was still looking. Going with Hypertough for the larger tools, am hoping larger/better battery packs are released but good news that the dewalt adapter is out there and the tool is apparently bottlenecked by the HT batteries.
Hey, don't knock the M12's. For your average consumer who's not trying to break lug nuts or cinch down engine blocks, they're likely all you'll need. A huge number of woodworking tasks are more than satisfied by them, too. I'm a largely Yellow guy, but I found an M12 set a few years back for like $350 on Black Friday outta the Depot that came with seriously 10 tools (driver, drill, bandsaw, both ratchets, oscillator, soldering iron, 23ga pin nailer, and a handful more that are escaping me at the moment - blower? Light? The BS ones) along with like 6 batteries (3 2AH and 3 4AH), and I reach for them more often than I thought I would. They're great, lightweight, inexpensive, durable little tools. And their 4-port charger (which charges one at a time XD) is only $99. I mean, I wouldn't try to mix a bucket of mud with em, or change the lugs on my truck, but if I'm tacking some ply down, or chamfering holes, or don't wanna swap the drill bit for the driver bit, or need to cut some pipe, or trim off some excess overhang, they're fantastic. And they are crazy, almost comically-lightweight. Not saying Imma forego my Dewalts for anything serious, but for a near-full-set for less than $500 that'll serve for 90+% of activities AND my wife can use? You can do a LOT worse.
I would go with the Hercules impact line. Very affordable with a 5 year warranty plus very durable. Had mine over two years now and use them everyday as a diesel mechanic
I picked up 3 of those batteries with the recent sales. All for around $75/ea when all was said and done. The battery is no joke. Of course I have DeWalt tools, but they make adapters for almost everything.
13:10 As a suggestion, it would be cool to also mention how repair-friendly these are during your disassembling, like here you can see the cables glued to the controller which means you would have to replace everything if the trigger and the stator are also glued, whether there is a parts diagram or not (or if the parts got numbers printed on them), if the bearing have a brand name or are generic Chinese ones, if they have a fuse to prevent blowing up the controller or not, etc, etc). I guess most of the in-house (Harbour Freight / Wallmart / etc) aren't repairable at all but sometimes they offer certain small kits with o-rings and stuff to fix certain problems. While it's probably not as important for people up there with their 3-5 years warranty it's kind of important for people buying those tools from other countries.
I mean in most cases Milwaukee isn't cost effective to repair either and on most cases same for Dewalt.. makita , hikoki/metabo , a bosch different story . Dean Doherty does tool repairs here on TH-cam and he 99% of the time has to send Milwaukee a d Dewalt back unfixed as they only sell electrical parts as one solid unit and in most cases cost more then just buying a new tool
@@CalebsCars Exactly, what a goofy post. It's either warranty or trash can, nobody is going to start welding and soldering components in their bargain priced impact wrench.
Holy heck, that run with the dewalt pack is mad! I’m in aus but travel to the us a lot. Tempted to pick one of these up and just run it on dewalt stuff since the charger won’t work here
@@jordanalexander615Considering Ryobi and Milwaukee are owned by TTI it doesn't matter to them which one you go with. They made $1 billion profit last year.
It doesn't really matter what/who you have "piles" of batteries for. This includes a battery and charger at that price, and one that even if not the greatest, still performs quite well. But what would Ryobi "stepping up" entail? The PBLIW01 is already shorter, lighter, and [very] slightly above this on the average power across runs category, as shown at @08:18 . The Ryobi has been as cheap as $169 IIRC as a kit (with a similar 4Ah battery and charger) on multiple occasions before (though not right now), which is still significantly more expensive than this. So what else can they do to step up other than dump the price? But trust me, you're *not* going to see Ryobi "stepping up" by offering that same kit for $80, if that's what you're thinking?
I bought the impact driver and haven’t looked back. My trusty old dewalt died and the new HT driver as a kit was cheaper than even an eBay knockoff battery for my dewalt. Easiest decision ever for a lowly homeowner who drives maybe a thousand screws a year 😅
Id love to see a shop just outfit themselves in all off brand and cheap cordless tools to use them daily and see how good they really. I feel like there would be surprises
That would be interesting, actually a great test environment too. All these numbers of these reviews don't mean anything in the real world....and it don't matter which color you buy, or how much you pay, if it don't last very long.
I've got a SeeSii impact that's been on my service truck a year and a half and ABUSED - still works perfect, only issue was a customer ran over the battery and it started getting a bit flaky....seems there's some diamonds in the rough out there.
The interesting thing for me is when the premium brands are making so much more torque than is needed for everyday use, and the budget brands are making the kinds of power that we need, when are they going to start competing with ergonomics? Example, I work in an automotive shop, a couple of guys have the new M18 High Torque with Forge battery and they rarely get broken out, if we really have a stuck bolt we'll ride that bull- but my M18 Mid-Torque 2962 is comfortable and gets 90% of the jobs I need done. BUT when I borrow another guy's MATCO MCL201, that thing is like riding in a Cadillac! The ergonomics are ALMOST worth double the price of the latest Gne-3 Milwaukee. Not enough emphasis is put on your wrist-breaking scores! lol Great job as always gents!
This is very exciting. I hope Walmart continues this trend and the bigger companies adjust their ego a bit and lower their prices. If I wasn't a mechanic already, I would start with this.
Turned them the wrong direction if you had to turn them for 35 years LOL. JK...I assume you are retired now so you get to play tools whenever you wanna LOL.
Definitely. For many its just that, its a DIYer product that can hold its own against the over-priced brands in many cases, and for a DIYer that might pick that tool up once or twice a year, why pay 6x more for a tool you hardly use...like many other people do, buy the cheaper tools for those you seldom use, and spend the money on higher end tools that you use all the time....if you break that tool you seldom use, then shell out the cash for the higher end ones, but why pay more if you don't really need to. I have nothing against these lower end tools if they do the job, heck why not use them...if you need the tool, get it, if you already have it in a different brand, then I wouldn't just go buy it just because, but someone starting out that's on a tight budget, these are perfect, at least they can get stuff done and not empty the wallet quite as much LOL.
So crazy. I figured MAYBE Bauer high torque numbers. Proving to everyone we've been overpaying for these impacts for a while now. They're really perfected the design and manufacturing of impact wrenches at pretty crazy economies of scale if Walmart can make a profit on what is basically a tool with a $60 retail price when you subtract battery and charger value.
The point is to get people to buy into the ecosystem and get word of mouth on their side. In 6 months, prices are gonna be higher. Y’all gotta stop falling so hard for obvious marketing bs. It makes you look du,b
I was just looking at the mid torque kits with 4ah battery today for doing tire rotations at home since I got a floor jack for Christmas. May just get the high instead.
I've been waiting for this one, I bought the compact and mid-torque, so now I can pick up the high torque to get a second 4ah battery and complete my set. It feels strange longing for a Hyper-Tough tool, yet somehow satisfying as well. Thanks for all you do!
The Bauer is currently $90 with a coupon. I'm very happy with mine. Is it the most powerful? No. Does it get the lugs off? Yup. Kinda crazy the value of that hyper tough though.
This is absolutely insane. This is the last brand I expected to get such a glow up. Those numbers are riculous. I was only worried about how long they'd last, but a 3 year warranty is just a cherry on top.
I bought the gen 2 hyper tough air nailer and it was more well built and never jammed once compared to the rigid from Home Depot or my old craftsman. Solid metal construction and cost less than $70. Actually insane value from hyper tough even though I have yet to try their power tool line.
They also sell a 1/2" to 1/4 hex chuck if you literally just need one impact, makes their mid torque fantastic, and even the 3/8" 12v does some work on 1/4" drive
I was looking hard at your previous recommendation for best bang for the buck the Bauer 2085. I have to replace steering components on a 2000 Tundra and didn't want to fight 24 year old rusty nuts and bolts. As I waited for that New Year's coupon from HF, this video came out. My new Hyper Tough will arrive Monday and even after adding a 3 year warranty, it's still a better bargain than the Bauer. Thanks for all that you guys do on this channel.
Be interesting to see what the warranty process is. Do you just take back to store and how do they know if you are inside the 3 yr? Does it go by manufacturer date like Milwaukee if you don't keep your receipts for 5 years
Curious to see how HF responds to this, considering they're the only competitor in this kind of price bracket, Amazon and other cheap store brands just seem to be forever lacking. Also curious to see if the eventual gen three of this line has the same kind of gen-over-gen gains. I wonder who else the ODM/OEM sells to, this can't just be a phenomenon with Walmart's lesser brand, it doesn't make sense to focus high gains on HT when they have Hart, it'd be like making Ryobi or Craftsman have more generational gains than Milwaukee and DeWalt do, and with how the cheap store brands (HT, MasterForce, etc.) get bought from a no-name factory there has to be another cheap brand using the same motor and hammer.
If I'm seeing this right, the HT high torque is giving the 3/4" EWORK (at 861 15-second ft-lbs, if I remember correctly) a run for its money. And that's a difference of $99 vs $269.
i bought my dad their compact mid torque from your last review. thing is great for us since we just need something to get lug nuts off, and it works good! only thing we need now is some new impact sockets. also went ahead and got the small impact you tested today because i needed one. thanks again.
We need some longevity testing added to the comparisons. How long will one impact something in one go? Maybe rig something up with a servo to pull the trigger a million times?
Ordered mine and it’s due to deliver tomorrow. Funny enough, the Milwaukee gem 2 mid torque is delivering tomorrow too but that was a pre-Xmas deal at HD….its like I tell the lady, can’t have too many tools.
I have air impacts and some smaller cordless red hip shooters, was looking for something cordless and cheap for at home and it looks like I’ve found it. Very impressed
@@blancheedwas Innovation is expensive and they've realized that people will still buy their products at ever increasing prices, no matter what... It's like gasoline and plane tickets.
Patents last between 15 or 20 years (most tool patents are 15 year). It's more likely that technology is hitting a plateau. Dewalt is already showing us we have hit the peak at 1/2" drive. (If you don't know their current high torque is destroying the square end of sockets because it hits so hard). At that point you are gambling you don't snap the head off a bolt when impacting it that hard. Really no need to up the power at that point. Same thing with impact drivers. We are at the peak of what an average 1/4" hex drive bit can take before potentially snapping off. I work construction and that's plenty of power, any more and you risk snapping the heads off screws or stripping out holes. I give the new guys my old 12v Milwaukee impact because if you give them the powerful stuff they are jacking up everything.
@@kylefowler5082Agree 100% with you on torque being at the limit right now. I've got an almost 10 year old M12 Fuel brushless 1/4" hex driver that will still snap hardware with the 6ah battery in it. I don't see the need for more torque in many of the 1/4 & 3/8 tools. A bit lighter and smaller is likely all were gonna get over the next few years.
I haven't had much luck with hyper tough stuff. I have a rechargeable flashlight that's actually pretty nice, but I also had a spotlight from them that literally fell apart while sitting on the shelf (the battery cover broke off, and shot across the room). I've had a drill for a few years that's been okay. The clutch no longer works, but it does fine on full power.
I used to be a milwaukee guy, but realisticly i just tinker with cars, buying an entire set of cordless tools for the cost of one milwaukee impact allows me to do more stuff, when i needed tools for work i did go milwaukee though and still would
I picked up their 1/2 inch impact based on this channel. For a weekend warrior it’s allot of tool for the price. For me it will be used for lug nuts etc. works well.
There are actually a few reasons why this is going to be a lot better value or purchase than even the Hercules ultra high torque. For one thing, it's going to be a lot easier to just go to any Walmart and return this item if you need to but also, there are a lot more Walmart locations around the country than there are Harbor Freight locations. Although you will find a lot of Harbor Freight locations in the same cities as walmart, it's not always the case. So, the ability to have a closer location to most people is going to be a really valuable thing for most people I would believe. Also, the 3-year warranty is going to be great obviously. And of course the main one being the price is almost half as much if not almost a third by the time you figure in the battery and the charger and the whole kit that you can get for under $100. That's just an unbelievable value. I'm glad I waited and just caught your video because I was waiting on getting the Harbor Freight Hercules ultra high torque half inch impact gun however, I would rather get this Walmart one. Plus, in my town, we have a Walmart but not a Harbor Freight so it's a no-brainer since I can obviously take this back to Walmart if I have any issues. A few months back I ended up getting another half inch Hyper Tough impact at Walmart that was on clearance for only $35 and it claims that it's supposed to have just over 300 ft lb of torque but it doesn't have that much. It has just enough to get the lug nuts off of my pickup and they've been removed multiple times so it shouldn't be struggling as much as it does at times so I was looking to upgrade. But, fortunately it does get the lug nuts off and I mainly just wanted to use it to do Quick Tire changes when I'm traveling on the road because I do travel a lot. However, this is going to be a perfect upgrade option for the more demanding jobs.
I use impact drivers and compact impact wrenches every day. I use a high torque once a quarter, if that. If you’re not a mechanic, impact drivers and drills are king. Kinda weird to side with the hyper torque almost no one will use very often just because it’s more powerful, especially when that power is only accessible from a stupid expensive battery that requires an adapter.
Got one of these kits on clearance for $70. Glad I did. I have a lot of red tools, but I also have a lot of the ht line for my loaner tools or leave the house tools they haven’t let me down yet.
I bought the $60 wrench right after the first video; last one they had in stock. A few notes: 1. The wrenches are all effectively the same price as each tier is just $20 apart and is easily justified by either the larger battery, better charger, or substantial power bump. Pick the one you want or buy any 2 of them and you've got a combo with dual batteries. The driver plus the high-torque makes a great kit with the real charger for less than $150. 2. The prices are unrelated to the target markets. They still would have established Hyper-Tough as a serious contender even if the prices were 50-100% higher. Why be this aggressive? Red and Yellow might not be worried as Walmart doesn't have a full line-up of competitive 18V tools (I'll never call them 20V), but battery lock-in barely matters at these prices. The budget brands *should* worry. 3. Walmart are notorious for cut-throat buying contracts. Let's hope that these factories are paying employees on time and not robbing them through boarding fees. Think about the supply chain and logistics of getting that high-torque into your hands for $100; it's both amazing and frightening.
I'd stick to the Hercules for home shop use because I'm already in that tool line and not switching. But I would buy the Hyper Tough high torque kit and keep it in my truck. It would be good to keep on hand for changing a tire when needed. :)
I recently shared a video at-home testing the HT impact driver vs Ryobi brushless and a newer SeeSii. My ranking gave the nod to SeeSii over HT with Ryobis last. Might be worth checking out the SeeSii in the future.
I have a sneaky feeling that the Hyper Tough is made the same place as the "Parkside"-brand by Lidl commonly found across europe. I have several tools of the "Parkside Performance" brand, and they are crazy good for their price. Would love to see the 1/2 impact ("PASSP 20-Li C4") tested, as this impact has impressed me on multiple occasions.
An added benefit no one will be trying to steal your Hyper Tough tools..
😅
Unless they watch TTC videos 🤣
_(though, anyone keen on thieving, probably doesn't, not caring WHAT they get... cuz, well, "free")_
I've always had the opposite luck. They steal the no name tools so they're impossible to track down.
shows you how overpriced the more premium brands are with some of their tools
My dog broke through to the front seat when we had takeout BBQ in a box. Immediately ripped open the box and horked down the corn bread first! Didn't have time to get at the BBQ pork before we pulled him off. Sometimes, if you're stealing, you're not doing it right.
Less expensive tools are no longer the joke they once were. time will tell and if these things last, it's a game changer.
TTI (Owner of Milwaukee and Ryobi, also makes Rigid and a few other brands) has made about $1 Billion in profit each year for the last few years.
Until they’re not.
These American tool companies have been taking profits and pocketing instead of innovating. Now that these cheap brands are coming out, it will be interesting to see whether companies like TTI will just buy them out, or actually try and compete.
Knowing the way things work in the economy now, expect for them to buy out these small brands soon
@@Fekillixtti makes hart which helps alot being in walmart
@rmsfootball63 What ones? They're all owned by a handful of companies. 😂
Klutch power tool batteries from nothern tool work on hyper tough tools and they make an 8ah battery
No adapter needed???
After your last review, I went straight to Walmart and bought that 20v impact driver for $45. Zero complaints so far.
Just picked one of these up. They're already hard to find and had to drive a while to find one in stock. Super impressive tool. Whoever is leading Hyper Tough deserves some recognition.
After watching the first Hyper Tough test and now this I'm sold. I was looking to replace my tired brushed Mid-tq DeWalt, started looking at prices and decided to take a chance at the Hyper Tough; Got the compact, mid, and high torque models for $240. Crazy to think I only spent around $50 more than just a bare DeWalt mid-tq to get three tools and three batteries. Thanks TTC for your valuable testing that helps inform buyers!
I might buy the high torque one as my old hitachi hasn't been sounding great lately
I’ve got an old tired DCF894 that’s going to get replaced by Walmart s well.
Just bought one of these (the compact gen 2 from the previous vid), solely out of curiosity because i know they're stepping up their game. Dirt cheap and the thing is no joke and has plenty of power. I have plenty of red and yellow tools, and while the fit/finish/trigger feel isn't quite as nice, it is 1/4 the price and has all the power. Incredible value.
I bought the medium boy based on the recommendation, and it doesn't work. It got one wheel off and then stopped hammering. It will spin fine with no load, but any load makes it quit.
@@meikgeik Warranty it, It's Walmart, just take it in and swap for another. Totally possible you just got a dud, it happens
@@meikgeik You got a dud, it has a 3yr warranty just have them swap it out.
@@meikgeikthats the dice roll of buying cheap. the point of the expensive stuff is it works the first time every time. really relevant when your job depends on it.
thats why cheap stuff is perfect for home gamer, you wont abuse it like people do at work so it should last a lot longer
Wow that is a shock I am not someone that cares too much about appearances of the tools that I have especially if they work but one exception I've kind of always had was against hyper tough I mean I filled my toolbox with some heart half inch impact nut driver drills stuff like that because they were really decent but hyper tough one of those it's kind of hard to bring into a professional environment when you work at a dealership of some kind. Might have to give it a shot one of these days. But your channels opinion weighs pretty heavy and this field now
They ought to make the jankiest looking tool ever but make it perform the best anyone's ever seen. That's Walmart trolling
It's a bit like Lidl tools over here. Nowhere near as nice as the established tool brands, but the money behind the company really helps to sell decent power tools, especially for home use.
@@blarfroer8066Lidl is actually closer to harbor freight when it comes to pricing than walmart. I'm not saying its bad, you can get a lot of value if you are getting tools for your own use at home. I'm pretty sure that parkside high torque wouldn't be even close to that walmart beast and it is around 150$ bare (regular price).
I consider myself a weekend warrior type handy-man but for some reason, gosh dang it, I love these videos. I'm not sure why. Is there such a thing as a "torque fan boy"?
LOL...I'm digging the channel too!
I'm not even a weekend warrior, I just love the facts and info! 😅
It's *_good-drama,_* instead of the usual bad-drama we often encounter 😊
Tools are just awesome.
TTC Nut Riderz
I feel robbed these weren’t available in my peak wrenching days
This channel makes me want to spend money every week.
They have blown my mind while using them. I bought all the new versions. Impact driver, 12v IW, and the compact, mid and high torque IW's. Performs insanely well and the price is insane.
Interesting. I have a Super-Walmart near me and was thinking of upgrading/updating my drill and big impact gun, and get their mid-sized impact gun too. Glad they are working for you!!
Look, I know you guys are the _Torque_ Test Channel. I know you're running outta an automotive shop, and the things you prioritize are thusly automotive-related. But - and I say this as a HUGE fan that _habitually_ refers to your charts when making tool purchasing decisions - I'm a woodworker. I'd give a pretty to see you guys do some saws (bandsaws? Chops saws? Hell, cut-off tools?), some _sanders_ (even if it's just of the body-work variety? Orbitals? Details?), and/or even some material-handling gear.
I respect that things like jointers/planers, or table saws, or routers are outside your scope. And that's cool. May as well test things you can USE in the shop (those you don't test to destruction), but, and I say this as a genuine TTC-head, you guys are one of the VERY few channels I actually _trust,_ and I'd be over the moon to see some additional cross-discipline tool tests.
I bought the entire lineup of hercules over 2yrs ago. I've been using them daily as a heavy diesel mechanic in the shop since.
I'm not complaining. The only one I broke was their cordless ratchet (gears wore out) which costs 1/7th the price of snapon, same specs... not complaining. These walmart ones are trying to hit at Harbor freight imo.
Just went to the Wal-Mart website and bought it. I have a sickness.
It's ok. We all do here.
I'm right behind you. My dad probably is also
I've got red stuff already but I could see having a truck box with the big hyper tough in it for lug nuts or other field repairs you wouldn't want expensive red or yellow stuff to be stolen from random tweakers...
That is genius! I bet plastering some HyperTough stickers on my truck would be enough to deter even the most desperate tweaker.😂
My thoughts as well...a cheap throw it in the truck tool bag is always very useful....especially if you go to pick a part yards.
I knew the high torque would be good, but that battery adapter made it REALLY good.
Makes me wonder how much that dewalt 8ah will juice up other tools
Next up, a torture test of the high torque to see its longevity
Agreed. Even if it only lasts half as long as the competition, it's still worth it.
@ exactly
I’m nearly certain it won’t last nearly as long as a high quality tool.
But it doesn’t need to when you can buy 4 of them for the price of a high quality competitor.
Matters even less when you consider these are marketed at home owners and other non-pros. We’re never going to wear these things out.
@ very true. At that price point it’s very easy to buy two of them so even if one breaks while on a job, you just use the other one until you can get it switched out.
Warranty
Walmart making tools for us Dad's who don't use them often but when we need them it really hurts our wallets.
I'm not surprised. Walmart has enough money they can buy or make anything they want at any price point
wal-mart is kinda known for doing this....they have Massive leverage and buying power globally, they can quickly Jump to the Top of almost Any market. Obviously they won't have the staying power of Milwaukee or DeWalt, but for people not trying to spend a lot, they Can compete really well.
What I want to know is whether it's a loss leader, or if they're somehow managing to make money on it. I'm about 95% sure it has to be a loss leader, but given they have HUGE economies of scale / bargaining power, and presumably some very shrewd people working for them, part of me does wonder if they haven't found some way to cut the per-unit cost down so dramatically that the price we see might actually be at-cost or even (!?) slightly-above-cost.
Nice, ive been hoping for a follow-up video on these Hyper Tough tools!
Picked up the 1/2 Compat for Christmas, honestly i'm impressed and I don't feel guilty dropping it
same
Harbor Freight sells kits for a lot of tools now. The Ultra Torque is available in a kit w/ 5Ah batt and charger for $249.99!
Ooof I paid 160 a month ago.
@@ravenovatechnologies6554 $250 is the retail price for the kit. On sale the same kit with a 5Ah battery & 4A charger can drop to as low as $180.. I don't think it's ever been $160 as a kit? Bare tool yeah but not with the kit. Do you remember which sale it was/if any coupons stacked to get the kit for $160?
@AG-eb8yy honestly it might have been black friday/cyber Monday. Also I'm ITC member, so that might have helped.
I bought a Hercules Gen 1 Ultra Torque on clearance when they came out with Gen 2. It also happened to be on a weekend where ITC members could get 40% off. I believe i paid around $90 out the door. Only difference in models were looks and maybe 100ft lb of torque. 1400ft is more than enough for me. Lol The difference in torque and build quality was shown to either be the same or negligible right here on this channel after he broke it open to look at internal components.
Dang Walmart has stepped up their game! I'm a shop owner and I think I'm gunna try this new hyper tough line!!
As much as they are strong, I'm going to bet if you drop it 40 times on a concrete shop floor, it's probably going to break. I'll bet the red, blue and yellow ones don't. Now if the durability is the same (doubtful), then it's a green light all the way. These would be good for a weekend wrench warrior though. Just not sure they are "shop worthy" yet.
@Steven-gv1ke bruh just say you're a hater and move on lol I love how these videos trigger all of these Milwaukee and DeWalt boot lickers 🤣 hilarious!
For the price, why not. Whatever tools fail, buy a better brand to replace them...that's kind of what I've done over the years....start with the cheaper stuff, and whatever breaks I replace it with a better tool, if it hasn't broken, I either don't use it enough, or its a decent tool...err...or both HAHA!!!
Bought the mid torque with a cheapo impact socket set from harbor freight to toss in the truck. Great affordable tools honestly and had no issue with lugnuts
I just grabbed my keys...
As a guy who is still building his tool set as he goes, I'm glad I found these videos. Invested (slightly) in the m12 platform but for larger tools I was still looking. Going with Hypertough for the larger tools, am hoping larger/better battery packs are released but good news that the dewalt adapter is out there and the tool is apparently bottlenecked by the HT batteries.
Hey, don't knock the M12's. For your average consumer who's not trying to break lug nuts or cinch down engine blocks, they're likely all you'll need. A huge number of woodworking tasks are more than satisfied by them, too.
I'm a largely Yellow guy, but I found an M12 set a few years back for like $350 on Black Friday outta the Depot that came with seriously 10 tools (driver, drill, bandsaw, both ratchets, oscillator, soldering iron, 23ga pin nailer, and a handful more that are escaping me at the moment - blower? Light? The BS ones) along with like 6 batteries (3 2AH and 3 4AH), and I reach for them more often than I thought I would. They're great, lightweight, inexpensive, durable little tools. And their 4-port charger (which charges one at a time XD) is only $99.
I mean, I wouldn't try to mix a bucket of mud with em, or change the lugs on my truck, but if I'm tacking some ply down, or chamfering holes, or don't wanna swap the drill bit for the driver bit, or need to cut some pipe, or trim off some excess overhang, they're fantastic. And they are crazy, almost comically-lightweight. Not saying Imma forego my Dewalts for anything serious, but for a near-full-set for less than $500 that'll serve for 90+% of activities AND my wife can use? You can do a LOT worse.
I would go with the Hercules impact line. Very affordable with a 5 year warranty plus very durable. Had mine over two years now and use them everyday as a diesel mechanic
Just paint it red and you’re good to go 😂
The way my mouth DROPPED with that 8ah
I picked up 3 of those batteries with the recent sales. All for around $75/ea when all was said and done. The battery is no joke. Of course I have DeWalt tools, but they make adapters for almost everything.
These tools are insane. You cant buy name brand BARE tools with employee discounts for the price of those walmart kits.
13:10 As a suggestion, it would be cool to also mention how repair-friendly these are during your disassembling, like here you can see the cables glued to the controller which means you would have to replace everything if the trigger and the stator are also glued, whether there is a parts diagram or not (or if the parts got numbers printed on them), if the bearing have a brand name or are generic Chinese ones, if they have a fuse to prevent blowing up the controller or not, etc, etc).
I guess most of the in-house (Harbour Freight / Wallmart / etc) aren't repairable at all but sometimes they offer certain small kits with o-rings and stuff to fix certain problems. While it's probably not as important for people up there with their 3-5 years warranty it's kind of important for people buying those tools from other countries.
I mean in most cases Milwaukee isn't cost effective to repair either and on most cases same for Dewalt.. makita , hikoki/metabo , a bosch different story .
Dean Doherty does tool repairs here on TH-cam and he 99% of the time has to send Milwaukee a d Dewalt back unfixed as they only sell electrical parts as one solid unit and in most cases cost more then just buying a new tool
Imagine buying a tool for the average home owner less than 100$ thinking they’re going to take it apart and repair it 😂
@@CalebsCars Exactly, what a goofy post. It's either warranty or trash can, nobody is going to start welding and soldering components in their bargain priced impact wrench.
@@CalebsCars Wasn't a suggestion for this particular tool but for others like Dewalt and Milwaukee as well.
Imagine getting angry at someone suggesting how to improve someone's else coverage of a topic.
Holy heck, that run with the dewalt pack is mad! I’m in aus but travel to the us a lot. Tempted to pick one of these up and just run it on dewalt stuff since the charger won’t work here
Ryobi needs to step up for all of us that have piles of their batteries!
Ryobi has stepped up with the OnePlus brushless lineup but you you need to pay twice as much for the high end brushless line vs the brushed line.
Ryobi lost their way. Now many of their newest tools are too close in price to Milwaukee to make it worth choosing the lesser tools.
@CJ30123 exactly the whole attraction to ryobi was the price. Now they cost so much that you can just spend a little more to get the big guys.
@@jordanalexander615Considering Ryobi and Milwaukee are owned by TTI it doesn't matter to them which one you go with. They made $1 billion profit last year.
It doesn't really matter what/who you have "piles" of batteries for. This includes a battery and charger at that price, and one that even if not the greatest, still performs quite well. But what would Ryobi "stepping up" entail? The PBLIW01 is already shorter, lighter, and [very] slightly above this on the average power across runs category, as shown at @08:18 . The Ryobi has been as cheap as $169 IIRC as a kit (with a similar 4Ah battery and charger) on multiple occasions before (though not right now), which is still significantly more expensive than this. So what else can they do to step up other than dump the price? But trust me, you're *not* going to see Ryobi "stepping up" by offering that same kit for $80, if that's what you're thinking?
I bought the impact driver and haven’t looked back.
My trusty old dewalt died and the new HT driver as a kit was cheaper than even an eBay knockoff battery for my dewalt.
Easiest decision ever for a lowly homeowner who drives maybe a thousand screws a year 😅
Id love to see a shop just outfit themselves in all off brand and cheap cordless tools to use them daily and see how good they really. I feel like there would be surprises
That would be interesting, actually a great test environment too. All these numbers of these reviews don't mean anything in the real world....and it don't matter which color you buy, or how much you pay, if it don't last very long.
I've got a SeeSii impact that's been on my service truck a year and a half and ABUSED - still works perfect, only issue was a customer ran over the battery and it started getting a bit flaky....seems there's some diamonds in the rough out there.
The interesting thing for me is when the premium brands are making so much more torque than is needed for everyday use, and the budget brands are making the kinds of power that we need, when are they going to start competing with ergonomics? Example, I work in an automotive shop, a couple of guys have the new M18 High Torque with Forge battery and they rarely get broken out, if we really have a stuck bolt we'll ride that bull- but my M18 Mid-Torque 2962 is comfortable and gets 90% of the jobs I need done. BUT when I borrow another guy's MATCO MCL201, that thing is like riding in a Cadillac! The ergonomics are ALMOST worth double the price of the latest Gne-3 Milwaukee. Not enough emphasis is put on your wrist-breaking scores! lol Great job as always gents!
This is very exciting. I hope Walmart continues this trend and the bigger companies adjust their ego a bit and lower their prices. If I wasn't a mechanic already, I would start with this.
Hypertough pulling another one out of the hat! Very interesting and very fun to watch! Thanks for the testing TTC!
That is way way more than I was expecting, I thought it was going to be in Bauer territory. Gotta be one of the best deals in cordless impact history
Loved the little laugh at the end of the test.
Turned wrenches for 35 years, thanks for your work.
Turned them the wrong direction if you had to turn them for 35 years LOL. JK...I assume you are retired now so you get to play tools whenever you wanna LOL.
Was a Milwaukee guy but I guess it's Hyper Tough from now on 😅
Been waiting for this video thanks now I got to get me that hyper tough high torque impact
If I was going on a road trip or buying a car after a flight I'd buy a Hyper Torque, it's a no brainer for that money.
Man, for all those home DIYers or mechanics just starting out, that impact wrench for only $100 would be a game changer.
Definitely. For many its just that, its a DIYer product that can hold its own against the over-priced brands in many cases, and for a DIYer that might pick that tool up once or twice a year, why pay 6x more for a tool you hardly use...like many other people do, buy the cheaper tools for those you seldom use, and spend the money on higher end tools that you use all the time....if you break that tool you seldom use, then shell out the cash for the higher end ones, but why pay more if you don't really need to. I have nothing against these lower end tools if they do the job, heck why not use them...if you need the tool, get it, if you already have it in a different brand, then I wouldn't just go buy it just because, but someone starting out that's on a tight budget, these are perfect, at least they can get stuff done and not empty the wallet quite as much LOL.
Bro…you literally going to make me step foot for the first time in a Walmart in like 7+ years 😂 good job 👍
Nah order it online don't break that streak lol.
Order online, mate.
So crazy. I figured MAYBE Bauer high torque numbers. Proving to everyone we've been overpaying for these impacts for a while now. They're really perfected the design and manufacturing of impact wrenches at pretty crazy economies of scale if Walmart can make a profit on what is basically a tool with a $60 retail price when you subtract battery and charger value.
The point is to get people to buy into the ecosystem and get word of mouth on their side. In 6 months, prices are gonna be higher. Y’all gotta stop falling so hard for obvious marketing bs. It makes you look du,b
I was just looking at the mid torque kits with 4ah battery today for doing tire rotations at home since I got a floor jack for Christmas. May just get the high instead.
I've been waiting for this one, I bought the compact and mid-torque, so now I can pick up the high torque to get a second 4ah battery and complete my set. It feels strange longing for a Hyper-Tough tool, yet somehow satisfying as well. Thanks for all you do!
Please test hypertough cordless ratchet!
They did a long time ago
@@Ski_3_p_o nah man what video called? they did air rackets last and have not done hypertough.
@@keith3761go to their ratchet playlist and you’ll find it. It’s literally in the thumbnail.
@@keith3761 th-cam.com/video/D-8zanhlpIw/w-d-xo.html For the hypertough ratchet. It didn't do great.
Sweet, think I'll replace that torque multiplier that weighs a ton just for the winnie lugs!
I just ordered both the hyper tuff then the adapter kit
Very very tempting to finally replacing my aging Milwaukee 1/2 with this
Can we have a tour of your shop + storage for all these tools?? It would be amazing to see your setup
The Bauer is currently $90 with a coupon. I'm very happy with mine. Is it the most powerful? No. Does it get the lugs off? Yup. Kinda crazy the value of that hyper tough though.
Bare tool. The Hyper Tough comes with battery and charger.
The hyper tough tool with a battery adapter kit for high quality batteries & you got something decent!👍
This is absolutely insane. This is the last brand I expected to get such a glow up. Those numbers are riculous. I was only worried about how long they'd last, but a 3 year warranty is just a cherry on top.
WOW! That is SHOCKING. Some engineer got rejected from all of the big tool brands, then started a crusade to kill the competition. Holy Cow.
It would be nice if Harbor Freight and Walmart were in Australia, there are no "value" tool stores here.
I bought the gen 2 hyper tough air nailer and it was more well built and never jammed once compared to the rigid from Home Depot or my old craftsman. Solid metal construction and cost less than $70. Actually insane value from hyper tough even though I have yet to try their power tool line.
They also sell a 1/2" to 1/4 hex chuck if you literally just need one impact, makes their mid torque fantastic, and even the 3/8" 12v does some work on 1/4" drive
It looks to me TTI does some great engineering, as their curves are always broad, smooth, and ramp-up, faster.
I'd agree
I was looking hard at your previous recommendation for best bang for the buck the Bauer 2085. I have to replace steering components on a 2000 Tundra and didn't want to fight 24 year old rusty nuts and bolts. As I waited for that New Year's coupon from HF, this video came out. My new Hyper Tough will arrive Monday and even after adding a 3 year warranty, it's still a better bargain than the Bauer. Thanks for all that you guys do on this channel.
Be interesting to see what the warranty process is. Do you just take back to store and how do they know if you are inside the 3 yr? Does it go by manufacturer date like Milwaukee if you don't keep your receipts for 5 years
yeah. I had one of their batteries fail on me and all I did was take it to customer service and went and picked a new one off of the shelf.
Curious to see how HF responds to this, considering they're the only competitor in this kind of price bracket, Amazon and other cheap store brands just seem to be forever lacking. Also curious to see if the eventual gen three of this line has the same kind of gen-over-gen gains. I wonder who else the ODM/OEM sells to, this can't just be a phenomenon with Walmart's lesser brand, it doesn't make sense to focus high gains on HT when they have Hart, it'd be like making Ryobi or Craftsman have more generational gains than Milwaukee and DeWalt do, and with how the cheap store brands (HT, MasterForce, etc.) get bought from a no-name factory there has to be another cheap brand using the same motor and hammer.
Seeing that 8ah Powerpack result, itd be interesting to see some of the other impacts running on it.
If I'm seeing this right, the HT high torque is giving the 3/4" EWORK (at 861 15-second ft-lbs, if I remember correctly) a run for its money. And that's a difference of $99 vs $269.
Some repairability score would be nice. It's easy to open, but can you find parts? Are they affordable?
Man every time I go into Walmart it’s like I got the devil on my shoulder saying “Go try the Hyper Tough tools, you’re gonna love them!”
Their 12v ratchet is primo for $40. I did brakes, exhaust, shocks, and a starter on my Volvo 244 over the last weekend, and it was indispensable.
TTP took so long to upload because he was shocked with the results!
Great video!
They sat on the test bench a bit long I'll be honest
This is a very good demonstration of how much you're paying for the name/marketing of the big name tools.
Was just telling the wife I needed to add some tools to the kit in her car and this one just made the list for sure.
I ordered the brushed model by mistake. Still very happy with it.
i bought my dad their compact mid torque from your last review. thing is great for us since we just need something to get lug nuts off, and it works good! only thing we need now is some new impact sockets. also went ahead and got the small impact you tested today because i needed one. thanks again.
Thank you sir! I've been hounding you for a little while now and you, like the Hyper Tough have delivered.
Just a note, hazard fraught has an actual kit for their half inch ultra torque with that battery and charger from 4:41 for 250 instead of over 300.
Yeah, unfortunately they came out with the kit after I bought the bare tool LOL.
We need some longevity testing added to the comparisons. How long will one impact something in one go? Maybe rig something up with a servo to pull the trigger a million times?
Ordered mine and it’s due to deliver tomorrow. Funny enough, the Milwaukee gem 2 mid torque is delivering tomorrow too but that was a pre-Xmas deal at HD….its like I tell the lady, can’t have too many tools.
I have air impacts and some smaller cordless red hip shooters, was looking for something cordless and cheap for at home and it looks like I’ve found it. Very impressed
Could it be that the big 3's patents have ended and the little guys are getting better because of it? Could something new be coming?
Moreso tech has stagnated with no big brands really wanting to innovate.
@@blancheedwas Innovation is expensive and they've realized that people will still buy their products at ever increasing prices, no matter what... It's like gasoline and plane tickets.
Patents last between 15 or 20 years (most tool patents are 15 year).
It's more likely that technology is hitting a plateau. Dewalt is already showing us we have hit the peak at 1/2" drive. (If you don't know their current high torque is destroying the square end of sockets because it hits so hard). At that point you are gambling you don't snap the head off a bolt when impacting it that hard. Really no need to up the power at that point.
Same thing with impact drivers. We are at the peak of what an average 1/4" hex drive bit can take before potentially snapping off. I work construction and that's plenty of power, any more and you risk snapping the heads off screws or stripping out holes. I give the new guys my old 12v Milwaukee impact because if you give them the powerful stuff they are jacking up everything.
@@kylefowler5082Agree 100% with you on torque being at the limit right now. I've got an almost 10 year old M12 Fuel brushless 1/4" hex driver that will still snap hardware with the 6ah battery in it. I don't see the need for more torque in many of the 1/4 & 3/8 tools. A bit lighter and smaller is likely all were gonna get over the next few years.
I haven't had much luck with hyper tough stuff. I have a rechargeable flashlight that's actually pretty nice, but I also had a spotlight from them that literally fell apart while sitting on the shelf (the battery cover broke off, and shot across the room). I've had a drill for a few years that's been okay. The clutch no longer works, but it does fine on full power.
Its over for big brands like Milwaukee and dewalt.
Lol, hardly. A lil pressure maybe. Hyper tough has like 10 tools , Milwaukee like 300.
@@jeremymyers5643300 tools that majority of population doesn’t need. Many of those tools overlap in terms of function.
@@jeremymyers5643Yeah but they don't sell nearly as many of those boutique tools as they do standard size drill/drivers.
Making Sam Walton hyper tough to beat again.
I used to be a milwaukee guy, but realisticly i just tinker with cars, buying an entire set of cordless tools for the cost of one milwaukee impact allows me to do more stuff, when i needed tools for work i did go milwaukee though and still would
I picked up their 1/2 inch impact based on this channel. For a weekend warrior it’s allot of tool for the price. For me it will be used for lug nuts etc. works well.
Finally, an impact wrench capable of putting in drain plugs on the cars of difficult customers.
7:10 "It's $99.00, Regardless where it places here I would buy one of these just straight up, why not."
💯
There are actually a few reasons why this is going to be a lot better value or purchase than even the Hercules ultra high torque. For one thing, it's going to be a lot easier to just go to any Walmart and return this item if you need to but also, there are a lot more Walmart locations around the country than there are Harbor Freight locations. Although you will find a lot of Harbor Freight locations in the same cities as walmart, it's not always the case. So, the ability to have a closer location to most people is going to be a really valuable thing for most people I would believe.
Also, the 3-year warranty is going to be great obviously. And of course the main one being the price is almost half as much if not almost a third by the time you figure in the battery and the charger and the whole kit that you can get for under $100. That's just an unbelievable value.
I'm glad I waited and just caught your video because I was waiting on getting the Harbor Freight Hercules ultra high torque half inch impact gun however, I would rather get this Walmart one. Plus, in my town, we have a Walmart but not a Harbor Freight so it's a no-brainer since I can obviously take this back to Walmart if I have any issues.
A few months back I ended up getting another half inch Hyper Tough impact at Walmart that was on clearance for only $35 and it claims that it's supposed to have just over 300 ft lb of torque but it doesn't have that much. It has just enough to get the lug nuts off of my pickup and they've been removed multiple times so it shouldn't be struggling as much as it does at times so I was looking to upgrade. But, fortunately it does get the lug nuts off and I mainly just wanted to use it to do Quick Tire changes when I'm traveling on the road because I do travel a lot.
However, this is going to be a perfect upgrade option for the more demanding jobs.
You guys need to do the new hyper tought right angle die grinder 12v to the milwauakee right and angle 12v
Could we see a review of the new Kobalt subcompact impacts? Thanks
I use impact drivers and compact impact wrenches every day. I use a high torque once a quarter, if that. If you’re not a mechanic, impact drivers and drills are king. Kinda weird to side with the hyper torque almost no one will use very often just because it’s more powerful, especially when that power is only accessible from a stupid expensive battery that requires an adapter.
Got one of these kits on clearance for $70. Glad I did. I have a lot of red tools, but I also have a lot of the ht line for my loaner tools or leave the house tools they haven’t let me down yet.
I bought the $60 wrench right after the first video; last one they had in stock. A few notes:
1. The wrenches are all effectively the same price as each tier is just $20 apart and is easily justified by either the larger battery, better charger, or substantial power bump. Pick the one you want or buy any 2 of them and you've got a combo with dual batteries. The driver plus the high-torque makes a great kit with the real charger for less than $150.
2. The prices are unrelated to the target markets. They still would have established Hyper-Tough as a serious contender even if the prices were 50-100% higher. Why be this aggressive? Red and Yellow might not be worried as Walmart doesn't have a full line-up of competitive 18V tools (I'll never call them 20V), but battery lock-in barely matters at these prices. The budget brands *should* worry.
3. Walmart are notorious for cut-throat buying contracts. Let's hope that these factories are paying employees on time and not robbing them through boarding fees. Think about the supply chain and logistics of getting that high-torque into your hands for $100; it's both amazing and frightening.
I'd stick to the Hercules for home shop use because I'm already in that tool line and not switching. But I would buy the Hyper Tough high torque kit and keep it in my truck. It would be good to keep on hand for changing a tire when needed. :)
I recently shared a video at-home testing the HT impact driver vs Ryobi brushless and a newer SeeSii. My ranking gave the nod to SeeSii over HT with Ryobis last. Might be worth checking out the SeeSii in the future.
2:50 My German ass read Mercedes there for a second...
Just got my High Torque HT from Walmart. Used my Santa gift card from my Bro.... Thanks Man and thanks Wally
Great Test
I have a sneaky feeling that the Hyper Tough is made the same place as the "Parkside"-brand by Lidl commonly found across europe.
I have several tools of the "Parkside Performance" brand, and they are crazy good for their price.
Would love to see the 1/2 impact ("PASSP 20-Li C4") tested, as this impact has impressed me on multiple occasions.
I want to see that new matco 3/8" impact that advertises 900ft lbs!!