Yes it takes less force to loosen a bolt, this is only to test the rundown feature which claims it can achieve 100% of the torque. So if thats true set at 100Ft-lbs I should see near that not 32Ft-lbs, or 9 when its set to 25. Yes removal will always be less on most fasteners unless there is rust. This is not a normal bolt, Its a rundown fine thread loaded bolt.
Another way to check. Take a digital torque wrench set well above what the bolt should be. Then KEEP TIGHTENING the bolt until is starts to give/move. Stop and look at the value shown on the torque wrench. You can mark the socket with a sharpie to make tracking easier. That gets around all the pesky bolt variables. Nice work overall!
There are several reasons a torque wrench can be out of range when you buy it, like was it dropped in transport? Did you hold the wrench still when it was turned on? Also, the run down function is not meant to set to the correct torque, it's supposed to get the bolt close, so you can finish by hand to the correct torque. Read the instructions. Also also, you didn't mention the last time your test rig was calibrated.
I don't think it's that surprising. It's a much simpler design, and plenty of youtubers have tested have tested them and found them to be to be accurate. It's a good tool, especially for its price.
Throwing in a comment here, im a huge tool fan, and not sure how but your channel went under my radar for apparently a long time, hope you keep up the great testing. Appreciate you brother.
Thanks! Yeah IMO split beams are the way to go. Digital wrenches are great for engine work when torque turn is need but everyday use SB is the way to go. Glad to hear its helped!
Thank you for your research and video. I had a mental battle holding one in a store last year to purchase or not and your video definitely solidified the decision not to! 🎉
I liked your video. I used to work for a small engine manufacturer and we always did our QA torque checks in the tightening direction. It's more accurate than in the reverse direction. The only way you can check for sure is to use a torque transducer on the tool while you're tightening because dynamic torque that the tool is reading is different than static torque needed to break away in one direction or the other. Found that last bit out the hard way.
Thanks! Yeah definitely more accurate in the tightening direction, I now have an impact tester. I just need to buy another one of these and test it again, hopefully during Black Friday.
Wow great video! I had the Milwaukee and loved it but I sold it when I got the chance to get a good deal on a 3/8 and 1/2 snapon techangle torque wrenches. I was bummed about selling it now I’m glad lol
Another great video. I have had a few brand new meters that I cannot repeat the calibration test on and get the same results that they show on the calibration certificate. Makes you wonder how genuine manufacturer's certification is sometimes.
Sometimes I think it's a randomized bunch of numbers spit out and printed jammed in the box and off they go. Some company's its real and right on the money but $699 and made in China no thanks...
Home Depot is 90 days not 30. I can definitely understand your frustration i’d be willing to bet it’s a one off situation my buddy had a problem with a snap on tool right off the truck I think it was a impact not suer but he still runs there tools. I do think Milwaukee’s quality has gone down a bit.
Yep they took it back, though it had to be unopened after 30 but apparently not. They took it back on question. Yeah I might test the 1/2 version in a few months. Hopefully it was a fluke issue, I was surprised.
I think it’s due to Milwaukee’s heavy duty style built that’s causing this issue. If they reduce the bulky built and adopted a slimmer design like snap on it will be more accurate
Any product can be defective out of the box but for the cost that is extremely disappointing. Especially given that it came with a certification. I'd have a hard time trusting that tool in the future.
Insane how off that thing is to start and then it has to be aent off after so many cycles... 700$..they missed the mark with this thing..glad you tested it..thank you for saving so many of us from buying that thing
An electric thatcher that is also a digital torque wrench, it's honestly to much sounds more like a gimick. I honestly prefer click style torque wrench over digital.
$700 to lease a torque wrench for 4k cycles? No thanks... Hard pass lol. It might seem ridiculous to do the nitty gritty math, but that's like $0.18 every time it clicks!!!
I noticed that you did do loosen torque on the other tools. 😁. It looks close enough. Just set it a pound or 2 under for the first year then I bet it's fine after some wear.
home depot has a 90 day return window I think. unless this counts as a consumer electronic because of the digital display which would be kind of silly.
@@Tools-Tested It certainly looks nice and the ratchet feature is nice in concept for a TW, but a apparently a detriment in this application of the feature.
That's the reason why I'm not brand loyal. I love DeWalt tools. I love Milwaukee tools. I love snap-on. I love rigid. I love husky. I love Klein tools. I love fluke and I bit them against each other to purchase the best And that Milwaukee digital torque wrench is not worth for the money. Has a kit is $1,000 and that's what they can come up with. And by the way my friend, thank you very much for the testing. Beautiful testing. That's a good Channel you got going on there like and subscribe
7:50 torque to loosen is always less than torque to tighten (without rust, etc). You should have done this test by hand tightening to 25 with all 3 wrenches and loosening with the snap-on, then you could make a decent judgment of the run down feature.
This is only to test the rundown feature which claims it can achieve 100% of the torque. So if true set at 100 I should see near that not 32 Ft-lbs, or 9 when its set to 25. Yes removal will always be less, but this is not a normal bolt, Its a rundown fine thread loaded bolt.
@@Tools-Tested I did a more thorough warm up than anything I’ve seen on RUclips. I worked the adjuster up and down the scale a couple of times. Then I put a flip socket on it and made it click at several different settings using my the lug nuts on my car, including three or four clicks at 75 foot pounds. Then I put it back to the lowest setting before putting it back in the case. Despite many reviews that say it fails to click at low settings, mine clicked even at 20 foot pounds.
@@DiligentDave1966 nice! Yeah I agree, I haven’t seen the issues yet others have claimed they have had. Both the 3/8 and 1/2 have worked flawlessly for me. It’s really quite impressive.
@@Tools-Tested One of my coworkers rebuilt a car with Pittsburgh torque wrenches. I did a front brake job later that morning with my 1/2” for one of my coworkers. The accuracy was a very important for me because the caliper specs at 20 foot pounds and Lugnuts spec at 83 foot pounds. My torque wrench had noticeable clicks at both settings.
@@Tools-Tested I’m seriously considering getting the 3/8 Pittsburgh because it has the lowest torque range I’ve seen so far. I need about 81/2 to 10 foot pounds for valve covers, etc.
I’d send it to millwaukee I have one and had it calibrated at A local calibration place and it was 2 percent off from factory they said he dose snap on for are dealer and he had one 9 percent off crazy
@@Tools-Tested I alway calibrate my torque wrench. After I purchase them and after two years I do I want to make sure I don’t have a tire fall off on a customers car I wound bamen myself
You can't check torque by loosening a fastener. Use your snap on to torque a bolt then use it to remove the bolt you just torqued and you will have the same lower torque results
This is only to test the rundown feature which claims it can achieve 100% of the torque. So if true set at 100 I should see near that not 32 Ft-lbs, or 9 when its set to 25. Yes removal will always be less, but this is not a normal bolt, Its a rundown fine thread loaded bolt. The goal in this scenario was just to see if it even came close.
Brand new out of box and already needs to be recalibrated lol. In the military if someone dropped a torque wrench by accident you would have to send it in to be recalibrated even before it’s do date.
The Pittsburgh was more accurate than BOTH the Milwaukee and SO. Their is a good reason that simple click design has been employed by 100's of tool brands. Its cheap...and EFFECTIVE!
Yep I prefer a split beam my self, only using digital when angle is involved. But for most cases 90 or 180 degrees you really still don't even need it.
Trouble with a click wrench is that it's really easy to go over torque with an inexperienced operator- Typically you only have 3 degrees of movement after the click. I am getting one of these for a look at, hopefully this unit was just a dud. Bad that this slipped past QC though.
That's so disappointing, I think the ratcheting mechanism is very bulky and leads to inaccuracy, plus when it's running it sounds like it shakes up the insides pretty badly.
This wrench needs to be tested with a rundown simulator on the torque tester and use the peak setting. Loosening the bolt will get you lower results every time. I calibrate torque wrenches for a living.
Correct, yeah don't know what I was thinking testing the loosing torque. I was scared to use a rundown adapter on my tester. I ordered Skidmore-Wilhelm's new bolt less tester. Hope to rerun this test with a new wrench once I receive it.
that dont shock me my dad all ways said cheep tools can out do high end tools. by the way you should check out this one Eastwood Digital Electronic Torque-Angle Wrench 3/8in Drive I have had my for all most 10 years now and just want to see how it stacks up
Also I had my certificate expire on mine. The tool just reminds you that it’s expired every time you turn it on and you have to accept it. It also won’t let you save the results. But you can still use it
Two things. Can you test the re certified Tekton? And also if all the torque wrenches are certified I'm thinking maybe whoever is doing the cert is maybe the issue.
I've always wanted one of this and was able to get a brand new one for half price. I saw your video after I got it so I'm wondering if they got these problems taken care of or if they are all still that far out of spec. Have you talked to milwaukee about your findings? Curious if they had anything to say about it. Thanks for the video
It was still in the return window, so I returned it. I haven't reached out to Milwaukee, but I hope to get another one soon and see if it performs the same. No problem!
Does having the test jig “arm” close the the inside edge of the handle (as opposed to the middle or outer portion where your hand would likely be) not change the reading?
It looks close to the edge but its actually pushing at the center of the handle. But yes it could potentially affect the reading if you are not center on the grip.
I don’t have faith in Milwaukee products. Bought their torch that was reviewed favorably by Project Farm. First one will not charge. Second one turns on sometimes, sometimes it doesn’t. Charge light shows orange even after 8 hour charge, if you remove the cable and plug in again it shows green. Never had such a questionable torch, even cheapo china ones are much more reliable. 🤷🏻♂️
Seems like Milwaukee needs to stay OUT of the Torque Wrench game. Or TTI needs to buy a company (ie: Precision Instruments) that knows what they’re doing- like snap on did with CDI Torque. That’s horrible for $700. & even more so when HF’s $20 bottom of the line option is more accurate. Lol. Big FAIL on this one, Milwaukee. 🤦🏻♂️
The Milwaukees probably correct, you need to replace your tool of measurement. Probably best to actually just use the Milwaukee torque wrench as your unit of measurement. I’m not really a Milwaukee fan myself though. 👀
@@Tools-Tested Lol, definitely a joke. Because a lot of Milwaukee guys think they can do no wrong. I love Milwaukee, but won’t be spending what they want for that torque wrench. Especially if I have to also send it off for recalibration.
lets be fair here, backoff torque is not directly equivalent to tightening torque. takes less torque to undo a bolt that it does to tighten to that spec. that part of your testing was inaccurate. abetter test would be to try to continue tightening the bolt with another tool and, as an automotive tech, none of my tolerance specs are closer than +/-3%, and this tool is absolutely not designed for "mechanic" use. its made for high voltage electricians who generally use low torque values with somewhat looser tolerances. its really not far off +/-3%, so for my own use, this would be good enough. #ContextRequired
@@tylermcelwain you're right, it was aimed at electricians, and im my opinion they should have started with something WAAAY simpler. There was no need to jump into the deep end with this, now look, first impressions ruined.
@@Tools-Tested Oo..just Milwaukee service center that can re calibrate ya? So if we buy this one then we already reach usefull 5000 cycle, we sent it again to Milwaukee to re calibrate?
I bet companies hate that we have access to this information I could see someone at the company watching this video freaking out because of the boxes and boxes of this sku just sitting there Collecting dust someone’s responsible for this tools accuracy.
Milwaukee 'bout to burn down a whole Chinese factory now. That sucks. I thought it looked cool but seemed more like a industrial electricians torque wrench rather than a mechanics torque wrench so I didnt bother but foot pounds are foot pounds and this thing might as well be a super extended length overpriced Milwaukee M12 ratchet. Honestly i hope you just got a defective unit but in my opinion Milwaukee should have never started at this price point with this much tech. To my knowledge this is their first torque wrench, why didn't they start with a basic click one like Dewalt so they can work out kinks in their manufacturing?!
Yep I agree they should have never started with this advanced of a wrench. It's weird to me they focused on electricians for this , I would have thought a bigger market would be mechanics. Hopefully I did receive a defective one and normally they are accurate as they claim.
Milwaukee are never a torque tool maker. These are so useless they can't do angles. Best wrench maker Is English made Norbar. They are way beyond SnapOn etc.
Yes it takes less force to loosen a bolt, this is only to test the rundown feature which claims it can achieve 100% of the torque. So if thats true set at 100Ft-lbs I should see near that not 32Ft-lbs, or 9 when its set to 25.
Yes removal will always be less on most fasteners unless there is rust.
This is not a normal bolt, Its a rundown fine thread loaded bolt.
Another way to check. Take a digital torque wrench set well above what the bolt should be. Then KEEP TIGHTENING the bolt until is starts to give/move. Stop and look at the value shown on the torque wrench. You can mark the socket with a sharpie to make tracking easier.
That gets around all the pesky bolt variables.
Nice work overall!
There are several reasons a torque wrench can be out of range when you buy it, like was it dropped in transport? Did you hold the wrench still when it was turned on? Also, the run down function is not meant to set to the correct torque, it's supposed to get the bolt close, so you can finish by hand to the correct torque. Read the instructions. Also also, you didn't mention the last time your test rig was calibrated.
I cant believe that a harbor freight micrometer torque is more accurate than a $700 digital torque wrench for Milwaukee blew my minds
Mine as well, I have walked by those $20 torque wrenches in HF and laughed, "they cant be accurate". Well I have tested 2 of them and both are lol!
@@Tools-Tested we need more harbor freight tool tests honestly. Because i just went out and bought one due to your tests with em.
I don't think it's that surprising. It's a much simpler design, and plenty of youtubers have tested have tested them and found them to be to be accurate. It's a good tool, especially for its price.
Throwing in a comment here, im a huge tool fan, and not sure how but your channel went under my radar for apparently a long time, hope you keep up the great testing. Appreciate you brother.
Thanks! Yeah YT can be weird that way, others have said the same thing. Will do thanks for watching!
I’m a Milwaukee fan and been wanting to get one but I’m not now because of your review. Thank you
Yeah this one was a letdown, I hope to test it again at some point.
Really like your no-BS reviews. I have made two purchases of split beam torque wrenches based on your tests.
Thanks for your channel
Thanks! Yeah IMO split beams are the way to go. Digital wrenches are great for engine work when torque turn is need but everyday use SB is the way to go.
Glad to hear its helped!
This is one of the best tool reviews I have seen on YT. Great job. Thanks for sharing. Subscribed.
Thanks! and thanks for the sub!
Thank you for your research and video. I had a mental battle holding one in a store last year to purchase or not and your video definitely solidified the decision not to! 🎉
No problem, yeah this was a big letdown, I hope to test another at some point.
I liked your video. I used to work for a small engine manufacturer and we always did our QA torque checks in the tightening direction. It's more accurate than in the reverse direction. The only way you can check for sure is to use a torque transducer on the tool while you're tightening because dynamic torque that the tool is reading is different than static torque needed to break away in one direction or the other. Found that last bit out the hard way.
Thanks! Yeah definitely more accurate in the tightening direction, I now have an impact tester. I just need to buy another one of these and test it again, hopefully during Black Friday.
Wow great video! I had the Milwaukee and loved it but I sold it when I got the chance to get a good deal on a 3/8 and 1/2 snapon techangle torque wrenches. I was bummed about selling it now I’m glad lol
Thanks! yeah tech angles are accurate!
The slot in the beginning of video is for the larger 4-6ah 12v batteries when left attached to the tool.
Makes me appreciate my ICON "DATW12-250" ALL the more!
LOVE it!!! DOB accuracy every time!
Love the channel John!
Patrick
Yep that digital icon is awesome, hopefully we see it in 3/8, 1/4 soon!
Thanks Patrick!
Another great video. I have had a few brand new meters that I cannot repeat the calibration test on and get the same results that they show on the calibration certificate. Makes you wonder how genuine manufacturer's certification is sometimes.
Thanks, yeah it really makes you question the certificates, this thing seems consistent which makes me think it wasn't calibrated or was done wrong.
Sometimes I think it's a randomized bunch of numbers spit out and printed jammed in the box and off they go. Some company's its real and right on the money but $699 and made in China no thanks...
Home Depot is 90 days not 30. I can definitely understand your frustration i’d be willing to bet it’s a one off situation my buddy had a problem with a snap on tool right off the truck I think it was a impact not suer but he still runs there tools. I do think Milwaukee’s quality has gone down a bit.
Yep they took it back, though it had to be unopened after 30 but apparently not. They took it back on question.
Yeah I might test the 1/2 version in a few months.
Hopefully it was a fluke issue, I was surprised.
Wow! I'm surprised. Good job bro and thank you! I'll stand with my Snap-on
Yeah was a shocker, I might test another one later this year and see if the results are similar. I like the 3/8 Snap On TechAngle.
No Problem!
@@Tools-TestedHi My friend which model of snap on TechAngle is Better than m12 Milwaukee?
Your the MAN!, I was ready to buy this pretty piece of junk. I build cummins engines and need more reliability then what they offer! Thank you!
No problem!, yeah was a shocker considering the price. Looked good from a function standpoint until I tested the accuracy.
I think it’s due to Milwaukee’s heavy duty style built that’s causing this issue. If they reduce the bulky built and adopted a slimmer design like snap on it will be more accurate
Yeah its defiantly bulky..
You just saved me a boat load of money.
Thank you. I subscribed
No problem, I was shocked. Thanks for the sub!!
Any product can be defective out of the box but for the cost that is extremely disappointing. Especially given that it came with a certification. I'd have a hard time trusting that tool in the future.
Yep and the packaging showed no damage.
@@Tools-Tested if the box was dropped on its face you would not be able to notice any damage, wise guy.
@@HylianOverlord but most digital torque wrenches recalibrate themselves every time turned on
@@alejandroortiz2162 You mean they zero themselves, if they recalibrated everytime you would be able to have certs for it.
Insane how off that thing is to start and then it has to be aent off after so many cycles... 700$..they missed the mark with this thing..glad you tested it..thank you for saving so many of us from buying that thing
Yeah I was shocked, at some point I hope to test another one.
An electric thatcher that is also a digital torque wrench, it's honestly to much sounds more like a gimick. I honestly prefer click style torque wrench over digital.
Yeah I normally use a split beam, only us the digital wrench when angle is involved.
Yes, me too and I got both.
$700 to lease a torque wrench for 4k cycles? No thanks... Hard pass lol.
It might seem ridiculous to do the nitty gritty math, but that's like $0.18 every time it clicks!!!
All torque wrenches require calibrating after some use, lots of companies do it yearly, even on much more expensive tools.
I noticed that you did do loosen torque on the other tools. 😁. It looks close enough. Just set it a pound or 2 under for the first year then I bet it's fine after some wear.
but you shouldnt have to at that $$$$$ Price Point That is a down right shame.
Man, thanks for the demonstration. Definitely helped me make my choice.
No problem! Glad it helped!
home depot has a 90 day return window I think. unless this counts as a consumer electronic because of the digital display which would be kind of silly.
Thanks im going to try and return it, don't know seeing its been opened but its worth a shot.
@@Tools-Tested Being opened shouldn't matter, in fact it may cause it to go back to Milwaukee (RTV) and keep it out the stores inventory.
Holy cow, good save. I was going to buy one. I have a pittsburg Pro but I wanted a digital one as my eyes are pretty bad.
Lol going to this from a Pittsburgh is an enormous jump. Try out the Quinn digital or even the icon digital
. I really doubt you were going to buy this particular One
Yep pretty bad, thought it was going to be a good wrench.
@@Tools-Tested It certainly looks nice and the ratchet feature is nice in concept for a TW, but a apparently a detriment in this application of the feature.
Love the song at the end. Sounds like Katastro….maybe Voodoo. Awesome review
Yeah it came with FinalCut Pro labeled "longitude" Thanks!
That's the reason why I'm not brand loyal. I love DeWalt tools. I love Milwaukee tools. I love snap-on. I love rigid. I love husky. I love Klein tools. I love fluke and I bit them against each other to purchase the best
And that Milwaukee digital torque wrench is not worth for the money. Has a kit is $1,000 and that's what they can come up with. And by the way my friend, thank you very much for the testing. Beautiful testing. That's a good Channel you got going on there like and subscribe
All my power tools are milwaukee. But sockets ratchet ect snap on. I'm glad this video didn't make me regret buying my snap on torque angel
7:50 torque to loosen is always less than torque to tighten (without rust, etc). You should have done this test by hand tightening to 25 with all 3 wrenches and loosening with the snap-on, then you could make a decent judgment of the run down feature.
This is important.
You should perform a residual check that will give you the best indication of what the fastener is torqued upto
Isn’t it like 75% of original torque to loosen it? Torqued to 100 takes about 75 to loosen.
@@timmortimer19861 haha, yeah that's a much better way
This is only to test the rundown feature which claims it can achieve 100% of the torque. So if true set at 100 I should see near that not 32 Ft-lbs, or 9 when its set to 25. Yes removal will always be less, but this is not a normal bolt, Its a rundown fine thread loaded bolt.
Good to know. Great vid! Keep up the good work!
Thanks, will do!
I was pleasantly surprised and pleased the first time I used my Pittsburgh.
I did a pretty thorough warm up before using it.
Yep I was defiantly shocked how accurate it is for the $.
@@Tools-Tested I did a more thorough warm up than anything I’ve seen on RUclips.
I worked the adjuster up and down the scale a couple of times. Then I put a flip socket on it and made it click at several different settings using my the lug nuts on my car, including three or four clicks at 75 foot pounds. Then I put it back to the lowest setting before putting it back in the case.
Despite many reviews that say it fails to click at low settings, mine clicked even at 20 foot pounds.
@@DiligentDave1966 nice! Yeah I agree, I haven’t seen the issues yet others have claimed they have had.
Both the 3/8 and 1/2 have worked flawlessly for me.
It’s really quite impressive.
@@Tools-Tested One of my coworkers rebuilt a car with Pittsburgh torque wrenches.
I did a front brake job later that morning with my 1/2” for one of my coworkers.
The accuracy was a very important for me because the caliper specs at 20 foot pounds and Lugnuts spec at 83 foot pounds. My torque wrench had noticeable clicks at both settings.
@@Tools-Tested I’m seriously considering getting the 3/8 Pittsburgh because it has the lowest torque range I’ve seen so far.
I need about 81/2 to 10 foot pounds for valve covers, etc.
I’d send it to millwaukee I have one and had it calibrated at A local calibration place and it was 2 percent off from factory they said he dose snap on for are dealer and he had one 9 percent off crazy
Good to hear I wasn't the only one seeing this issue. wow that's crazy 9% off just goes to show you cant trust the certicicates of calibration.
@@Tools-Tested I alway calibrate my torque wrench. After I purchase them and after two years I do I want to make sure I don’t have a tire fall off on a customers car I wound bamen myself
You can't check torque by loosening a fastener. Use your snap on to torque a bolt then use it to remove the bolt you just torqued and you will have the same lower torque results
This is only to test the rundown feature which claims it can achieve 100% of the torque. So if true set at 100 I should see near that not 32 Ft-lbs, or 9 when its set to 25. Yes removal will always be less, but this is not a normal bolt, Its a rundown fine thread loaded bolt. The goal in this scenario was just to see if it even came close.
Great Video, thanks for the heads up, very disappointing being a Milwaukee fan.
Thanks, yeah I was shocked!
Analog is king. Imo.
Yep I mainly use a split beam.
Great channel! +1 sub.
Might I make a suggestion on your charts, it would be much easier to read and comprehend if the text was centered in the boxes.
Thanks for the sub! Will do
Brand new out of box and already needs to be recalibrated lol. In the military if someone dropped a torque wrench by accident you would have to send it in to be recalibrated even before it’s do date.
Yeah pretty sad, hope to test another @ some point.
you're doing god's work my friend
Could you do a Torque TEST with the Snapon 1/4 angle digital, Gearwrench 120xp and others?
Wow. You saved people hundreds of dollars. Thank you.
Yeah I wasn’t expecting those results, no problem!
Looks like im going flex head gear wrench thanks
Just stay away from the Gearwrench Espec, mine has failed the screen twice and now its a $800 paperweight
The Pittsburgh was more accurate than BOTH the Milwaukee and SO. Their is a good reason that simple click design has been employed by 100's of tool brands. Its cheap...and EFFECTIVE!
Yep I prefer a split beam my self, only using digital when angle is involved. But for most cases 90 or 180 degrees you really still don't even need it.
Trouble with a click wrench is that it's really easy to go over torque with an inexperienced operator- Typically you only have 3 degrees of movement after the click.
I am getting one of these for a look at, hopefully this unit was just a dud. Bad that this slipped past QC though.
Looks like I'll be buying the Snap On instead of the Milwaukee!
Yeah sadly, hopefully I can test another at some point.
Excellent job on this video.
Thank you very much!
I'm not a fan of digital torque wrenchs. Who are these folks spending that much for a torque wrench? That's nuts
This is geared towards electricians building large electrical panels. Most techs in shops spend around that amount but yeah its crazy.
Harbor Freight is hit or miss, and it looks like I'm buying the torque wrenches next time they're on sale.
Snapon is the way to go long term spend the extra money from experience. Other options like digital Gearwrench 120xp.
That's so disappointing, I think the ratcheting mechanism is very bulky and leads to inaccuracy, plus when it's running it sounds like it shakes up the insides pretty badly.
Yeah it was, hoping to test another one at some point. But others have commented they had to send it off for calibration brand new.
the run down doesn't torque it for your, suppose to finish it manually
This wrench needs to be tested with a rundown simulator on the torque tester and use the peak setting. Loosening the bolt will get you lower results every time. I calibrate torque wrenches for a living.
Correct, yeah don't know what I was thinking testing the loosing torque. I was scared to use a rundown adapter on my tester.
I ordered Skidmore-Wilhelm's new bolt less tester. Hope to rerun this test with a new wrench once I receive it.
I don't think you're using the rundown feature as it was intended.
that dont shock me my dad all ways said cheep tools can out do high end tools. by the way you should check out this one Eastwood Digital Electronic Torque-Angle Wrench 3/8in Drive I have had my for all most 10 years now and just want to see how it stacks up
I will put the the Eastwood on the list for next time I do digital wrenches, thanks!
Also I had my certificate expire on mine. The tool just reminds you that it’s expired every time you turn it on and you have to accept it. It also won’t let you save the results. But you can still use it
Thanks for that info I was curious what would happen at 5000.
Two things.
Can you test the re certified Tekton?
And also if all the torque wrenches are certified I'm thinking maybe whoever is doing the cert is maybe the issue.
Hi I did retest the certified Tekton split beams ruclips.net/video/ew2s_zoUejw/видео.html
Yeah defiantly depends on who's certifying them.
Curious if you ever sent this back to Milwaukee to be recalibrated and or replaced?
I was still within the return window, so I just returned it.
I have been meaning to get another but I haven’t yet.
Damn I got mine on sale and been using it for 6 months now. Now i gotta go get it checked out damit lol.
Yeah I never expected it to be out of spec....
After the 5k cycles, what happens and where do you get it calibrated check?
Instructions say it has to go back to Milwaukee for recalibration. Im going to say soon after it hits 5k it will shut off but I'm not 100% sure.
It's made in China what do you expect
WOW. Milwaukee, that is terrible in this test to be that off. Some Bolts are breaking then
Yeah I was shocked, hope to test another one at some point.
I've always wanted one of this and was able to get a brand new one for half price. I saw your video after I got it so I'm wondering if they got these problems taken care of or if they are all still that far out of spec. Have you talked to milwaukee about your findings? Curious if they had anything to say about it. Thanks for the video
It was still in the return window, so I returned it. I haven't reached out to Milwaukee, but I hope to get another one soon and see if it performs the same. No problem!
@@Tools-Tested look forward to another test. Wish I the equipment to test mine
@@BoostedTT91 You could always buy a cheap torque adapter from Harbor Freight and see if it’s close.
When I first seen this tool, I laughed. I said to myself why by that when you can get a snap on
Yep, not a wasting my money on this, I'm going with the tool box instead!
Looks like it’s just out of calibration. Unusual for a brand new tool, but easily correctable.
Wow. That's way off. At least it's consistently off instead of sporadically off.
Yep almost like it was never calibrated.
Damn man I really wanted one lol.
Yeah not good
What do you think about the wera torque wrenches?
I haven't had good results testing them sadly, I hope to test one of the screwdrivers at some point.
Does having the test jig “arm” close the the inside edge of the handle (as opposed to the middle or outer portion where your hand would likely be) not change the reading?
It looks close to the edge but its actually pushing at the center of the handle. But yes it could potentially affect the reading if you are not center on the grip.
What's crazy is that both the Pittsburgh and the Milwaukee are made in china or at least all the M12 stuff I have say china.
Yep almost everything is.
Great video ! What’s the part number for the snap on ?
Thanks, This one is ATECH2F125VK
shop.snapon.com/search?q=ATECH2F125
Why would anyone choose this over the techangle? Serious question, pricing is nearly identical
Mainly for assemble speed for electricians building service panels, and it easily provides a repot with one key which they can provide the inspector.
@@Tools-Tested gotcha, makes a little more sense now, so its mainly geared tword electricians not mechanics
you said the 1/2” only goes up to 150ft/lbs? that’s kinda disappointing
Yep that’s correct…
I don’t have faith in Milwaukee products. Bought their torch that was reviewed favorably by Project Farm. First one will not charge. Second one turns on sometimes, sometimes it doesn’t. Charge light shows orange even after 8 hour charge, if you remove the cable and plug in again it shows green. Never had such a questionable torch, even cheapo china ones are much more reliable. 🤷🏻♂️
Yeah I have had issues with the m12 line, 2 of my oem 6ah won’t charge.
Seems like Milwaukee needs to stay OUT of the Torque Wrench game. Or TTI needs to buy a company (ie: Precision Instruments) that knows what they’re doing- like snap on did with CDI Torque.
That’s horrible for $700. & even more so when HF’s $20 bottom of the line option is more accurate. Lol.
Big FAIL on this one, Milwaukee. 🤦🏻♂️
Yep defiantly sad, I agree they should buy Precision they make quality torque wrenches made in the USA.
I plan on testing another one later this year.
The Milwaukees probably correct, you need to replace your tool of measurement. Probably best to actually just use the Milwaukee torque wrench as your unit of measurement. I’m not really a Milwaukee fan myself though. 👀
Lol I will tell Snap On this $4000 torque wrench tester is bad…
@@Tools-Tested Lol, definitely a joke. Because a lot of Milwaukee guys think they can do no wrong. I love Milwaukee, but won’t be spending what they want for that torque wrench. Especially if I have to also send it off for recalibration.
Yeah some cult Milwaukee fans get triggered if something bad is said lol.
Good stuff
Very good thx a lot
No problem!
This tool is a solution looking for a problem....
lets be fair here,
backoff torque is not directly equivalent to tightening torque. takes less torque to undo a bolt that it does to tighten to that spec.
that part of your testing was inaccurate. abetter test would be to try to continue tightening the bolt with another tool
and, as an automotive tech, none of my tolerance specs are closer than +/-3%, and this tool is absolutely not designed for "mechanic" use. its made for high voltage electricians who generally use low torque values with somewhat looser tolerances. its really not far off +/-3%, so for my own use, this would be good enough.
#ContextRequired
If I'm gonna spend $700 on a torque wrench, I might as well just buy a Snap-On one.
Yep definitely in this case.
Too many presume the name Milwaukee equates to a high quality tool. They have zero pedegree in the precision tool market. Milwaukee supports China.
Yep looks like they tried to do too much, should have started simple.
AC Delco digital torque wrench made by Durofix are better than Milwaukee's over priced nonsense.
I need to test one of them at some point!
Would like to see what Milwaukee say about this.
Sadly I returned it to HD.
Really disappointing. I had been waiting for Milwaukee to make one for the automotive industry, but finally gave up.
Yeah I’d like to see them put out one more geared for automotive too, this one seems to be more for an electrician or something similar iirc
@@tylermcelwain you're right, it was aimed at electricians, and im my opinion they should have started with something WAAAY simpler. There was no need to jump into the deep end with this, now look, first impressions ruined.
@@dirtyvinyl8817 yeah I agree with that
5000 cycles what a joke. Glad I saw this. I was going to get one as I torque vices and fixtures all day long (machinist) I'd hit that 5000 in a month.
maybe its just to re-calibrate. how to calibrate that tool ?
Yeah probably could be recalibrated into range, but that means shipping it back to Milwaukee.
@@Tools-Tested Oo..just Milwaukee service center that can re calibrate ya?
So if we buy this one then we already reach usefull 5000 cycle, we sent it again to Milwaukee to re calibrate?
@@TeguhJayanto yeah that’s my understanding from the manual
@@Tools-Tested OMG..it's not worth it at all..😁
I bet companies hate that we have access to this information I could see someone at the company watching this video freaking out because of the boxes and boxes of this sku just sitting there Collecting dust someone’s responsible for this tools accuracy.
Yep lol, I was shocked how bad it did.
This sounds like a defective product. I love Milwaukee but thanks for the warning.
Yeah, later this year I hope to test another one.
You wouldn't want to watch me torque anything.. My way that sh*t is dead on balls accurate!!
Perfect video for the "you get what you pay for" snob camp.
Milwaukee 'bout to burn down a whole Chinese factory now. That sucks. I thought it looked cool but seemed more like a industrial electricians torque wrench rather than a mechanics torque wrench so I didnt bother but foot pounds are foot pounds and this thing might as well be a super extended length overpriced Milwaukee M12 ratchet. Honestly i hope you just got a defective unit but in my opinion Milwaukee should have never started at this price point with this much tech. To my knowledge this is their first torque wrench, why didn't they start with a basic click one like Dewalt so they can work out kinks in their manufacturing?!
Yep I agree they should have never started with this advanced of a wrench. It's weird to me they focused on electricians for this , I would have thought a bigger market would be mechanics.
Hopefully I did receive a defective one and normally they are accurate as they claim.
You got it for $700 😳 thank goodness for pawn shops I got a 1/2 inch for $280 it was one key locked but a call to Milwaukee cleared that up.
Can it be calibrated?
Yes but it has to be shipped back to Milwaukee.
Did you retest this after you sent it out?
It was within the return window, so it went back to HD. Hope to test another at some point.
Wow. Looks like a bad tool. Thanks for the video
Yep! Thanks for watching!
It's not worth the money to me with what u show
I tell my customers these won’t pass our calibration standards don’t test something you don’t want to know the answers too
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What a piece of crap. No angle torque? If the price didn't send people running the lack of the angle feature should. And the accuracy sucks.
Milwaukee are never a torque tool maker. These are so useless they can't do angles.
Best wrench maker Is English made Norbar.
They are way beyond SnapOn etc.
I hope to test Norbar at some point, they are not easily accessible in the US though.
700 dollars…..f@uck no bro.