I have their cordless and corded. When I changed the heavily corroded bolts on the saltwater boat trailer last summer, the cordless one worked fine except for a couple that were rusted the worse of all. Got my buddy's DeWalt. It wouldn't touch them either. Broke out the extension cord and Bauer corded impact wrench and got the stubborn ones out with ease. It zipped them out like a hot knife thru butter. I certainly didn't use it when installing new bolts and nuts.
It's super bulky and heavy and I would rather have the cordless and I bought both and I would rather have the cordless because this thing is just too much for a beast for getting in tight spots especially
Battery powered ones are smaller yet more powerful. However they are much more expensive and that's just the tool only as you have to buy the batteries and charger separately. So you'll probably end up paying 3 times more for the cordless one. The fact that I'm just a DIY weekend warrior made me choose this corded impact wrench.
Corded tools always work. I have 60 year old (or older) corded tools that still work. Batteries always go dead. I finally got sucked into buying Milwaukee M12 tools, and they sit and sit. Batteries dead when you need them, batteries needing to be replaced. Unless you use it daily they are stupid.
I have had this thing for quite a while and it generally stays in the box unless it’s some heavy work that needs to be done. It’ll zip off axle nuts like nobody’s business. However there have been some bolts that I have been able to take off with a breaker bar and cheater that this hasn’t been able to even make a dent on. I doubt it does 1050, probably closer to 6-700 if anything. Worth it for the price. Glad there now is a review on it because there isn’t much information on it or videos out there when I got it.
Torque test channel tested the corded bauer impact out and it did 610ft/lbs after 15 seconds. If it they're rating it for 300, it's actually twice as good!
Mine would never break lugnuts at 80lb. I don't like beating the crap out of my lugnuts and sockets. I would always break them by hand, spin them off. Now the thing quit, probably the switch or bad connection. POS. I might try the Bauer now, there doesn't seem to be anything better. I can't find a test of the Milwaukee corded
I've had this impact for a year, got it for $60. My main complaint is it's heavy and bulky, other than that it's been great. I use it almost exclusively for lug nuts. Haven't found a nut it can't take off. Although I'm going to change my pinion seal soon and the nut on it is a 1 7/8 torqued to 400 ft lbs so that'll be interesting
@@ZexGX I've actually done 2 pinion seals one on a Ford 150 and the other a Dodge 3500, the Ford was easy but I had to use my big ryobi impact with 2 sets of fresh batteries on the dodge, neither have leaked since
Great job for the review. I was going to buy it but after seeing how the trigger is set up, I agree only a few months of use the trigger will break off the handle. Thanks again, I am getting a Ryobi P262.
Had to work on vehicles remotely that weren't mine. Didn't have air so this tool was handy for lug nuts and what not. Haven't invested in the battery stuff yet.
The DC powered/Cordless impact makes more Torque because DC power doesn’t alternator. AC power power alternates 60 cycles per second. 60Hertz in Canada 50hz. So every time the current alternates theres a super quick moment the motor doesn’t have power. DC power stands for Direct current. The current doesn’t alternate. So the motors have a torque advantage.
I don’t get it! Why so many positive reviews on HF if the tool is as bad as you have shown? Thanks for review as I almost went a bought the corded impact.
Had an issue with later runs. If you go to service the anvil, you may find massive slop in tolerance on the driveshaft. The hammer assembly falls free. One I have is like the one in the video. Also had some motors run way worse than others. Manifests as vibration and low power.
I tested it on an Excursion (basically ford F250 Super Duty) and no luck. I had to stand on the factory lug nut tool to break them free. I'd guess the nuts with corrosion took about 200-250 ft lbs to break loose.
The reason for corded one having lower torque, despite it having more powerful motor could simply be that it's designed for higher speed (more impacts per minute/faster rotation), which means that in the rated torque range it spins bolts/nuts way faster than something that's optimized for higher energy impacts/more torque and will spin slower or loosen the bolts slower than the high speed one. Think of a car gearbox, in first gear, you can climb hills easily/have very high torque, but in 5th gear it's impossible to even start moving on level road, but you can drive at 100mph since on level road, you don't need as much torque. You won't be going 100mph in first, though. That's what makes power; torque and rotational speed. You can either have a lot of torque or a high speed, but you can't have both, except something in between. I don't know why such differences in forward and reverse torque, though...
I just purchased a Benchmark impact wrench, from Home Hardware, that looks identical to this Bauer, except that the rubber on the Bauer goes up the tool another inch, and my Benchmark has a 25 foot cord. I thought it had variable speed as this was mentioned online, in the manual and the cardboard packaging over the plastic case. It is certainly NOT variable speed, and no, going from off to on does not count as variable speed. This is 1/2" drive, 380 foot pounds.
Bought one broke after a month I paid warranty but its good enough for 50 bucks.I take it with my overlanding rig and inverter. Pay for warranty in store exchange is nice
Did you have to use the special heavier 19 mm socket. I have this impact tool and need to change the timing belt on my Odyssey, and I was wondering if it would work for it.
Use it once to get lug nuts off. It stopped spinning by the time I got to the last wheel with motor still running fine. Called toll free number and they told me because I was past 90 day warranty I was out of luck. Bottom line you buy cheap you get junk. Paid total of 63.96 after tax for one use
I got one I most all ways have electricity with me I have generators & inverters, I’m all my vehicles, , I just think the little I use it , the battery one would be a wast of my money & im all ways afraid the battery is going to go dead on me the little I do use it if I got a battery unpacked wrench , & that has not failed me yet for the thing I use it on & for
I have their cordless and corded. When I changed the heavily corroded bolts on the saltwater boat trailer last summer, the cordless one worked fine except for a couple that were rusted the worse of all. Got my buddy's DeWalt. It wouldn't touch them either. Broke out the extension cord and Bauer corded impact wrench and got the stubborn ones out with ease. It zipped them out like a hot knife thru butter. I certainly didn't use it when installing new bolts and nuts.
I’m still gonna buy one because I’m cheap and don’t want to pay the ridiculous prices for battery powered ones and air tools and tanks.
It's super bulky and heavy and I would rather have the cordless and I bought both and I would rather have the cordless because this thing is just too much for a beast for getting in tight spots especially
Battery powered ones are smaller yet more powerful. However they are much more expensive and that's just the tool only as you have to buy the batteries and charger separately. So you'll probably end up paying 3 times more for the cordless one. The fact that I'm just a DIY weekend warrior made me choose this corded impact wrench.
Corded tools always work. I have 60 year old (or older) corded tools that still work. Batteries always go dead. I finally got sucked into buying Milwaukee M12 tools, and they sit and sit. Batteries dead when you need them, batteries needing to be replaced. Unless you use it daily they are stupid.
This kinda tool will last for an eon. Its built like the old corded power tools built in the 80-90s that still kick today.
I have had this thing for quite a while and it generally stays in the box unless it’s some heavy work that needs to be done. It’ll zip off axle nuts like nobody’s business. However there have been some bolts that I have been able to take off with a breaker bar and cheater that this hasn’t been able to even make a dent on. I doubt it does 1050, probably closer to 6-700 if anything. Worth it for the price.
Glad there now is a review on it because there isn’t much information on it or videos out there when I got it.
Torque test channel tested the corded bauer impact out and it did 610ft/lbs after 15 seconds. If it they're rating it for 300, it's actually twice as good!
It's bolts that the Milwaukee, Dewalt and others can't get off also.
I am on second OG HF corded and I have used them a LOT. One gave up finally but at 39 bucks with coupon they were a steal!
Mine would never break lugnuts at 80lb. I don't like beating the crap out of my lugnuts and sockets. I would always break them by hand, spin them off. Now the thing quit, probably the switch or bad connection. POS. I might try the Bauer now, there doesn't seem to be anything better. I can't find a test of the Milwaukee corded
I've had this impact for a year, got it for $60. My main complaint is it's heavy and bulky, other than that it's been great. I use it almost exclusively for lug nuts. Haven't found a nut it can't take off. Although I'm going to change my pinion seal soon and the nut on it is a 1 7/8 torqued to 400 ft lbs so that'll be interesting
How'd that pinion seal replacement go?
@@ZexGX I've actually done 2 pinion seals one on a Ford 150 and the other a Dodge 3500, the Ford was easy but I had to use my big ryobi impact with 2 sets of fresh batteries on the dodge, neither have leaked since
I bought this for $54 on sale 2 years ago and returned it for better options. Seemed to be able to break loose 95 percent of bolts.
Great job for the review. I was going to buy it but after seeing how the trigger is set up, I agree only a few months of use the trigger will break off the handle. Thanks again, I am getting a Ryobi P262.
Extremely thorough review. Nice one!
Had to work on vehicles remotely that weren't mine. Didn't have air so this tool was handy for lug nuts and what not. Haven't invested in the battery stuff yet.
The DC powered/Cordless impact makes more Torque because DC power doesn’t alternator. AC power power alternates 60 cycles per second. 60Hertz in Canada 50hz. So every time the current alternates theres a super quick moment the motor doesn’t have power. DC power stands for Direct current. The current doesn’t alternate. So the motors have a torque advantage.
Not true its a brushed motor, some of which spend up to 50% of their time unenergized.
Good review and teardown 👍🏽
I don’t get it! Why so many positive reviews on HF if the tool is as bad as you have shown? Thanks for review as I almost went a bought the corded impact.
Had an issue with later runs. If you go to service the anvil, you may find massive slop in tolerance on the driveshaft. The hammer assembly falls free. One I have is like the one in the video. Also had some motors run way worse than others. Manifests as vibration and low power.
They probably got a limiter built into the model. Probably to prevent burning out quickly
SUPER REVIEW....
I've got one. It's works fine. Nothing special. Does it's job. Recently went with a DeWalt 1/2" battery impact.
There prices are up for sure
I tested it on an Excursion (basically ford F250 Super Duty) and no luck. I had to stand on the factory lug nut tool to break them free. I'd guess the nuts with corrosion took about 200-250 ft lbs to break loose.
At 4:18 the one you're showing is a 3/4 inch vs 1/2 inch. That's probably the price difference.
The 3/4" drive is $289, the 1/2" drive is $279... Harbor Freight needs $10 extra for the bigger anvil apparently.
The reason for corded one having lower torque, despite it having more powerful motor could simply be that it's designed for higher speed (more impacts per minute/faster rotation), which means that in the rated torque range it spins bolts/nuts way faster than something that's optimized for higher energy impacts/more torque and will spin slower or loosen the bolts slower than the high speed one. Think of a car gearbox, in first gear, you can climb hills easily/have very high torque, but in 5th gear it's impossible to even start moving on level road, but you can drive at 100mph since on level road, you don't need as much torque. You won't be going 100mph in first, though. That's what makes power; torque and rotational speed. You can either have a lot of torque or a high speed, but you can't have both, except something in between. I don't know why such differences in forward and reverse torque, though...
I just purchased a Benchmark impact wrench, from Home Hardware, that looks identical to this Bauer, except that the rubber on the Bauer goes up the tool another inch, and my Benchmark has a 25 foot cord. I thought it had variable speed as this was mentioned online, in the manual and the cardboard packaging over the plastic case. It is certainly NOT variable speed, and no, going from off to on does not count as variable speed.
This is 1/2" drive, 380 foot pounds.
I think it has something to do with the hammer inside maybe
When those first came out they were $120, then $100 now $89. I wonder when the continued price drop , they began making it cheaper.
Just pick one up today.. let's see how it holds up.. hopefully I didn't get a bad one 🙄🤣
How did it go??
Now I know not to ever buy one of these because of the power cord issue. Thank you for the video!
I got the von haus and it looks to perform about the same
People tend to get these and try to take a bolt or lugnut nut off that no impact gun has a chance to break then they take it back
man i really want one of theses to... lowes has a Craftman one for 90 or 100 bucks.... problly 8 amps...bauer might be better.
I use mine for small engine repair, its done every task I ask of it
what's the forward torque rating on this? thank u
Bought one broke after a month I paid warranty but its good enough for 50 bucks.I take it with my overlanding rig and inverter. Pay for warranty in store exchange is nice
Another channel that tests torque showed it produces 650+ftlbs busting torque.
He scares me
The $289 one on the website you showed said 3/4 drive.
Mine works fine on Honda crank bolts. I'll keep it around.
Did you have to use the special heavier 19 mm socket. I have this impact tool and need to change the timing belt on my Odyssey, and I was wondering if it would work for it.
Use it once to get lug nuts off. It stopped spinning by the time I got to the last wheel with motor still running fine. Called toll free number and they told me because I was past 90 day warranty I was out of luck. Bottom line you buy cheap you get junk. Paid total of 63.96 after tax for one use
Always test tools when you buy them and can still return them. Always.
@@Mad-Lad-Chad your so right!
I can’t install a wheel stud with these
Likely only 350-350ft lbs
yo compre este impacto y esta exelente y fuertisimo
Does it have buttnusting tork?
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I got one I most all ways have electricity with me I have generators & inverters, I’m all my vehicles, , I just think the little I use it , the battery one would be a wast of my money & im all ways afraid the battery is going to go dead on me the little I do use it if I got a battery unpacked wrench , & that has not failed me yet for the thing I use it on & for
If you're going to go corded, pneumatics are superior 😉👍
2:02 uh-oh busted a little prematurely there didn't you buddy 🤭
Lol I bought one that died in 3 days
Sell you my Milwaukee corded impact for a fitty. lolz
Great review, informative break-down, Ty. Hardly ever use Harbor Freight. They really don't sell my brands. And, I don't buy chinesium.
had mine brake doing my exhaust.....😢🤣
I just picked this up for $60 smackaroons!