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Thursday, April 11, 2019

Milwaukee M18 Fuel 1-Inch High Torque Impact Wrench

PTR: At the 2018 New Product Symposium, Milwaukee announced that they’ve been working on a cordless solution for high-torque impact wrench users. They predicted its launch in Q4 of 2018, but by the time Q4 actually rolled around, Milwaukee postponed the release for more testing. Well, that day is drawing closer and the Milwaukee M18 Fuel 1-Inch High Torque Impact Wrench is slated for a June 2019 release.

3 comments:

Al Levine said...

I am a huge fan of the Milwaukee M12 and M18 Fuel lines of power tools. They are pretty pricey, but the quality of their tools is unmistakable. Working on booth with a bunch of DeWalt screwguns and then pulling out my M12 screwgun is like changing out your old clunker for a new hot rod! As such, I always get excited when Milwaukee adds a new tool to their ever- growing lineup, which is already one of the more diverse tool sets on the market. Though I do not necessarily find myself needing a heavy duty torque wrench on the daily, I can see it being useful during construction and load-in/strike operations, especially in sets that are mostly steel, like Cabaret. Also, Milwaukee says that this is the first cordless impact torque wrench on the market, and the price point of $700 for the bare tool certainly backs up the idea that this tool is unique. I will certainly keep an eye out for more cordless torque wrenches from competitors to see how they stack up!

DJ L. said...

As I have written about many times on this page, I am always interested in reading about and testing new tools from all different brands. This is something that I have done a lot of, and for this reason, own power tools from many different brands. As I am sure I've expressed before, I would say my current favorite consumer power tool brand is Milwaulkee. I currently own a lot of Milwaulkees M18 tools and M12 tools. Recently, I started swapping out my M18 tools for the M18 Fuel series and I am absolutely in love. This new high torque impact wrench looks like a great addition to the M18 Fuel lineup, however, it is absolutely not consumer grade. This tool is meant for industry professionals who need something with such high torque. The biggest thing that gives this away is one hundred percent the price. At 700 dollars, this tool is not for your average homeowner.

GabeM said...

I love getting to live in a world where there are still people that get excited over new tools. It is easy to get stuck in a cycle where what you have works and you never get to try new tools that companies have to offer. Milwaukee’s new high torque impact wrench is particularly interesting because of the size of the tool and the power it has, all while being cordless. Pro Tools mentions that this new impact wrench is also fitted with the One Key battery. This battery is something that was introduced to me fairly recently and I must say that the ability to have different power and torque modes on the drill is a really compelling idea. Additionally, the safety aspect where the tool can be disabled from someones phone really makes me feel better on a job site where tools can get stolen or swapped easily.