Originally Posted by oldjonny
Originally Posted by JDMopar
My 1/2-inch impact is a Rigid from Home Depot. Rigid has a lifetime warranty on the tool, battery and charger. So far, it's been a dang good impact wrench with WAY more torque than my air gun. It also has more torque in reverse than it does tightening.


LOL..wait until you redeem that "lifetime" warranty from Ridgid. Been there, done that. You get one "lifetime" replacement....then you are done. Not that I am complaining, just don't be thinking you get batteries for your lifetime.


Our entire department runs the orange 18v Ridgid tools at work. The 1/2 impact driver is a good tool--more power than some of my air tools.

And yes, they definitely make you jump through A LOT of hoops to take advantage of the "free" battery thing--it's really kind of a marketing gimmick. But other than that I have no complaints.

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