Our go to Milwaukee's: Driver: amzn.to/3QdAI2c Subby: amzn.to/3AgKyZd Mid Torque: amzn.to/3q9LcFe High Torque: amzn.to/44pm1xK

I mainly do oil changes, so 1" D-handle for me.

How many ft-lbs do you need? "all of them"

I got bold and decided to take my personal 3/4 inch impact with a XC8.0 to work on the equipment at my shop, and its a huge improvement over our IR air impacts. Especially out on the beach doing dozer ops. It became so noticeable how much quicker I was working and getting jobs done over everyone else that my own chiefs came up to me and told me to write up an order request for any and all Milwaukee tools we should get for the shop lmao. Within 3 hours, they had an order for 20k in just tools alone, another 5k in batteries, chargers, and packout kits

Me: Never touched a bolt on a semi outside of replacing the windshield when I was a glass tech Also me: that 1 inch impact would come in handy 🤔

I own all but the 2 high end ones and the pin detent one. I'm not a professional mechanic. This video made me realize I might have a problem.

jesus christ, when you included the curve of 3 different M12 battery sizes I was sold on your channel. You and Todd are GOATS, now to find other similar legends!

I have the 2767 for use in a municipal shop near Chicago. I have yet to run across a truck lug nut it can’t remove, and my trucks live in road salt six months of the year. I love using that gun for rusty plow bolts, because if the 2767 won’t loosen them, it will tear them in half.

Milwaukee is such a beast tool company. So glad I am invested into their battery line up, because they never disappoint!

LET'S GO!!!🏁 2:00...👈 this... people tend to get this wrong a lot... just because the upper end of it's torque capability can break a fastener free doesn't mean that's the only one you're going to need.. you need about four times that torque unless you want to sit there for 20 seconds trying to take it off..every time Design and impacting rate is going to play in the torque curve also...

Anecdotal, but I worked at a Quick Lane oil-and-tire place for 6 months with my M12 1/2" stubby impact on the stock 4.0ah battery. We rotated tires on nearly every vehicle that came in, and I needed to borrow a pneumatic gun only 3 times in 6 months. It's removed axle nuts and harmonic balancer bolts without issue as well. Good enough for me!

For me the 450 range is pretty much all I need, if I need more I'm getting the breaker bar with an extension

My m12 stubby 3/8 is my go to tool for everything. It’s lightweight, convenient, fits most places, the battery lasts forever… it just gets the job done without wearing out your arm. Having the m12 ratchets for tight places is helpful but I mostly use the stubby. And yes obviously it doesn’t work for crusty suspension bolts and lug nuts and the like.

I change tires on 18 wheelers for work and we have a couple of those D handles. I’ve never had a lug that they couldn’t get off, I also prefer them over the air powered IR 1” that we have. It’s rare that either of our impacts struggles to unbolt a wheel even with rust. We torque to 475 after lubing the stud and nut

Always look forward to seeing a new TTC episode every Friday, keep up the excellent work. Thanks to your recommendations, I picked up a Ridgid Octane high-torque from my local direct tool outlet for 50% off yesterday. Can’t wait to see if the new Dewalt high-torque is able to beat it or even the Matco gun

Thanks for this! I was window shopping M12 stubby impacts a little while ago. Seeing what they're capable of is appreciated.

idk if I just have a beast, but my m12 1/2" easily takes off lugnuts, brake calipers, suspension parts. All of this is on a 25 year old pickup also.

Professional wrench thrower here. M12 is the design factor by which I have all of my electrics. Anything that requires more than the ~250ftlbs from the stubby was less than 5% of the total fasteners that I dealt with. In which case I had multiple other forms of fastener movement. If I had to buy an entire setup all over again I would do things the same way. M12. Since every shop has to have air basically no matter what, I never saw a benefit of have the M18 line or any of its competitors over the typical pneumatic tools that I already have. Anyone else thinking about taking this directly on and buying your own line of battery models, remember two things, the more the tool shakes the more the electronic controls in that tool shake, and sometimes the fastest way to do the job is by breaking the bolt.

Just ordered and received the Dewalt DCF892B 20V MAX XR 1/2-in Mid-Range Impact w/800 ft. lbs torque in a compact wrench. I ordered this wrench based on your test results where it put everything else including all Milwaukee's in the same size category to shame. It is a beast of a wrench in a small lightweight gun and I love it. Thanks for all that you do and share!

I love that you guys also explain which tool is best for what job according to the torque rating. Me being a regular around the house and diy my own car type guy I would’ve brought the 1500 ft pound torque wrench to tighten car lug nuts lls not knowing any better

My favourite video so far from you guys thanks so much that graph put a lot into perspective for what I might need just around the house and garage!

I have the competition makita and I use my 3/8 a lot but I will say my 1/2 still get used a lot. The 3/8 still seems to fall short in some areas but it definitely fits a lot of nice areas and is key in my tool car while the 1/2 sits in the box more.

bought a m12 drill and impact combo last year and I love it.

Always appreciated. Thanks for all your hard work with these videos.

The right angle impact is the only impact I have currently. It works for almost everything and has saved my ass on multiple occasions. I've never met a bolt it couldn't break except for axle nuts.

What an absolutely beautiful and informative video!! I can't imagine all the work to put together this 16 min video. Thank you! Milwaukee is definitely a great brand!

Looking forward to the DeWalt series like this -- especially since they're just getting the new stuff out now -- the various models all look so similar and the names are so similar it's a bit hard to keep track of what's what from them IMO.

Currently working a shutdown for the first time with the Mid Torque on my truck and I'm thoroughly impressed. Pleanty of flanges we had to break where the high torques power would have been nice but was to large to fit in some spaces , and the mid torque didn't have a problem removing 1" carbon steel studs

Thanks to your channel I said goodbye to my Bauer driver, drill and 1/2" impact! Welcoming the DeWalt 12v extreme series drill, driver set and got the dcf901 for free! That 901 for 12v is crazy powerful. Absolutely love it! Dcf891 on the way real soon. Keep up the great work man

You guys have the absolute best graphs! Thank you for this wonderful science experiment 😎

Ive got the 3/8" m12 stubby, 1/2" m18 mid torque, and 1/2" m18 high torque. Im a diesel mechanic that works on primarily semis and other big trucks, not really pick-ups. I'm typically grabbing the m12 stubby, for 90% of bolts under 1/2" (3/4" hex head) it's strong enough, for the 10% that aren't i grab the mid torque. And for everything over 1/2" bolts i typically just grab the high torque right away.

I was just researching this and you made it too easy now I know what to get thanks!

really thank you so much for this episode that is exactly what people looking for when they are searching online for impact ranch

The 2nd gen mid torque makes a great go to most of the time. Thanks guys great work.

I love these types of videos, so interesting love to see the progression and increase in power. I wonder how the best battery power compare to corded and air/gas. Like what is the top torque gun you can possibly get in a shop.

Love Milwaukee. We run there tools in the shop everyday have for years. Great line up of tools and battery's.

Another great video, always looking forward to these. I have a question...what does it take for the smaller impacts to get that large socket moving for the tests? With the smaller impacts, I'm curious to know what the difference would be if the bolt head on the test machine, had a 1/4" or 1/2" square recess to directly attach the impact to. My thoughts are that at least the results would be linear between models. That large impact socket seems like a decent amount of mass to get moving from a stationary standpoint with the smaller impacts in the sense of startup torque required. Keep up the great videos, again, I always look forward to your content.

You can add the M12 stubby to the "bringing down an Eaton Fuller transmission from a tractor" category. That's what I use all the time!

Just watching this gives me a twisted arm feeling! Great testing show!

Awesome video! By far the best comparison video .. great details throughout the video ..

DUDE! This is exactly what I needed (actually more). THANK YOU thank you!

this should've been the first ttc video i watched. great breakdown of impacts and their use-cases.

I have been looking for this exact comparison. Thank you so much! I have the little beast impact driver and took off lug nuts off an Altima with it though now I will not do that again now that I know better.

I live in a city with 7 months of the year being wet or snowy. Even thought ive got the high torque M18....the M12 stubby and Makita XWT14 have taken apart almost every bolt in the front end of my F150.

I really enjoy my m12 right angle hex driver for majority of vehicle work. I use it more than my 3/8" stubby impact.

I use the m12 stubby 1/2" at work all the time and it even gets most lugnuts off, super handy tool

Great clip. Especially with the chart that shows were you can use it. Most people look what thet should by for the job they want to do and with such charts it makes it way more understandable. Thank you and please do this with the chart more

The battery graphs are excellent, only have 1 of the m18 batteries in my kit now days. It's filled with m12. Smaller n gets the job done just the same. Beside the little circ saw, I feel it needs more beans

I have the long anvil 1”. I also work in a truck stop. Many times the air can’t even move the nuts. And the Milwaukee struggles but it doesn’t quit and there hasn’t been anything it can’t do!

Truck shop in SW Michigan. The 3/4 has been my go to for over a year now for big torque jobs. Since I started buying 6.0s, there have been few things it can't do. One of my protégé just bought one for himself for tire changes.

I had been using 3/8” stubby on xc 4.0 since 2018 on Odyssey 100 ft/lb winter lug nuts which some were seize solid with ease our 18V Bosch impact with 21700 4Ah cells will not crack it. This is up in Aurora (North of Toronto Canada) We now can do it with mode 2 on mid torque tighten at mode 2 around 100 ft/lb

Fun to see them all lined up with lots of anecdotal experience-and the actual-use chart looks invaluable.

I own a 2962 and it was an absolute game changer for me, even with the lesser 5.0 battery

Awesome job and i understand the differences between the products so much better than I did

I have had very good experience with the 3/8 right angle impact for brake bolts and shocks. I use mine everyday.

Definitely getting that d handle at the end to take out and replace my timing cover bolts. Thanks for the help guys!

I use my m18 Milwaukee 1/4" impact from the often on sale for $119 kit to take off my lug nuts several times a year with no issue, yes after being properly torqued.

Perfect timing, since I was just shopping for one the other day.

Very informative indeed ... great to see the graphical representation of "how much torque for the job" chart, which would apply regardless of brand of tool. Sixteen minutes well spent. Thanks to Milwaukee for making so many models to confuse t.f. out of the buyer, but even more thanks to TTC for explaining the differences between models.

Thank you for making the video. This really helps.

We bought the 3/4" impact for pipe flange nuts that took a 2" socket. It would help spin them down faster but wasn't enough to torque. We had to use Norbar torque guns that could do 4000Nm. We hired them though, they're 10k+ to buy

Took whole subframe apart with the M18 compact on a rusted chassis, did seized up brake caliper stuff without a sweat. Throw in suspension spring job in the same bucket. Haven't seen a lug it couldn't take off yet. This little monster is more than capable.

Sweet just got mid torque and glad to see is all I will need.

This video is brilliant, nice job man, giving me good information

I’ve torque turned 18mm head bolts 120 degrees from 300 ftlbs with my 2767. Yes it took it a long time but they were in a tight spot and that 1/2 Milly saved me from using a breaker bar.

this is great stuff right here. you keep raising the bar

Thank you very interesting and helpful for a novice. I was wondering why my impact driver couldn’t remove an old mower blade nut

I use the 1 in D handle gun to tighten up oil drain bolts to make sure its tight and won't leak. I also write with a tire marker on the oil pan, "Good Luck" for the next poor sap that has got to work on it. 😁

Honda technician with the 1/2 in high torque here. I've had mine for a couple years and it is a beast. As for those crank bolts, it will work, but we all have weighted sockets for them anyway. They aren't that expensive and I actually bought mine a couple years prior to becoming a Honda tech to help a friend with an emergency replacement of the harmonic balancer on his 2007 Odyssey.

I am a m12 3/8 stubby and m18 gen 1 mid torque user. I yet to find a job I can’t do with either of this yet. Small stuff gets the m12, big stuff gets the mid torque. That’s including changinging wheels on my tractor only a few weeks ago, it did impact for a whole 2 seconds before starting to shift them but it did it. I had a high torque before but found it too bulky to carry around in my tool bag at work so got the mid torque as a replacement

This is really useful. Thank you 🙏 After years away from hobby mechanics, I’m diving back in and need a wrench to cope with UK rusted suspension. A couple of months back, my bargain basement Nissan Qashqai (Rogue) needed wishbones and drop links. It took 4 days of scrubbing, soaking, heating and swearing to get it done. I’m being told I need everything from 250NM to 1,200NM. 🤔🤯 This has kinda made my mind up. About 1,000NM. We’ll see. 😉

I have the 1/2 drive 2767 and it's more than enough power for the basic diyer at home. Honestly overkill but I'd rather have too much power than to come up short. The high output XC8.0 battery is great too. I also got a Sawzall. I guess tools are my toys now haha.

I generally use my mid torque 1/2" stubby with a 3/8" adapter and then use my 1/2" big boi to finish the job. Glad I got the red.

I worked on bridges and the only impacts were IR and Hilti there was a few CP impacts but those were used for lighter jobs.

I have the 2555 m12 1/2in stubby , the 2767 m18 1/2in high torque, and the 2864 m18 3/4 high torque, and use all 3 regularly as a tractor trailer fleet tech, spot on descriptions, the stubby is perfect for general purpose work, the 1/2in m18 for more suspension and brake work, and the 3/4in for lugnuts and drive line

Nice comparison!! Stubby, mid, and high tq have done everything I needed so far. Only required the high tq once, but was so glad I had it to continue the job. Stubby actually gets the most usage without fear of damaging anything. Finish with the Tq wrench.

Great video! Would love to see this with other brands, liked mentioned.

My old dusty brushed Ryobi impact has undone every bolt on my Miatas suspension, so I'm quite happy with it

Excellent chart & analysis

i have the m18 high torque and m12 stubby. the stubby was able to remove front axel nuts off a 2012 gmc sierra 1500

My M12 Stubby did well with anything non seized, from engine bay to lugnut, crankshaft bolt and even subframe on Civic 1996 and Jazz 2009. Ive seen its limit with deeply fused rusted stuff. But otherwise i would say 99% of DIY jobs can be done with that M12 Stubby with 4.0Ah

damn these are really well made can watch them all day long

Have you all had the chance to test the 2663-22? I picked it up a few years back and I would be curious as to the beans it makes. It had no issues loosening salt corroded bolts on the boat trailer but who knows what those were actually torqued to.

Thanks bro 😎 now I know what to get. Thanks again

Myth buster for you to test: When I am faced with a fastener at the limit that my well worn IR 2135qtimax from about 2006 (but still kicking), I will load it up with way too much tool oil and give it a shot. Anecdotally, this has worked more times than zero. That might just be due to other factors, but I always do it once I reach that point.

Impressive view of explanation, thanks

I can feel the vibrations through your videos

As a diesel tech that works on semis and medium duty box trucks, my go to is my 3/8 stubby m12 and 2767-20 1/2in. My 3/8 has taken an insane amount of abuse and always keeps working plus I’ve ran over my 1/2 in once with a forklift and it’s still kicking. There’s some Milwaukee stuff I’ve bought and have been disappointed with, definitely the m12 die grinder and the non fuel 3/8 ratchet. I have been contemplating getting a good 1/2 air gun and keeping the Milwaukee as an on the road tool/ at home tool since I don’t use it terribly often and when I do I’m doing hubs or rotors which have a about 10-15 bolts per side that take 5-10 secs a piece to remove so I’m down half a battery when putting it back together and just for convenience sake I rather use air

Glad I bought a Milwaukee 2962-20, I am going to be happy with it!!!

I'd like to see Milwaukee make a 3/4" impact in the form factor of their pistol grip 1" especially if they swapped the torque bias to reverse.

Recently tested my 7 year old m18 impact against new snapon and dewalts and with the new m18 5.5 ah high output it was undoing bolts that none of the other guns in the workshop could M18CHIWF12-402C if u have one laying around would be interested to see what it does on the dyno!

I don't know how helpful I find it, as I am no mechanic... But it is a very beautiful video full of red!!😍

Hey TTC! You hear about the new M12 High Output batteries? I know they’re not out on the market yet, but I’d love to see you test them on the M12 stubby when you can get your hands on some. There will be a CP2.5 and an XC5.0. Would love to see the power difference not only between the HO5.0 and the XC6.0, but also against DeWalt’s compact again.

Wow thanks for this video. Simplified my buying decision

I would love to do a comparison test on impact swivel socket on a standard extension 3 inches vs a standard socket on a wobble extension 3 inches and at the same angles to see which loose the most torque using the same impact gun

We use the 1in D handle to do track work on the railroad. Its a serious piece of kit.

I used the 1/2” high torque at work almost everyday and I use it to remove 1 5/8 lugs ( International school buses ) and I’ve never had a problem with it. But I would like to set up to the 3/4 and this video helped a lot with my decision on if I’m going to get it or not

My 1" Milwaukee hasn't struggled on a tri axle or 18 wheeler lug nut yet and it's taken off hundreds of nuts that were WAY over torqued and rusty as can be. It's not as fast as my 1" air impact but I keep it in the truck for road service and I'm NEVER worried it won't be able to break a lug nut loose. I can attest that there's no reason to worry if it'll get the lug nut loose or not. Another plus side is I'm pretty sure it puts out the same torque with a nearly dead battery as it does with a new one I've had my battery die a couple times and grabbed a new one to double check the nuts and it doesn't visibly torque them anymore than the dying one did.

Excellent video, thanks! I'd love to see the same presentation with data on noise levels (dBA)

I just got the gen 2 mid torque because I think that will be plenty for everything I need to do.