So DeWalt beat out Milwaukee then right.

Not Sweden/Germany. Not even on Dewalts Swedish website :(

@@jonaslagerqvist5306 no I know DeWalt is American.

​@@johnathangreay987sorry, forgot that "everywhere" is only USA. My bad

@@jonaslagerqvist5306 you do know that Germany and Sweden are European countrys right?

We’re making them at the greensburg factory lmao 😂😂 would be funny tho

They make so many things I wouldn't be surprised

But when it kicks in, yo!

Yes had. New ACURA INTEGRA GSR BACK in 1992 that V-TEC was AWESOME and now I NEED THAT NEW XR 961 for some fond memories to start

Gotta have something to get their harmonic balancer bolts loose 😂

I think Milwaukee had it right when they opted to decrease size instead of increasing power (much). The DCF961 is a beast, but putting a 1/2" anvil on it is an odd decision. It seems more reasonable to keep the power at DCF900/2967 levels for 1/2" and just make the tool as small as possible, moving up to 3/4" if you need more power.

@@dsgamecube They increased power substantially. The DCF900 was the undisputed high torque king, crushing the previous M18, and the new one bests the 900 pretty handily.

@@puterg0d i have a dcf900 i dont know many things that need more uga dugg than what it can provide.

@@jordanhensley5713 a 2010 Chevy 2500 plowtrucks Ubolts lol. Literally Tue dfc900 couldn't brake them . My 961 didn't even hit turbo and knocked em loose.

I nearly broke my DCF900 putting anchors in terrain for a swing set (jammed up the anvil somehow after a 20 second pull, eventually got it free just cycling the tool no load) - will know seasonal tire change time if it got messed up for a warranty claim. Hopefully the DCF961's anvil doesn't have this problem, however at this point I'll only go for it if my DCF900 breaks.

Agreed, with these new tools stemming from the torque arms race I'm rarely needing to reach for the torch or other implements of unstuckulation for even the worst of stuff I see. However, I fully expect and can't wait for government to somehow shoehorn it's way in, in the name of 'consumer wrist safety' of course, and to double the price of tools for less than half the performance.

@@SomeoneStoleMyHandle Not killing you and still having decent power aren't necessarily mutually exclusive; I really like how the aircat guns don't destroy the operator, at least the ones I've used, at least the hand ON the gun. The one holding the wrench is a total write-off, just order a new one before you start. A short time with an IR was enough for me, my wrist still hurts thinking about that experience.

Imy jaw droppleed again on yet anogher dewalt shocker unbeleivable

As for dewalt midtorque its clearly only an overclocked old model. I cant get over how lightweight and feeble it feels, all that performance in such a design cannot be good for it and the extreme rattling and kickbacks proves that point. The hightorque feels more confident in the hand but still its not much different from the older models, so again, overclocked old tech.

I fear these new tools are going to suffer in the reliability and longevity department, we as a society are starting to get accustomed to replacing our stuff sooner and sooner and won't even realize it

This thing is already going to break sockets and bolts.

@@ChuckBeefOG yup we're way past the strength of a lot of fasteners with these tools. We were past that point five years ago if the tool operator didn't have any finesse. Nowadays it's almost too easy to rip a stud in half on accident.

some idiots gonna use regular cheap sockets and it's going to be shrapnel, it's me i'm probably going to do that. @@ChuckBeefOG

Even harbor freight tools are starting to be better than literally anything available 15 years ago.

Dewalt will make a 60 volt impact for sure and holy cow that will be some fun to see

My air hose doesn't reach into salvage yards where I can't take a service truck and the cost of (good) mobile air compressor new is more than a VERY nice loadout of modern cordless. Except for sand blasting and needle scaling I barely use air any more.

I have a dcf899 that I used for years as a mechanic. I would take off 33mm truck lugnuts with it that were torqued to 500ft lbs. If my 899 can take off a truck lugnut I dont need anymore then that. I used a Milwuakee 12v stubby to take the f350 lugnuts loose that were torqued to 165ft lbs. these two were a perfect combo of power when you need it and lightweight when you want it.

I've had the DCF891 a few days now and love it. Using it with the 5a Powerstack. Also have the Hercules 1200ft/lb High Torque impact. I don't work on diesel or really heavy duty stuff, so these two tools are a good combination for me

Do yourself a favor and get the 3/4" for this. I guess the 1/2" version is more of a marketing gimmick. Everyone got 1/2" sockets at home so sales will be at lot higher.

Meh. Turbo VTEC isn't real VTEC. Yo.

​@jsplasha it's like reverse vtech tbh. Instead of ringing out the engine it pulls like a V8 down low. Makes 2-4k rpm a blast.

@@jsplasha V-tec wasnt great anyway, it solved a non existing problem with a complex solution. Only engine i ever had with stuck valve problems and cylinder head rebuilds.

How so? It allowed good fuel economy around town with good performance when getting on it. Low cam: less air getting in the cyl, less fuel needed. High cam: more air in, more fuel = more power. Theres a reason all the performance vtec engines are highly sought after for modding vs the non vtec.

This reminds me of that “PS4 vs Xbox One vs Black and Decker Waffle Maker” video college humor did lol

Just spray paint an adapter matte black, so it becomes impact rated 😂

The Makita fanboy has entered the chat now we just need tools and stuff😂

Doesn't the xgt 3/4 already do that?

@@riba2233 not quite, per the rankings at the end.

@@PhillyFixed they have about the same max torque, similar price (although makita is much cheaper in the rest of the world), similar size and weight... In the end those are really small differences that get added up. Also makita was not tested with their best battery unlike DeWalt.

Yes, need provide TTC with that latest bl4040f

I realize this is an older comment so im sorry to barge in. I own a small fleet (6) of tanker trucks and some of my tankers are old budd wheels. To be able to do them on the side of the road without bringing out air would be a big help. Was running the dcf899h and it dis pretty good. Would this be a big improvement?

@nevinbontrager8828 a beyond massive improvement. I still have my 899 and use it daily. I ONLY use this gun for my budd lugs. You can put one on with a 1in impact & and this thing will pull it off on its lowest setting easily

@@codyjones111 cool! Thanks!

Who the heck still uses buds?

@justinmartin8887 well, *raises hand* when you need a very specific trailer and they are custom built and one comes up for sale and you need it, you buy it! 3 of mine are budds and 3 are hub pilot.

The DCF900 has such high low load speeds, which makes me grab it more.

I've been holding off on the dcf900 because I've been waiting for a 3/4 variant

I was also planning on going from 899 to the 900, but I think I’ll keep the 899 for “light work” and 961 for when you need it (farm/construction equip tech)

@@JoshsJettas I did exactly this, have had the 899 for years, bought the 900 but before using it caught wind of the 961 from the 'Project Ludicrous' video. Took the 900 back and put my name down for a 961 at my local. Got it this week, the 899 lost a battle with some LCA bolts on the racecar, they don't stand a chance now!

You just described half of my possessions

If I was still working on crusher plants, it would fall much closer to "need" for me!

Im buying this and I barely even use the 900.

Corporate Chess move 😂

I got a dcf900 kit from Lowe's on sale last week for 280$ with 5ah battery and charger and bag. Been great so far! May get even cheaper now though

DCF900 with 5ah has been on sale for $200 at Bomgaars for months now.

​@@solomonshvThx man i actually bought one for $199 because of your comment ,had no clue what bomgaars is 😅

My DeWALT DCF899 already had a broken detent pin anvil so the first torque wrench that failed was the 1/2” Chicago Electric 92349. I bought it many years ago for removing a motorcycle countershaft sprocket using the bike’s own 12v battery and it’s only been used a couple times since on roadside tire changes. It’s one of those that builds up a ton of speed for each hit. After impotently banging away at the lug nuts for way too long it completely seized. The LED would still come on so it wasn’t the fuse. Definitely smelled like something had burned up. The second was a brand-new DeWALT Atomic 20V Max brushless impact driver with a brand-new Ryobi “impact rated” 1/2” socket adapter. Instantly snapped the adapter… like, maybe even the first hit. Perhaps that’s which so many bit sets for impact drivers leave out the 1/2” size. Since it was brand new I exchanged it but I don’t know what the 1/2” adapter will ever be useful for if it just snaps on the kinds of things you’d use a 1/2” impact on. Only after both of those failed did I resort to what you see at 15:09 and the lug nuts still weren’t budging… and I’m a big boi too. Ultimately I had to break out the torch and squelch repeatedly with penetrant, which worked, but neatly sheared off the threads on a few of the lugs and still required bouncing up and down on a breaker bar. The sheared threads looked like a perfectly formed spring that just fell right out of the damaged lug nuts. I couldn’t believe it was just grossly overtightened and not permanently rusted together. Since then I got a Craftsman CMCF940 and gave it to a friend once I repaired the DCF899 (badge variants of the exact same impact). After all, he’s the one who gave me this van after a tornado crushed my car so I definitely owe him. Using my DeWALT DCS438 cut off tool I turned the Chicago Electric 92349 blow molded case into a case for my friend’s CMCF940. With the same modifications it also fit my DCF899 since they were essentially twins. So now I’m sitting here with my newly-repaired decade-old DCF899 and seeing monsters like the DCF900, M18 2967, and DCF961. I doubt even my DCF899 could’ve handled that which might help me rationalize getting one of those. “Never again” will I precariously bounce on the breaker bar with all my weight and risk breaking my neck!

At the top end yes, at the bottom end you're not going to find 4" long cordless tools making the 3, 4, 500 ft-lbs air tools can.

​@@TorqueTestChannelnot yet but you never know, tool progress looks really good at this rate :)

@@TorqueTestChannel Of course beans can be stored in many ways. My CO2 bean can works well (I run long hose to give it time to expand) and for shorter duration my high pressure nitrogen bean can is nice too. Hydraulic tools go FAR beyond pneumatics but they are not cheap. Cordless tools go where corded and pneumatics do not or are impractical so I solve it by owning all three (can't find an excuse to buy a hydraulic unit unless it turns up cheap at auction).

For sure, there's instances like that all over vehicles sometimes

@TorqueTestChannel there aren't that many I don't think...right? The only common, exceptionally long bolts I can think of are leaf spring bolts...and maybe truck bed bolts. What else can you think of?

@@jokly1264 A arm and upper/lower control arm through bolts. Any crank bolt operates this way, especially if the rotating assembly isn't stopped with a breaker bar or bolt. Even some rear pinions act like this when trying to remove a pinion nut, I've had the DCF900 do absolutely nothing to a pinion nut. Cylinder head bolts, especially on diesels. Also seeing the difference in difficulty removing an axle nut vs a German rear axle bolt.

For that sort of thing I use an epicyclic manual torque multipler. However it could be a one-hander if the nut could be manually preloaded with an INLINE ratchet and long bar to take up the slack then the impact applied to the assembly. Too bad I've not seen such a tool but it would be highly specialized. Like my big rig mechanic bro I don't hesitate to use a torch or 6" zip disc to snip sticking U-bolts (and shock absorber bolts on the NON-HYDRAULIC side of the shock). I learned in a 1970s salvage yard never to cut the fluid end of a shock unless you like fire up close by surprise.

Agreed, try the XGT makita

@@TorqueTestChannel I’m hoping the new Metabo SSW 18 LTX 1750 BL brings the German made magic

@@thegamereliterest9550 Taiwan I believe

XGT Makita would handle everything you'll really ever need in real life and their antivibration is incredible.

Or a "re-corded" series. Using a tether with a lithium titanate power supply. Those things put out power like a capacitor nearly.

The anvil? What about the poor sockets being abused by that thing in 1/2” you’re going to be going through those things like candy with this level of power.

They made the anvil steel to be extra durable. The softer metal from your sockets on the other hand. Ya your socket rep is going to black list you eventually.

Hey thanks man!

Then the Makita XGT 3/4" is for you. So much cheaper than the 1" Milwaukee and can perform at max all the time with the cheapest battery (lightweight and agile in addition), consistently max performance from 4 bars down to 1. No need to run out and buy the newest battery and hope "maybe now it can do it" and the $2,000 Waukee fans spent on other high performance batteries is somehow always forgotten when it is time to point out how expensive the Makita is, nor the fact that Makita batteries perform as well after 10 years, adding to the savings. Milwaukee has by far the most expensive lineup in total cost, anyone denying it need heavier medication.

It's subjective. Since I bought Milwaukee, when I started the mechanic trade, I'll stick with it. One thing we can agree on, fuck snap on power tools.

Smaller & better vibration dampening > Dewalt

Lol, it definitely has the power and it is impressive to get that kind of performance. But at over two lbs heavier and damn near half again bigger, I would honestly hope so. Not to mention how it will literally beat every socket and you half to death. For folks who use a impact often and on the daily that thing will set in the lower drawer.

@@svn5994 I Guess you can sing praises about how you have less vibration while your bolt is still stuck and mine has come off.

I have a dcf 900 but may upgrade with my Mac dealer. Does the dcf961 size cause any clearance issues for you working around cars? I'm also considering the new Milwaukee for its smaller size and weight.

@@RavinderSingh-iv3sr honestly I don’t use it for to much I have a 3/8 and 1/2 mid torque I use as well, but when it comes to tough bolts it’s definitely something I’ll gravitate towards. Not the best for mobility in my opinion it’s really on there for stubborn bolts and that’s about it because of how heavy it is and how odd shaped the head is, it’s very top heavy

​@hallowedmellon6235 Thank you for your quick response. I have the dcf 850, 903, 923, 891 and all are excellent for certain jobs, used almost everday but sometimes the 900 just gets beaten by some stupid lug nuts or rusted bolts! My work colleagues Snapon 9050 just seems to perform better and is more compact. Malwakee maybe a better choice?

Absolutely right