I use this primarily when I swap my car's street tires for those I use on the track. It makes the job much quicker and easier than tightening and removing the nuts by hand. The battery charges very quickly (30 min) and, while I haven't had to use it for extended periods, it has thus far held a charge much longer than I need. It's reasonably light and well balanced.
It's not strong enough to loosen the nuts once they've been torqued down, but it would be unrealistic to expect that with a 12 volt. I use a breaker bar to loosen them just a tiny bit, then zip the nuts off, pop them back on after swapping wheels, and tighten down with a torque wrench. It literally cuts the time in half.
I have 2 friends with the 18 volt DeWalt, and this little 12 volt performs this task just as well for much less than half the price. I do like the double trigger forward/reverse of the DeWalt better than the slider switch the Bosch uses.
For the price, if you don't truly need the power afforded by an 18V, this is a great choice.
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I purchased this product to use in my plumbing business to tighten couplings for an acid waste system. Using a ratchet and a open end wrench is just to slow for me and especially for my workers. It paid for itself in about the first half hour of work.
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It is not the most powerful one I own but it is good and the battery warranty is 3 years which is real good.
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I wanted a lightweight impact to take to the track to help remove the wheels for quick changes to rain tires and brake work. It pulls the lug nuts off without delay. Much stronger than I thought! Since it is only 12 volt, I was worried about that. It also feels balanced since the 12 v battery is smaller than an 18 v. This thing rocks!
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