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[Sir Tigger KC]

I linked to the same Ryobi impact wrench above with a 2ah battery for £72 less. 

Pay attention Tunnie! 

[Viral_Jim]

This looks reasonable...

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/ryobi-1-r18iw3l13s-3-speed-impact-wrench-kit/

Hummm, Christmas is coming up. 

I would honestly buy the bare unit and a 4-5.0ah battery + charger. The mistake a lot of people make when looking at these is that they link battery size to only longevity per charge. The issue is that the bigger batteries can also discharge more power more quickly. So unless you go for a big battery, you won't get close to the quoted torque specs. 

EDIT:

Buying them direct from ryobi and seperately will give you a 5.0ah, charger and the windy gun, and a saving of £32. 
https://www.direct-powertools.co.uk/ryobi-bcl1418h-rb18l50-battery-charger-kit-c2x19001307
https://www.direct-powertools.co.uk/ryobi-r18iw3-one-18v-impact-wrench-c2x17772163

[tunnie]

I linked to the same Ryobi impact wrench above with a 2ah battery for £72 less. 

Pay attention Tunnie! 

 

Sorry

[Sir Tigger KC]

I would honestly buy the bare unit and a 4-5.0ah battery + charger. The mistake a lot of people make when looking at these is that they link battery size to only longevity per charge. The issue is that the bigger batteries can also discharge more power more quickly. So unless you go for a big battery, you won't get close to the quoted torque specs. 

EDIT:

Buying them direct from ryobi and seperately will give you a 5.0ah, charger and the windy gun, and a saving of £32. 
https://www.direct-powertools.co.uk/ryobi-bcl1418h-rb18l50-battery-charger-kit-c2x19001307
https://www.direct-powertools.co.uk/ryobi-r18iw3-one-18v-impact-wrench-c2x17772163

Looks good Jimmy!    The more we talk about this, the more expensive it's getting! 

[tunnie]

I would honestly buy the bare unit and a 4-5.0ah battery + charger. The mistake a lot of people make when looking at these is that they link battery size to only longevity per charge. The issue is that the bigger batteries can also discharge more power more quickly. So unless you go for a big battery, you won't get close to the quoted torque specs. 

EDIT:

Buying them direct from ryobi and seperately will give you a 5.0ah, charger and the windy gun, and a saving of £32. 
https://www.direct-powertools.co.uk/ryobi-bcl1418h-rb18l50-battery-charger-kit-c2x19001307
https://www.direct-powertools.co.uk/ryobi-r18iw3-one-18v-impact-wrench-c2x17772163

Looks good Jimmy!    The more we talk about this the more the prices go up! 

Humm, £180. That is quite good.

Tempted.

[TheBoy]

a cordless Clarke impact wrench

That 24v PoS, like the Sealey one from the same chinky factory, wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding...   ...I foolishly bought a 2nd one after being convinced that the first was just faulty, as its claimed to be 450Nm.

My little DeWalt 200Nm 18v one is far more powerful by some margin, and if that doesn't get a wheelnut off, I know I need the scaffold bar and some Weetabix.

How much was that roughly?

This looks reasonable...

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/ryobi-1-r18iw3l13s-3-speed-impact-wrench-kit/

Hummm, Christmas is coming up. 

Naked, about £80 IIRC.

Its a smaller bodied one, which means easier to get into tighter spaces, and far easier to hold. It has a variable trigger, which is a million times better than the on/off types.  Far more powerful in the real world than the Clarke/Sealey/Chinese nobrand ones.

If I needed one more powerful, the only large style one I'd consider is the Snap-off one.

[TheBoy]

Obselete now, but think this is the one I have

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Advanced-DeWalt-DC820-Impact-Wrenches/dp/B00I9F7FOW

I run it off 2Ahr nicads IIRC. NiCads have the ability to give more punch than Lithiums, at the expense of running time, but if I was buying a new set now, I think I'd strongly consider Lithium tech.

Given the decent prices (they are always on a good offer somewhere), and my experiences with the rest of my matching set (XRP drill, right angle drill, DC825 impact screwdriver, leccy screwdriver, impact gun, torch etc), Posh wank&decker (DeWalt) would be near the top of my list.  Though they do some shite as well, like the plastic chucked drills that shitfix pile high and sell cheap, which aren't a patch on the real stuff.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I see what you mean TB about the larger and smaller bodies on these tools, and it would be just my luck to find that I'd spent a lot of cash to find I couldn't fit it in the available space when I got to do the cam belt.