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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Milwaukee Tool

M18 FUEL Mid-Torque
Impact Wrenches
w/ Friction Ring
This reviewer appreciated the wrenches' reliable
construction and triple LEDs for bright lighting.

The Milwaukee Tool M18 FUEL MidTorque Impact Wrenches w/ Friction
Ring deliver up to 650 ft-lbs of nut-busting
torque while weighing 5.1 lbs. Equipped with
a Powerstate brushless motor, these compact impact wrenches can easily access
stubborn fasteners in spaces where larger
impact wrenches can't fit. Redlink Plus intelligence ensures maximum performance and
protects the tools against overloads, overheating, and over-discharge. The four-mode
Drive Control offers precision with a range of
pre-set rpm and ipm levels, selectable from a
single button on the tool. For increased visibility in confined and low-light workspaces,
these tools are also designed with tri-LEDs
that deliver brighter light with less shadows.
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by Brittany Vincent, Managing Editor

THE REVIEW:

M

id-torque impac t
wrenches are great
additions to any technician's arsenal. They're typically more convenient than
their pneumatic counterparts
as they offer cordless maneuverability. Milwaukee Tool has
found a way around that pitfall
with the introduction of its line
of new cordless mid-torque
impact wrenches.
Tool reviewer Leeroy Carpenter, diesel technician at Waste Management in
Hartland, Wisconsin, found himself thoroughly impressed by the Milwaukee Tool
M18 FUEL Mid-Torque Impact Wrenches
w/ Friction Ring, in terms of performance,
ease of use, and reliability. He put both
sizes, 1/2 " and 3/8 " , to work in a variety
of cases for testing purposes.
" With the 1/2 " [wrench], I used it
mainly for working with lug nuts on F-150
pickups and putting drive lines back on, "
Carpenter says. " I used the wrenches
for pretty much whatever I was using a
ratchet on. "

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Through using both
wrenches across various
vehicles and situations, Carpenter
found that this set of wrenches were
more powerful than another he had
borrowed from an earlier line in the
past. The key improvement from one
crop of tools to another? Additional
power and a tri-LED setup that made an
unforgettable impression.
" I liked that [the wrenches] have a lot of light in the
front, " Carpenter said of
the LED array. " You might
be in a dark spot and then
you hit that trigger, and
boom, everything lights up.
They're smaller, too, so they
can get into the little tighter
spot. That's a very nice feature. "
Carpenter also found both wrenches
incredibly easy to set up, with " just two
snaps " and the tools were " ready to go "
directly after opening. He noted that the
packaging was efficient, with no unnecessary parts. The wrenches also included
two batteries and a charger apiece. While

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there was a manual
included, Carpenter
didn't find that he needed
it, but after " glancing over
it " he found it was simple
and clear to understand.
Carpenter was at
a loss for anything he
might change about
them, other than possibly making them a
bit lighter at some
point in the future.
" I f a ny t h i ng ,
[t he w r e nc he s]
could be a little
lighter, but that's just
something that will
happen event u a l ly
down the line, " he says. " They'll sit there
and come up with new, lighter components to put into it. "
When it comes to reliable mid-torque
wrenches, the Milwaukee Tool M18
FUEL Mid-Torque Impact Wrenches
w/ Fr iction R ing impressed this
diagnostic technician.
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