I have a 2003 GMC Diesel 1 ton "dually" with 6 aggressive off road style tires. These tires need to be rotated frequently to get the maximum life out of them, the front tires on my truck wear "funny" if I don't rotate them, probably due to the aggressive tread pattern and the weight from the diesel engine, 4,000 lbs on the front axle empty. This tool makes a hard and tedious task almost fun. I only drive this truck when I need to do "1 ton work" so it doesn't get a lot of miles on it, I think it only has about 30K on it now, so the lug nuts get a good chance to rust/weld themselves in place between rotations. The Milwaukee impact has never failed to remove and replace all the wheels on a single battery charge! The first time I rotated the wheels they had been on about 5 years and I thought that there was no way that this little battery operated toy of a tool would take them off....so I got out my 24" breaker bar and prepared to do battle, I had been down this road before.....it spun all the factory installed lug nuts off without hesitation. I couldn't believe it! This is one of the best labor saving (grunt and sweat) tools I have ever bought. It exceeds my expectations. It does a lot of work on a battery charge. I am sure that some day I will find something that it needs help with and I will break out the huge breaker bar and extension...but it hasn't happened yet. If it ever does I will update this review.
Update
I used this tool today to dissassemble my rather large boat trailer that was in my barn fire. Taking it apart was the only way I was able to move it since the tounge was twisted and the wheels were siezed on the axels. It spun out all the rusted bolts even the axel/spring hanger bolts without breaking a sweat. I carried the entire trailer out by hand after breaking it down to its individule components. The trailer has been sitting in the weather for about a month and has become very rusty. It was one of the last items to be cleaned up because I couldn't figure out how to move it. I love this tool.
Update #2
I have a 60" Zero turn mower. It has 3 blades that are held on with 3 bolts each. It weighs 900 lbs. I can only jack it up 19 inches to get the blades off. This tool spins them off in an instant for sharpening. It is a bit heavy when used at an arms length under a mower deck but it sure gets the job done in a hurry, it is at least ten times faster than using a braker bar, socket and ratchet, and due to the impact action I don't have to lock the blades in place with blocks of wood. If you have a lot of blades to change you might want to look at one of these.
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