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08-29-2019, 02:51 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Auburn
Posts: 879
M.O.C. #18474
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I bought the Milwaukee below. And no, I didn't pay HDs price for it. Bought it on sale on Ebay for around $300. 1400 ft/lbs of loosening torque. Have not had any bolt I cannot get loose yet including tractors and skid steer bolts.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauke...7-22/302675438
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2020 Montana 3790RD Legacy EditionOnan, TST TPMS, TrailAir pin, Discs,
2013 F350 DRW 4x4 CC LBViair 10007, Ride-Rites, Westin HDx, 12k Smittybilt
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08-29-2019, 04:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Bastrop
Posts: 2,892
M.O.C. #20753
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HF torque wrench to loosen, cordless drill to spin lugs off and on, torque wrench to finish. worked great to get stems replaced with TPMS sensors. will work just as well on the side of the road. Not as sexy, but then again neither am I
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Mocha, one-eyed toothless, hurricane survivor, Pirate dog
2019 20th Anniversary Edition 3701LK
B&W 20K for Ford OEM Puck
2018 Ford F-350 Lariat CCLB PSD DRW KJ5CQH
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08-29-2019, 07:33 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Catoosa
Posts: 786
M.O.C. #18384
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7 1/2 hp 80 gal Schultz commercial air compressor and Ingersol Rand impact, but since the near 700lb bemanth won't fit in the storage bay and I seldom ever need to change a tire on the road I just carry a loooong break over a cordless impact driver (that I carry anyway) and a torque wrench. If I didn't have the Compressor at home then one of the cordless 1/2" impacts would certainly be in the arsenal.
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2015 3100RL legacy...2005 Ford F-250 CC SB. Tows like a charm! 4/19 Updated to 2017 Chevy 3500 CC SB SRW -hope it tows as well as my F 250 did!
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09-01-2019, 07:14 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Myrtle Beach
Posts: 81
M.O.C. #21038
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Impacts are OK for removing lug nuts or other fasteners.... However, for installation they cause many fastener failures.. threads are not designed to resist the tremendous forces generated by a rapidly spinning lug nut against a wheel stud or bolt..
For reference, I have over 40 years of fastener selling and training experience and actually do fastener safety seminars.......
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09-01-2019, 08:13 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Haysville
Posts: 4,261
M.O.C. #3085
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All you have to do is cut the torque setting down and start them by hand. Spin them up with the low torque setting and finish them off via a torque wrench.
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09-02-2019, 12:50 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2017
Location: new caney
Posts: 1,050
M.O.C. #19873
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I use a Milwaukee 1/2'' cordless 18 volt impact. I have had to use it on the side of the road and the quicker I can change a tire and get back on the road the better I feel. I am now using it to remove all my wheels to pack my wheel bearings and replace my disc pads. Using common sense when you use a impact will prevent damage to the studs and lug nuts. My impact is more powerful than my Ingersol Rand 1/2''.
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09-02-2019, 06:53 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Hixson
Posts: 3,436
M.O.C. #11397
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slow Hand
I use a breaker bar and a socket. It never needs charging, takes up less space,You always have to torque the wheels so I carry one of those. How many times will you be changing a tire anyway?
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EXACTLY! And without the weight of the impact wrench you can carry more food.
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Full Timers 9/1/2010 through 1/16/2020.
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09-02-2019, 02:44 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Islip Terrace
Posts: 405
M.O.C. #22165
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I use a Proto ratcheting torque wrench for all wheel removal & install, great leverage, ratchets & no impact damage. I do keep a Milwaukee in the truck but have never had to use it. In 35 yrs of RVing I have only changed one tire. I do keep a plug kit & compressor which has helped a lot of people, myself included. I have a Viair 12v comp which always seems to be needed, more than an impact wrench.
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09-04-2019, 01:15 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Reno
Posts: 293
M.O.C. #22620
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I use 2 items - a DeWalt 18V impact driver and a real torque wrench.
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09-04-2019, 01:26 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Coon Rapids
Posts: 2
M.O.C. #18222
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I've got the M18 Milwaukee 1/2" cordless impact wrench. The only one with more Torque is the Ingersoll Rand W7150. The amount of Torque for the money in my book is the Milwaukee...
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09-04-2019, 01:30 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Richmond, TX
Posts: 109
M.O.C. #20452
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I use a Riobi One(+)Plus cordless combo impact/screwgun/drill. I start the nuts by hand and only snug them up with the drill. Then I do the final turn or two with a lug wrench and a torque wrench. You can strip your lugs really easily with a power tool. It makes the job go faster but you have to be careful!
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John & Janet from Texas via Connecticut and Vermont
2012 Keystone Montana 3150RL 5th Wheel
2012 Ford F350 Diesel 4x4 Lariat Crewcab SRW
6.7L V-8 diesel, 6-sp automatic, 3.55 axle ratio
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09-04-2019, 01:45 PM
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#32
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Established Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Shannock
Posts: 11
M.O.C. #15764
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I bought a Ridgid 1/2 inch from Home Depot...works like a champ.
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09-04-2019, 02:48 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Jefferson
Posts: 75
M.O.C. #23206
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Bottom line, get yourself a torque wrench, final tightening using torque wrench at correct torque value. Then recheck torque after 25 miles. Why take chances.
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09-04-2019, 03:48 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Fort Collins
Posts: 18
M.O.C. #20706
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Hi,
There are a lot of good tools out there these days. I personally have a Makita 1/2" impact. The reason Mikita - because it was my tool "system" brand. The 20V lithium batteries are pretty pricey so when I went to buy a 1/2" impact for the Montana I went with my system brand. I have a Mikita circular saw, small impact, impact drill/driver, grinder, flashlights and they all use the same interchangeable 20V lithium batteries. I have a couple of 2A, 4A and one 3A and they all work with all my tools. Granted, if you put the 2A battery on the 1/2" impact it will run for half the time of the 4A but I get the same power and can remove most auto/RV lug nuts with it. Also, always have an extra charged battery available. The lithiums will run pretty close to full power and then they will just die - very flat curve with a cliff at the end. Just my $.02 - I hope it helps.
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09-04-2019, 04:02 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Northport
Posts: 8
M.O.C. #20886
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Old fashioned, 1/2" breaker bar, 4 way lug wrench, neither ever need to be charge. Never have torqued a lug and have never had a problem.
Keith
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09-04-2019, 04:42 PM
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#36
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Georgetown
Posts: 310
M.O.C. #18751
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I treated myself to a new Makita 18v with three torque settings when I replaced my brakes this spring. It and a set of impact wrenches have their own 10”bag on the back seat floor. With 2 big batteries I don't normally carry the charger on shorter trips. Charger and more batteries are in the case with the screw gun/drill.
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09-04-2019, 04:43 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Saugerties
Posts: 44
M.O.C. #21360
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I use a 1/2" Kobalt ratcheting breaking bar to loosen the lugs and a torque wrench to tighten them up. I find the impact wrench destroys the ridicules covers on the lug nuts making it a pain to get then off.. However at home I use a Kobalt 1/2 impact wrench
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Dennis & Denise
2018 Montana Legacy 3811
2012 Ram 3500 4x4
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09-04-2019, 04:49 PM
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#38
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Mesa
Posts: 135
M.O.C. #24052
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Milwaukee - 1400 ft/lbs of loosening torque Might be overkill but I found it for a "OK" price on ebay. So far works like a charm.
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Rod & BJ
2019 3811MS , 2020 GMC 3500 Dually Denali Duramax, Anderson hitch.
Mesa, AZ
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09-04-2019, 05:02 PM
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#39
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Established Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Brimley
Posts: 45
M.O.C. #14498
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If I were to use an impact wrench, it would be my 18V Milwaukee 1/2". But what I carry with me is a torque wrench, 6" extension and 7/8" socket. I've only had to change 1 tire on the road so far and it wasn't a problem.
BTW, the Milwaukee can easily be switched from high to low.
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'21 CTD Ram 3500 SRW * Sinister Bypass oil Filter
'14 Montana High Country 305RL* Reese Goosebox * Morryde HD shackle kit * JoyRider shocks * Hardwired EMS-HW50C
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09-04-2019, 05:47 PM
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#40
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Albany
Posts: 409
M.O.C. #11972
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My DeWalt 1/2" impact wrench could not loosen my lugs torqued to 110 ft. lbs. Ended up having to call roadside assist to change a tire in the RV park. I ditched the impact wrench in favor of a 15" breaker bar and a 4' cheater pipe. Much lighter than the impact wrench, takes up less space and, it actually works.
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2012 3150RL. G614 tires. Hardwired surge protector. Level-Up Hydraulic leveling.
2013 F-350 Lariat 6.7 PSD SRW SC LB 4X4 OEM hitch, air self-leveling on rear. 57-gallon replacement fuel tank. DieselSite water separator/fuel filter.
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