Which Cordless Right Angle Impact Wrenches (and Battery Ratchets) Brand Wins?

7.9 oz / 678 g (lightest of all tools compared in the weight factor recap at 23.9 oz)

3.1 oz / 996 g (35.1 oz per the weight factor recap)

7.6 oz / 1,124 g (39.7 oz per the weight factor recap)

1.2 oz / 1,397 g

6.8 oz / 1,556 g

7.6 oz / 1,123 g (39.6 oz per the weight factor recap)

13.8 oz / 1,301 g

per the weight factor recap

10.6 oz / 1,663 g, heaviest tool of the entire test

by 31.42 mm (smallest head diameter and depth of all tools tested)

by 56.8 mm

larger diameter and nearly 10 mm longer front-to-back than the 1/4in Milwaukee

by 45.59 mm

by 77.81 mm (nearly twice as large as the Milwaukee ratchet)

by 58.28 mm (2nd most compact head of the lineup)

by 71.85 mm (described as pretty large)

by 58.1 mm, described as designed for tight spaces

by 72.05 mm

measured 24in away

(nearly as quiet as the M18, the two quietest impacts of the lineup)

(8 dB louder than the 1/4in Milwaukee impact)

(loudest tool of the entire test)

(2nd loudest tool of the test)

(quietest tool of the entire test)

quieter than average

a little louder than average

to 485 (would not spin slower than 22 rpm without stalling)

to 2,378 (measured, versus 0 to 2,425 claimed)

to 2,650 (worse low-rpm control than the Milwaukee's 73 rpm floor)

to 235 (nearly as slow-spinning as the Milwaukee ratchet)

to 1,964

to 2,051

to 2,818 (fastest spinning tool of the entire lineup)

to 1,833 (best low-rpm control of the lineup per the narrator)

to 1,719

25.4s, 25.4s (no explicit average stated)

20.1s, 20.7s, average 18.9 seconds

11.2s, 11.2s; final leaderboard lists 10.6 seconds average, finishing 4th of the 4 ranked in that recap (Milwaukee M12 Fuel, Kobalt impact, Ingersoll Rand, Skil)

23.3s, 22.1s, average 23 seconds (about 2.5 seconds faster than the Milwaukee ratchet)

9.01s, 9.4s; final leaderboard lists 8.9 seconds average, 2nd of 4 ranked

19.4s, 19.4s (individual times only; not included in the final 4-way screw-speed leaderboard recap)

7.04s, 7.86s, average 7.2 seconds, first place; narrator calls it 'a torque monster'

21.35s, 22.5s (individual times only, no average given; not included in the final screw-speed leaderboard recap)

9.89s, 10.9s, average 10 seconds, 3rd place, 'fast enough to move into third position'

not stated as an exact number for this tool; the transcript only says the M18 finished in 30.5s, 'a fraction of a second slower than the 1/4in Milwaukee and the SKIL,' implying this tool's own time was marginally faster than 30.5s but no digit is given

not given as an exact digit; only that the M18 finished 'a fraction of a second slower than the 1/4in Milwaukee and the SKIL' at 30.5s

by far the slowest of all tools in this test; narrator notes it reacts strongly when a lug nut runs out of threads

only 2 seconds slower than the Milwaukee and Skil; narrator notes a small delay between trigger pull and tool response

'a fraction of a second slower than the 1/4in Milwaukee and the SKIL;' narrator praises very responsive electronics

narrator notes he made a small error on the last lug nut which slowed this tool down

narrator praises great electronics and instant trigger response despite the lower no-load rpm

slowest of the powered tools in this particular test; narrator notes trigger response is not as immediate as most other brands

barely moved the needle again

before running out of time

(finished 4th of 5 in the final ranking)

(finished 2nd of 5, moved ahead of the Skil)

(lowest, 5th of 5)

first place overall, 'very impressive'

did not make enough torque to break the lug nut loose

about half a second, fastest at that point in the sequence

fastest at that point in the sequence (qualitative, no exact time given)

just over a second

even faster than the Kobalt

very fast (qualitative only, no time given)