NEW RELEASE Ryobi Compact Impact Driver One+ HP Tools [REVIEW] 

Thank you for knowing this tool's place and limits, and not abusing it 'til it smokes claiming it's inadequate. Your tool reviews are some of the best out there.

The extra contact isn’t there because the old brushless tools needed one of their hp batteries to get that extra amperage and power from the control board in the battery. These tools moved that control into the tool so you don’t need a specialized battery

Considering that all the tests in this video were meant to push the tool past what it was designed to be capable of, and how it handled them fairly well, I would definitely say this tool is a great option for pros. Compact tools are meant to be light duty tools to fit in tight spaces that normal sized tools cannot. They're not meant to replace full sized tools that have much more power. The fact that this tool performed all of these tests with decent results shows that it is a very capable tool to do what it was designed for.

Great review, thanks for not giving in to the populist trend of destroying tools by abusing them. I love how you push them to their normal design limits (and perhaps a little beyond) and giving us the low down. Ill go for the full size Ryobi HP impact driver as a result of this review as need to drive some 6 inch screws. Thanks for the help in chosing.

I just paid $99.00 for this kit with 2 batteries a charger and a drill bag. Can't beat that price.

Excellent review with good demonstration and explanation. This really is becoming my site for comprehensive and honest tool reviews. Thanks much for being candid ... it really does make those of us in the community that much more informed before we spend our hard earned money. Cheers!!

Just like to say thanks Tim you do a very good job of the Ryobi lineup I'm not a pro or a contractor I just work at home but they come in handy and they don't break the bike thanks again keep up the good work 💪

I got this a few weeks ago after watching this video a dozen times. As an office nerd who sits at a desk, home owner, and driveway mechanic, this tool has far above and beyond exceeded what I need it for. I'm not very bright, so of course I did use it remove lug nuts from my Honda sedan and Ford SUV ... for fun... Of course. This tiny Ryobi has really been amazing for me. I did notice while mounting a mirror this past weekend in my living room onto drywall, I was careless with the trigger in more than a few instances, and on setting 3, and it too easily destroyed the diameter hole I was aiming for and or stripped the head of the mounting screws. The demonstration in this video is accurate. Terrific. Thank you so much!

Thanks for doing that max tightening test. I saw your digital torque wrench and thought that it was nice and that you should try this. Glad you did!

I’m really excited about RYOBI right now!! I do everything from my Milwaukee impact driver so it’s an amazing start to my collection.

Thanks for your video. As a homeowner I purchased all new Ryobi "mostly" compact cordless tools about 3 months ago. 14 of them to be exact. This compact impact driver gets used a lot and comes in super handy when tearing down my bike. Specifically fasteners all around the engine. Honda and most all other manufacturer's don't require a lot of torque on the fasteners do tearing down and assembling a motor is a breeze with the correct extension in place. Have a good one and be blessed! 👍

I know that no one ever just uses a impact tool alone to tighten lug nuts anymore, but everyone always uses a torque wrench to get it exact to spec, then drives 5 miles then re-torques, everyone does this every single time but.... it seems like this tool just happens to be perfect for the task of auto lug nuts, tightens to pretty much 100 ft-lbs and can loosen up to 140 ft-lbs.

This review was amazing! It is the best of its kind! Thank you!

Great video I was just looking for this!

Awesome review thank you!!!

Seems like a great tool for the price. Nice review.

Excellent video...very comprehensive...thanks!

I got the impact driver, 2batteries (1.5 amp), a charger, and a bag for 129.00!

$130. For the set with 3 batteries, at that price, i won't be crying for too long when it walks away on these foreclosed houses in the city ( Chicago) Thanks Dude, ordering it now.

Great video!

Good and fair review Tim.

For casuals never had an issue with ryobi. I don't know any pro that buy this line of tools. But it's perfect for my home. I do all my repairs myself. I don't have the new compact unit buy thinking about buying it soon.

It struggled a little bit but got it done, pound for pound for the money it's hard to beat, I mean come on impact driver, drill driver, charger and 2 batteries for $179 is just crazy. My God son is going to UTI and doesn't have tools yet this will be absolutely perfect for him to get started with and before your review I would never have told him to buy Ryobi. Shoot I just may pick up that set and give it to him for his birthday in a couple of months. Thanks!!!

My new go to tool love the ejection feature. Chose it over the 12v milwaukee

Great Video 🎉👍🏽👍🏽💪🏽

That's not bad considering that two adapters were used. It looks like a good compact tool for a home owner.

When Ryobi moved away from NICAD batteries I found them to perform favorably, ergonomics was lacking up till now with their HD line. I’m DIY and went with Ryobi in the blue days. Cost and finally a company committed to a battery platform. Their old batteries were horrible. Was tempted to jump ship to upgrade. The HP line kept me on board. I do like the slide batteries better of the other makes. Once in the tool it doesn’t matter. The main reason I loved Ryobi is the one battery. Glad they stuck it out. The tools are tough. At least the old chunky ones have been . Hope the HD proves to be the same. The old friction fit drill chucks are easily upgraded . The only bitch I had about the old drills.

6 years ago I was watching RU-vid videos about cobblestone generators and how to defeat the ender dragon. Now this. Life is weird bros.

I'm using my Ryobi P238 3 Speed Brushless 1/4" Impact Driver to Take out my pickup truck and my medium truck Lugnuts, and it's like it was nothing!! The Ryobi P238 eliminated my needs to get a 3/8th inch Impact Wrench because that driver can do it! I'm also using that driver on my shop when I'm replacing and fixing brakes on my vehicles. Motorcycle, Car, pick-up truck even the medium duty truck can do it too.

great video

I got this at home depot. I hope its a good buy. Will see in the long run.

Home depot has the drill and impact driver set for $139 now(Oct 2020).

The problem with Ryobi is Nobody wants to use their tools in the job sites so that the tool cannot be proven and use as a contractor grade tools. Which is I don't know maybe I'm the only one here that have the Balls to use Ryobi on the job site. Or perhaps only a few people uses it regularly in the jobsite. So far my Ryobi P238 1/4" 3 Speed Brushless Impact Driver have driven 6,100 assorted sizes screws/fasteners. From 2-1/2" deck screws, 3 and 3-1/2" and 4" Decking and Framing screws, 3", 4", 6 and 8" Spax Power Lag Screws. 4" and 6" long 1/2" diameter Lag Bolts (with and without Pre-Drilling) I have changed the tires of my pickup truck by loosening it's Lug nuts many times. I'm also using the driver when I'm working on my Truck. And I have this impact driver P238 since it was released I think somewhere in year 2017. And I'm still abusing the tool. I wanna find out if the Ryobi can really match up with other leading contractor grade tools. Which is I founded that only some of the people uses it on jobsite.

Good honest review. Yeah it’s a decent tool but it’s not a day in day professional grade

Pretty good review, I know Ryobi did not package it with a HP battery however I would have liked to have seen an HP tool with the HP battery.... Now I do realize this is mainly Ryobi spelling for putting out so many different battery types and confusing their customers.. I wish they would give us one battery type at maximum performance at a time...lol

Love the direction Ryobi is heading. These new HP tools are definitely a step up from the home owner entry point they've been known for in the past. I just wish they would stop packaging them in with small 1.5/2.0 batteries. Their messaging is way off course. If these are geared towards the pro-DIYer and even somewhat pro level users then they should be packaged with at minimum 4.0 batteries. I don't know a single pro type user who uses 1.5/2.0 batteries in any of their tools. The biggest deterrent from people jumping into an echo system is the battery entry point. The price of entry turns a lot of people off no matter how good your product is. If Ryobi is truly serious about the Pro-DIYer and even Pro level user than they need to stop putting these great tools in a package with entry level batteries and start offering proper size 4.0 batteries so those users can actually use them on appropriate applications.

Ok need help, just bought this kit today, cannot the setting to drill, it goes to 1 and 23 never to drill. What am I doing wrong ?

That long one at 20:55 did go in slow but you allowed so much of the energy to be lost to the piece of wood that was bot only vibrating but spinning. That is NOT how this tool is used. The energy MUST go into the screw. That's literally the entire point. Allowing the wood to bounce around almost seems deliberate.

I really expected a little more speed to than what it delivers in just driving deck screws. It's a little to slow. It's like a compact version of the p235.

Спасибо за отличный обзор, у нас в России еще нет обзоров, собираюсь купить себе в коллекцию этого маленького монстра)))

Some soap on the threads for those big screws would help a lot.

I'm curious what adapter you're using? I've seen a bunch of them just sheer right off when trying to do anything that requires slightly more torque.

The model kit PSBCK01K is good tool for carpentry ando drywall?

As a handyman I like ryobi from a value point of view , here in Australia they are priced well compared to makita , dewalt etc To have tools in the shed I can pull out and use occasionally, ryobi suit me perfectly

When’s it hitting the uk

I got mine for 200 and wow one click the screw went down like 1 sec I was impress

Ryobi claims the the HP technology is now built into the body of the impact. Thus no third terminal in the handle. I was confused too, but they say it takes advantage of the HP battery tech without the need for the third terminal. I have noticed a difference in my new HP impact between non-HP batteries and HP batteries. It struggles to drive in 10 in timberlocks without the HP battery and sort of spools up to finish it with the HP battery.

What is that torque wrench? Thanks!

Big nuts.

Do u know the impact wrench & impact driver are interchangeable motor basically the same power

In the market for a new driver/impact tool just for home diy stuff. I really wanted this tool but it’s not available in Australia unfortunately. If I end up finding somewhere that does international shipping. Can I get away with just my 4 and 5.0 ah non HP batteries from my other ryobi tools? I guess the charger would be redundant unless I go buy an US to AU adapter

That's called a Collett not a chuck the drill has a chuck

Just purchased the combo kit for $134 at Home Depot!!

I got the ridgid sub compacts I might skip ryobi plus all my sub compacts are LSA now too

Having all those addapters probably cuts the efficiency of the impacts down a bit

Doesn't come with a belt clip. Their largest (only, really) retailer doesn't stock them. Nothing like wasting time and money to get what should have came with it.

You just made me want it more... But I'm poor

He forgot to mention, this is the BRUSHLESS version. It has a brushed twin.

what the weight and size compared to the dewalt 20v and 12v?

Everyone is bashing Ryobi and I have a wood shop and have been using Ryobi for a few years now. They work well for me so that’s all I can say. Just remember, if they posted a video of Jesus explaining the mysteries of life someone would still criticize and complain.

How the hell did you get those?? There not available yet I check 3 times a day and I am on the email list???

Yeah I'm not sure how fair some of these tests are for a 1/4 Impact. ONLY in emergencies would I use a anything less than a 3/8. 1/2 for Lugs, Hubs and bearings, Engine mounts. 1/4 driver only on fasteners no higher than 1/2 to 9/16s. Also torquing with an Impact will hardly ever be on par. Some might get close enough but you never want to be to close. Even without a torque wrench and by feel I would only get it snug then feel it out with a ratchet to better control the pressure on the fastener. I wanted to know if it was compact enough to do work underneath on exhaust systems, under carriage fasteners, and engine bay nuts and bolts. Can it fit into tighter spaces since usually my 1/2 and sometimes 3/8 won't without universal and extensions. Good Video tho. If it can move 1 inch fasteners and break loose up 140 is more than enough for rusted under carriage nuts.. 👍

Did you hear about Newton Meter?

What is the max lbs this one will loosen you only went up to 140 but I’d want to know what’s the max when you push it to it’s limits

would an HP battery made a difference with the nut torque test as well?

What torque wrench is that?

I just really wish these tools had a magnet im going to epoxy some on

Cuando sólo golpea y no profundiza más el tornillo llegó a su límite de Torque o está dañado

with the 9ah it could possibly be even better?

make the kit come with 2 4Ah batteries for $179 and then it's a good deal.

Upgraded from an older 18v kit. ru-vid.comUgkxW1vOBRCMrgTCDEijzpVzDWsgI-Jm2iQv I independently chose the drill and impact tool, before I came across the kit.I like the 3 speed impact gun. It seems more powerful than my older one, and it can be set to be really gentle. The drill is more appropriately sized for my use. I used to have a hammer drill, but I did not like that it was so big and it was not a great hammer drill. I rather have a smaller drill like this, and then get a corded hammer drill for the odd case I need that.

Why wouldn’t you recommend buying this tool for removing lug nuts? Thanks.

Looks like it struggled to get those three inch screws in wow. This one isn't to promising.

My QUESTION is that is call the HP compact... But yet don't have that extra connection to connect with the HP battery? Someone find out for me why? Ryobi explain yourself...

Why not test the hp tools with hp batteries???

Still prefer the new kobalt xtr driver

I wonder what person would grab that small impact and say I want to go take off lug nuts with this in my professional garage. more likely you could win some bucks with your buddies if you said I bet I can take off a lug nut with this tiny tool.

Impact by itself is $59

You wasn’t giving the impact enough time to reach its full potential

The Ryobi P239 seems to be alot stronger..

5 months later, tool, two batts and charger for a hundo. Not impressed before even using it.

$ ?

There is no way that is breaking 140 ft pound torque its a impact driver not a wrench

IMO don't waste your time with this one. Been using Ryobi since the blue days so I am dedicated to the brand. Bought the combo deal at Home Depot a couple weeks as an upgrade from my 7+ year old brushed impact driver. Just finished building a shed and can say the new brushless compact drives screws way slower and doesn't bury them near as well as my old impact. Sum it up as disappointed.

Can’t find them anywhere

Shake it. There's all kinds of play between the tool and a non hp battery. That kinda sucks.

I put a socket adapter on it and can stop it from spinning with my hand. Garbage. Must be broke.

Its too loud

U can just up it to ryobi 1/2 in impact gun

Why the fug is he yelling? We can hear you.

Ryobi really messed up. The only good thing about this impact is it's a little more compact and lighter. The first flaw is it's not compatible with the hp batteries. It doesn't have the extra battery contacts for the extra power. Two is the mag trey isn't there and I've always boasted about Ryobi drills having this. Ryobi should've done better , it's a waste of a upgrade. If your gonna have a upgrade don't take any of the other good features away. Believe it or not I'm a huge Ryobi fan and have a load of they're tools but this is a big let down. Id invest in milwaukee or makita. They still reign

I like the new look of ryobi but man they still trash

Why are you yelling at me the full video wtf

This thing is garbage. It's loud, vibrates and throws off you screws or breaks them. Not recommend 👍

Why did you use a ¼ to ⅜ instead of just using a ¼ to ½? They make them.