Breaking rusted bolts loose. So satisfying and relaxing. It’s almost like an “F you” to all those hard to loosen bolts we have all dealt with in the past.
Best review I have seen so far. I don't care what torque number it makes, I want to see what it will let me do in a rusty junkyard where I would otherwise be busting my knuckles.
Hi, this is seeing the real world in action with ridgid, very impressive impact for a 3/8, if it’s the battery that gives it that power that’s impressive, I’ve never seen a 3/8 spin a axle nut off, excellent demonstration in the real world very nicely done ty, regards, Bob,
While the other channels show torque charts and comparisons, it’s great to see a real world test. This Ridgid stubby is half the cost of similar impacts in this class.
I wonder if it would have broke the caliper bolt lose if it was a socket, not a swivel socket. Thanks for the vid. For some strange reason, it made me smile.
Impressive power for such a small impact. I forgot that it was a 3/8" drive until after the video. Not that a 1/2" would probably have done better, but still. Another one of your great videos. Bravo!
It seems to be doing ok in power stakes given the size of the motor and hammer and anvil assembly but given it's 18V I would expect to see it beat the Milwaukee Stubby but I don't think its the case. One big negative I can see that size of the battery. It really does seem to stop you getting into lot of places. I think for now the Milwaukee m12 stubby with the compact 3.0A battery is my still go to tool for most jobs on the car. Still, I do think that is still pretty impressive tool from Rigid but it could use some more refinement.
Great video, but in regard to the wide bottom on the tool you have a 4 amp battery which you don't need, I have the 3/8 and also 1/2 drive-in the stubby compact and I use 2 amp battery and it's more than efficient.
I have the same setup you have a 3/8 inch subcompact rigid and a 4a hyper LIon battery. I recently pulled my brake pads and rotors on a 2012 optima using the rigid subcompact as my primary weapon, The Ridgid pulled lugs nuts 21mm no issues, it pulled all bolts except the caliper mounting bolt 17mm. This may have been due to the fact that I could not get a good angle on the bolt with a heavier impact socket I wind up using a short socket with a breaker bar to clear the bolt but everything else the wrench 🔧 shines. Impact socket selection size and weight do play a part in the performance you get from this wrench 🔧
Nice video. One thing that may be a future issue using this tool is the rear of the tool housing. It is plastic and not metal, nor does it have any shock absorbing material on it. Repeated use in tight spaces and constantly hitting objects might lead to a broken or cracked housing. Not sure if your tool is new but the video shows a rear tool housing that is already beat up. Keep in mind that rear housing holds the rear motor bearing in alignment. At least Ridgid used 4 screws to hold the rear housing on versus the two screws on some brands.
If you still haven't figured out what happened when you pulled the bottom bolt from the brake bracket you jammed it in-between the control arm I'm guessin an yanked it back
The video I was looking for, I'm trying to break lose my calibert brackets bolts and replace them with new calibert bracket on my wife suv i have to wait 3 week on my rigid impact wrench 1/2" set.
I couldn't fix My Nieces brakes on Saturday for the same reason. Couldn't break the caliber mount bolts on her Hyundai Sonata with My socket set. The 2nd bolt was mounted thru the control arm. I will be investing in one of these.
So the thing to do is cut the battery bayonet mount free from the handle and splice in some 4 - 5ft wires. The battery can clip to your belt and the tool is free to move about
Nice real-world review. How do you find the trigger response, and how does it compare to other impact wrenches? I got the 1/2" drive subcompact with the newer 2Ah battery (more compact than what you have in the video), and love the size, weight, and balance. But I find the trigger response a bit jumpy, making it difficult to control it just enough to break loose a bolt without fully removing it, or to install fasteners gently without starting to impact. Maybe it's just me because this is my first time using an impact wrench, but I'd appreciate your thoughts given your experience with so many reviews.
So does the massive battery and slightly less ft/lbs give the advantage to the m12 stubby despite the Ridgid being a bit smaller up top? I'm in both platforms, which would you recommend? looking for a small impact, already have a mid torque.
I have ridgid impacts and tools. The bigger battery isn't a issue unless the tool is made wrong. I had dudes with makita ans even a few milwaukee M12 drills that got so hot, it started smoking. I never have problems with my ridgid tools. My boss has a Gen5X ridgid drill and when it overheats. It shuts down. My boss went, wtf. Ridgid is better.
@@juanc5149 I have the 899 with a flexvolt on it, it definitely gives it more power, but a 54v version just for shits and giggles would be something I would purchase, an absolute monster to hold.
@@juanc5149 I knew that DeWalt had updated tools but I didn't know about power detect until you said, had to look it up. Better batteries but we will still have the old motors, but like you say, they are good anyway. Have you seen the review on the 12v cigarette socket impact wrench that is super cheap? It removed stuff expensive brands struggled with, thats why I wanted flexvolt power, to much testosterone maybe
@@JohnOfAllTrades27 john let's be real the way you posted you are coming off as an asshole....you had no clue the was not an octane impact with 2 contacts. Who knows what channel u got that info but you were pretty confident about it.
I didn't get my info from any channel. I happen to know a little bit about Ridgid tools because I own several of them and I know a little about torque from being a mechanic for 20 years. I'm not trying to knock you, I'm just curious if the impact has 4 contacts or not.
@@singlecams For some reason, Ridgid doesn't always stamp "Octane" on the Octane capable tools. I have two 1/2" impacts with identical part numbers - one has 2 battery contacts and the other has 4. The one with 4 battery contacts is Octane capable even though it's not stamped on the tool.
@@singlecams I had one explode on a less powerful impact and pieces hit me. I wear safety glasses when working under cars cause rust and dirt falls into your eyes, but also for the other reason.... You never know
This is almost a good tool if Ridgid would remove that horrendously huge battery base and replace it with a smaller base and battery plus change the angle on the tool head similar to the Milwaukee stubby tool then I will buy one
@@boosted2.4_sky so I took an old Ridgid drill I had and battery pack and tore them down to make basically an battery extension for spots like this. Works great
any idea which has more torque?? they dont have the 3/8" octane torque ratings.. only fastening at different speeds.. this is rated 225lb/ft the 3/8 octane is 25/50/100... so which one?? lol 129 for regular to 139 compact
sorry brainstorming asking questions and looking things up, i see this is rated for 200/225ft-lb.. comparing tro your video on the octane 3/8, this looks stronger... would you recommend this over the standard size octane 3.8?
"No impact should get stuck on a caliper bracket bolt" Found the guy that doesn't do brakes on Dodges! Those MFs are tight and caked with yellow loctite. I've had some so tight that my big 1/2" air impact (1400+ ft lbs breakaway torque) couldn't take them out, even after breaking them loose with a long ratchet.
Dewalt needs to get their shit together and stop letting Milwaukee and Ridgid push it in. Nothing worse than getting ur shit pushed in by the competition.
you will never see a video like this using a tripod it's just not possible. Like how are you supposed to show behind a knuckle with a tripod or under the car ....does't work, it's not a shop.
@@julianarodriguez3635 break job on a hoist, in a shop taking all the time he needs.... not kneeling on broken glass in the dirt, in a junkyard going from car to car....there is like 5 cars in this video. How do you compare? you can't
