The Most Powerful 1/2" Impact Ever Made: DeWALT's All New DCF900 

Who else is now wanting a 60V/Flexvolt 3/4" or 1" DeWalt impact? Could this be the rumored project ludicrous? Whatever it is, whatever form it takes. Looking at the performance of this XR, we're 100% buying one whatever it costs should it see daylight. Our DCF900 shipped this week, many are shipping now: shrsl.com/3o62s The 899 model also popped and crackled almost as much of this one and they seem to hold up well. Torque, who started this channel, is working in project development for Astro tools who also make impacts (air). Always consider multiple sources when looking at a tool!

It's nice to not be embarrassed by being a Dewalt guy. I have been using the new DeWalt 3/8" impact and rarely need my 1/2" cordless anymore. Plus the power switch that goes from delicate to full-beans allows it to be used as a 1 stop shop for either big power or "put it on nicely so it doesn't hurt the aluminum engine block" in a single tool is amazing. Dewalt really has some incredible tools in this new lineup.

I personally like to run my 1/4" impact driver with the 15AH Pack to assert dominance among my peers.

So glad to see this as I'm looking to get an Impact wrench as I live in England (where everything rusts) and I own classic cars. All my battery tools are Dewalt running 5ah batteries, so seeing this result means I can undo pretty much any bolt that is now 'one with the car'. Now I just have to find a DCF900 this side of the pond!

Great job testing! It is impossible to know which is best for my hard-earned money just standing in the aisle looking and trying to compare these tools out of the actual field of work, but you took the gamble out of all that. THANKS!

Awesome. Been rocking dewalt for awhile glad to see new gun tested

Bought one based on this review and it kicks much ass. It's not light with a 9AHbattery but totally worth the cost. I took it LS hunting at our local pullapart and even the worst bolts promptly lost the battle. I don't know how to dyno recip saws but the DCS389B I bought to go with it is magnificent and blows through truck frame rails like they were wood. It's a kickass combo for mechanics.

Love to see Big D triumph over the Big Red of yesteryear… and everyone else! It’s always nice to know that your brand is kicking butt when you’ve invested so much in batteries. Go D!

Just purchased a DCF900N. Great to have this and other very positive reviews to base my decision on. 👍

My DCF899 has been superb for the last 6+ years, no problems with daily abuse. I'll probably upgrade!

I used the dewalt 1/2” on heavy locomotive repairs for years. Absolute monster

I ordered the DCF900 today. I already have the big batteries from a battery sale a couple Black Fridays back. I also have a couple knockoff 5Ah batteries that aren't too bad. Gonna stress test them soon

Having removed one of those Honda crank bolts before, and as difficult as that was, I can't believe a similar level tool did not do it. Now I don't feel I can blame my old Makita.

I have the dewalt DCF899 and decided to upgrade to the new one. I almost went to Milwaukee impact but after seeing this video I’m glad I decided on dewalt instead.

Was gonna go Red, but with all the “B” problems, and after seeing this video, I’m going team Yellow SCF900… for the win

Love my 899 have had two now and they just keep going. Ever thought of testing reciprocating air saws? I’d love to see the difference between them.

I don’t have any dewalt batteries but between the mid torque and this beast it’s starting to look like a no brainer if only for impacts

Being from the rust belt and in Erie’s lake effect snow belt, I absolutely need this power haha. I actually got the Hercules “Ultra” Torque bc I had the earthquake to trade in on warranty🤷‍♂️ but I’m updating my Ryobi P262 to the DCF891 mid torque, just traded my dad the P262 and brushed drill for the DCD777, 2 batteries and a charger. Now to find a deal on a bare DCF891 🙌

Its nice to see more and more competition against milwaukee, i wonder what the new high torque's performance will be

Ohh I noticed to the battery suspension system they talked about online... You notice this TTC?

I can run lugnuts on for 15 secs and still tighten them further using an air impact with a torque limiter. These electric ones are handy out in the field but i don't trust their stated rating at all

Awsome all I have is dewalt tools hated the 1/2 impacts because they just couldnt remove lug nuts

In mac colors it's gonna be quite the advertisement in the tool truck wars.

was a big milwaukee fan in the past but there lack of progression in the last 3-4 years is definitely a bit of a let down for me. especially with dewalt coming out with more powerfull tools and even a new type of battery while milwaukee have done nothing.

When i buy 2 of the same thing it must be the best. I'm waiting to see if i even need the Project Ludicrous, cause so far the 900 has laid down the beans. Oh and after 8 months of use, i've never had that much vibration unless i'm using an extension. Why? cause i use both hands to control it.

Well, looks like I’m going to have to make a purchase soon.

Beans have been given!

Impact wrench #Milwaukee number 👍

I'm assuming the Hercules Ultra Torque isn't good enough to compete?

I'm saying a prayer every night for a Gen 3 high torque Milwaukee

Neat, makes me wonder what team red is cooking up knowing they are getting their lunch money taken in the hi torque game for the past year. Seems like they can't stand not being the biggest and baddest, so I bet itll be good. Not that I would immediately run out and replace my 2767, but it'll he something else for the wish list.

do you guys ever test Ingersoll Rand 20V cordless? Id be interested to see where they stack up.

Very nice, but it sounds like it's falling apart after 7 seconds. I'll stick with the tried and true Milwaukee, especially since with a 6.0 HO battery, the Milwaukee will do 800+.

DeWalt... I just can't square it in my head this venerated brand being owned by a tool conglomerate (Stanley) and shares factory floor space with Black & Decker, Porter-Cable, Bostitch, Mac Tools, Proto, Blackhawk, Husky, (gasp!) and Craftsman. It just bothers me on some irrational, neural level.

Can you do an addendum with the Hercules ultra torque?

Can’t wait to use this on my cheap impact sockets so they can detonate like IEDs

I bought this thanks to this video I don’t have a 1/2 drive Milwaukee but do have the 3/4 and it kills but also don’t need all that all the time and I’ll say it’s almost too strong for a half inch need to run it in 3 when tightening things to a 1/2” spec 😅

so what you're saying is choosing to buy a new DCF900P1 kit for about $50 was the right call, as long as the seller on Ebay doesn't turn out to be a scammer lol

I wanna see a gas engine powered version of this!

Not sure what I'd do with all that torque aside from break off a bunch of lug nuts.

Do you have a link to a DCF900GP2. , I believe this is the oil proof model would like to get it from Amazon but can't find it any leads would be great, awesome videos by the way thank you

Would you recommend this for removing axel nuts.

They have the kit for 350 dollars at Lowe's

Nice 👍

Busted 3 anvils in one week on 899s. They have to do something, or label them "not for iron work".🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Dewalt isn’t messing around

Me right now after enduring years of jeers from Milwaukee fan boys. 🥹. I’ll be gifting my dcf899 and dcf894 to my pops. I’ll also be gifting him a 5ah battery and charger.

I like the fact that a channel like this exists and is quite popular, holding tool manufacturers accountable for their sometimes very extravagant advertising claims. By this point I'm sure the marketing departments of these companies must be aware of you and know they will be tested, thus keeping them honest. Really, we need this for ALL consumer products.

It boggles my mind how far cordless tools have come.

Been using the DCF899 for about six years and it's one of the best purchases I've ever made. It cuts most of my mechanical job times in half. The only bolt I've ever not been able to remove was on a leaf spring which I had to cut off. I've seen many tests from your channel and Project Farm which made me kind of regret not going with a Milwaukee lineup (I think that I have literally every Dewalt 20v MAX tool except the circular saw, even the chainsaw), but I've never regretted the DCF899. Mine looks like it was pulled out of a junk yard at this point from so much use, so it might be time for the DCF900 soon! Thanks!

Good to see Dewalt finally showing up to the party and stop letting Milwaukee control the market in performance. Competition is good for us consumers

SBD clearly put the entire r&d budget for this thing all into the internals. It looks the exact same as it’s predecessor simply because they didn’t put any of the budget into the looks department. Smart choice if you ask me. The numbers speak for themselves.

I am having a helk of a time with this tool ruining good high quality impact sockets when giving it on rusted bolts. Not sure what brand will take the abuse from this tool.

Its all about extensions and universals with the high torques, so many bolts are both rusted and you don't have a straight shot, my mid torque couldn't move these by a long shot, but a hi torque can get it done, its really heavy and pricey but I'm so glad to have one these days, what a world!

Keep up the hard work I bought my dad the rigid half inch impact he's getting up there in age and I feel like that made a big difference he carries it everywhere with him he mainly takes apart agricultural water systems and standpipes so they're pretty good size bolts and sometimes 20 of them just on one joint

Well done, DeWalt! Being able to put out the beans like the tool trucks' impacts for half the cost?! As Todd would say, "Very impressive!"

Competition is good. This is great to see. Thanks for everything you do to cut thru the bs from marketing depts.

DeWalt is killing it right now. I have the DCF891 that I am trying to test right now and i am struggling to find stuff to show just how powerful and impressive it really is.

Why do you need this much power? YES.

Why does everyone have their emotions and egos wrapped up in tool brands?

Team Yellow’s new impact is setting records. Team Red’s new impact breaks right out of the box, trying to remove lug nuts. Horrible look for team Red.

I had a DeWalt drill nearly break my arm one time. I was a delivery guy for sears my craftsman went dead so I borrowed the home owners. The lady looked me in the eye and quoted a DeWalt commercial "it's battery powered"

RIP milwaukee

I’m not one for chasing numbers and I’m perfectly happy with my last Gen Dewalt 1/2. But I might have to buy one of these just to hear the silence of the Red Army in my comments 😜

I just got this DeWalt to replace my air gun that went bad and they no longer made rebuild kits for. I already had many 20v DeWalt tools so I figured why not. I should have done it years ago. Best tool purchase I have made in years. I used it to pull a D30 from under my wrangler and it had it out in no time. Never even slowed down on any on the lower control arm bolts or the wheel lug nuts. Good video. I like how you show the numbers so that even an old guy like me can understand.

I have never clicked so fast lol I have been waiting for this video

I'm a DeWalt fan, my boss is Milwaukee, glad to see team yellow getting a leg up over red in the big toys. Why do you think Dewalts rattle around so much? Different anvil design? It's the one black mark on an otherwise perfect tool.

I say this after every 1/2" high torque review, but I'd still like to see the makita XGT 3/4" with a 1/2" adapter compared to these top performing 1/2" guns. The XGT is only a little bigger than a lot of the 1/2" impacts and with an adapter it gives you the versatility of having an extremely powerful impact for both 1/2" and 3/4" sockets.

Very impressive! Are you considering testing Hazet air-impacts? I have a Hazet 9012m and I'm very interested to see, how far off the spec it is. (Spec: 500 lb/ft working | 700 breakaway)

I'd really love to see you guys try to break Grey Pneumatic duo sockets. See just how much power they can actually take compared to regular impacts and chrome

Thanks for color coding the guns on the chart. It really does help watching your videos on my iPhone. 👍🏻

For many mechanics... are gen 1 impacts are working great after 8 years.. so make sense for us to skip the gen 2 and get the ludicrous 3/4.. if u have the need. Hope it's 60v .

Wow! We knew if was going to bring it but still... Wow!

I bought a dcf899 in 2015 when they were pretty new on the market. It's getting pretty beat though. Might be time to replace it with the new dcf900. I did recently grab a 6 Amp-hour battery, and that did sure wake the tool up. It rips with that thing. However, it's making some truly awful noises and smells from the motor, so I don't think it's got a lot of time left. That said, I don't have any complaints because I've used that thing a lot over the past 6+ years, nearly 7, and it's put in some real hard work.

I really appreciate the methodical testing methods used and stating the facts no matter what brand is being tested. It’s nice to see where something actually comes in real life, not best case scenario lab testing values. Keep up the great work.

Bought one today. Damn it rules! And also, damn you guys! Stop showing us cool stuff. It's getting expensive 😂

Milwaukee fan girls are crying all over the world right now... lol

Honestly, what is the point of such high output in a 1/2"?? Seems like it's marketing wank and nothing else. The drive square is too small to withstand it (as you demonstrated). And think of the fasteners you'll encounter that have 19mm hex or smaller-- if they are rusted so badly you need that much force to get them out, they almost always break. If they won't break, they will break loose at significantly less force than any of these wanky tools will put out. A less powerful tool is just as effective in terms of getting the job done. What's the downside of these comic book impacts? Well, they are bigger than necessary, less durable than they could be, and vibrate a lot. I rarely need to break out even my 1250k nitrocat, which has long been surpassed in the air gun world. But it's SMOOTH and quiet and still manages to never fail to get the job done. Honestly, a compact battery 1/2" that is only rated 300lb ft or so is all you need for 90% or more of daily use. And they are nice and light and low vibration. My compact Makita is only rated like 260lb ft and works for almost everything. Sometimes good enough is good enough.

I can’t tell you how excited I am to talk trash to all my Milwaukee buddies!!! I’ve sent this video to probably 10 of my friends already! I’m going to go out and buy this tool right away while it’s still on top and talk trash to every Mechanic friend I have that uses another brand! I was about ready to give up on dewalt and switch to another brand. But now I think I’ll stick with them so long as the continue improving their tools like they have been lately.

If it's not a shortage of available cells I have no idea why 3Ah and 6Ah 21700 cell packs aren't the default given how much power they provide. I know I love my 3Ah Ridgid pack, not having to add a heavy battery to an already heavy tool to get pretty much all the beans is great.

Glad to see it deliver the beans. Can't wait to add it to my collection

Ok so the high rpm had me thinking about hit and miss, and with Dewalts habit of big variations between runs, i wasnt too optimistic. The Coyote Earthquake Pill rattling in the 15s test is definitely not good. Unrelated concern, when do we see the limit off 1/2” anvils, is thin wall socket damage already a thing?

Can we give props to the Makita XWT08Z 18V LXT which has been around forever. Mine has been working for years. And I use it on my semi trucks regularly. It's literally done everything i ever needed.

I wanna buy the m18 high torque but I wanna wait till they come out with the gen 3 version, just my luck I'd buy it and a month later they'd come out with it🤣, it's been long enough honestly

I've been holding off on upgrading from the 2763 for a long time. Waiting for team yellow or teal to beat the 2767. This makes me very happy now that I can finally upgrade

With great power comes great responsibility.

Incredible performance - and incredible arm destroyer, lol. DeWalt has to do something about that, it's getting pretty over the top.

Dewalt just coming back with Vengeance these days there telling everyone We're Back great video @Torque Test Channel

I figured at some point, impact guns would eventually destroy sockets. I love technology! Things are just getting better and better so quickly nowadays

What a GREAT JOB you do on every video. Literally every aspect of it. Now... I have a great idea: Let's prove what happens if you re-use a yielded head bolt BUT you must re-install it with with the same torque that would bring it back to the head pressure it had before you loosened it (basically back to the same position it was?) without stretching it further. How much weaker would that bolt REALLY be?

I watched this video three times, to get that viewer count up, lol. Milwaukee guys need to know they been dethroned.

I think they are approaching the limit of the ability of the 1/2in drive socket to handle the power lol.

Holy shit that is freaking impressive I'm a big DeWalt fan and I have a lot of DeWalt stuff I do have a half inch impact in my collection and it's nothing compared to what you just showed thank you very much

We have been using the ingersol w7152 20V impact on our farm for 5 or 6 years now. It has 1500ft pounds. Why don’t you test that one. Ours is pretty worn now and would love to get something even more powerful but I don’t know what could beat it

Have you tested those cross brand battery adapters yet? I'd be interested how this Dewalt does with one of these 20 Red batteries in my box.

Big, Bad, and Just UGLY AF. How did DeWalt not modernize the look of their brand new mid and high torque . Props to DeWalt though. Seems they are making better incremental power increases than Milwaukee over their previous generations. But god change that old ass look, not to mention the confusion for potential buyers. Always thought that high torque looked like a BLIMP.

As awesome as the performance is, I can't see the reason to replace anything I already have. If I wanted that extra power, I'd want to upsize to a 3/4" impact. Especially with all the weird quirks that DeWalt has.

Perhaps budget cuts& quality control is some what lacking there of . Could cost be cheaper using home product testing,in exchange for the free tools. Perhaps much easier than paying a quality control person in house. And all that implies in benefits? Could it be possible what's going on here; after all cutting corners will make "a** holes" of all product creation (Vietnam)? Come on! Once we import all karma! takes over! Turning all creations into embarrassment. Built in America by Americans,for the American citizens. Call me old fashion but I was brought up to learn if it's working fine as a product! Then don't fix the product. (Quality) sales it self! Not trying to beat-up on competition. I believe in Milwaukee product's old school electric tools. But new to the battery powered product's Mainly all my Milwaukee electric tools seen better day's, used and abused! they to this day work just as well as back in the day. Still to this day my buddies will borrow mine from me because there battery tools don't hold a candle to the good old USA! Made tools from the 60'S and 70's. Not mocking! Just expressing My opinion and Experience using My reliable tool's That will work! beyond my days 👍 Thank you for the years of quality tools with a logo! " MILWAUKEE TOOLS "

From the way that socket looked I think it might be better just to step up to 3/4" at this point. Yes, you will have to buy new sockets, but only once and not after every second use. Apart from that, very impressive showing. I wonder if those hickups are caused by the hammer skipping over the anvil, or getting somehow stuck on it.

I think the fact that Mac trucks are just mainlining DeWalts instead of having their own version of it had some influence into the R&D of the 900. Add in the fact that the cost is pennies compared to the tool truck brands and I think that currently, DeWalt is the best brand for a new person to get into. It's not enough for me to switch out of my M18/12 line, especially since I'm sure TTI will answer with something to get red back on the throne.