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I bought this because it outperformed my other impact by a mile. Drives a 3" deck screw with ease. It too was a Makita, but the batteries were the 1.5AH type whereas these are the 2.6AH. It even seems to have more torque, even though I know the numbers are very similar.
Its great for doing odd driving off a ladder or just lots of repeated driving. Tapcons into old river run concrete, not a problem.As of January, several friends in construction have purchased this same model and can not believe how much less effort and ease of driving tap cons and 6" lags. This driver does all I expected it to. I use this tool a fair amount, couple times a day. The only thing I didnt like was the ridiculous large case that it came in, but I just purchased a Dewalt6050 and tossed the crummy 5 times too large case. Mine was borrowed for driving the lags into 6 by 6 pressure treated, the batteries did tire quickly but nothing that seemed out of line.A+++ Tool. The glow in the dark ring is pretty cool to locate it if you need to, I keep an eye on my tools so nothing special.
This is a compact, powerful and capable driver. It's a phenomenon. If you need an impact driver for construction or DIY'er projects, you can't go wrong with this unit. It's size and strength give it broad versatility.
That said, this is one of the Best Tools I've Ever Purchased. None the less, I have spent a lot of time with my Makita 14v Drill and have put in many screws. Works awesome on lag bolts as well. I should also note that there is a considerable amount of trigger control so that you can do fairly delicate work (hinge screws in cabinet doors). Read this knowing I haven't used any other impect drivers. I would venture to say there is no substitute for driving screws. Much more compact than a 12v Makita Drill. Unless you determine that you need the clutch, there's no reason to grab the regular drill for screws.
You can use it to drill with hex type mandrills but a regular drill is better and you wont break as many drilling thru hard woods. I love good quality tools and this impact driver is one. I knew it had to be good if it was a Makita tool because I have owned a few of their drills and a framing nailer for years. I use it for everything from making furniture to screwing studwalls together. I strip alot fewer screws eventhough it has alot more power. When I first saw one of these "impact drivers" I was watching a contractor installing a kitchen cabinet and noticed the sound it made.
I went out that day and bought one. I have had this impact driver for about three and a half years. The only drayback is that I have broken or stripped a few Phillips head bits so now I buy harden tipped bits instead. I also like the fact that it is very compact in length and gets into tight places. I asked him what it was,and he asked me if I wanted to try it. I also use it to install nuts and bolts with a 1/4 inch drive adaptor.
I wouldn't want to be without it ,and if I needed to I would buy another one in a minute. I even used it to remove a frozen chuck on my Milwaukee drill that no one could get off.( I put a 1/4 inch hex bit in the chuck and used the Makita in reverse to impact it off ).I never use any of my drills to install screws any more.Once you use one of these neither will you.It will drive a three and a half inch screw all the way thru a treated 4x4 with one hand.
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