PORTER-CABLE Impact Wrench, 450 lbs of Torque, 1/2 Inch Hog Ring, 7.5-Amp, Corded (PCE211)

These lugs were put on my a oil change place. They always over torque them. As you can see. Worked great. There were a couple reviews that made me cautious about buying this one. "This isn't a porter cable of old" Yes it is. This tool is a well made beast.took off two lugs almost instantly with no air needed "Not powerful" yeah once again I've used others that were weak like battery ones that give the rating in foot inches. Lol this one works perfect. "The tool is too heavy". Yeah I kinda feel like that is a good thing. Air tools are light because they have no motor. This has a motor and it is 7.5 horse and strong. I mean. I think it should be heavy and it is. Well made heavy metal case I love not buying Chinese knock off tools. I've learned in the first 50 years of my life cheap Chinese knock offs are horrible. Even if this thing is made in China. It works well. Feels good in the hand and works. I'll add this name to names of tools I'll buy in the future. It wasn't cheap but it wasn't overly expensive either. This is perfect for the shade tree mechanic like me to help me with jobs I don't want to do, but do because my tools make the work a lot easier. Porter Cable to me is quality.

My Porter Cable impact wrench came in ONE DAY from CPO, that is impressive ! I did a lot of research on air wrenches vs electric impact wrenches and I decided I didn't want to mass with the hoses, and oil and such. I was buying this tool for one bolt, that's all. The Porter Cable took it off in 2 seconds, maybe 2 1/2. Without it I would have likely messed around with that bolt holding a fly wheel covering the front crankshaft seal on my 2000 Saab 9-5 with a breaker bar and a pipe and a helper . . . An impact wrench was recommended for removal and installation. No complaints ! Worked perfectly. The wrench weighs 8 pounds, really beefy and is big - 12" long (add a couple 3 inches for the socket), 8" down the handle, so not for tight spaces. You need to go small air wrench for that. If you are smaller you can use two hands. There was no torquing of my arm and only slight vibration transferred. Very high quality. I went against the advice of a buddy who told me, "There is no reason for guys our age to buy tools, someone has one you can borrow." In this case it would have been several hours of travel just to borrow one. I got this fast, the job is done, worth every penny. Now, what else can I used it for . . .

Works as it should like all Porter-Cable tools.

I do my own tire rotations and brake work on my vehicles. I recently bought a used vehicle that had a stripped wheel stud that I found when performing routine service. It had to be replaced. Under normal circumstances, my little pancake compressor is marginally capable of fueling my air impact wrench. For the stud work, it was very inadequate. So, I started looking at larger compressors and battery powered impacts. In the end, I settled on this tool as suiting my needs. Spared the expense/floor space of a large compressor and the chance of life/obsolescence issues with batteries. This tool is large, >12 inches, heavy (8lb); but it is powerful and convenient to use and store. I would prefer a direction switch over the rocker trigger. Be aware that it has no torque control settings and it has a lot of START/STOP fly-wheeling. I would be very cautious driving anything smaller than a lug nut or similar with it without some meaningful practice. I do like air tools. But, for the money, this tool works just fine on lugs and other large attachments and sits quietly on the shelf until I need it again. No fuss, no muss.

I do my own maintenance including tire rotations and have always wanted something to break loose the lugs. My small compressor won’t run an air impact wrench and the battery ones lack gusto. Decided to give this one a try and WOW I’m impressed. The lugs on my F150 are tightened to about 110 ft lbs and this wrench removed them easily. No more back breaking and sweating yanking on a breaker bar. Yes it’s big and heavy but that’s how it gets the job done. I think it’s a fair price too for Porter Cable quality tools. Buy this you won’t regret it!

I bought this with the intention of changing all struts to my 2004 Honda CR-V. This wrench performed admirably. A couple of seized bolts halted progress, but bigger air wrenches couldn't get them off either, so it definitely wasn't the fault of the unit. With the right penetrant to help(I ended up using acetone and ATF fluid in a 50/50 mix, sprayed onto the seized bolt), this wrench is unstoppable. Are there features I wish it had? Sure - it's only got one speed in each direction. It's pretty large and heavy. And obviously it being corded means you have to be tethered to an extension cord. But for the price? Come on... I dare you to do better. Yes, the size is huge and it can be cumbersome in tight spots. That's why you get extension bars and swivel bars. Even with the smaller units, you'll eventually need this stuff anyways because not even the smallest of units can get into the tightest of spots. The job was a success, and now I have a good impact wrench that makes quick work of changing tires, and makes for a lot of help with any other task you can throw at it. Just be sure to get a good socket set. I got a regular metric and deep metric (Hondas are all about the metric - obviously get what's suitable for your situation), along with an extension bar set and swivel. All of these accessories can be had for about $40~50 total. So for $130 you have an impact wrench with plenty of power, can handle any socket you need, and with the extension bars and swivel, it can handle any tight spots that inevitably come up. And yes, it's corded but hey - it means you never have to charge it. :) UPDATE - After my initial purchase this thing has now helped me replace front lower control arms, sway bar end links on my Honda Odyssey, and has helped me do a couple of brake jobs as well. Still has no problem taking big bolts off. Best $80 tool I've purchased.

I went to rotate my tires and it appears the last garage monkey to touch my truck ran the lugs on with an impact and didn't use a torque stick. He ran them on so tight the lugs were twisted in a spiral. I broke out my cheap consumer grade air impact and it wouldn't budge them. I hemmed and hawwed about taking them into a shop to have them rotated but I figured another garage monkey would just screw that up. I thought about guying a shop grade air impact but then figured I'd need a better compressor. I ran across the electric unit and was surprised they can now deliver 450 ft/lbs or torque. The reviews were good so I decided to give it a shot. It worked like a charm! It's much bigger and heavier than an air impact but considering I don't need to drag out the compressor, air hose, etc it's worth it for me. I use an impact maybe 5 - 6 times per year. This is perfect and way more convienent. I will say if you are dealing with really, really tough to remove bolts, give it a few seconds. It seems to ramp up the torque over 5 or 10 seconds. There were a few lugs where it didn't budge them at first but you can hear the sound change and within a few seconds it spun them off.

I have no idea why I waited until I was 44 years old to make this purchase. You could classify me as an independent woman. I was raised by a father who was a mechanic and a Marine. I followed in his footsteps and spent 20 years in the Corps. He taught me how to use tools to repair and fix things so that I never needed to ask for help. So, you could understand my frustration when I need to change a flat tire on my zero turn mower and despite all my knowledge and determination, I cannot get the nuts off the bolts. I used every trick in the book. WD40, using a hammer on the socket wrench, two hammers on the nut, extending the socket wrench and attempting to use my leg with force... it would not budge. Now my Dad was a strong man so he never owned an impact wrench. Even with being a heavy equipment mechanic, the man just never owned one. I came to the realization that I could never use my lawn mower again or I could order an impact wrench. Asking for help isn’t happening. This tire was NOT going to get the best of me. So... I dropped the money to buy this impact wrench. I have no idea WHY I didn’t purchase one of these in my 20s. My dad also had a saying - work smarter, not harder! It’s absolutely ridiculous how easy this impact wrench is to use. I changed the tire on the mower in 3:41. I timed it. That included using the Jack from Traverse to get it up in the air and lower it. I don’t even want to think of all the times in my life that I could’ve used this impact wrench and been done with my project that much quicker! I did go ahead and buy a deep socket set from Amazon to go with this as the bit at the end of the wrench does not fit my other sockets. I decided to store the impact wrench and sockets in my Traverse where my jack is with an extension cord so that if I ever get a flat tire on the side of the road I can break this bad boy out and look like the pit crew at a NASCAR race. If I ever need it before then I know exactly where it is. Seriously, this was money well spent! If you need an impact wrench, this is going to get the job done.