Metabo HPT Impact Driver Hits 18V Performance Specs with Sub-Compact Frame It looks like Metabo HPT has discontinued its 12V line of tools, but that doesn’t mean the brand isn’t trying to keep things compact. The Metabo HPT Sub-Compact Impact Driver brings 18-volt performance to the job, but with a super compact build that fills […]
For this Thursday Throwdown, we’re looking at things a little differently. Using Metabo HPT’s MultiVolt hammer drill and MultiVolt Triple Hammer impact driver, we’re going to see how effectively you can do all of your drilling and driving with just one tool or the other. In our hammer drill vs impact driver competition, we’ll look at driving speeds, drilling speeds, and the attributes […]
It’s Teal against Yellow in this Pro Tool Reviews Thursday Throwdown! We set up a Makita 18V LXT vs DeWalt 20V Max XR impact driver competition to see who comes out on top. Makita’s XDT16 and DeWalt’s DCF888 represent both brands’ flagship impacts with a boatload of bells and whistles to tempt your tool budget. […]
Ever since the M12 Fuel Surge came out, we’ve been getting questions about how it compares to the rest of the 12V field. So we’re setting up against the best—the M12 Fuel Impact Driver. Go big or go home, right? It’s the Milwaukee M12 Fuel Surge vs Milwaukee M12 Fuel Impact Driver in this Red […]
Continuing our Training the Apprentice series, the PTR Pro team wanted to talk about how to use a drill and impact driver combo to save time and work more efficiently. As one of the most popular cordless combo kits out there, it’s more than just putting two (relatively) inexpensive power tools together. It’s about putting […]
In its simplest form, a drill is a tool that uses rotation or a chipping motion to make a hole. That’s a wide-open definition and includes everything from dental drills to tunnel boring machines. We’re going to focus on the types of drills we commonly use in construction and around the house. Before we get too far […]
Ryobi HP Impact Driver Line Adds Model With 4 Modes for Better Control Ryobi now has several impact drivers in their 18V High-Performance tool lineup. The Ryobi 18V HP 4-Mode Impact Driver gives you 3 different speed settings plus an assist mode. It’s designed to make it easier to drive a variety of fasteners into […]
After a disappointing experience with Avid Power’s cordless drill, we decided to give them another shot. Would this Amazon impact driver fare better? To find out we ran the Avid Power 20V Max impact driver on the PTR Impact Driver Test Track! Want to see it in action? Check out our video review on YouTube! […]
How Much Power Do You Need on an Impact Driver? More Is Always Better, Right? In today’s world of power tools, pushing the envelope of more power is more than just a 1990’s Tim Allen sitcom. When you look at two impact drivers with the same price tag and one has more power than the […]
Metabo HPT Hits an Unbelievable Value with $99 Brushless Impact Driver The Metabo HPT WH18DBFL2 cordless impact driver looks tempting with its $99 kit price. We wanted to know if it’s something serious Pros should consider so we ran it through a series of tests. What we found might just change what you should expect […]
