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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Milwaukee Tool

M18 FUEL 1" D-Handle
Extended Anvil High Torque
Impact Wrench w/ONE-KEY
The amount of torque this cordless impact
provides surprised the reviewer.

The Milwaukee Tool M18 FUEL 1" D-Handle
Extended Anvil High Torque Impact Wrench
w/ONE-KEY, No. 2869-22HD, delivers up to 2,000
ft-lbs of nut-busting torque and 1,900 ft-lbs of fastening torque. The company's Redlink Plus Intelligence
is designed to protect the tool against overloads,
overheating, and over-discharge. The tool also offers
a four-mode Drive Control feature that allows users
to switch between modes to match the power and
speed for the application. Through ONE-KEY, users
can access Lug Nut Mode to prevent the risk of overtorquing commercial lug nuts. The kit includes the
D-handle impact wrench, two M18 Redlithium High
Output HD12.0 battery packs, M18 and M12 Rapid
Charger, 360-degree tool-free adjustable handle,
lanyard loop, and contractor bag.
Circle 82 on card, or enter at "e-inquiry"
on VehicleServicePros.com

by David Brierley, Contributing Editor

THE REVIEW:

arger impact wrenches have
historically been pneumatic
powered, as air offered the
most torque for tough jobs like removing lug nuts on heavy duty vehicles. The
drawback to using pneumatic tools,
however, is the pneumatic part;
the tool has to be connected to
an air hose, which is connected
to an air compressor. This limits a
technician's mobility.
Milwaukee Tool's M18 FUEL 1"
D-Handle Extended Anvil High Torque
Impact Wrench, No. 2869-22HD,
removes the air hose tether, making it a
portable heavy duty impact. Eric Moore,
fleet manager for Griffin Pavement
Striping in Columbus, Ohio, says he was
impressed by the tool's ability to do this
without sacrificing power.
When the impact first arrived at his
shop, Moore charged both of the included batteries and explored the tool's various adjustments and settings. He notes
that the D-Handle is adjustable to virtually anyone, "short or tall, right- or
left-handed."
Users can select one of four settings on the impact to determine how
much power is applied. Moore notes
Milwaukee's ONE-KEY feature lets users

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make adjustments
with a smart-device
app connected via Bluetooth. His favorite function using ONE-KEY is the "Lug
Nut" setting.
"The user can choose any of the four
power settings to become lug nut specific, which Milwaukee says limits the
applied torque to 350-450 ft-lbs," Moore
explains. "[That] is the average specified
torque setting on wheel nuts for most of
our fleet vehicles."
When it comes to the tool's physical
abilities, the technicians at Griffin were
surprised to find the impact capable
of matching the power and efficiency

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of their 1" pneumatic impact - and
exceeding it.
Moore says the first time he used
the impact, the technicians were "slackjawed" at how quickly the tool broke lug
nuts free. They decided to hook up their
old 1" pneumatic impact to compare the
speed with which each could break loose
lug nuts on a heavy duty vehicle.
"There was no contest," Moore says.
"The Milwaukee 2869-22HD broke loose
all ten nuts before the air impact had broken loose six."
The impact's extended anvil makes
it easier to reach lug nuts on vehicles
equipped with duals or super singles,
Moore says, but its weight with the battery connected can make it difficult for
some technicians to use for longer periods. The technicians at Griffin created
their own solution to this problem by
connecting a strap to the ring on the top
side of the impact which helps support
the tool's weight.
Moore finds the weight trade-off is
well worth the mobility and power the
Milwaukee impact provides.
"In my opinion, [this] is a must-have
tool," Moore says. "No shop that removes
wheels on medium [or] heavy duty vehicles should be without one."

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