Product Reviews

Excellent Bargain, October 4, 2004
Reviewer: Rodney A. Schmidt

This is the third cordless impact I own, and is definitely the strongest! I also have the smaller DeWalt DW055K-2 and a Milwaukee 9079-22. Two things lacking on the DW059K-2 that the others have is variable speed and electric brake. I don't mind the lack of variable speed, but I really miss the electric brake. I mainly use the impact for automotive lug nuts. The lack of electric brake sometimes causes nuts to go flying when they reach the end of the stud. However, I can take this wrench to the track and get a whole weekend's use out of it without the battery becoming weak. I cannot say the same for the Milwaukee. The DeWalt also seems a bit better balanced than the Milwaukee. (The smaller DW055K-2 won't loosen my torqued lug nuts, but that is not what I bought it for. It's size makes it very convenient for MANY smaller tasks and has surprising power for its size) 
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Great Impact Wrench, March 19, 2005
Reviewer: John Ciancarelli
This is an excellent tool. It's high quality and has a lot of power. It can take of lug nuts without any effort. It actually broke a bolt on me when I was tightening a nut.

I gave it 4 stars because it doesn't have any power adjustment the way that an air powered impact wrench has. It's an all or nothing scenario.

I am also not found of the trigger because you squeeze the top of it to remove a bolt and the bottom of the trigger to tighten. It's too heavy of a tool to share both of these functions on the same trigger. Make it like a drill where there is a forward and reverse switch. It's also very loud with the hammer action. Other than these issues, it's a great impact wrench and I highly recommend it. Especially if you already use 18 volt Dewalt tools and could use a couple of extra batteries.
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impact, March 16, 2006
Reviewer: Robert P. Dow

very powerful for cordless imact,also heavy ,used for garage door installations ,will easily screw in 5/16x3inch screw, much more powerful than all other cordless impacts(also have makita 14v,and mastercraft) equal in power to milwakie

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Exactly what I expected, January 31, 2006
Reviewer: Tool Geek (Dublin, CA USA) - See all my reviews
I've never owned an impact wrench, so having said that this has worked as expected for working on my car. It gets the tightest nuts off my car with ease. It's bulky so you might go for one of the smaller models if you need to fit into tight places, but this thing has the power that I wanted for any job. I just have to be careful not to overtorque nuts, which it really does want to do.
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Powerful and Portable, September 26, 2005
Reviewer: Jorge A. Nunez

The Dewalt DW059K-2 18-Volt 1/2 inch Cordless Impact Wrench Kit has been everythng I wanted in an Impact and more. I use it to rotate my tires and change and occational flat mainly. It has broken loose and taken of the rustiest of bolts. I use those jacks that come with your vehicle, the ones with the long bolt. I use my impact to raise my truck and then use the impact to change the tire. When I go on long trips I make sure to take my impact with me, any flat will be changed in less than five minutes. I have even pulled over twice to help out people with flats. Once the impact wasn't able to raise the car, no problem, changed the battery and up it went. I recomend this impact to anyone who likes to have novelty tools, so far I know of nobody else having one.
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