20V MAX XR 1/4 Inch Cordless Impact Driver, Bare Tool Only (DCF860B)

Very powerful, a huge upgrade from the 20 year old Makita I had been using. It is easily 50% faster at driving lag bolts than my old impact driver was. While I was building a glued and screwed beam and my wife was using this to help me get the beam fastened and my old driver could not even come close to keeping up. This one is lighter, smaller, spins faster, hits more often, and has more torque. This is an exceptional tool. I will likely buy another on to replace the old backup driver I am using now while my wife uses the new DeWalt.

My previous impact driver was 14 years old. It has been great in its prime. Probably drove well over 12,000 T25 3” screws since I had it. When I pulled it out for a new project, I was disappointed at the length of time it took to drive screws. New harder wood. New 318 SS T25 screws. What a difference the new technology makes! The DeWalt impact driver is 4 times faster, with more control.

Great tool and heavy duty.

Dewalt 1/4" impact driver has excellent power due to brushless motor and 20-volt operation! Easy quick release for devices and works great! 20-volt system goes longer on a single charge than the 18-volt systems! Very strong tool!

Perfect size, weight and torque.

This is a good tool - lots of torque. Much better than my DeWalt 12v version that I own, and not much of a size difference.

Very powerful tool if using to tighten 1/4" hardware use the #2 settting or it will over tighten and shear off your bolt but a little common sense goes a long way 😉

As a huge dewalt fan for the last 27 years, I love this impact driver and use it for everything from finish carpentry, rough framing, to building pole buildings. I normally use the number 3 setting and love the flashlight leds that have a 20 minute option to stay on. Variable speed makes control of this impact very important for us carpenters who don't want to over drive fasteners. The only down side I've found is when installing 2 and 3 ply LVL screws. It puts them in all the way, but has a hard time seating them flush with the LVL. I suspect this is because of the hardness of the material, but on every other material, I can counter sink and 8" lag with no issues. I pair all my tools with the new 8amp battery, and have even switched over to all 8amp batteries due to their superiority to the other Dewalt batteries. I can go all day framing pole buildings, and never run out of battery.