Makita Impact Drivers: What’s the Best for 2023?
Which Makita impact driver should I get?
The portable impact driver is one tool that is becoming a “must-have” more and more often. If you work in construction, build additions, install kitchens, or put in decking, you need a cordless impact driver to drive even the biggest screws quickly into the hardest wood.
And “quickly” is the key word. Big screws can be driven with any drill or screwdriver. But because an impact driver hits hard and fast, you have a lot more raw screw-driving power.
Most of the time, an impact driver has about three times more turning force than a drill or driver. It’s also the most comfortable and ergonomic way to drive long, thick screws because the concussive action (the BPM) sends the energy to the screw and not to your hand.
In this guide, we’ll look at the impact drivers made by best professional power tool company. But first, ask yourself if you need an impact driver. We have a full guide about impact drivers.
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Comparing Makita impact drivers
We’ll break this down by battery size to help you choose the right Makita impact driver:
- 18V LXT
- 10.8V CXT
You’ll also have to decide whether you want a “naked” (or “body-only”) impact driver, which doesn’t come with a battery but saves you money, or one that comes with a carry case, battery, and charger.
Makita 18V Impact Drivers
If price is your main concern, the Makita DTD152Z 18V Impact Driver is worth looking at. It is an improvement on Makita’s 18V impact driver that has been around the longest, and it works with all three LXT battery sizes (3Ah, 4Ah, and 5Ah).
The “Z” in the product name tells you that it’s just the body. You’ll need your own LXT batteries to power it, but because of that, it’s the cheapest of the bunch.
In terms of specs, the body is only 137mm long and holds the motor and all-metal gear box. It can hit up to 3500 times per minute and spin the bit at a top speed of 2900 rpm while putting out up to 165 Nm of torque.
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Which Makita impact driver is best?
Next is the Makita DTD154Z 18V Brushless Impact Driver. Again, it comes with just the body, which helps keep the price low and makes it a good addition to your kit.
Because it has a brushless motor, it is incredibly small. A fully charged 18V LXT battery will run it for a long time, and it will last longer and be more durable. It has an automatic 3-stage impact power selection with up to 175 Nm of torque, up to 3800 impacts per minute, and up to 3600 rpm of bit rotation. It’s a great impact driver, but it doesn’t come with batteries or a charger.
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Makita 10.8V CXT Impact Driver
The Japanese company just made a big change to their 10.8V battery platform, which will make the batteries more like their 18V LXT big brothers. With a minimum capacity of 2 AH and the ability to slide in, we now have better performance. Makita calls this new platform CXT. Makita has been able to improve the performance of their 10.8V power tools, like the new impact driver, because of this.
You can buy the Makita TD110D 10.8V CXT Impact Driver with a charger, case, and two 2Ah batteries, or you can save a little money and get just the body, which lets you slide on the 10.8V CXT 4Ah battery pack.
In terms of specs, this is a real winner. It’s about 2 cm longer than the 18V LXT versions, but it’s also about 0.5 kg lighter, which is a good thing. Also, the shape of the head is different. And because battery technology has gotten better, we can get great performance out of such a small tool.
At 3500 hits per minute, even the biggest screws will be blasted into the hardest, largest pieces of wood. When you put the IPM, 110 Nm of torque, and 2600 spins per minute together, you get a very powerful but very light tool.
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