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Old 01-29-2019, 06:46 PM   #38
gmtech16450yz
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Vegas 27.7
State: California
Posts: 289
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FWIW, for those of you that carry a spare AND would actually want to change a wheel on the road, this Makita impact will make it a LOT easier.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CA04RH4...language=en_US


I have a couple of these and carry one in my Vegas. It would take a 4 foot breaker bar to break loose lugnuts after tightening them with this impact. It's strong! It will absolutely break loose and tighten most any automotive/rv lugnuts, probably better than most people would because it's constant over all the nuts. And if you don't have at least a 3 or 4 foot breaker bar, you're not getting your rv lugnuts tight enough anyway.

We've talked on here lately about towing safety, having one of these to check and tighten hitch bolts and hitch ball nuts is a HUGE safety item in my opinion. Honestly, how many of you towing something have made sure your hitch ball is torqued to at least 250ft/lbs, and some even up to 450ft/lbs? Hit that nut with one of these Makita impacts and although it's not a torque wrench (which you might not even have), it's tighter than you're probably going to get it by hand and it's not so tight it's gonna snap or strip. (Highly unlikely.)


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