Craftsman V20 Brushless RP 1/2" Drive High Torque Impact Wrench Review CMCF940M1

[@danielvillalon8221]

Craftsman has a place in my heart. Grew up using these with my dad back when they had the MADE IN USA tools

[@NGMonocrom]

Look.... Truth is, the *REAL* Craftsman is gone. The factory where it was made, the hard-working fellow Americans who made Craftsman tools.... Gone. Literally the only thing that survived is the name. And, when a certain company bought the Craftsman name from Sears for $900 Million (not a typo) their lawyers for some incredibly stupid reason, didn't bother getting the _exclusive_ rights to the name. While Sears was still in business, they were able to legally continue to make tools using the Craftsman name. And, due to some more legal nonsense, another company was also able to release tools bearing the Craftsman name as well. All three entities had legal rights to the name, shortly after the sale. All three had a line of cordless power-tools. With three different proprietary battery-packs that didn't work with each other. Sears in its dying day had Craftsman, Lowe's was supplied with Craftsman tools from the company that paid $900 Million for the non-exclusive rights to use the Craftsman name. And, outside of Sears, and Lowe's you had companies selling the 3rd Craftsman line of tools. It was insane! Highlighted the truth. ONLY thing that currently exists nowadays is the Craftsman name. Slapped onto tools that are good, but they used to be great. Brushless models, a very good bargain. Brushed tools are horribly overpriced for what you get. Same goes for Craftsman tool boxes.

[@kevinong1306]

Same here. My late father was a heavy equipment mechanic for the state highway department and his personal tool chest was full of Craftsman and Snap-On tools. 🇺🇸

[@mikevollmer3579]

That craftsman impact is more comparable to the 899 however the 899 is rated higher but torque test channel proved the craftsman has more power than DeWalt

[@Conky88]

I got mine today. It’s so damn amazing.

[@mosinnagantfan]

I love the Craftsman line of tools

[@joshuaking34]

The CMCF940 is essentially the DCF899 in red. SBD did the same thing with their mid-torques, repackaging the DCF894 as the CMCF920 after the DCF891 was released. The Craftsman line works for the average home user/DIY mechanic.

[@DannyGruesome]

I like the red yay 🤤

[@OceanicMaestro]

Yeah theres no point in paying dewalt XR prices if you're just using these tools at home, considering they are under the same company dewalt is just a yellow and more pricey craftsman with better higher end tools

[@Borp56]

I’ve been running a pretty crappy porter cable impact since I was like 18 and was buying my first tools, probably going to grab this one since all of my drills and drivers are craftsman just for battery interchangeability, and it seems like a decent upgrade over my porter which has honestly been a work horse for how cheap it was. If I was going to be wrenching full time I’d probably grab a dewalt or Milwaukee though.

[@lesswatt]

They have a Porter Cable high impact now as well and although I'm invested in both lines I went with the Craftsman High Impact. Craftsman seems to have more clearance deals at Lowe's and Porter Cable only seems to be at Tractor Supply now.

[@DannyGruesome]

I think tractor supply is the only or one of few places that still have porter cable. I used to love PC until i couldnt find them anywhere for awhile

[@koolaidman4208]

Yea I got the porter cable version of this gun it’s holding up to the test axles suspension brakes engine tear down taking off engines mounts a whole bunch of shit it’s still holding up thinking it’s pretty good but I am thinking of of buying that dewalt dc900 or Milwaukee idk 🤷‍♂️

[@lesswatt]

Craftsman is basically the replacement for Porter Cable which I still have plenty that I picked up clearance and I've been doing the same with Craftsman V20. I now own all three Craftsman impact wrenches the 3/8, the 1/2 mid-torque, and now the 1/2 high torque. I just had to run out and get high torque to get off a Honda crank bolt and it did it easily but the mid-torque wouldn't move it.

[@rolandbaxter4936]

Try the 9.0 A/H battery on tests please. I have the new 921B mid torque. It is surprisingly good. The tool is absolutely a different animal switching to the 9.0. And as soon as craftsman gets a 12.0 A/H battery... One is to assume correctly that it's a beast of an impact

[@MoneyManHolmes]

I have all of the batteries too. I haven’t noticed any difference between the 6.0 and the 9.0. The 6.0 really wakes everything up. The 9.0 gives that extra run time. It would be cool to see some real world tests and numbers.

[@loucifer4205]

Depending on the tool 9amp battery is great with the circular saw, miter saw and recip saw that's where it shines, impact driver and wrenches don't consume as much power, that is why on Milwaukee impacts the 6amp is better than the 12amp

[@mrantone916]

Can that break a harmonic balancer loose ? 🤔

[@OnthePictures]

Great video, thank you. more then enough power for light personal work.

[@gjolinares23]

Did you use a 5ah craftsman battery? Where did that even come from? I’ve only seen the 2ah, 4ah, 6ah & 9ah.

[@emmettturner9452]

I got my Craftsman CMCF940 used from a pawn shop and it came with a different charger and 6AH battery. The manufacturing date on the battery was newer than the tool and the tool itself was only months old at the time, so I lucked out. I actually fixed my DeWALT DCF899 and didn’t need two of essentially the same tool so I ended up giving the Craftsman to a friend who absolutely LOVES it. That means it’s on at least it’s fourth owner despite being less than a year old (counting the pawn shop that mixed up the batteries). :) I’m using my DeWALT with 5AH batteries so it’s kind of a small downgrade for me but I didn’t have anything else to use Craftsman V20 Max batteries with making it the logical one to pass on.

[@emmettturner9452]

I do see a Lowe’s listing for a Craftsman V20 Max 5AH battery (CMCB205) but it’s out of stock.

[@gjolinares23]

@@emmettturner9452 odd I’ve searched before a few times and nothing showed up for me on their app & webpage

[@tylermartin8013]

@Big Shaw I have a 5Amp hour battery I think you can only get them in a kit with certain tools I got my with the weed eater and blower combo that's on sale.

[@darrenhenderson7076]

Comes with two 5 ah batteries the push mower and the tiller comes with 5 ah but I'd buy the 6 ah battery anyways better deal and runs a while longer than the 5 ah

[@Fin.mint.]

FUn thing is in actuality, the craftsman has shown more torque than the dewalt 899 yet the 899 is rated higher. Some weird things happening at SBD. Go watch the torque test channels dyno tests. They also tear them down and the craftsman was significantly better built on the inside. Wires were double in size over the dewalt. Not sure why this is a thing.

[@stgsux]

they took an old design(in dewalt), tweaked it based on their internal research, it benefits from the latest components & design guidelines and the result is slightly better performance overall. they never change existing designs unless theres a safety recall and theres no need to change the existing supply chain for something that is tried and tested but they continuously release newer iterations that also feature those benefits(result: the dewalt900). like apple releases new products, but never change the old ones as theres no need.

[@randyrubidoux159]

I bought one and used it one time and it broke. I use a DeWalt at work every day and it’s going strong. The only reason I got the Craftsman was because I already have most of the Craftsman lineup with batteries and chargers.

[@timothystevenhoward]

I thought this unit was a redone DCF899? I would compare those two.

[@georgeferlazzo7936]

Hello again WorkshopAddict Thank you for another Great Video 👍 I am researching for my next tool purchase. And cordless tools are on the list. I don't need something that big and heavy duty for aircraft maintenance. The warranty and how that works. For most of my work a 12- volt drill and impact wrench are good enough. And if the charge goes say to the eight hour range and recharges fairly quickly. Then I'm good 👍 Neither of these tools sound like a fit to me. If something comes to mind, please let me know. Again thank you 😊

[@boosted2.4_sky]

One thing Craftsman does is they're not at the bottom and they're not at the very top there in above the middle and they always have been

[@cliftondavidpowell]

Does craftsman make handles for their drills?

[@joserivera1638]

Nice video but can you guys do a review on the new dewalt mid range 891. You guys never did a review on it.

[@nathanielbonde7716]

I think it's so dumb that stanley black and decker have so many different cordless tool names/brands that they own yet they all take a different battery. Black and decker, craftsman, Dewalt, porter cable, bostitch, MAC tools, ect.

[@zacharymurdock6721]

Interesting that none of the wheels are turning with the car up in the air.

[@drikonrokon852]

I mostly prefer DeWalts but craftsman is my budget options if that makes sense

[@robertsneed3]

How would you compare the Craftsman to the Ryobi 262. I like how the lights are on the Ryobi. Great video thanks for sharing

[@luisinhoens90]

I have the P262 and it's no slouch but it's still a mid torque. The new RYOBI high torque would be the one to pit against this Craftsman

[@nathanielbonde7716]

If on a budget go with ryobi because you never have to worry about them making a battery format go obsolete. Craftsman seems like they change their battery format every couple years making their tools automatically obsolete.

[@bmir89]

Not necessarily obsolete... but yes it is very annoying to have to buy adaptors just because they changed their battery platform. Worked at many shops that used Dewalt or Milwaukee... the number of times some poor crew was out somewhere and forgot the stupid adaptor. It's like 80% of the reason I'm with Ryobi.

[@nolimitslim4701]

I have the ryobi p262 and with ryobi you have to have the right battery’s which cost. If I knew what I knew I would have went with this or dewalt

[@user-oz3bu3qz5t]

Do you think this is strong enough to remove bolts from control arms??

[@WorkshopAddict]

@user-oz3bu3qz5t Yes, on most vehicles it should be no issue.

[@user-oz3bu3qz5t]

@ Nice.. I just picked one of these up last night at my local Lowe’s for $191 total after tax.

[@draytonPW]

Craftsman just feels like a hollow company. No real people or innovation behind it, just slapping the name on some copycat tools to take advantage of the old heads that remember the brand.

[@juanc5149]

It’s a entry level brand meant to compete with Ryobi. I say it excels at it. Dewalt is the answer to Milwaukee Craftsman is the answer to Ryobi Porter Cable meant to go against Hart. Black and Decker is super low tier. Meant to compete against Chinese knock offs. Kobalt and Flex although not black and decker is meant to go against Ridgid.

[@lindaskidmore4615]

@@juanc5149 flex and Hercules have Milwaukie and dewalt looking over their shoulders

[@emmettturner9452]

That’s how I felt in the years prior but not now that the CMCF940 is literally a DeWALT DCD899 high-torque that fits Craftsman batteries and not now that Stanley Black & Decker is ramping up to produce Craftsman-branded hand tools in the USA again. Even at their height, Craftsman was just a label on quality American tools made by other companies. It seems like they are headed that way again in SBD’s hands. No one can complain about their best power tools being rebadged versions of what was DeWALT’s best only months ago (new DCF900 kills the DCF899… and everything else).

[@loucifer4205]

Who cares if I can buy for almost half the price and same quality and power I'm buying it I have dewalt and craftsman batteries and chargers. I just got the craftsman oscillating brushless that is the best on the market

[@Iknowvfx]

Craftsman is owned by Stanley Black & Decker who also owns MAC and DeWalt. They all come out of the same factories.

[@riveraexal]

Do the oscillating tool please!!!!!

[@NGMonocrom]

Modern-day Brushless Craftsman.... Welcome to your father's generation of DeWALT power-tools. (It's literally older generation DeWALT, painted red.) _That's not a bad thing though, if you want some quality budget tools._

[@CriticalDynamicsSTG]

It has more torque then the dcf899

[@loucifer4205]

I'm like you I like slide switches the push buttons for today kids need push buttons and everything more technical, to be honest I don't even need a switch I keep mine on 3 all the time, and with the push buttons they don't hold up everyone of batteries the push button are cracked or worn off still work but I can see eventually they won't

[@ronToel-pv8hi]

That's any torque gun when doing lugnuts you always want to go behind yourself and torque lug nuts down with a torque wrench

[@richardbyrd7268]

Very confusing video , lots of conflicting rhetoric. Said level 1 was hand tight then said it torqued to 150. Said it removed a nut torqued to 400 but wouldn't remove the tire lugs

[@Mopar_Madness08]

Um hello???? Since when does craftsman make a 5.0 amp battery?????

[@2old4allthis]

The Craftsman V20 mower I bought came with two 5.0ah batteries, but I can’t find them on the website. The 940 I just bought comes with a 4.0ah battery. I’m thinking about returning it, getting the 920B, and purchasing two 6ah batteries.

[@diegopalomino1200]

Put it against a Honda engine crankshaft bolt that has been in there for a couple years and see how it handles that. In my own opinion that impact is weak compared to a Milwaukee fuel M18.

[@cliftondavidpowell]

Love’m

[@davidsharp922]

I got the hercules ultra torque with a 12ah battery. It will obliterate that craftsman and the dewalt. The dewalt dcf900 cannot even compete with the Hercules ultra torque. TTC did the test on Hercules ultra torque and one for dcf900. Hercules ultra torque broke 2,000 foot pounds loose. Dcf900 struggled to break 1,700 loose. Dcf900 is not the most powerful 1/2 inch. HERCULES ULTRA TORQUE IS! Matco 1/2 inch high torque is pretty strong but Hercules beats that one too. I use power tools all the time at the shop so I know what I am talking about.

[@Iknowvfx]

Torque test channel says that's a lie

[@mikehart9674]

Yea your the only person in the world who uses power tools all the time,go figure,we are sure you know everything about power tools

[@jimmyjamessac7171]

Shots fired shots fired Man downn

[@TheTopGun920]

That Craftman is a piece of junk unfortunately. Being repainted chinese Dewalts has not helped their quality. But the real surprise here is, Mustang torque lug nuts to 150 foot pounds?!?!