aabee Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Just wanted to look for opinions from folks who have used the Stealth Force, Makita Soft Impact and Milwaukee Surge. From what I understand, the Stealth Force is the hardest hitting impact, which makes it more ideal as an impact driver replacement but perhaps less useful for precision work. I'm interested in the Makita Soft Impact primarily as there are very few reviews compared to the Surge and Stealth Force. How do the latter two compare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinkendall Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Actually the Stealth Force is the “softest hitting” of the three. It has 2400 RPM and 1700 IPM, the Makita has 3200 RPM and 2700 IPM, and the Surge has 3000 RPM and 4000 IPM. I’ve never used the Ridgid or Makita but own the Surge. It has replaced my normal impact for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Are you invested in all three platforms? I wouldn't by any of those as a tool to build my platform around and wouldn't buy any to start a new platform...none seem THAT much better than the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77Ford01 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 The surge is amazing Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemontague Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 I have all three makita is best followed close by the surge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The.Handyman Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Love the Makita. It's awesome. Surge is close behind for me. I like it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabee Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 9 hours ago, BMack37 said: Are you invested in all three platforms? I wouldn't by any of those as a tool to build my platform around and wouldn't buy any to start a new platform...none seem THAT much better than the others. I only have M18 and Makita 18v as my 2 platforms. Just curious for opinions on both so I can get a sense of which direction to go in; neither of them are available to purchase aside from online from what I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinkendall Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 52 minutes ago, aabee said: I only have M18 and Makita 18v as my 2 platforms. Just curious for opinions on both so I can get a sense of which direction to go in; neither of them are available to purchase aside from online from what I can see. Most Home Depot’s should have the Surge in stock. I don’t think you’re likely to find the Makita in store though unless you happen to be one of the few lucky people whose Home Depot has a huge Makita section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 12 hours ago, The.Handyman said: Love the Makita. It's awesome. Surge is close behind for me. I like it too. Could you explain to me in what way the Makita is better for you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 15 hours ago, joemontague said: I have all three makita is best followed close by the surge Could you explain to me in what way the Makita is better for you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabee Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 3 hours ago, kornomaniac said: Could you explain to me in what way the Makita is better for you ? I'm interested in this too; everything I've heard suggests that the Surge combines the best attributes from the Ridgid and Makita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemontague Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Just now, kornomaniac said: Could you explain to me in what way the Makita is better for you ? It's just better it's smoother faster more ergonomic more refined it just feels so good in the hand every aspect about is better don't get me wrong I love the surge but makita is better and the ridgid don't compare to either one it's heavy it's not smooth but it is fast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky603 Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 The Surge is excellent, but I don't go out of my way to grab it before I do my regular Fuel impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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