Standing there scratching your head and wondering why you can’t get those solid wheel nuts
undone with all the brute force from your arms and pain staking moments for your back? If you have
ever rolled out the airline and used some forceful air operated impact wrenches to get your
fasteners moving, then you’ll know how useful they can be! Well even better is a 12V version that
does not need any air to drive those impact sockets and loosen up your hardened nuts. Now you can
grab yourself a small handheld kit that has everything you need to sort yourself out for a quick wheel
change, even on the side of the road, with nothing but 12V power and no mention of a sore back.
The 12V Hercules Impact Wrench is a super handy and power electric alternative to the normal air-
driven impact tools and get you out of a problem in no time. Reduce the amount of times you need
to spin the wheel brace or crank the torque wrench, and get it done in seconds with an electric
wrench instead, sounds good to me…
What is an impact wrench useful for?
An impact wrench or rattle gun is your go to item if you need to undo or fasten lug nuts and wheel nuts or need
some extra force when removing a fastener which has been fused into place thanks to dust, rust and
everything in between, if it still has a good thread on it, then the high torque of an powered impact wrench
should do the trick in getting it to come off. When used for wheel nuts, they can be a handy resource
to ensure your nuts are done up super tight, and in quick time! They will also help you to undo your
wheel nuts, which can sometimes be quite tight after different driving activities meaning exerting a
lot of extra energy if you don’t have an 12v impact wrench on hand.
Where can you use it?
The amazing thing about a 12V impact driver, is that you can used it anywhere that you have access
to 12V power, this means if you’re stuck on the edge of the road and in need of some high-powered
rotations, then this is what will help you most. Being able to use it remotely, and not having to use
compressed air to drive it, means a quick and handy tool is at hand and it doesn’t need much else to
go with it to get you and your vehicle out of trouble. Gone are the days where the only place you
could find a strong impact wrench was attached to ½” air line inside your shed at home and using it as a
comfort only then and there to go about your business changing multiple wheels and tightening bits
and pieces up on your rig, now you can take it with you and get your maintenance done just about
anywhere. This can be super useful if you do a lot of off-roading, traveling or remote camping where
the ground conditions are tough, and you may run into to trouble with flat tyres or underbody parts
becoming loose or needing a quick change out.
What are its features?
It has a massive 480NM Torque which is well and truly enough to get your nuts unstuck! Don’t spend
extra time trying to work away on them by hand when you can get things moving super-fast with an
electronic impact driver. Simply grab the correctly sized hex socket and fit it up and let the driver do
the rest, feeding all of its ‘ugga duggas’ into the nut and eventually winding it loose, or if you’re
tightening just give it a few seconds to get it nice and tight and then double check with your
handheld torque wrench just to be sure before you take to the road again! All nuts should always be

tightened to meet the specifications as outlined in your car’s manual, as over tightening or leaving
them too loose could lead to accidents or injuries. The ½” drive shaft on this portable impact wrench
means you can put any half inch socket on there and off you go
and with that sizing you know its not made to muck around, but
to get the job done. For ease of use it also comes with 4 x impact sockets (17mm, 19mm, 21mm,
23mm) which is perfect for a lot of larger vehicles and their applications, especially wheel nuts, of
which will most commonly be those sizes. With a massive 3.8m long cord with a dual clutch system,
this electric impact wrench can be hooked up via a 12V cigarette lighter socket or attached straight to a
battery using the,
handy alligator clips as a second option. That way no matter where you get stuck and need to use
your wrench, you can get it done even without access to a 12V plug. As standard the kit also comes
with a handy hub cap remover tool to save your fingernails from snapping off, and also keeping the
screwdriver scratches away from any part of your rims while trying to get access to the nuts. All of
these action-packed items come neatly packed inside a heavy duty case and will become your best
friend when left in the back of your vehicle 24/7!
What is the best feature?
Of course, the best feature on this Torque Wrench is the fact that it is 12V electric and not air
driven, which saves a tonne of space in the back of the vehicle and also makes recovery missions a
little lighter, as you don’t need to lug an air compressor with you either or worry about how the
airline will reach wherever you need to take the driver. This means that mates vehicles, camper
trailers and caravans can all have their wheel problems sorted with nothing but 12V power, plus this
handy little setup, and that 3.8m multi option cord will definitely be used to its full potential on
many adventures to come!