Dewalt 20V DCF850 Brushless Impact Driver Review

A review of the Dewalt DCF850 / DCF850B 20V Brushless impact driver. It can also be foundas a great deal in the DCK254E2 kit.

[Dragon]

Got this a while back with dcd805 + 2x 1.7A batteries and I love it. There is a problem tho, Im running out of stuff to do around the house with all the tools...

[shoopnooop]

My parents did a lot of shade tree mechanics when i was growing up and using a socket adapter on the impact drivers help a lot when trying to get stuff that you can't get a ratchet in but you can stick a couple extensions in and zip them out. Since where we're at doesn't get snow but once a year if it's a cold year stuff doesn't really rust up so an impact driver can take off lug nuts just fine as long as the person that put them in last actually used a torque wrench to get it there and not just ran the air impact till it started straining. Now that i'm doing my own thing i picked up this same kit at the same price paying a bit more for them over the $150 combo kits they usually do mostly for the powerstacks and the impact driver itself. Just the powerstacks alone are about $120 of the $230 with the dcf850 going for around $100-110 when on a good sale. They did raise the price of this kit to $300 now and currently have another kit that has a slightly better hammer drill and the same batteries but doesn't have the dcf850. Instead it has a larger one that doesn't have the modes.

[cloudyview]

I know this is an old review - level one has a weird 'step' behavior if you keep holding the trigger after it stops initially. It will still drive with plenty of torque, but won't impact like you said.

[aaronkowalewski]

Maybe try a T bit style screw. The Phillips bit screw are horrible and they camber out all the time. Great review!!

[tulio]

Hi there can i use the flex batteries with this drill ? thank you

[villvis]

DCF850 is amazing for its size and weight, but that combo kit doesn't represent Dewalt's best tools.

DCF999 or DCF998 are better Hammer Drills and paired with a 6Ah battery make for the most formidable of Dewalt's offerings.

Having a light weight tool that fits in tight spaces and will do most things paired with a heavy duty hammer drill that can do most everything else is a more optimal set. Add a Halberd (formerly know as Hardwerks) Universal Fit Magnetic Bit Holder and you are good to go.

[georgedavall]

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Get ya some good bit tips bruh, and edit out those ‘fails!!!! ‘ 👍💪✌😊