DeWalt DCF86MP1T-QW Cordless Impact Driver, McLaren F1 XR, 18 V, 206 Nm

DeWalt DCF86MP1T-QW Cordless Impact Driver, McLaren F1 XR, 18 V, 206 Nm

The DeWalt DCF86MP1T-QW is an impact driver from the limited McLaren F1 Team edition with a brushless motor and a maximum torque of 206 Nm. It comes with one 18 V / 5.0 Ah battery, a charger and a TSTAK case in the range's black-and-orange livery.

Compact and light

The tool weighs 0.95 kg without a battery - a figure that matters directly when driving overhead or working for long periods in an awkward position. The drive is a 1/4" hex, standard for impact drivers, so all the usual bits and extensions fit.

Three electronic speeds

The ranges are 0 - 1000, 0 - 2800 and 0 - 3250 rpm. First gear lets you start a screw carefully without damaging the head or the workpiece, while third finishes quickly. In softwood or thin sheet metal the low setting guards against stripping and against driving straight through. Impacts reach 3800 per minute.

206 Nm in practice

That figure places the tool at the upper end of the impact driver class. In practice 206 Nm means driving long timber screws without pilot holes, working with coach screws and structural fixings where a weaker machine stalls before the screw is home. On delicate materials, though, that torque demands deliberate use of the low speed.

The McLaren F1 Team edition

This is a limited edition from DeWalt's partnership with the McLaren Formula 1 team. The machines come in black with orange accents rather than the standard yellow, and the battery carries the same livery. Technically the tool belongs to the professional XR range - the difference is the styling and the edition, not the specification.

Battery and storage

The kit contains an 18 V XR 5.0 Ah battery, a charger, a belt hook and a magnetic bit holder, packed in a TSTAK case that clips to the rest of the storage system. The battery is a standard XR pack and runs the whole platform.

Who it is for

An impact driver is the main fastening tool for timber framing, drylining, roofing and fit-out work. Unlike an ordinary drill driver it delivers torque in impulses, which allows long screws to be driven without the machine twisting in the operator's hand.

Technical specifications

What's in the box

• 1 x DeWalt DCF86M impact driver
• 1 x 18 V XR battery, 5.0 Ah, McLaren Special Edition
• 1 x charger
• Belt hook
• Magnetic bit holder
• 1 x TSTAK case, McLaren F1 Team

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