Now you'll really be able to send that oil drain bolt home.
My first time using impact driver. Wow!
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I saw a great show on the Discovery channel a while back. It was all about the origins of the power tool and how it came to be in the hands of Joe Homeowner. In short, Mr. Decker and Mr. Black had formed a manufacturing company and invented the power drill around 1917. Initially, they felt it would have a place in industry and factory use only. They introduced it to a number of plants and before you know it, the workers started stealing the drills for home use. It was then that the Black and Decker company decided that there would be a market for a lighter duty, affordably priced power drill for the homeowner and the rest was history. It was a fascinating program and I certainly didn't do it justice here but if you can find it, give it a watch!
I’ve got that same ratchet and don’t know how I made it all these years without one. It’s unbelievable that it’s only rated for 35lbs.
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My son is a diesel mechanic and he had a Snap-On long reach brushed lithium ion ratchet. He bought the latest and greatest and gave me the old one. I use it almost every day and love it. It will get into some really tight spots. You don’t really have to worry about over tightening either.
I got to use this bad boy.
WOW.
Amazing performance.
Up to 1400 ft-lbs break away torque.
What a beast!
I used it to undo some lug nuts, and it decimated them.
Sadly that’s all I got to use it for, but wow, amazing they can make handheld wrenches with that much power!
Can’t see why I would need something with that much power though…
WOW.
Amazing performance.
Up to 1400 ft-lbs break away torque.
What a beast!
I used it to undo some lug nuts, and it decimated them.
Sadly that’s all I got to use it for, but wow, amazing they can make handheld wrenches with that much power!
Can’t see why I would need something with that much power though…
I pack a 1/2” impact wrench in my and wifey’s car for changing spare tires. No more road assistance wait time or concerns removing lug on the side of the road.
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I caught a 260 ft-lb Porter Cable cordless on a good sale at Tractor Supply. I just used it tonight to move my trailer hitch from the old toaster to the newer one. I had tightened the bolts really snugly with a breaker bar a year ago but they just zipped right off with the impact wrench. I can’t believe I went so long without one.
It sure beats spinning a 4 way to remove and replace 24 lug nuts I can assure you!
It sure beats spinning a 4 way to remove and replace 24 lug nuts I can assure you!
I'll bet you learned your lesson and won't do that again
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I bought myself a Makita 1/2 high torque to rebuild my 20 year old suspension and it performed flawlessly, but after that I used it so infrequently that I ended up selling it for few bucks less than I bought it for.
That was a few years ago now and I've been thinking about picking up one of the mid torque walmart hyper toughs after watching the torque test channel review on it. Seems like it would be a much more appropriate size for my needs and cheap to boot.
That was a few years ago now and I've been thinking about picking up one of the mid torque walmart hyper toughs after watching the torque test channel review on it. Seems like it would be a much more appropriate size for my needs and cheap to boot.
I use a Dewalt DCF921 and a Makita mid torque XWT18Z for most work both are exceptional. For high torque I much prefer air, they are smaller, lighter and much more controllable with the double hammer mechanism and has the same or more power. I don't have enough use for a cordless high torque.
I use my dewalt impact for lug nut removal basically. I vow to never use a lug wrench again
My neighbor just got an impact and proceed to take off his lug nuts.He flashed me a big smile.Later I heard him reinstalling with the impact wrench.He came over to b.s and told me he thinks he over did it and snapped a couple off.A lesson was probably learned,great tools,but you have to learn capabilities!
My BIL was a Kansas farmer. He always had some nice tools and always carried a impact driver in his truck and then graduated to a 2855 Milwaukee compact impact wrench (Milwaukee's first compact I'm told). This was at least 5 years ago. It got used all the time to repair fences, gates, and the occasional flat tires on trucks and implements among many other things. I remember driving 5/8" 6" lag bolts in seconds with that thing. Sadly he passed away not too long ago and my SIL asked me if there was anything I wanted of his and naturally I asked if that 2855 was still in his PU. She delivered it to me all cleaned up, in it's original case, with a newer milwaukee fast charger and a new 4ah battery. While it's only rated at 250 ft. lbs of breakaway & tightening torque it's proved to be more than adequate at the farm and now my garage.
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That is because you dont live in the rust belt.
