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Re: 1/2 impact wrench

To: mbarre@JUNO.COM (Matt Barre)
Subject: Re: 1/2 impact wrench
From: jwbeckmeye@orion.branch-co.lib.mi.us
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 09:43:11 -0500
At 11:59 AM 2/3/97 PST, Matt Barre wrote:
>While talking with a local snap-on dealer a few weeks ago he showed me an
>Ingersoll Rand 21311/2" ultra duty air impact wrench.  It is incredibly
>light (4.5#) with a composite casing and can produce an amazing 600ftlbs
>in reverse.  As soon as I held it I knew that I wanted one but he cured
>me by quoting a $230 price tag.  I thought nothing of this until
>yesterday.  While browsing through the latest Harbor Freight catalog I
>spied the object of my desire for $180.  Still pretty pricey but within
>the realm of the possible.  Someone talk me out of this...tell me that
>they wear out quickly and the rebuild kit is $150.  After all, I have
>bought running cars for less!  I bet I could have disassembled them much
>faster with this baby though.
>
>mrb


Sorry Matt, I can't talk you out of it...it is an excellent tool and worth
the money, imho. I've had this IR wrench for about a year now and I wouldn't
want to be w/o it.  BTW, I got mine from HF.

If you need any other info, let me know.

Jim Beckmeyer
Union City, MI
90 Jaguar Sovereign
60 Jag MK II
jwbeckmeye@orion.branch-co.lib.mi.us
airspeed@compuserve.com


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