My Black & Decker was about $100., good all around the shop impact.
AND, don't forget if you are thinking of a super-handy light-to-medium duty
18v impact, the Makita, Milwaukee, DeWalt, etc. 1/4" drive impacts from
Lowe's or Home Depot are super handy and you will use them 10 to 1 before
you grab your air hose or power cord. I use mine for everything from
pulling(only) spark plugs to installing door hinges around the house. A
myriad of attachments are available, I keep the 3/8" square on most of the
time for sockets. Probably the easiest expense to justify to the
ever-sympathetic spouse who does not suffer from LBC Syndrome. BTW, I have
a Makita and used a DeWalt for the past four years, both were great but I
stuck with the Makita as the DeWalts were slow in coming out with the Li-On
battery packs.
You can usually pick these up in sets that include a VSR drill for
$250-$300. Worth every penny.
NFI,
Bill
Bill Beecher
'58 TR-3A TS30766L "Tarbaby"
www.triumphowners.com/1566
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
course, some times it is difficult to make it go"
-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Van Vlack
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 6:51 AM
To: Randall; 'Triumphs'
Subject: Re: [TR] Recommendation for an impact wrench
What are the recommendations on the electric impact wrenches. Who has a good
one for a reasonable price?
JVV
-----Original Message-----
From: Randall
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 5:45 PM
To: 'Triumphs'
Subject: Re: [TR] Recommendation for an impact wrench
> Can any one recommend one for the old job. Harbor Freight seems to
> carry inexpensive ones. What should I look for in one?
Main thing IMO would be a torque rating about 3 times higher than what you
actually need. A cheap "250 ft-lb" model is fine for lug nuts and such, but
mine (from JC Whitney I think, many years ago) won't actually develop more
than about 100 ft-lb on its rated 90 psi. The "450 ft-lb" model (same
source IIRC) will actually remove a nut that has been torqued to 150 ft-lb.
I haven't tried a regular impact wrench from HF, but I've been reasonably
pleased with their other air tools (including a 3/8" "Butterfly" impact
wrench). Not perfect by any means, nor as good as an IR or Chicago
Pneumatic (as opposed to the "Central Pneumatic" with the same initials).
But considering that the entire lot cost less than one good one, I feel they
were reasonable value for the money.
-- Randall
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