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Bird, I think I need to get one that does 425 ft/lbs too (what brand are you using?). i do not think mine does, but I will have to check!. Last time I used it was with a different Air compressor than the one I have now, which can produce much more capacity than the older one - which I will probably get rid of this year (2002).
Nuru
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ronjhall
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Nuru
I have a Sears's electric impact wrench. It looks the same as the Dewalt only black. Check out the different models at <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/228306/ref=br_bx_c_1_8/104-0659272-0977505> Amazon.com </A>. I use it instead of turning on the compressor and hauling out an air hose,
I have an Ingersoll air impact that is capable of 450 ft lbs. Wife bought it for me as a Christmas present at Lowes. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif
I have a Sears's electric impact wrench. It looks the same as the Dewalt only black. Check out the different models at <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/228306/ref=br_bx_c_1_8/104-0659272-0977505> Amazon.com </A>. I use it instead of turning on the compressor and hauling out an air hose,
I have an Ingersoll air impact that is capable of 450 ft lbs. Wife bought it for me as a Christmas present at Lowes. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif
Bird
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Nuru, my personal favorite is the Ingersoll-Rand line, but that's kind of like saying my personal favorite in tractors is Kubota. There's plenty of other good brands. What I have now is quite likely the most popular 1/2" impact wrench in existence (IR231). Most of the other companies do not make their own, they're made for them by Ingersoll, Chicago Pneumatic, etc. If you get one made by one of those companies, they come with an owner's manual that includes an exploded view and parts list, parts are readily available at reasonable prices if you DO break it (however, used properly and kept clean and lubricated, they'll probably last a lifetime with no repairs). The IR2131 (composite body - light weight - 450 ft/lbs forward and 600 reverse) has really gotten popular in the last few years as the most powerful 1/2" impact in the world, but like most products, they keep on coming out with new and better. I see in my new Craftsman catalog they have an "AIRCAT" that claims 640 ft/lbs (I never heard of them and don't know who makes them). Craftsman, MAC, Matco, Cornwell, etc. all have their own versions of the Ingersoll Rand with their own name and model number, but the parts are all the same (interchangeable). Snap-on makes some good ones, too, of course, but their parts are usually NOT interchangeable with the others, and are very expensive. When you shop for one, look at the ft/lb rating and the air consumption rating (scfm) to get one your air compressor puts out enough volume to handle. All of them I'm familiar with use 90 psi maximum. If you have an air compressor that puts out higher pressure, you'll get more power out of the impact wrench (and keep the air tool repair folks in business/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif).
Bird
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Mike, the electric impact wrenches are just as good as the air IF the torque they produce is strong enough for what you need to do. I've owned a Black & Decker and a Craftsman (210-240 ft/lbs) and I've no doubt DeWalt and others make good ones, too. That'll do most jobs, but sometimes lug nuts, blades on mowers, etc. are too tight for them to handle. The big advantage is that you can plug them in any almost anywhere; don't need an air compressor. The disadvantages are lower power and weight (they're a lot heavier than comparable air impacts).
MikePA
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I checked the link Ron posted to several DeWalt electric impact wrenches and the 3/4" models have 300 or 350 ft lbs (forward and reverse) while the 1/2" models have 240 ft lbs. Think that'd be enough to get lug nuts as well as the nuts that hold the mower deck blades off? These would be my primary uses of an impact wrench.
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<font color=blue>...the 3/4" models have 300 or 350 ft lbs... Think that'd be enough to get lug nuts as well as the nuts that hold the mower deck blades off?...</font color=blue>
Mike,
On my Brown 7' rotary cutter... the blade bolts are secured with 700-900 ft. lbs. of torque... and the the blade bar holder is 1200-1400 ft. lbs. of torque...
My Craftsmen impact gun is about 500 ft. lbs. reverse and would sit there and "scratch its head"... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I use two extension "pipes"... a 3' and a 6' that manually does the job nicely...
Mike,
On my Brown 7' rotary cutter... the blade bolts are secured with 700-900 ft. lbs. of torque... and the the blade bar holder is 1200-1400 ft. lbs. of torque...
My Craftsmen impact gun is about 500 ft. lbs. reverse and would sit there and "scratch its head"... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I use two extension "pipes"... a 3' and a 6' that manually does the job nicely...
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Makes one wonder how well the one from <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=31877>Harbor Freight</A> compares in actual use.
In some ways it seems like the same tool.
DFB
In some ways it seems like the same tool.
DFB
Bird, for my needs I think I could probably need the the<font color=blue> IR 255 </font color=blue>, as listed on the Harbour Freight Website <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=32428>Bigger Air Impact </A>
So I will be saving my pennies to eventually get one.
Nuru
So I will be saving my pennies to eventually get one.
Nuru
Bob_Trevithick
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<font color=blue>... I see in my new Craftsman catalog they have an "AIRCAT" that claims 640 ft/lbs</font color=blue>
Can you sense that another of my famous dumb questions is coming? /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
How on earth does one hang on to a tool like that? Doesn't it immediately break both of your arms the second you turn it on? If you aren't able to reply, due to both arms being in casts, I'll understand. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Can you sense that another of my famous dumb questions is coming? /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
How on earth does one hang on to a tool like that? Doesn't it immediately break both of your arms the second you turn it on? If you aren't able to reply, due to both arms being in casts, I'll understand. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Bird
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Nuru, the IR255 is a nice tool. I rebuilt/repaired several of them. Like everything else, if you need that bigger one, it's nice. It's a bit heavy to carry around if you can do the job with a smaller, lighter one. That's one reason so many diesel mechanics buy the IR2131.
And of course, I'd have probably never had one to repair if the shops that used them hadn't been running 175 psi on their air lines, if they'd drained the water out of their air tanks, and if the mechanics had remembered to lubricate them once in awhile./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
And of course, I'd have probably never had one to repair if the shops that used them hadn't been running 175 psi on their air lines, if they'd drained the water out of their air tanks, and if the mechanics had remembered to lubricate them once in awhile./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Bird
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<font color=blue>How on earth does one hang on to a tool like that?</font color=blue>
Bob, impact wrenches "hammer" until the bolt loosens up before they start spinning continuously, so they don't try to turn in your hand like a strong drill will. They're actually no problem at all. You just use them with one hand normally until you get up to the 1" or larger models. Those big ones are usually made to use with both hands, but it's just because they're so darned heavy to pick up and use, not because of the torque they produce.
Bob, impact wrenches "hammer" until the bolt loosens up before they start spinning continuously, so they don't try to turn in your hand like a strong drill will. They're actually no problem at all. You just use them with one hand normally until you get up to the 1" or larger models. Those big ones are usually made to use with both hands, but it's just because they're so darned heavy to pick up and use, not because of the torque they produce.
Bird
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Mike, the 3/4" one will do most, but not all, jobs, as has been pointed out by John Miller. But gosh, those 3/4" ones are heavy to carrry around, and don't forget that you'll have to buy larger, more expensive sockets, too.
Bob_Trevithick
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<font color=blue>...Bob, impact wrenches "hammer" until the bolt loosens up before they start spinning continuously, so they don't try to turn in your hand like a strong drill will.</font color=blue>
Ah, I see. Thanks, Bird. The only use I can foresee for such a tool would be getting the blades off my rear mount mower. Probably I'm best off with an electric one for now? I'd love an air tank, but that will have to come later (says the CFO.)
Ah, I see. Thanks, Bird. The only use I can foresee for such a tool would be getting the blades off my rear mount mower. Probably I'm best off with an electric one for now? I'd love an air tank, but that will have to come later (says the CFO.)
BPD239
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Well....Santa brought me a new BX2200, FEL, 50"Snowblower, 60" MMM. I spent about 2 weeks reviewing the posts on this board and shopping at ALL major tractor dealers. I think that was the secret.....all the shopping broke down my wife who finally okayed the purchase! It was a hard choice between the BX and the B7500. It was the John Deer dealer that finally sold me on the BX! He rightly said that I could rent a back hoe a bunch of times for the cost of a smaller back how that might not be up to the work I needed it for.
Thanks for all the informative posts that help make the decision easier. Should be taking delivery the end of this week. I bought the tractor from a dealer that was recommended on this bulletin board, the deal was painless and he even took my older tractor in trade at a fair price.
Happy New Year.
Thanks for all the informative posts that help make the decision easier. Should be taking delivery the end of this week. I bought the tractor from a dealer that was recommended on this bulletin board, the deal was painless and he even took my older tractor in trade at a fair price.
Happy New Year.
