[Shop-talk] Impact wrenches (heavy duty)

[Mark Andy]

Howdy,

What's your current impact and what air pressure are you running it at?

For 1/2", I have an IR 231 (? I think?) as well as an HF "EarthQuake".  The
HF gun seems more powerful, but either is more than happy to spin off the
typical "140 ft-lb 1 ton truck lug nut".  I typically run my shop air
around 110psi or so.

For our motorhome / really stubborn stuff, I have a 1" HF impact.  I don't
really have the air setup to use it at its full rating, but even with my
standard setup it will knock off the ~600 ft-lb motorhome lug nuts.  Its
REALLY heavy though, so it only gets dragged out when the 1/2" guns aren't
up to whatever the task is.

Mark

On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 10:12 PM eric--- via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Ok,  I know this is a new religious topic here, but I'm looking for a tool
> recommendation.  Stay with me.
>
>
>  So I ended up buying a new (to me) dump body F350 with a powerstroke
> diesel. It only had one owner, and was well maintained (he gave me every
> single record for it.)
>
> So I am starting to do my "once over" before I put it in service.  One of
> the thing is removing the wheels and checking the brakes.  Well, the
> mechanic that did this last had a really HD torque wrench.  I managed to
> eventually get every nut off, but it made it clear that I need a more
> powerfully impact wrench.
>
> So I come to the experts.  I'm looking for a heavy duty air impact
> wrench.  I prefer 1/2, but I'm willing to listen to any advice on moving up
> to 3/4.
>
> I'm looking for a tool to use when my 'normal' impact can't handle to job,
> so it will not be used a ton.
>
> Any ideas?  Price isn't much of a concern as it seems even the top end
> ones aren't outrageous.  (Note- I'm not a Snap on junkie that likes over
> priced brand names.)
>
>
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