Air impact wrench recommendations

[rjrobin2002]

I am wanting to get a nice air impact 1/2" gun, my craftsman will not even loosen lug nuts and it is only 1 year old. Ingersal Rand, Mac, Snap On? What do you have and model numbers would be helpful. I am thinking about #1 on Amazon's link below.

http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=sr_tc_2_1?ie=UTF8&node=552690&qid=1275083380&sr=1-2-tc

 

[rjrobin2002]

I was trying to put this in Off Topic Lounge, sorry. Move me if needed, recommend a good gun if you can.

 

[73azbronco]

With an air gun you need an air compressor, I solved two probelms, crappy air guns and crappy compressors always dying every few years:

http://www.toolbarn.com/dewalt-dw292.html

Home depo has em for about the same price.

This thing eats through everything I have thrown at it or sheared the bolt off which also worked out fine.

 

[00gyrhed]

the cheap harbor frieght air tools generally have a pretty good track record when you consider the price. I have a 1/2" impact that I bought over 20 years ago at HF. THe ratchet I bought at teh same time last one car project. I still have its replacement. I got over 20 years out of one die grinder before it went bad from lack of lubrication.

I treat them like crap. I do not oil them reguarly and they spend most of their time in the pile of crap that is always on my floor.

I seem to get one car project out of their air files but still thats 3- $25 air files in 15 years, so thats not too bad.

You can go buy a $100+ impact but I bet you'd be just as happy with a HF cheapy. The HF copies are almost exact copies of old chicago pnuematic tools and parts even interchange. Now if you are going to try to make a living with the impact wrench then maybe step up but occational hobby shop use doesn't seem to bother them much.

I always try to buy the cheapest I can get buy with and that way I always have more money for the project or other tools. I even use their paint guns, at their sale price these guns are almost disposable. When you can buy a handful of die grinders for the cost of one "good" die grinder you will probably never wear any of them out.

 

[00gyrhed]

I did buy a good aircompressor from home depot 25 years ago and I am still using it.

 

[sufa114]

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/impact-wrenches/1-2-half-inch-impact-wrench-2623.html

i bought one maybe 8 or 9 years ago, beat the snot out of it and its held up faily well.

 

[chavis77]

Ingersal Rand is (cat on a stick) (ti2135) i thank thats model #

I run 175 psi and it holds up to that

 

[bmc69]

Ingersol titanium. Whoever said you'd be just as happy with a HF is clueless....there is simply nothing like having an honest 700 ft-lbs of reverse torque in a 1/2" drive gun that is light as a feather too.;D They were over 300 bucks when I boought my first one but I've seen them on line as low as 239 recently.

 

[rjrobin2002]

Ingersol titanium. Whoever said you'd be just as happy with a HF is clueless....there is simply nothing like having an honest 700 ft-lbs of reverse torque in a 1/2" drive gun that is light as a feather too.;D They were over 300 bucks when I boought my first one but I've seen them on line as low as 239 recently.

I will not buy Harbor Freight due to multiple 2-3 use tools I have gotten as gifts. Is Ingersal titanium a model?

 

[broncodriver99]

I have always heard good things about IR air tools. I have an old Campbell Hausfeld that I picked up 15 years ago that has held up well for a cheapie. I find that I use my electric impact more than anything these days though. Just easier.

 

[rjrobin2002]

Ingersal Rand is (cat on a stick) (ti2135) i thank thats model #

Ingersoll-Rand 2135TIMAX IR 1/2" Drive Titanium Duty Air Impact Wrench looks like a nice titanium series gun. $250 is about the cheapest I found, which is not unexpected for something that I will use a lifetime as a hobbyist.

 

[74creamsickle]

I have had for years a Titanium 2135Ti and find it to be a great impact. You won't be sorry.

 

[WyleCoyote]

Another vote for the IR Titanium...

But you might want to check out your air lines - I was having trouble with my Impact gun, turns out the inline pressure regulator had failed, and I wasn't getting the full 100psi to the gun, once I fixed that, the gun worked great again!

 

[cs_88]

Can't beat an IR 244.

Just cause that's what I have.;D

 

[Pedestrian]

Another vote for the IR. I have had Snap On, MAC, all the cheapies as well. Nothing works and lasts like the IR.

 

[chavis77]

oh yeah and it sound good and if your like me you will act like nasscar when you rotate your tires haha

 

[mitzel]

I have the Ingersoll Rand impact too, and am quite happy.
I've also read many good reviews of the AirCat impacts, which run
~$30-40 cheaper than Ingersoll model with similar torque,
weight,noise specs. I might have gone with one of those but
I found the Ingersoll on special when I was buying.

I don't know if they have the best prices but Northern Tool
carries both the Ingersoll and AirCat models which makes them
easy to browse and compare.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category_air-tools+air-impact-wrenches+1-2in.-drive

 

[ITOWU2]

I have a IR 1" gun and love it. I've got the aircat 1000M (similiar to #21 on your link) in the 1/2" drive and love it also. 175 psi is what I have my tanks at. I use both pretty much everyday and haven't had any problems.
Wes

 

[Casey835]

I would agree with the ing rand models-with that being said I have a nothern tool model that has not let me down yet

 

[73stallion]

why not carry cordless? i have a dewalt 18v cordless i use the hell out of doing my mechanic work, but they run close to $300. i wore one out after several years, my new one i got for $256 from home depot after they matched and beat a competitor's price!

http://www.dewalt.com/tools/cordless-impact-driverswrenches-high-torque-wrenches-dcf059kl.aspx