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| | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | While taking the u bolts off my '54 1 ton rear axle the other day, I guess the constant pounding (without much progress) damaged my old Mac impact wrench. I finally used a breaker bar and four feet of pipe to get them loose. So......now I'm in the market for a new impact wrench. I've pretty much made up my mind to get this one unless there's a good reason not to. Anybody have experience with this model and what do you like or dislike about it?
Bruce
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 |
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | I have one that is over 40 years old and has been used extensively by a lot of people. It has never failed or been serviced other than a couple of drops of Marvel Mystery Oil once or twice a week. I can't speak to how they are made today but it looks the same and the spec's are the same so I guess it's a duck. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | Snap-On is out of my league. If I did this for a living I might pop but this is just an expensive hobby for me!
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 394 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 394 | Bruce have you had a chancs to talk to Wayn on the Mack truck? He may be able to send it in for a rebuild | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,962 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,962 | We have several of the IR Titanium impacts from 1/2 to 1" drive and they are absolutely amazing. I have been using impacts for about 45 years and they are the biggest step forward I have seen. I still have a bunch of the old heavy impacts, but no one uses them once they have used an IR Titanium. I wouldn't even think about having an old impact rebuilt, and I paid something like $1200 for some of the old 1" drive impacts. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | 780 ft-lbs, 1190 ft-lbs  You guys are truly in a different league. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 467 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 467 | You have tool envy Tim?  | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | Hey Mike, The old MAC is probably pushing 30 years old. Not sure if it's worthy of a rebuild. But if your interested.....I'd sell it pretty cheap! 
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | You have tool envy Tim? I always have, and I always will, Randy.  Old Craftsman and newer Harbor Freight: even if I growl, Tim the "Tool" man I am not. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 273 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 273 | 780 ft-lbs, 1190 ft-lbs You guys are truly in a different league. Same here!! I can't afford one of THOSE.  But I still wouldn't mind a thousand or so ft-lbs for loosening stuff.  As for tightening - those torque-limiting extensions are the greatest thing since the ol' proverbial sliced bread. Especially for wheel nuts. Just sayin'. 
| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | You can't go wrong with the 2135ti. That's my primary impact at work. You might take a look at your local Sears, they do keep those in stock.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | Sears does have them but they are cheaper at Tooltopia.com. It would be free shipping and no South Dakota tax.
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 92 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 92 | I have a IR Titanium impact and it works great. Very good investment. Got mine on amazon and notice that SEARS sells them too. Should be pretty easy to get without breaking the bank.
Hope it helps.
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 52 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 52 | Got one and love it. Light and good tourqe
52' Chevy 6400 2 ton
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