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Re: [Shop-talk] Impact wrenches (heavy duty)

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Impact wrenches (heavy duty)
From: Larry Spector via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 06:49:40 -0500
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I've had the same result with my IR 2135ti. It's also pretty lightweight
for the power it has.

-Larry

On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 12:43 AM Scott Hall via Shop-talk <
shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:

> My IR 2131 is maybe twenty years old now and still hasn't met the nut it
> won't turn.
>
> I assume they still make its bigger brother if you need to, I don't know,
> flip the truck over by torquing the axle.
>
> I have heard excellent reviews of the Harbor Freight upscale line of
> torque wrenches. I forget the name now but I'm tempted to buy one just to
> see if it's that good.
>
> Scott
>
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 9:15 PM eric--- via Shop-talk <
> shop-talk@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.)
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
>> Tech Viper
>> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
>> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
>> Waldo Emerson
>> -Who is John Galt? _______________________________________________
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I&#39;ve had the same result with my IR 2135ti. It&#3=
9;s also pretty lightweight for the power it has.</div><div><br></div><div>=
-Larry</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
attr">On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 12:43 AM Scott Hall via Shop-talk &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";>shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote=
:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.=
8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"au=
to">My IR 2131 is maybe twenty years old now and still hasn&#39;t met the n=
ut it won&#39;t turn.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I assume=
 they still make its bigger brother if you need to, I don&#39;t know, flip =
the truck over by torquing the axle.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"auto">I have heard excellent reviews of the Harbor Freight upscale l=
ine of torque wrenches. I forget the name now but I&#39;m tempted to buy on=
e just to see if it&#39;s that good.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"auto">Scott</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 9:15 PM eric--- via Shop-talk=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">shop-tal=
k@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Ok, =
=C2=A0I know
this is a new religious topic here, but I&#39;m looking for a tool recommen=
dation.
=C2=A0Stay with me.</span>
<br>
<br>
<br><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0So 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.)</span>
<br>
<br><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">So I am starting
to do my &quot;once over&quot; before I put it in service.=C2=A0 One of
the thing is removing the wheels and checking the brakes.=C2=A0 Well, the
mechanic that did this last had a really HD torque wrench.=C2=A0 I managed
to eventually get every nut off, but it made it clear that I need a more
powerfully impact wrench.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">So I come to the
experts.=C2=A0 I&#39;m looking for a heavy duty air impact wrench.=C2=A0 I
prefer 1/2, but I&#39;m willing to listen to any advice on moving up to 3/4=
.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">I&#39;m looking f=
or
a tool to use when my &#39;normal&#39; impact can&#39;t handle to job, so i=
t will not
be used a ton.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Any ideas?=C2=A0 =
Price
isn&#39;t much of a concern as it seems even the top end ones aren&#39;t ou=
trageous.
=C2=A0(Note- I&#39;m not a Snap on junkie that likes over priced brand name=
s.)</span>
<br><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"><br>
<br>
Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.<br>
Tech Viper<br>
&quot;Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a ratio=
nal
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory.&quot; Ralph
Waldo Emerson <br>
-Who is John Galt?</span>
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