| Another great tool [message #256551] |
Fri, 25 July 2014 21:56  |
kerry pinkerton
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Registered: July 2012
Location: Harvest, Al
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Speaking of good tools....
When I was down at Ken Henderson's installing my Manny Brakes, he had a Dewalt 3/8" impact wrench on a 14V battery that was handier than a hip pocket. We used the heck out of that thing. No cords, great torque, good battery life. I had to have one but when I went to Lowes (where Ken had got his) they were not available. Looked around a bit locally but never found them.
A couple months later, I was up in southern Illnois at a family reunion (yeah, I'm from Chicago but I got over it.  ) and stopped at a Rural King, one of my favorite places and a must stop when I'm in the area. Kind of like a Tractor Supply on steriods.
Anyway, they had the impact wrenches in 1/2" and 3/8" flavors for $100 each, no batteries. They take 18V NICAD (old) OR lithium (new) and I have 18V Dewalt batteries and chargers so I bought one of each.
Dang, these things are great. I hate air hoses and power cords. I still have to fire up the compressor and get out the big air impacts once in a while to break things loose but for 90+ % of the time, these will do the trick.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/misc/p55348-dewalt-battery-impact.html
The photo chopped off the 3/8" end but at least you can see the part numbers. You can get these things off the internet.
Dewalt also makes a BIG battery impact with a jillion ftlbs of torque but it weights a lot. These things are light and have a built in light too which is handy.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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