I saw it being used on the show Orange County Choppers. I believe it was a Snap On they were using to assesmble a bike. Looked pretty cool. Anyone here use the battery impact wrenches? Do they help home wrenching at all?
Drew
Drew
Battery powered impact wrenches
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The cheap electric impact from Sears sucks. Worthless in every sense of the word. I've seen others that are awesome though, just go high end. I would hate to work on any suspension parts without an impact wrench of some type. Kinda doubt even the good ones are as good as ol fashioned air tools. With prices on CO2 systems coming down, air tools and on-board CO2 is a great way to go.
Very true Steve. I was just curious if those electric ones can even generate enough torque to do repairs such as suspension or brake work.
Drew
Drew
drew,
i have the snap-on 1/2 and 3/8 drive cordless guns, and i trully love them both.
1/2" gun will pull lugnuts off of a 5 ton rockwell axle
3/8 gun is just light and easy to use
in my line of work, these tools have paid for themselves many, many times over.
i have the snap-on 1/2 and 3/8 drive cordless guns, and i trully love them both.
1/2" gun will pull lugnuts off of a 5 ton rockwell axle
3/8 gun is just light and easy to use
in my line of work, these tools have paid for themselves many, many times over.
1/2" drive is 18volts, last quite a long time though iv'e never actually timed it.
3/8" drive is the old 9.6 volt that was replaced by the 12volt model (same body but larger battery)
i have (3) 9.6 volt batteries so again i don't know how quickly they die, cuz when they die i just swap them out. but they do last a fair amount of time and the advantage of the small body is it's weight (not it's bat. life).
3/8" drive is the old 9.6 volt that was replaced by the 12volt model (same body but larger battery)
i have (3) 9.6 volt batteries so again i don't know how quickly they die, cuz when they die i just swap them out. but they do last a fair amount of time and the advantage of the small body is it's weight (not it's bat. life).
Marc, I was just curious if you could get 4 wheels on and off. I have had just about every cordless drill ever made and just found that some hold a charge better than others.
Indeed. That 18v cordless impact is surprising powerful. I was stunned the first time I played with one.
The 18v battery also powers the Snap-on drill if you care about such things.
The 18v battery also powers the Snap-on drill if you care about such things.
How much does it weigh?
I spent a good part of the last Sat. assembling a RR front axle, and that included changing the diff (from 24 to 10-spline). Good two hours went while I was looking for air impact gun, and, running out of ideas, tried to undo the ring gear without it. The score was - 1.5 hours with an 18" breaker bar and a hammer for 2 bolts, and 2 minutes with the air gun for the rest.
My 18V tools are closer together and more often at hand than pneumatic.
I spent a good part of the last Sat. assembling a RR front axle, and that included changing the diff (from 24 to 10-spline). Good two hours went while I was looking for air impact gun, and, running out of ideas, tried to undo the ring gear without it. The score was - 1.5 hours with an 18" breaker bar and a hammer for 2 bolts, and 2 minutes with the air gun for the rest.
My 18V tools are closer together and more often at hand than pneumatic.
Here are the specs on the 18v impact:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_...group_ID=16217&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_...group_ID=16217&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
Oh, forgot to mention that the 18v cordless impact is on promo right now with many Snap-on dealers. I think it's going for like $400 or so. Still an arm and a leg, but better than $470. That $70 can get you a ratchet or something.
IM3100
BLOWS PER MINUTE 1,400
MAXIMUM TORQUE, FT. LB. (N?m) (Bypass Open) 250 (338) forward, 275 (372) reverse
CT3850
BLOWS PER MINUTE 2,400
TIGHTENING TORQUE, ft. lbs. (N?m) 210 (284)
Most impressive. The 2400 blows per minute is what surprises me the most.
BLOWS PER MINUTE 1,400
MAXIMUM TORQUE, FT. LB. (N?m) (Bypass Open) 250 (338) forward, 275 (372) reverse
CT3850
BLOWS PER MINUTE 2,400
TIGHTENING TORQUE, ft. lbs. (N?m) 210 (284)
Most impressive. The 2400 blows per minute is what surprises me the most.
Well... That puts the impact torque under the air guns. I think I have a ~400 lb-ft unit, and it happened to stall a few times with 90 psi of pressure.
Amazingly, the Snap-On 18V unit weighs less than the typical air gun (7-8lbs). The air guns typically have much faster no-load speed - about 7K rpm.
Amazingly, the Snap-On 18V unit weighs less than the typical air gun (7-8lbs). The air guns typically have much faster no-load speed - about 7K rpm.
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koby said:
Koby, impressed by the rapid fire blowing, huh?
are we gonna have to start worring about you too....
those guns are not cheap, but like i said, if you use them you'll love them.
especially if your in a remote area, without access to a compressor.
I dig the cadence of the IM3100. It's noticeably faster than on the IM5100, IM6100, or IM6500 impacts and it sounds cooler, so it makes using the IM3100 more enjoyable, at least for me.
It sounds like an impressive tool. However, for that price, I think a powertank would be a better option. That being said, I don't see a need for a cordless impact wrench in my future. It might be for others though.
I thought about carrying a cordless impact in my truck with a 12v charger and spare battery, but gave up on the idea because I would have to carry a Power Tank anyway to air up. So I'll just stick to the pneumatic impacts for now.