3/4 air impact gun

[hetkind]

Well, I was in town yesterday afternoon and had a few extra minutes and popped into our local Northern Tool store, and they had their house brand 3/4" impact gun on clearance for $160...sold. I will give it a test this afternoon pulling budd type wheels off the M37. While I could have held out for the $450 IR, this made my weekly budget much happier.

Howard

 

[Seabass]

I bought a used CP 772H from a pawn shop, does not compare to new high torque impacts but works well and is reliable. paid $175.00 I favour CP products. 150-700 ftlbs working torque, forward? 1000ft lbs reverse, only require low cfm, 6.

 

[hetkind]

not so big on pawn shops, but concerned about used air tools having excessive wear. how is it working for you?

 

[Seabass]

I did some research on the PH772h before the purchase, reliable and long lasting seem to be what people say about it, I would say in my experience they are right. I used it just the other day to change a cutting edge on a 938f loader, it zipped the bolts off easy. I wouldn't buy something that I couldn't rebuild either, like a no name product.

 

[Dirtdauber]

A mistake I've seen many times over the years, is someone buying the biggest baddest impact wrench that can be had, and then running it through a 3/8" hose.
If you want big power, you've got to have enough air.
IR tools have served me well.

 

[Old Doug]

I parted out a truck in front of my shop and my 1/2" hose wouldnt reach it so i tryed the 3/4 wrench on the 3/8 hose. It wouldnt take the bolts lose i need out so i tryed my 1/2 impact and it losened them to my surprise so its a must to have a 1/2" hose with a 3/4 impact.

 

[hetkind]

i just upgraded my shop to 1/2 hose and quick connects.

 

[still learn'n]

I like my 2145 it is lighter then some of the guns but I havnt tried a bunch. I have been buying air tools from landmesser tool very reasonably priced to what I have found and in most instances can get a socket set for free or real cheap look at their sale flier

 

[JD955SC]

I parted out a truck in front of my shop and my 1/2" hose wouldnt reach it so i tryed the 3/4 wrench on the 3/8 hose. It wouldnt take the bolts lose i need out so i tryed my 1/2 impact and it losened them to my surprise so its a must to have a 1/2" hose with a 3/4 impact.

Pretty much so. 1/2" hoses are the standard in our shop- most of them are the Flexzilla ones that are nice and light. I run whips on my smaller air tools to help with getting into tight spaces.