Flat Bill Ron

This is the one I bought and is currently the strongest on the market. The model is the IR W7150...I was following it since it was unveiled at SEMA last year, announced to be released in Feb, and then delayed until May/June. It is advertised to be as strong as the IR 2135TI MAX air impact and while I think that is a tad of a stretch (probably since the air impact is rated at 90psi, our shop pressure is WAY higher), it is very very close. It has no problem zapping off lugnuts and even took out a Honda 1.8L crank bolt (if you do Honda Timing Belts you will know how tight their crank bolts are). The only thing that it wouldn't take out so far was the crank bolt on a 1998 3.5L Odyssey. I'm sure if I really worked at it, it would have come out, but I didn't feel like beating up my new toy so I grabbed the heavy old shop 3/4 gun.

I actually wrote a little review on it on Garage Journal if you feel like reading it. http://garagejournal.com/forum/showt...55#post2362355
My username is Ron89

If you do pull the trigger on this impact IMO: act fast because vendors are jacking the price up on this thing every day. I was able to get mine with one battery for like $380. I now see them over $600 on Ebay Also, if you buy the kit (impact,battery,charger) before August 31, IR has a free battery rebate! http://www.autosourcetoday.com/rebat...Aug%202012.pdf

throwed_TA

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I have a snap on 1/2 drive 12v. By far the best tool I own. Two batteries and your golden!

Sy99T/A

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IR came out with that 20v one last year 1100 breakaway tq and challanged an older SnapOn impact with only 620 breakaway tq at SEMA and the IR won the compitation. This year SnapOn came out with a new model to compete with the new IR impact. A few years ago the IR and the SnapOn guns were put nose to nose and the SnapOn gun smoked the IR gun. Id like to see the same thing with these two new models and see what the results are. Here is alink to the video of SnapOn smoking IR

3rdCoastPowerSports

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Fat Ron that was a good wright up on the IR, thank you. The video posted above is really cool. But that is a video of the old snap on and the old IR correct? not the IR that Fat Ron posted about right? What is the price of the new snapOn?

Sy99T/A

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Yes old SnapOn and old IR are in the video. I have the newest SnapOn cordless that is rated at 800 breakaway paid $659.95 for it and it is the baddest 1/2 cordless ive ever used and this is my 3rd 1/2 cordless gun. I was told by the SnapOn dealer that the internal guts of the SnapOn are steel and the IR is composite and plastics. I havent sceen an exploded view of either to verify, but I stand by my SnapOn one all the way. Personally I have broken loose 3.5 & 3.7 Honda & Acura V6 crankbolts with my SnapOn CT7850 cordless impact. I work at a GMC, Honda, Acura dealership in service department and it gets abused every day. I would like to see the new IR and the new SnapOn nose to nose in another comp.

bwkmaro

snap-on or harbor frieght

Sy99T/A

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What do you mean Snap-On or Harbor Freight? When it comes to tools like this you get what you pay for.

Mishimoto

We only used Snap On 1/2" at the truck shop I used to work at. We would use them for everything except tightening lugnuts and adjusting rears.

Worked for a few towing companies, and they all had Snap On 1/2" guns for changing flats.

Like it was said, get two batteries and you'll be set.

SteveDoten@ARH

no problem with Snapon 1/2" elec no LS crank bolt removal; prior post must've been a weak battery

zman1969

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I have had a 18V Milwaukee for at least 7 years - great at the Junkyard for tearing down diffs - only had one pinion that would not come loose they now also offer 28V and if you do get L/I batteries much better than Ni-cads never tried the othersbut I'm super happy with Milwaukee!

VETTEX2

I used my car owners Snap-on and Milwaukee's at the track

I bought the Sears C3 1/2 and 3/8 drive , both with battries and chargers for under 200 total.
Seem to work fine so far in light duty use.