Electric impact wrenches

[Skyedriver]

Rollcage said:

will break bolts clean off if you are a bit hamfisted.

That'll be useful.............

[Rollcage]

Skyedriver said:

That'll be useful.............

I've done it deliberately before, but never accidentally! With a graduated trigger action, you can put as much torque as you want through it.

[SkinnyBoy]

Rollcage said:

Another vote for the snap-on18v here, mine has never failed me yet, even on bd tight hub and crank pulley nuts. I bent a meter bar once trying to get a crank nut off-went and got the impact gun and it was as if it wasnt even tight. Amazing bit of kit-will break bolts clean off if you are a bit hamfisted.

Thirded, mine gets used daily and it never misses a beat. Pricey but when costed out over a year, peanuts really. What I want now is the rollout gun tool storage side cab for my roll cab

[cptsideways]

I've gone through several of the cheapy ones, my third one is still going but the batteries are crap.

Recently bought a used 18v SnapOn one & its awesome, battery lasts about week in general workshop use, as opposed to a morning for the cheap ones. It can undo Toyota JZ engine crank pulley bolts which is really something!!! (Normally requires a 10ft bar )

Also have the wee 3/8 drive snap on one, thats equally as brilliant for its size, ideal for sub 12mm bolts.

Having never bought anything SnapOn before I'm very impressed

[Rollcage]

The other plus point is that that they hold their value pretty well also. Mine was £450 new (I think, might have been £500) but four years later I reckon I'd get at least £300-£350 if I put it on Ebay - they fetch silly money second hand!

[SkinnyBoy]

I love Snap on stuff. Just upgraded the tool storage this week to a 78" full top and bottom jobbie, in black with stainless trim! Looks well sexy. My other cab is coming home so I can have something flash to store my bike tools in instead of all over my spare room. Thining of getting a custom black and white Steve McQueen "leMans" skin made for it

[BigBen]

Another vote for the Snap On one, I have used mine on a lot of particularly rusty Mercedes suspension and it has been great.

[King Herald]

SkinnyBoy said:

I love Snap on stuff. Just upgraded the tool storage this week to a 78" full top and bottom jobbie, in black with stainless trim! Looks well sexy. My other cab is coming home so I can have something flash to store my bike tools in instead of all over my spare room. Thining of getting a custom black and white Steve McQueen "leMans" skin made for it

I already have one mortgage, don't need another one to buy a Snap-On cabinet, as much as I'd love one.

[SkinnyBoy]

Because its work related I can write it off against tax and depreciate it so it doesn't cost in the long run. Plus I use Snap on trade card so I don't have to fork out wads of cash in one go. I know what you mean about the cost though. Pretty eye watering for what it is but if quality matters then it's a no brainer. I remember when I bought my first one all those years ago and the mrs said "what tools did you get with it" errr it was empty sweetheart