ISO a Good 1/4" Air Ratchet

[tstaude]

I am looking for a good one, was working on a car this weekend that had my finger tips number after all the 10mm bolt heads in a tight area.
Been meaning to get one, but really want a compact one.

I have had great experiences with my Aircat impact wrenches, also looking at Ingersoll Rand.

 

[nichocha33]

Astro Pneumatic 1111A, my go to 95% of the time


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[Mr_B]

Go modern compact reactionless impacting air ratchet .
Kuani unicorn KI-2223 game changer in air ratchets .
Astro rebrand a 3/8 reactionless model but not a 1/4 drive .
Wouldn't bother with IR, better tool and value from brands like kuani dr sp astro aircat .

 

[jsaw]

I have a SP air impact air ratchet that works well

 

[2ndGearRubber]

I have a SP air impact air ratchet that works well

Sp air is my choice for air ratchets as well. Cool designs like impacting models and models with a switch for direction located away from the drove head. Never get it trapped again!

Side note: long neck m12 ratchet should be in consideration too.

 

[tstaude]

Thanks guys, I'll dig in a bit more and let you know which one I end up getting.
I do have a bunch of M12 tools, was not sure if the ratchet was worthwhile

 

[Mr_B]

M12 ratchet not that great and about 4x the size yet less torque and speed, snapon has about best battery ratchet design .
Reactionless air ratchets are superb tool and well worth having and kuani or sp seem leaders in this, if after ultra small tools look at air nut spinners that used in factory and aircraft manufacture .
My daily auto repair tasks be lot slower and more physically challenging without modern nano air tools .
Other plus point is the tool costs are pretty low ...

 

[danielbuck]

I'll second the suggestion for SP. Mine is 3/8", but I'm sure the 1/4" is just as good. It's very compact, and it's impact. Free spin speed is pretty fast, and it's quiet. Can't really ask for much more than that

 

[2ndGearRubber]

Thanks guys, I'll dig in a bit more and let you know which one I end up getting.
I do have a bunch of M12 tools, was not sure if the ratchet was worthwhile

Long neck fuel ratchet is a thing of beauty. Only place it would suffer IMO is under dash work. Way better than dragging an air line through someone's interior though.

 

[Mr_B]

snapon the beauty, fuel is the beast, waulkee done great on all other battery tools but head and body bulk on the fuel is no go for me . totally poor effort .