CT6850 first impression

[Ser50]

i borrowed my SO drivers demo for the weekend to do a clutch job for my brother. i havent had an air compressor at home since i moved into an apartment years ago, and apartment living doesnt lend itself well to air tools.
this tool is an excellent alternative for field work or for those lacking access to air.
and at that price, its well under the start up costs of an air system.
yes there is pros and cons to a cordless or pneumatic setup, this isnt what this thread is about.

just wanted to say i thoroughly enjoyed my weekend with the 6850, and i placed my order for my very own already.
did a turbo at work last night and it went swimmingly.

obviously it is larger than a pneumatic gun, and requires a universal/extensions more often than its cousin.
though its quieter.

overall, if you do field work, junkyard work, or simply want to bring you work home with you on the weekend i found this to be the perfect solution.

and man, does that thing have balls

heres a picture of us:

who can tell me what make/engine that car is?

 

[Moose-LandTran]

VW Golf or Corrado VR6?

 

[Ser50]

hot dog we have a weiner.

twas an easy one

a true nerd could have used the paint color to narrow that down to a golf.

 

[mrshaun]

When we sell one NO one complains. I love it. when you have to change a flat tire on the side of the road, and you have your cordless impact it makes a flat seem like no trouble at all. Now if the spare tire holder under the truck would just cooperate then you could enjoy changing a flat or stopping to help some one and you pull that gun out and have it done in 5 minutes.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

hot dog we have a weiner.

twas an easy one

a true nerd could have used the paint color to narrow that down to a golf.

I know a thing or two about VAG.

The coil packs gave away the engine being a VR, the subframe/wishbone gave away the chassis (MK III) so i knew it wasn't a V5. As for the colour, i'm colourblind so i can't narrow it down to it being either Golf/Corrado and i don't know all that about colour availability.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

When we sell one NO one complains. I love it. when you have to change a flat tire on the side of the road, and you have your cordless impact it makes a flat seem like no trouble at all. Now if the spare tire holder under the truck would just cooperate then you could enjoy changing a flat or stopping to help some one and you pull that gun out and have it done in 5 minutes.

If i was doing service calls or working at home i'd consider one, but the weight is the deal breaker for my use at work. I've used a co-worker's Snap-on air impacts and prefer my 2135s over them. Those Snap-on electric impacts have some balls though!

 

[mrholeshot]

I love the SO cordless Impacts. The one I have (CT4850?) is a brute and has taken off more lugnuts beside the road than I can count. The only thing I don't like about Snap-On's cordless tools is that they are obsolete 3 months after they come out and getting one repaired is a *****. I had the 3/8 version and sent it back and took 6 months to get it back. My first one (CT310?) melted the charger down in the first year and I was out all my money. When they work they kick ****. For ease of warranty and parts I rather use the Dewalt. I like the 18 volt version. It's down on torque compared to the CT4850 but it's a rare thing when a solid 300ftlbs won't cut it. The batteries are easy and resonable to aquire and they work on more than one tool.

 

[Ser50]

shouldnt it have been on warranty within the first year?

hurrr, i find these warranty issues believable but strange, considering our shop is still warrantying SO from the 60s/70s without problem. parts i mean, we still acquire parts for them.

my drive would be gettin a boot up his *** if i had issues like that.

 

[mrshaun]

you must have had a dealer that didnt know what to do with tools that have problems. and 6 months is unacceptable for repair time.
I still have the original 1/2 inch and it still works and can still get batteries for it.

 

[mrholeshot]

shouldnt it have been on warranty within the first year?

hurrr, i find these warranty issues believable but strange, considering our shop is still warrantying SO from the 60s/70s without problem. parts i mean, we still acquire parts for them.

my drive would be gettin a boot up his *** if i had issues like that.

I quit buying electronics from Snap-On when they couldn't fix my 400 dollar timing light and offered me 30 dollars trade in on a 2 year old light. Love Snap-On tools but would hit a hog in the *** with the electrical stuff. Back when Fox Valley was building the old 241 internals (same as Craftsman/Penske advance) they were pretty good. It's junk now. After my Snap-On bit the dust I bought a Craftsman dial advance. Very simple, very durable and very cheap.

 

[mrholeshot]

you must have had a dealer that didnt know what to do with tools that have problems. and 6 months is unacceptable for repair time.
I still have the original 1/2 inch and it still works and can still get batteries for it.

My 4850 still has pretty good battery life, I checked the price of a battey for my older unit. They were over 150 dollars each. I can buy a two pack of Dewalt XRT 18 Volt for my Dewalt for 129.00 I still like Snap-On test lights though.

 

[wafrederick]

I have been told what breaks in Snap On's newer air impact wrenches,the hammer mechanism and is a very common problem.My father tried one Snap On impact wrench once for 6 monthes once,nothing but a piece of junk and in for repairs most of the time.Dealer he once had talked him into trying it.Went back to his IR 231 and only uses IR impact wrenches only.He uses a 2135 most of the time now

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

I have been told what breaks in Snap On's newer air impact wrenches,the hammer mechanism and is a very common problem.My father tried one Snap On impact wrench once for 6 monthes once,nothing but a piece of junk and in for repairs most of the time.Dealer he once had talked him into trying it.Went back to his IR 231 and only uses IR impact wrenches only.He uses a 2135 most of the time now

What does a comment on an air powered impact have to do with a thread on the CT6850 battery powered impact wrench? It seems that every post that concerns a SO impact on this board, your fathers experiance years ago and your current Matco dealers comment concerning how they are "junk" crops up. There are a lot of us out there with MG725 impacts (and the 3/8" MG325) that have never had a problem. There are a LOT of pros on this board and as a general question for them, how many of you have had a problem with a MG725 impact?

Any pros out there with a problem on these? Of any type?

Edit: by the way, my old CT3850 18 volt impact is still working fine (as is another guy at work that has one) but I did replace the battery this year. I bought the slide on adapter and the new style slide on battery and it works just fine.....

 

[Ser50]

I quit buying electronics from Snap-On when they couldn't fix my 400 dollar timing light and offered me 30 dollars trade in on a 2 year old light. Love Snap-On tools but would hit a hog in the *** with the electrical stuff. Back when Fox Valley was building the old 241 internals (same as Craftsman/Penske advance) they were pretty good. It's junk now. After my Snap-On bit the dust I bought a Craftsman dial advance. Very simple, very durable and very cheap.

prime example;

my forman just had his super old (i dont know how, looks like it is at least 70's) timing light repaired by our snap-on driver.

sounds like your rep *****.

 

[mrshaun]

yeah the timing lights are repairable, even some of the OLDER ones. the 400 dollar light is repairable. sounds like your guy didnt like to do repairs.

 

[Fubar]

the 400 dollar light is repairable. sounds like your guy didnt like to do repairs.

Had mine done three times over the years.....