Recent content by yohn

I should add, in the shop I have very easy access to air power and plugins for battery chargers. They are equally as convenient, I’m only wondering what hits hardest.

I’m seeing what I feel are absolutely ridiculous numbers on battery powered impacts, and it’s honestly hard to believe. Does a battery powered 3/4 drive really have more torque than a 1/2 pneumatic impact? I’m seeing claims both fastening and breakaway are better, it’s just hard to believe. Have...

Just landed a job as a trailer mechanic, been in it for about a month. Still building up my tool collection, still researching best options, still working out of a 4-drawer US General tool cart (it’s completely full) plus a milk crate with my pneumatic/battery powered stuff. Only just now got my...

Feels like everywhere I look, battery is claiming to be better than pneumatic. We all know that isn’t true, but a Matco pneumatic 1/2 in impact claims 900ft. lbs. of fastening, while the Milwaukee battery powered 1/2 in claims 1000ft. lbs. fastening. There’s no way a battery is stronger on the...