1/2" impact for home use....earthquack or mac

[whitedogone]

I was in a pawn shop the other day and they had a couple of impacts. I need a new one so..... They had a nib earthquack and a older mac that was in good shape. both 1/2 off and both $25.. Which to pickup?

 

[CobraChevelle]

both then ebay

 

[AndrewV]

Grab both. Use them, see which you like more. Then trade the other, on here.

 

[tonyx]

I would not hesitate on the Earthquake. I have the 1/2 in impact and it gets bolts out that IR 231 can not. Be sure to use 3/8 fittings to feed it with good air flow.

 

[rice rocket]

Earthquack for sure. Quack those nuts right off.

 

[Scimmia]

The older Mac is most likely an IR, so parts and kits are easily available. For me, this would tip things in that direction.

 

[TAMPAGT07]

Yupp, get both.. That's a great deal...

 

[Hghgrad]

I wish we had pawn shops around town here. I'd pick them both up.

 

[IndyGarage]

Earthquake is good. So is the Craftsman 1/2 inch with the black chrome gearbox.

 

[Kirbot]

Here's another vote for both and sell one.

Short of that.... Without knowing any details on the Mac, my vote goes solidly in the direction of the earthquake,

 

[whitedogone]

IIRC the mac looked like this one.http://fileserver.ingersollrand.com/images_tfm_complete/231C_HR_PRODUCT_l.jpg

Is there a cover available....didn't have one.

 

[CobraChevelle]

I wish my pawn shops had prices like this.. damn my local places want more money for HF tools than what HF sells it for. dont get it

 

[Kirbot]

It's worth pointing out... IR makes good stuff, but there's nothing magical about it.

I had an older IR 1/2 gun for 2-3 years, and it worked great. But when it crapped out I replaced it with an Eathquake, and never looked back.

 

[Zrexxer]

Savvy ducks everywhere prefer the Earthquack.

 

[ScottsGT]

I wish my pawn shops had prices like this.. damn my local places want more money for HF tools than what HF sells it for. dont get it

Here too. I quit gracing their door stoops when I see this ****. I haven't been in a pawn shop in probably 10 years other than the one that does $20 gun transfers for me.

 

[TAMPAGT07]

It's kinda funny, but I bought a brand new HF earthquake for under $25 out the door at a pawn shop...

 

[supra90turbo]

Buy both, if the Mac is an AW5500, I'll buy it off you for double what you paid.

 

[JUNK-MAN]

Get both!! That's a great deal especially if the earthquak is new.

 

[NC-Shaun]

It's worth pointing out... IR makes good stuff, but there's nothing magical about it.

I had an older IR 1/2 gun for 2-3 years, and it worked great. But when it crapped out I replaced it with an Eathquake, and never looked back.

Same here, I used a Matco (IR) impact for 10 years, recently switched to the Earth Quake. Its much more comfy to hold, and has a way better muffler on it so it doesnt echo in my garage so bad.

 

[CNGsaves]

Buy BOTH . . . it's good to have a spare !!

 

[wild cowboy]

I would buy both, and then sell both on ebay, and then take the proceeds and buy a brand new Earthquake with a 25% coupon, and probably have it nearly free.

 

[TAMPAGT07]

They had a nib earthquack and a older mac that was in good shape. both 1/2 off and both $25.. Which to pickup?

I would buy both, and then sell both on ebay, and then take the proceeds and buy a brand new Earthquake with a 25% coupon, and probably have it nearly free.

.... How bout just sell the Mac one and keep the "New" quake....

 

[stikman56]

The Earthquake will be a little stronger, if it's working properly than the Mac,as I'm pretty sure you're talking about an AW234, AW232or AW434, for that price. Those are all Ingersoll wrenches. Both are good wrenches,parts for the Mac are easy to get, but for 25 bucks I wouldn't spend much of anything to make repairs. They can be had pretty cheap in working order all over the place.

 

[mensa]

Savvy ducks everywhere prefer the Earthquack.

Do you realize that I turned off my tablet, walked out of the room, poured a cup of coffee, and it wasn't until I was on my way into the restroom to drop a deuce that the gravity of this cartoon finally hit me...??....!!

Holy **** mackerel.........."EARTHQUACK"......op's posting.......earthquack..........daffy duck......... holding an impact.......took me a minute, but yeah, yeah...I got it.......

Capital WTF.......GOOD STUFF!!









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[Kracin]

I wish my pawn shops had prices like this.. damn my local places want more money for HF tools than what HF sells it for. dont get it

my shops can't distinguish between chicago pneumatic and central pneumatic... cp is cp to them.

 

[Kracin]

I wish my pawn shops had prices like this.. damn my local places want more money for HF tools than what HF sells it for. dont get it

my shops can't distinguish between chicago pneumatic and central pneumatic... cp is cp to them.

 

[Zrexxer]

Do you realize that I turned off my tablet, walked out of the room, poured a cup of coffee, and it wasn't until I was on my way into the restroom to drop a deuce that the gravity of this cartoon finally hit me...??....!!

And you call yourself "Mensa!"

 

[whitedogone]

Picked up the quake. The price on the mac got double (imagine that). Got the quake for 25...the mac was 50.

 

[just a noob]

what model Mac impact was it?

 

[whitedogone]

Aw235

 

[whitedogone]

Pics

 

[Marlin]

Same here, I used a Matco (IR) impact for 10 years, recently switched to the Earth Quake. Its much more comfy to hold, and has a way better muffler on it so it doesnt echo in my garage so bad.

Which Matco tool? Must not have been a composite.

 

[TAMPAGT07]

Suckage alert, suckage alert.....

 

[Marlin]

Aw235

Good choice, as that Mac is not a re branded IR.

 

[stikman56]

Good choice, as that Mac is not a re branded IR.

I would have to ask why all the parts on the AW235 are Ingersoll Rand parts, then. Mostly 231 stuff. I have a parts breakdown showing this, unless it's incorrect.

 

[Zrexxer]

Looks to me like a Taiwanese copy of an IR 231.

 

[fourtythree]

Is that a bottle of oil with the earthquake? Mine didn't have that...

 

[Loscaldazar]

Is that a bottle of oil with the earthquake? Mine didn't have that...

Yup. They all should have them.

 

[Marlin]

I would have to ask why all the parts on the AW235 are Ingersoll Rand parts, then. Mostly 231 stuff. I have a parts breakdown showing this, unless it's incorrect.

You'd have to ask Mac. Perhaps they didn't want to carry the additional spare parts and figured all of the IR spares that they already carried for the AW434 and AW234 would fit in the AW235. That's a risky path to take because they don't know that whoever is making the 235 in Taiwan has the same tolerances on the parts as IR does so you can end up with parts that don't fit.

 

[GirchyGirchy]

Earthquack for sure. Quack those nuts right off.

I lol'd.