3/4 drive impact wrench
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bob15
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So you won/bought this gun? It is a 3/4" drive and only delivers 480 ft/lbs? Not to rain on your parade, but 1/2" drive guns deliver more power and weigh less. Congrats, but I guess I'm not seeing the deal (sorry) 
gdocktor3
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Milwaukee has a new 1/2" 18v mid torque impact wrench which puts out 450 ft lbs. A 3/4" pneumatic should put out at least double that number.
Shiftless
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colin:
Will you have to buy a set or 3/4 inch drive impact sockets to go along with this bargain? $$$ Unless you already have a set and are dying to break out your "big guns" it doesn't sound like such a great deal to me either...
Previous posters are absolutely right about half inch models putting out more torque in a much friendlier format.
Will you have to buy a set or 3/4 inch drive impact sockets to go along with this bargain? $$$ Unless you already have a set and are dying to break out your "big guns" it doesn't sound like such a great deal to me either...
Previous posters are absolutely right about half inch models putting out more torque in a much friendlier format.
So you won/bought this gun? It is a 3/4" drive and only delivers 480 ft/lbs? Not to rain on your parade, but 1/2" drive guns deliver more power and weigh less. Congrats, but I guess I'm not seeing the deal (sorry)
Where did you get 480 foot pounds from? Neither the auction or OP said that. Says 1100 foot pounds in the specs.
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dutchgray
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PCL APP 234
1100 lbft, 1490 Nm according to their website
List seems to be £735, actual retail prices around £310 inc vat. So that is a really good deal for a used one.
1100 lbft, 1490 Nm according to their website
List seems to be £735, actual retail prices around £310 inc vat. So that is a really good deal for a used one.
So you won/bought this gun? It is a 3/4" drive and only delivers 480 ft/lbs? Not to rain on your parade, but 1/2" drive guns deliver more power and weigh less. Congrats, but I guess I'm not seeing the deal (sorry)
How did you get 480 ft/lbs? Looking at the specs online, I found 1100 ft/lbs ..
APP234 - 3/4" Impact Wrench
Material Magnesium
Size 3/4 in
Maximum Torque 1,100 ft-lb / 1,490 Nm
Vibration 3.24 m/s²
Sound 97.9 dBa
Mechanism Twin Hammer
Free Speed 5,500 rpm
Standard Bolt Size 1 3/16 in / 30 mm
Length 8.7 in / 222 mm
Weight 11.3 lb / 5.2 kg
Minimum Hose Size 1/2 in / 13 mm
Air Inlet Thread Size 3/8 in
Average Air Consumption 7.2 cfm / 204 l/min
chris142
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I scored a brand new in the box IR 261 at a thrift store for $100. I could not pass that up.
bob15
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I made a mistake on the foot pounds. The website, when I clicked on the 3/4" drive, went to a 1/2" drive gun.....and I didn't notice that. Thanks for catching my error
Loscaldazar
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An IR2235 is rated at 930 ft-lbs of max torque. This 3/4 drive is rated at 1100 ft-lbs of max torque, making it significantly stronger (170 ft-lbs).
1/2 drive impacts are often advertised by nut busting torque (marketing BS) where as 3/4 drive impacts are rated by the more practical and useful max or working torque number. The marketing by IR/Snap On/Chicago Pneumatic/Aircat/etc is paying off as people actually think their 1/2 drive impacts are just as powerful as a 3/4 drive.
The 3/4 drive will hit harder per impact too, and the extra weight of a 3/4 drive socket will make the torque output even higher.
Ultimately, that means the "nut-busting" torque of this 3/4 drive impact would probably be around 1500-1600 ft-lbs or maybe even 1700 to the IR2235's 1300.
Is it enough of a difference to justify the new price for a 3/4 drive impact? Depends on how much you need that extra power/which model 3/4 drive impact you look at. For $40 for the OP, that's a damn powerful impact for super cheap.
WittHay
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A good 3/4" impact is almost as powerful as the big 1" impacts that were used in truck tire shops 20 years ago.
I got the Milwaukee 3/4" Fuel and I was surprised at how powerful it is. Of course air 3/4" are going to be stronger yet. Didn't get it for $40 bucks though.
I like the Op's Ernst socket holders. I have the same ones to hold 3/4" sockets
I got the Milwaukee 3/4" Fuel and I was surprised at how powerful it is. Of course air 3/4" are going to be stronger yet. Didn't get it for $40 bucks though.
I like the Op's Ernst socket holders. I have the same ones to hold 3/4" sockets
@WhittHay tganks buddy, i looked at the 3/4 ernst and thought the weight of the socket would break the plastic? So i made these
They do a job i also had them powder coated and rare earth magnets on the bottom so they dont move
A big chunck of my for nowdays is bus, coach and truck. And looking for the workshops 3/4and inch guns isnt good time management. So i started looking about and found this, hey it might be shockingly bad but for £37 its worth ago.
They guy says its been barely used and just sat in his workshop. I cant find any reviews on it, but pcl arent a bad company with a history of buying in bad products
skulldrinker
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Will the 3/4 hit harder than the 1/2 if supplied by the same size air line?
disston
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Yes.
skulldrinker
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ok thought maybe you had 3/8 like most DIY people here. It would starve.
Diy? Ive been doing this 30+years lol. Theres no diy im just carefull on what oli spend my money on.
dutchgray
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Nice to hear they are decent, I will have to add it to the list of things to look out for.
KMdef9
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Nice!
3/4's def have their place.
3/4's def have their place.
I will say it.
You ****!
I thank you sir