Harbor Freight Electric Impact

[Benw455]

Does anyone have any first hand dealings with the Harbor Freight electric impact? Its a present for a friend that does not have air.
Thanks

 

[agrasyuk]

I assume you talking about their wired Chicago electric (cheap) . Used one the other week , borowed from friend, about 5 year old tool. Worked awesome, apparently built to last at least that long . Not sure about torque specs, It it was more then enough to take wheels off.

 

[Vin]

I got one. Used it a few times, so far so good.

 

[Bobf]

I've had one for a long time, can't remember when I bought it. I don't use it very often mainly rotating tires on 5 vehicles, and a trailer. Never have had a problem with it, but it certainly isn't used daily.

 

[ken w.]

Like just about every corded 1/2" drive electric impact wrench they are rated for 250 foot pounds. If your lug nuts are tightened with a torque wrench it will take them off without a problem. If they were put on with an air impact wrench at most repair shops , it wont touch it. You'll have to use a breaker bar to loosen and then use the impact.

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

The purply red one? IMO it really ***** that it doesn't stop when you let off the trigger, and that a 3/8 cordless may have more power.

 

[jonesg]

The purply red one? IMO it really ***** that it doesn't stop when you let off the trigger, and that a 3/8 cordless may have more power.

Same here, I gave mine away to a kid with few tools and went milwaukee. Mine wouldn't work on lugnuts. Kinda heavy too. The red 3/8 does alum wheel lugnuts ok

I would look at lithium impacts at HOME DEPOT.

 

[CoogarXR]

The purply red one? IMO it really ***** that it doesn't stop when you let off the trigger

I have one, and that's about my only gripe, once the lugnut is off, it flings it under the car because it's still spinning. But, it's better than nothing.

 

[kkasson]

This was the first impact I got. It's definitely unwieldy, but I mainly got it to remove ball joints that would spin freely by hand. It's worked fine for me but I'm in CA with no rust to deal with.

 

[Coach James]

I've had the orange one for a few years. It takes off lug nuts, including ones put on at the tire shops, just fine. Sometimes it has to hit it for 3 or 4 seconds, but that's it.

Coach

 

[Benw455]

Thanks for the replies