Question about these Northern Tool impact items

[larryq]

Anyone have any experience with this set of impact sockets, and / or the impact wrench itself?

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200307151_200307151

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_13564_13564

The reviews are good, but coming from the reseller's website you can expect that.

I'd like to know what material the impact sockets are made from...chrome moly? Seems unlikely at that price. Thanks all.

 

[smogtech]

Whatever they are sounds like they hold up well. They reviews span a few years sounding like the quality has remained good or has gotten better.

 

[smogtech]

If you look up the 13 piece metric set it says its made of cr-mo

 

[slimshady_2469]

i have the socket set, and i thought it was weird that all the metric sockets are shallow, and all the standards are deep leaving you needing 3/8, and 1/2 short sae and deep metrics. other than that i havent had any problems with them, they have lasted me for a good while now and they are made of crome vanadium

 

[Zebu Fellenz]

I had that exact impact wrench, gave it to my brother for Christmas when I got a new one, he used it for a few months and then one day it just stopped working. I'm thinking it was over 5 years old when it died and spent most of that time in a commercial shop.

It was a good wrench, though I do think 900ft/lbs is a bit optimistic!

 

[larryq]

Thanks for the info everyone. Appreciate it!

 

[Cryts]

I don't own either of those, but I do own two sets of Northern sockets:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200334233_200334233

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_122483_122483

I've owned the 1/2" set for maybe a year and a half of daily use and never had any problems. The 3/8" set I've had for a couple months but I use them more than the 1/2" - also no problems with the sockets. The swivel might be showing a bit of wear, though. Still a fantastic set for $49.

 

[RangerDaleXp]

I had that exact impact wrench, gave it to my brother for Christmas when I got a new one, he used it for a few months and then one day it just stopped working. I'm thinking it was over 5 years old when it died and spent most of that time in a commercial shop.

It was a good wrench, though I do think 900ft/lbs is a bit optimistic!

I too question a lot of the advertised tool torque ratings as well.....

As for the wrench, it looks like it may be made by the same OEM as the HF version.....