Snap on pt850

[Sugarfryz]

Anyone got one yet? What do you think? Anyone else notice it has the exact same power levels as the mg725. Exact same. Driver keeps pushing one on me but I have a 2235ti and know it's more powerful

Doesn't help either that my mg325 has no power at all after only 6 months. Is that common?? I've heard they're either great or awful. Thinking about getting a or 2115

 

[spencerdiesel]

I am curious as well, it feels much better balanced than the 725 but I'd like to hear from those who have used it

 

[Waterh20]

There's a video I came across the other day that tested them and showed the torque, etc.

 

[Loscaldazar]

It's not a scientific test, but there isn't a reason why a brand new impact (at double the cost) from a tool company that claims to be the best one around gets beat by a 10 year old impact.

 

[md21722]

Anyone got one yet? What do you think? Anyone else notice it has the exact same power levels as the mg725. Exact same. Driver keeps pushing one on me but I have a 2235ti and know it's more powerful

Doesn't help either that my mg325 has no power at all after only 6 months. Is that common?? I've heard they're either great or awful. Thinking about getting a or 2115

It isn't common for no power after only 6 months. Send it in for warranty repair.

 

[earlthegoat2]

I have a 2115, 2235, and a 725. The 2235 is more powerful and handier. The 2115 is handier still but less powerful as one would expect. The 2115 gets about 90% of the use.

 

[superbovine]

I got one, it's mighty nice. Holding it in one hand and 725 in the other they feel the same... The 1.x pound difference isn't really noticeable. However there are things that are noticeable to be.


-it feels way more balanced in your hand. Like the weight seems more centered over the top of your hand, it is less fatiguing as a result.
-the hammer action is more muted. Whether that is a result of the construction damping the noise or increased power reducing hammer action, it is significant. Taking off even real tight lug nuts it just sounds like a drill removing them, no banging unless something is stupid tight.
-tightening things to ridiculous proportions just for fun feels more ridiculous than the 725, more ridiculous than IR composites. I would attribute that to the balance feeling so light, not that it is literally more powerful though.
-this is rather meaningless, but the boot is nicer. It is a textured cover instead of the slick cover from the 725 that nicks easily and writing wears off quickly etc.

While not super light by any means, it reminds me of my older composite IR 2xx5 impacts. Likely because the balance just seems right, which the composite IRs were like that too (I attributed more to light weight but who knows).

Whether it's worth $480... Depends on who you ask. I've been super happy with every $250 IR2135 etc I've bought. They usually last 10+ years before the anvil that snaps for me, which is just stupid reliable, probably better if I actually treated them well. On the flip side, I like to try out new stuff all the time, especially snap on stuff. I support a company I like, a salesman I like, and a local business owner that I like. If it performs as well as or better than whatever I was using before purchase I call it a win regardless. In this instance I have parked my 725, my IR and my IR clone (Matco) for the 850 since release and I am very happy with it. I don't think it's any more powerful than the 725, probably about the same. However the sound and hand feel are a big improvement. When a second gun needs to come out at the same time, the 725 is now choice two.

 

[Sugarfryz]

I got one, it's mighty nice. Holding it in one hand and 725 in the other they feel the same... The 1.x pound difference isn't really noticeable. However there are things that are noticeable to be.


-it feels way more balanced in your hand. Like the weight seems more centered over the top of your hand, it is less fatiguing as a result.
-the hammer action is more muted. Whether that is a result of the construction damping the noise or increased power reducing hammer action, it is significant. Taking off even real tight lug nuts it just sounds like a drill removing them, no banging unless something is stupid tight.
-tightening things to ridiculous proportions just for fun feels more ridiculous than the 725, more ridiculous than IR composites. I would attribute that to the balance feeling so light, not that it is literally more powerful though.
-this is rather meaningless, but the boot is nicer. It is a textured cover instead of the slick cover from the 725 that nicks easily and writing wears off quickly etc.

While not super light by any means, it reminds me of my older composite IR 2xx5 impacts. Likely because the balance just seems right, which the composite IRs were like that too (I attributed more to light weight but who knows).

Whether it's worth $480... Depends on who you ask. I've been super happy with every $250 IR2135 etc I've bought. They usually last 10+ years before the anvil that snaps for me, which is just stupid reliable, probably better if I actually treated them well. On the flip side, I like to try out new stuff all the time, especially snap on stuff. I support a company I like, a salesman I like, and a local business owner that I like. If it performs as well as or better than whatever I was using before purchase I call it a win regardless. In this instance I have parked my 725, my IR and my IR clone (Matco) for the 850 since release and I am very happy with it. I don't think it's any more powerful than the 725, probably about the same. However the sound and hand feel are a big improvement. When a second gun needs to come out at the same time, the 725 is now choice two.

So the pt850 is a quiet gun? I've been worried about hearing lately, and it's not practical to wear ear plugs all the time. Boss really loves to yell across the shop. But I've noticed a decline in hearing and may have to **** it up. The way I look at it my ears, eyes and hands are my most valuable tools.