Opinions on a harbour freight impact wrench

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10-30-2005, 08:21 AM

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StanB

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Re: Opinions on a harbour freight impact wrench

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Originally Posted by turbohf

i fell in love with this tool when it removed a Honda crank pulley bolt with NO pistons or rods in the motor. if the Ti cant get it loose it probly wasnt ment to come off...

I'm rocking a Stanley made impact wrench that I bought at Walmart for about $80.00. It's 450 Ft/Lbs. It did the same for me as the TI did for turbohf.

10-30-2005, 08:39 AM

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Re: Opinions on a harbour freight impact wrench

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Originally Posted by turbohf

ill tell you the same thing i tell anyone that buy ---- from my work...you get what you pay for.... i mean seriously you think a $70 harbor frieght impact gun will hold a candle to my roommates IR Ti? lol ---- no...

i fell in love with this tool when it removed a Honda crank pulley bolt with NO pistons or rods in the motor. if the Ti cant get it loose it probly wasnt ment to come off...

I have this same gun at my shop and a really nice Ingersol Rand Compressor....for the most part it works really well, although I have had a few things that it could not remove..a honda crank pulley being one of them. I also have a Craftsman gun....it sucks ***, don't waste your money on cheap impact guns, they are just of no use when it comes time to get down to serious business.

10-30-2005, 09:06 AM

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Re: Opinions on a harbour freight impact wrench

i got the earthquake from harbour freight and it pops off crank bolts like nothing

10-30-2005, 09:55 AM

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Re: Opinions on a harbour freight impact wrench

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Originally Posted by turbohf

i fell in love with this tool when it removed a Honda crank pulley bolt with NO pistons or rods in the motor. if the Ti cant get it loose it probly wasnt ment to come off...

same one I run, retired the snapon shockwave for this, the new snapons are supossed to rock though with two inlet ports into the motor insted of one.

10-30-2005, 10:12 AM

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Re: Opinions on a harbour freight impact wrench

anytime you buy cheap stuff just remember your getting what you pay for.

10-30-2005, 06:09 PM

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Re: Opinions on a harbour freight impact wrench

hmm I guess I'll invest in something good, HR wants 75 bucks for shipping anyways. another one of those times where it sucks to live in Canada.

10-30-2005, 08:03 PM

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Re: Opinions on a harbour freight impact wrench

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Originally Posted by rawr

just to steal the thread, has anyone used electric impact wrenches? do they work as well?

I have a electric impact that I use when it's convient.They work well for suspension etc and are quite handy for almost anything on your Honda except the crank pulley where they dont have enough torque.For how cheap they are I would def recommend one for home use.

10-30-2005, 08:21 PM

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Re: Opinions on a harbour freight impact wrench

well I just bought this.....an IR 2100

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Inger...85902581QQrdZ1

10-30-2005, 08:46 PM

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Re: Opinions on a harbour freight impact wrench

That gun is based off IR's "ThunderGun" that was designed a few years ago, its very very loud. CP makes some semi-decent ----, but as far as a overall quality its not the greatest. A few guys in our shop have IR titanium gun, but I've been rocking one of the earlier IR Composite guns for awhile now, and havent found anything that it couldnt take off before it breaks it.

As far as the craftsmen guns, uhm, I'd definatly stay away from them.

I think my gun is a 2100 just like the one you bought, except mine is older.. Your definatly gonna love it. Just make sure you have a big air compressor, a big line so it will actually perform good.