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nsgiad t1_iugqda4 wrote

Reply to comment by BartholomewBandy in Can't fit any wrenches to under the handle to turn water off in my bathroom sink. by Goe_Phaste

If it's some tool that you're only gonna use a few times, then HF is fine. If you break a HF tool, well you know that tool gets enough use to justify getting a more quality version.

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BDARmech t1_iuiduxi wrote

Their 1" earthquake impact worked better than the CP and IR impacts we had in our shop. Outlasted the others and no hassles or rebuilds when they failed. The earthquakes were normally about 350$ while the Ingersol's were over 1k each.

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nsgiad t1_iuilf3u wrote

The Torque Test Channel seems to have favorable reviews of their performance. For how little I would need an impact, I'd get a HF hands down.

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BDARmech t1_iuinu68 wrote

We had around 20 mechanics at any given time in our shop. Working on tractor trailers, and doing alot of tires. We would have a a few hundred a week delivered. With 10 lugs per tire, we ate through impacts and had more out of service waiting to be rebuilt or returned than serviceable.

That is until one of us bought our own, which was an earthquake that was on sale. Instead of having 5 or 6 Ingersol or Chicago pneumatic on the floor being used, we all wound up sharing that one. It self destructed at some point, but it impressed all of us. The company made up keep the overpriced Ingersol's on the floor, but we had 4 or so earthquakes and solely used those for a few years.

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