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Posted: 9/13/2016 5:15:48 AM EDT
Shit's getting serious. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 5:18:49 AM EDT
[#1]
I just saw this Sunday and thought the same thing, in any event, I bought a NitroCat
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Posted: 9/13/2016 5:20:06 AM EDT
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The original Earthquakes are pretty damn good. For raw horsepower I'll take NitroCat above all else, though.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 5:24:25 AM EDT
[#3]
It might be better. That snap on impact sucks.
The Ti/plastic IR Impact is superior to the snap on, but I'm sure the HF one is shit too even though they copied it. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 5:31:45 AM EDT
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I love my Nitrocat. Would have had an earthquake but they were sold out locally when I was shopping.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 6:09:38 AM EDT
[#5]
The Snap-on 725 does not suck. I use one every day in a machine shop and I have beat the hell out of it and it will loosen fasteners that no other gun in the shop will. HF be trippin'.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 6:11:45 AM EDT
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While snap on power tools are generally overpriced crap, I find it hard to imagine a harbor freight tool lasting 90 days.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 6:12:04 AM EDT
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WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT I AM SEEING. WHAT THE FUCK...
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Posted: 9/13/2016 6:23:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: While snap on power tools are generally overpriced crap, I find it hard to imagine a harbor freight tool lasting 90 days. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 6:27:17 AM EDT
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Did anyone else check his tabs first just to see if he has some weird donkey porn running?
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Posted: 9/13/2016 6:35:50 AM EDT
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Did anyone else check his tabs first just to see if he has some weird donkey porn running? He's smart enough to keep his midget pr0n in the incognito window, minimized. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 6:41:07 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/13/2016 6:57:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryJust made my day. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:20:18 AM EDT
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Dude HF has seriously stepped up the quality in Pro line stuff. They still sell plenty of junk, but if you know what you are buying you can get some good stuff. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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While snap on power tools are generally overpriced crap, I find it hard to imagine a harbor freight tool lasting 90 days. I'm barely even a low level tinkerer but do check garagejournal to see about HF for specific tools. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:21:04 AM EDT
[#14]
I bought that model Snap On when it came out, nothing tops it for hard hitting torque. Almost every tech in the shop bought one after borrowing mine when theirs failed.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:26:13 AM EDT
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Did anyone else check his tabs first just to see if he has some weird donkey porn running? He's got a safety wire tab open. What's he trying to tie up?
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:34:33 AM EDT
[#16]
You can get a new Milwaukee 18v Fuel impact with a charger and 2 batteries for the price of that Snapon.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:35:52 AM EDT
[#17]
I've been running a HF 3/8 Earthquake Impact for 3 years now, once every three or four months. No problems so far.
Big discussion on this over on Garagejournal.com. Believe it or not, HF really does have some good shit. You just have to educate yourself on what to buy, what to try and want to stay away from.
There is actually a thread somewhere on GJ where a shop owner outfitted his entire shop with nothing buy HF tools, and he actually gets work done and cars repaired and makes a profit. Damnedest thing..... |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:45:26 AM EDT
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I wasn't impressed with the Snap On impacts back when I first started buying tools. In fact I'm still running my Mac (IR) Impact that I bought back in the late 80s. Hopefully they've improved, or got IR to make an impact for them too.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:48:33 AM EDT
[#19]
Snap on impacts are junk.
I run IR impacts |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:51:02 AM EDT
[#20]
Sorry, after I saw a harbor freight impact socket detonate like a glock, I'll pass.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:52:21 AM EDT
[#21]
I could use that pole saw.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:52:56 AM EDT
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Snap on impacts are junk. Mac air tools have served me better then any others, but IR are a close second. Snapon are over priced, under powered, but long lasting. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:53:39 AM EDT
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are they both Made in China too or Snap-offs in NC?
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Posted: 9/13/2016 7:57:05 AM EDT
[#24]
Milwaukee fuel ftw.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:00:38 AM EDT
[#25]
Well for the specs they list they are right.....it beats the Snap On.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:05:34 AM EDT
[#26]
The earthquake impacts are very nice tools. Snap on impacts aren't very good.
What's the point OP? |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:10:27 AM EDT
[#27]
Quoted:
<a href="http://s105.photobucket.com/user/w33b8t1/media/misc/harborfreight_zpstfbf50ql.png.html" target="_blank">http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/w33b8t1/misc/harborfreight_zpstfbf50ql.png</a> Shit's getting serious. Are you learning how to be an aviation mechanic ? Go with snap-on safety wire pliers. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:16:13 AM EDT
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Milwaukee fuel ftw. This. By a longshot. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:17:24 AM EDT
[#29]
This is better than either of those two.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:23:36 AM EDT
[#30]
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The earthquake impacts are very nice tools. Snap on impacts aren't very good. What's the point OP? The point was it was humorous to see the HF homepage ragging on Snapon. I could care less who makes the better impact. I am still cranking away on a 10 year old corded Northern Tool job. Not every thread is some stupid battle of the wits garbage. 
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:24:29 AM EDT
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Are you learning how to be an aviation mechanic ? Go with snap-on safety wire pliers. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted:
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<a href="http://s105.photobucket.com/user/w33b8t1/media/misc/harborfreight_zpstfbf50ql.png.html" target="_blank">http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/w33b8t1/misc/harborfreight_zpstfbf50ql.png</a> Shit's getting serious. Are you learning how to be an aviation mechanic ? Go with snap-on safety wire pliers. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I was actually looking up a drill press vice, then got sidetracked looking at mills. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:36:14 AM EDT
[#32]
I used one of HFs 3/8 impacts everyday for a year and had no issues with it. Not just 1 or 2 bolts either. It was my go to for impact work. Got my $80 worth out of it for sure. Alot of the 1/2" snap-on impacts didn't last a year in our shop.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:44:24 AM EDT
[#33]
You have to pick and choose. Tools I use every day to make money? Not Harbor Freight...
That is a good price on that 4000w generator. I'm usually a 'buy-the-best' kind of guy, but I bought that very gen last year, because I've never known anyone that wore out a generator from over-use. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:47:58 AM EDT
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This. By a longshot. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Milwaukee fuel ftw. This. By a longshot. Love mine. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 8:57:30 AM EDT
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I own one of the SnapOn MG725's and use it several times a day. Yes, it's heavier than the IR titanium models and noticeably noisier without the muffler kit installed.
But it beats accidentally knocking the directional buttons with the web of your hand. And guess who the other guys come to when they have a fastener that's a little too stuck for their guns? They're quite capable and I've had mine for almost 3 years - no problems yet and it's been dropped on occasion. The IR is nice because you can purchase $80 rebuild kits and DIY. SnapOn would prefer you send the tool in for service, but we have repaired our 3/4" on occasion. We've had some problems with the older 3/4" guns, but at least some of that could have been due to running 140-150 psi, inadequate lubrication and contamination. One other area that the SnapOn generally excels in is resale. It shouldn't be hard to get 50% of list unless it's totally thrashed. Good luck getting that on a Matco, HF, or IR (probably the next best at holding value). I have heard good things about some Harbor freight tools, but my past experienes make me unlikely to purchase their tools except to modify them for an odd application. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:00:22 AM EDT
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Did anyone else check his tabs first just to see if he has some weird donkey porn running? I was more impressed to discover that someone uses Google Hangouts. Google Plus has been a ghost town every time I check it. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:03:36 AM EDT
[#37]
They are both probably made in the same chinese factory.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:05:01 AM EDT
[#38]
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I just saw this Sunday and thought the same thing, in any event, I bought a NitroCat I bought one a couple years ago and it's got some power |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:15:33 AM EDT
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I was more impressed to discover that someone uses Google Hangouts. Google Plus has been a ghost town every time I check it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Did anyone else check his tabs first just to see if he has some weird donkey porn running? I was more impressed to discover that someone uses Google Hangouts. Google Plus has been a ghost town every time I check it. Just to chat with the wife from my computer to her phone. Plus is pretty dead. I signed up to a few groups randomly and they never have anything. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:21:55 AM EDT
[#40]
Pro tip - Snap on is chinese trash you buy from a rape van. No thanks
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:23:47 AM EDT
[#41]
I have been buying HF tools since they were mail order only, about 30 years. I have watched them go from cheap plastic moldings with mating surfaces misaligned, castings having flash on the edges and quality being deplorable to some nicely finished, well-fitting tools. I have the HF electric impact, and it's great.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:28:13 AM EDT
[#42]
I have one like this that is still running strong. It's probably older than some of the posters here.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:30:27 AM EDT
[#43]
There was that time where Harbor freight torque wrench competed against a snap on one, and did extremely well.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:31:05 AM EDT
[#44]
Quoted:
<a href="http://s105.photobucket.com/user/w33b8t1/media/misc/harborfreight_zpstfbf50ql.png.html" target="_blank">http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/w33b8t1/misc/harborfreight_zpstfbf50ql.png</a> Shit's getting serious. Actually that model Snap On gun sucks ass. I bought one new... heavy no powered POS. IR 2135TiMax FTW. |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:31:40 AM EDT
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Pro tip - Snap on is chinese trash you buy from a rape van. No thanks Say what?
Maybe my sarcasm meter is busted, but since this is GD...I'll assume that it's not.
While some BluePoint products are sourced from China, I'm not aware that it's a common practice for SnapOn branded lines. Most of the stuff is still made here in the USA, with a few products coming from other parts of the world. For example the soft grip t-handle lines and soft grip punches come from Spain - I forget the OEM brand, but they're definitely not cheap or Chinese. Even my impact says COO is USA. I don't mind sending extra to keep jobs here. Now, if you said Matco, you'd at least be a little more accurate. It seems they source a lot of 3rd party stuff and even some of the core line products that used to be made here are now coming from China. 
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:31:52 AM EDT
[#46]
Discusion at GJ
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=339063 |
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:34:32 AM EDT
[#47]
The earthquake series is good stuff. I have had the 1/2" for several years.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:36:21 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:37:15 AM EDT
[#49]
Ingersoll's titanium impacts are about the best bang for buck wise. They are gonna run ya twice what the HF one will. And the HF one seems to be a knock off of the Ingersoll. So far they outlast everything else I've seen with use in a heavy truck garage.
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Posted: 9/13/2016 9:39:56 AM EDT
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Lol, nobody buys Snap-On air tools.
IR for good stuff, but the HF will work in a pinch. |
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