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Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2013
There has been an older Aircat in my father's shop for the past 7 years which I have used on occasion. They picked it up as a test run, and it has held its own against the other IR guns and is still doing so, despite several years of daily use in an auto shop. Recently, when faced with the decision of what gun to buy for my farm shop, I compared some options, and settled on this one because of the price (it is quite a bit cheaper than the IR 2135 I was looking at) and because of it's history and performance in my father's shop.
The performance of this gun, given its price and size, is impressive. On the farm, it loosens bolts that we previously reserved for an older IR 3/4" impact. For through-bolts, this impact is capable of snapping off the ones that are too much work to remove the conventional way. While I am sure the newer 3/4" guns may be more powerful, the performance of this 1/2" gun is still more than respectable.
Pros:
Powerful and Quiet (relatively speaking). Be aware that it doesn't sound like the gun is working hard. I learned quick the first time I snapped off a u-bolt.
Light. The IR gun I was looking at was lighter, but also had less torque. I would call the power to weight ratio on this one exceptional.
Air Deflects towards the ground. This is especially appreciated right after oiling the gun, as on some others, when the air comes out of the top, it can drip down onto the handle. This one does not have that issue.
Air Consumption: This impact gun uses less air than some of the competitors. I don't have to listen to the compressor quite as often.
Cons:
The flange at the bottom of the handle annoys me occasionally. It is a bit too big for my taste, and gets in the way when holding the gun at an awkward angle. It isn't bad enough to remove a star from the rating. It is sort or nit-picking because there is so much I like about the gun.
Also, the forward/reverse/power setting are all on one switch. I would prefer buttons for forward and reverse switching. I usually use the lower settings for tightening, and that setting is adjacent to the reverse setting, or this would be a bigger issue.
Overall, I can't really complain about this gun While I wish the forward/reverse switch were different, and that the handle didn't have that flange at the bottom, both issues are relatively insignificant. Given the power, quietness, and overall build quality of this gun, I would be compelled to look at it even at the same price as the IR. It is considerably less expensive, so it is a no-brainer in my book.
The performance of this gun, given its price and size, is impressive. On the farm, it loosens bolts that we previously reserved for an older IR 3/4" impact. For through-bolts, this impact is capable of snapping off the ones that are too much work to remove the conventional way. While I am sure the newer 3/4" guns may be more powerful, the performance of this 1/2" gun is still more than respectable.
Pros:
Powerful and Quiet (relatively speaking). Be aware that it doesn't sound like the gun is working hard. I learned quick the first time I snapped off a u-bolt.
Light. The IR gun I was looking at was lighter, but also had less torque. I would call the power to weight ratio on this one exceptional.
Air Deflects towards the ground. This is especially appreciated right after oiling the gun, as on some others, when the air comes out of the top, it can drip down onto the handle. This one does not have that issue.
Air Consumption: This impact gun uses less air than some of the competitors. I don't have to listen to the compressor quite as often.
Cons:
The flange at the bottom of the handle annoys me occasionally. It is a bit too big for my taste, and gets in the way when holding the gun at an awkward angle. It isn't bad enough to remove a star from the rating. It is sort or nit-picking because there is so much I like about the gun.
Also, the forward/reverse/power setting are all on one switch. I would prefer buttons for forward and reverse switching. I usually use the lower settings for tightening, and that setting is adjacent to the reverse setting, or this would be a bigger issue.
Overall, I can't really complain about this gun While I wish the forward/reverse switch were different, and that the handle didn't have that flange at the bottom, both issues are relatively insignificant. Given the power, quietness, and overall build quality of this gun, I would be compelled to look at it even at the same price as the IR. It is considerably less expensive, so it is a no-brainer in my book.
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2014
I had originally seen this in a sears catalog some years ago. Sears wanted almost double, but it was a great looking tool. So I researched it for a long time. I decided that it was a product worthy of my purchase. And if not I knew that amazon would take it back. I received the gun the next day because I wanted it so badly. I was so happy, before I even used it I knew that it was the real deal. It is built like a tank. Then I took it outside and rotated my tires about nine times. My smile was even larger, I have been using air tools my whole life. Never have I used such an amazing air wrench. I was able to purchase this tool for my home shop use since it is so cheap. That being said my boss uses these professionally, he used mine once, then went out and bought one. He uses it every day, and he still can only say great things about it. He uses it for anything you can imagine, I have helped him out many times using mine. Neither of us have been able to find a bolt that it hasn't completely laughed at. We have even used it on semi and tractor tires. Ha, this thing handles those like many other wrenches handle regular lugs. That being said this thing barely even notices lugs. They come of in less than a second and the gun impacts on them once, maybe twice. This thing also uses almost zero air. I used to run this on my 4.5 gallon air compressor, the compressor continually provides 4.9 SCFM. This tool needs about 4. Now I use it on a thirty gallon tank that holds 200 PSI. I never need to run the pump, ever. The quiet thing? It is not a joke. I am used to using older IR guns that were very loud, these are a dream. Not to mention the light weight factor, this is so light and with an air hose attached it had superb balance. My friend does tires for a living, not on cars though. Trucks, bug ones. Even tractors. He broke down and bought one of these. He used a Matco wrench before, and now, well now its collecting dust. He doesn't need anything else because this has so much reversing power that he no longer needs to haul around his 3/4 or 1 inch impacts. In conclusion this is an amazing wrench, I have thought about a negative to mention for this gun. In my experience there is none. There is a reason that Mac tools has asked AIRCAT to make their impacts for them, they are the best. (Don't buy the Mac ones, they cost three times as much and are the exact same thing.) Buy this gun, you won't be sorry. I have had this around six months now, so far no issues. I will update.
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