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What's the one thing you most want to buy but don't need or can't justify or afford right now?
April 24, 2023 at
08:46 AM
Everyone has a few. Right now mine is probably the Milwaukee M18 Fuel high torque impact wrench, which has up to 1400ft-ln of breakaway torque, which is something that I might need maybe once or twice a year if that, so I can't justify it. But it just seems like such a cool tool to have.
If you don't know what an impact wrench is, it's what basically every service station in the world uses to remove lug nuts, and, unfortunately, often retighten them. This one's a beast and way way WAY more powerful than you'd need to remove lug nuts on anything smaller than a semi trailer or tank. But there are other car fasteners that are even more tightly fastened, like axle nuts and on suspension parts, where this would come in handy especially if they're rusted and seized.
Honorable mentions are a decent telescope, a high end sports watch, portable power station, and a top quality aluminum racing floor jack.
If you don't know what an impact wrench is, it's what basically every service station in the world uses to remove lug nuts, and, unfortunately, often retighten them. This one's a beast and way way WAY more powerful than you'd need to remove lug nuts on anything smaller than a semi trailer or tank. But there are other car fasteners that are even more tightly fastened, like axle nuts and on suspension parts, where this would come in handy especially if they're rusted and seized.
Honorable mentions are a decent telescope, a high end sports watch, portable power station, and a top quality aluminum racing floor jack.
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I may buy it next month though.
Honorable mention goes to a pair of Sinden lightguns with recoil.
If you don't know what an impact wrench is, it's what basically every service station in the world uses to remove lug nuts, and, unfortunately, often retighten them. This one's a beast and way way WAY more powerful than you'd need to remove lug nuts on anything smaller than a semi trailer or tank. But there are other car fasteners that are even more tightly fastened, like axle nuts and on suspension parts, where this would come in handy especially if they're rusted and seized.
Honorable mentions are a decent telescope, a high end sports watch, portable power station, and a top quality aluminum racing floor jack.
I have the older 18v version and use the 18to20v adaptor with it as those old NiCad batts are long since toast.
I just did and axle flip on my RV trailer a couple of weeks ago and busted it out for that.
I was thinking of the newer version has more torque and is more compact...not to mention it would take the 20v battery natively reducing the overall size.
*Won't get into the Red vs. Yellow/Black vs. Teal, vs. etc... pissing match.
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