Tool question
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From: Itinerant
When needed a deep well socket and 1/2 drive breaker bar for taking off the lugs. When reinstalling them I'll use a 1/2 drive torque wrench.
You carry a air compressor with you? I use to but it wasn't used enough and it was just dead weight, now just a small 12v for airing up when needed.
You carry a air compressor with you? I use to but it wasn't used enough and it was just dead weight, now just a small 12v for airing up when needed.
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From: Fort Worth
When needed a deep well socket and 1/2 drive breaker bar for taking off the lugs. When reinstalling them I'll use a 1/2 drive torque wrench.
You carry a air compressor with you? I use to but it wasn't used enough and it was just dead weight, now just a small 12v for airing up when needed.
You carry a air compressor with you? I use to but it wasn't used enough and it was just dead weight, now just a small 12v for airing up when needed.
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From: Wyoming
DEWALT 20-Volt MAX XR Cordless Brushless High Torque 1/2 in. Impact Wrench. I haven't had to use it out on the road on the F-350 but I did have to use it to change two trailer tires at the same time at a rest stop. Having the impact wrench really made the job a lot easier. It would have been just like a NASCAR pit stop except that both spare tires needed air.
Now I just need a cordless jack.
Now I just need a cordless jack.
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From: Frederick, MD
milwakee cordless 1/2 drive impact.
I carry a 3/4 deep well impact socket and a 21MM deep well impact socket in the case.
One for the truck (socket) and the other for the trailer.
I always take them off with the socket and lightly put them on with the impact and then torque by hand with a star lug nug wrench.
I carry a 3/4 deep well impact socket and a 21MM deep well impact socket in the case.
One for the truck (socket) and the other for the trailer.
I always take them off with the socket and lightly put them on with the impact and then torque by hand with a star lug nug wrench.
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From: CA
DEWALT 20-Volt MAX XR Cordless Brushless High Torque 1/2 in. Impact Wrench. I haven't had to use it out on the road on the F-350 but I did have to use it to change two trailer tires at the same time at a rest stop. Having the impact wrench really made the job a lot easier. It would have been just like a NASCAR pit stop except that both spare tires needed air.
Now I just need a cordless jack.
Now I just need a cordless jack.
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From: Wyoming
I've had Dewalt corded and cordless tools for a long time after giving up on Craftsman. My roster of Dewalt tools had momentum and I kept buying that brand. Just to be clear, I'm satisfied with the tools that I have. But Dewalt has some glaring holes in their offering. For example, I wanted a cordless version of my pneumatic right angle impact wrench. Dewalt had absolutely nothing.
This summer I was looking for a cordless staple gun (narrow crown) to use when I didn't have power to run my air compressor for my Bostitch staple gun. I just didn't like the Dewalt options. The specs were different and none of my existing inventory of Bostitch staples would work. My Bostitch pneumatic tools are absolutely flawless and reliable as can be. It's hard to give that up.
If I had it to do over again, Milwaukee would probably be the line I would go with. At this point, I have too many tools and too many batteries to switch away from Dewalt.
This summer I was looking for a cordless staple gun (narrow crown) to use when I didn't have power to run my air compressor for my Bostitch staple gun. I just didn't like the Dewalt options. The specs were different and none of my existing inventory of Bostitch staples would work. My Bostitch pneumatic tools are absolutely flawless and reliable as can be. It's hard to give that up.
If I had it to do over again, Milwaukee would probably be the line I would go with. At this point, I have too many tools and too many batteries to switch away from Dewalt.
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From: Itinerant
I have a Ryobi cordless drill for the scissor jacks when using them that I cut the manual handle off and put the end in the drill. Never thought about cordless 1/2" impact but it's on the Amazon order list. 
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From: Wyoming
I was using my impact wrench on my stabilizer jacks for a while. The wrench was too much for the bolt head on the jack. It was tearing it up. I switched to a simple cordless drill and that worked better, less noisy also.