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I usually carry a 'true' impact wrench; one you hit with a hammer (doesn't require any air or electricity, just good old-fashioned muscle).
I'll see if I can find a picture of one and post it up, for those of you that don't have on-board air or want to use an electric one...
EDIT: Here ya go: 1/2" Impact Tool: Northern Auto Tools
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I purchased a 24v 1/2" impact from Northern Tool today that produces a max of 210 ft. lbs. of torque. I thought this would be a great tool for the trails if the need arises---that is if I were to run out of Co2---kinda of a back up.
Your thoughts?
This is the one I bought from Northern Tool----seems to work great!I have a 12v versionThey work OK, way faster than the stock lug wrench! Still, I can use a 4-way
even faster to spin them off, so I normally use the impact just for really stubborn bolts/nuts. It does not work like a pneumatic one, it kind of spins up for 2-3 seconds, then impacts. It takes about 3-4 of these impacts to get a lug nut off, so don't expect any stock car pit crew tire changing action out of it...![]()
On the other hand, if you have one similar to thisit works just about as well as an air powered one.![]()