Gasoline engine impact wrench - GIF

**Altair** · May 13, 2022, 09:27 PM

Gasoline engine impact wrench.

Previously:

Impact flip socket set - GIF
Impact driver driving screws through metal - GIF
Anti-vibration impact wrench - GIF
Track-mounted impact wrench - GIF
Impact screwdriver - GIF

**Frank S** · May 13, 2022, 10:03 PM

Makes me glad I have a really good air compressor and several sizes of pneumatic impact wrenches ranging for 3/9 drive through 1 inch drives

**old kodger** · May 14, 2022, 07:27 PM

I don't know how he lives with that "music"

**Toolmaker51** · May 15, 2022, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by old kodger

I don't know how he lives with that "music"

Some can't live without it. That one though, not in any of my lists.

Where does Frank S get 3/9ths drive impact sockets???

**NortonDommi** · May 16, 2022, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

Some can't live without it. That one though, not in any of my lists.

Where does Frank S get 3/9ths drive impact sockets???

Might be metrickery?

**Toolmaker51** · May 16, 2022, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by NortonDommi

Might be metrickery?

Ahhh, the ultimate proprietary design?
8.46mm wrench sets!

**old kodger** · May 16, 2022, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

Some can't live without it. That one though, not in any of my lists.

Where does Frank S get 3/9ths drive impact sockets???

Same place that you get 15/33 drives

**Toolmaker51** · May 16, 2022, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by old kodger

Same place that you get 15/33 drives

Of course! Silly me, spent all that effort in Aisle 7, dammit.

**Frank S** · May 16, 2022, 07:08 PM

Humm I did hit the nine instead of the seven. Oh well, for a while the US Army tried to go to odd sized ratchet drives in an effort to reduce pocket socketing, IE tools walking off base in GI's pockets. In my Motor Pool tool room I had an 11/32" sq drive, a 5/8 hex drive and a 15/16" drive set the 15/16 was to take the place of a 1" drive but when you needed something strong enough to require a 1" drive the 15/16" rarely measured up so the guys had no choice but to drag out the 1 1/4 hydraulic impact set .The idea only lasted a couple of years and not wide spread throughout. For one thing the tool manufactures were terrible about suppling replacements, once you broke a couple sockets or the ratchets or a breakover bar you might as well PDO the whole set and requisition a new one

**Toolmaker51** · May 16, 2022, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Frank S

Humm I did hit the nine instead of the seven. Oh well, for a while the US Army tried to go to odd sized ratchet <........>, once you broke a couple sockets or the ratchets or a breakover bar you might as well PDO the whole set and requisition a new one

Well, fun while it lasted!