Aircat 1/2-Inch Kevlar Composite Impact Wrench 1250-K

South Korea is an ally of the U.S. and a very very good manufacturing country, and yes they make the KIA car as well. Like when Japan came out with the Toyota, Korea has done much the same with KIA, and most of their tool lines…… This tool, The NITROCAT is the same reflection of quality South Korea is well known for. My co worker bought the Ingersoll Rand 2235TiMAX Drive Air Impact Wrench, 1/2 Inch and loves it, until I bought the NITROCAT for $50.00 or more less.Side by side, NITROCAT vs. Ingersoll Rand 2235TiMAX the torque difference in all honesty is insignificant. They both hit just as hard as the other in all honest reality. however both blow away my SNAP-ON IM6100 hands down. However, the clever people who designed the NITROCAT created a baffle device that does not restrict the exhaust flow, but changes it to a much lower frequency than INGERSOL – RAND or SNAP-ON giving the illusion of a much quieter exhaust, which is noticeably much more comfortable on your ears, however, the same decibels are still the same +/- on all three impacts, just at a much lower frequency with the NITROCAT. And this makes the NITROCAT seem much quieter.They both like air volume, just like the SNAP-ON, and if you want to really get the power these tools deliver, you need to throw away your 1/4″ air hose and get a good quality 3/8″ air hose with 3/8″ air fittings and 3/8″ hose barbs, that go into and secure the rubber hose to the quick disconnect air fittings. Failure to do so reduces the torque output significantly on any impact wrench. IMPACT WRENCH RATINGS are simply chalkboard theoretical values, and I say it that way, because that is simply what it is without sugar coating it.. The NITROCAT is rated at 1,300 ft. lbs. of torque, and I don’t know of any ½” drive tool that will not snap or break at around 300 ft. lbs of torque, Yes, that’s right, 1,000 FT LBS less than the tool is rated, the actual extensions and sockets break 300 ft. lbs of torque. This is more than ample force to snap and break any ½” tool. If you look at the IR 1” drive impact Wrench on this link you will notice it has a so called maximum torque rating at 1770 ft. lbs. but the real values are below it 100 – 900 ft lbs. So how does a ½” drive beat a 1” drive impact gun?……………. It doesn’t, this is the chalkboard theoretical values I am speaking of. How did NITROCAT and INGERSOL – RAND 2235 get the 1300 – 1350 ft. lbs.? Simple, they used a different types of measurement. You see Torque is in ft. lbs. which is a torsional twisting force and the formula used is T=FD/2 or which is Torque = Force or hand pressure times the Diameter /2……… Diameter/2 being the length of your wrench you are using to the center of the fastener. But hold on, ft. lbs. is also the measurement used to calculate a bullet’s impact, or any type of impact including cars etc., also in ft. lbs. Bullets use the equation, F=MA or simply put Force is equal to Mass times the Acceleration, Mass is the weight of the object, and acceleration is the vectored speed it is traveling F is always ft. lbs. However this F=MA does not calculate torsional force, but it does calculate a theoretical value of how much energy is required to lift X amount of pounds 1 foot off the ground against the forces of gravity. Without getting too deep into physics or mathematics, we can both see these equations are different, T=FD/2 is not the same as F=MA This is where the deception is, the impact tools are rated by the force calculated each time the hammer hits the anvil inside the tool, and not the torsional force at the square drive that the socket attaches to. But the deception doesn’t stop there, they also multiply the number of hits and force over a period of time, not just one blow, but the # of blows it takes to get the numbers they desire. So if they rate the impact at 1300 ft. lbs, and the hammer hits with 18 ft. lbs. of force against the anvil in the tool, and the hammer hits the anvil 12 times in one second, then this tool will reach a combined force through 6 seconds of time to achieve the 1300 ft lbs of force 18 ft lbs. / blow x 12 blows per second x 6 seconds = 1296 ft. lbs……… close enough to prove my point. I have tightened grade 8 bolts with the NITROCAT and IR 2235 and the on torque falls around 225 – 235 ft. lbs. The off torque is around 20 ft. lbs. higher, and these values are extremely close to the actual torsional value really is. Each gun may differ a few ft. lbs, my SNAP – On IM6100 only reached up to 185 ft. lbs. on, and 200 ft lbs. off.I have already dropped it many times, submersed in hydraulic oil, buried it in dirt, sprayed cleaners on it, and drove my service truck over it in dirt, only to pick it up with no damage and proceeded to brake a 9/16″, 14mm, 3/4″ 7/8″ and 15/16″ SNAP-ON sockets with this impact using the 3/8″ hose. This NITROCAT does not know the words, ” GIVE UP ” ……………… In all honesty I have had no issues yet with grips failing or anything with the use of solvents, and I am already ordering a second for my personal shop, However I see no real difference between it and the Ingersoll-Rand 2235, other than price, you won’t go wrong with either one.Want a review on the NITROCAT……………. Simply put, ……………….. BANG for the BUCK…………it just doesn’t get any better than this.

This thing is very powerful, even on the lowest setting. It can easily take off lugs nuts, hub nuts etc. And it is very quiet compared to the other impacts I’ve had in the past. I would highly recommend this to anyone.

What I like least, is I couldn’t give this a six star review.. very short learning curve on how much torque your settings stuff hat I have a Mac titanium half inch impact so I did a direct comparison on some lugs with the wheel and some other things around the shop… This mop the floor with my Mac titanium it is going (the Mac)already went into my car to go home as a Backup Tool

I bought this gun thinking it wasn’t gonna be comparable to my snap on because of the price lol. This gun ended up being a lot stronger and a lot QUIETER than other name Brand (mac, snapon, Matco, IR) I love it and so do my ears. (I’m a big rig suspension mechanic and I put this gun through hell and back)

Went from a mac tools awp050 1/2 inch impact.I’m unsure of who makes that gun. But the nirtocat is a a mac tools gun. It’s the same as awp612q. And mac sells that gun for 496.99 cad plus taxes!This gun will go on sale through Amazon for less than 300 cad. Great value amazing power and it’s the quietest air impact I’ve ever used. More than enough power for an automotive technician. I am a truck and coach technician and this gun suits me well. Great product would buy again

J écris jamais de commentaire suite a mes achats , mais cet article mérite que je prenne le temps. Jai effectué le changement de la timing belt de mon honda pilot 2016. Jai tenté de retirer la bolt du crank avec une barre de force et je n’est jamais réussi a dévissé . J’ai cassé une barre de force 1 /2 tellement jai forcé.J’ai décidé acheter le nitrocat pour sa puissance de 1200 lbs , et croyez-moi sa fonctionne.Avec seulement deux coup de detente la bolt a sortie facilement.Le nitrocat est très puissant. Je le recommande fortement

Break free rusty bolts easily!! Not much heavy like other tools, better than snapon and mac impact wrenchs compared to power and cost. Compact!

Nice wrench, like the weight of it. Haven’t used it yet, hopefully will work great tho.