I'm not convinced that the release torque = tightened torque. Tighten a bolt up with it and then use a torque wrench on ever increasing settings until it stops clicking and moves the fixing. I bet it's not close.

When I was young I would watch Saturday morning cartoons, now it's some french canadian dude.

Looks like I'm taking a 33minute poop break.

As a computer parts enthusiast, I'm always weary about judging build quality by the weight of a product, ever since the whole lead weights race. Lots of people used to judge power supply quality by weight, so cheap power supply makers just started filling their power supplies with lead weights.

I watched this video during the pan demic when I lost my job and got a new one. I was short on cash and I needed a 1/2" cordless impact. I work in roadside assistance and I change a lot of tires, often on the highway where you've got some motivation to get the job done quickly. About 3 years ago I ran across this video and immediately went to Harbor Freight and bought one. Best decision I ever made and I've been hooked on AvE ever since. I have beat the living crap out of this impact every day for the last 3 years and she's still skookum! It takes lug nuts off of medium duty trucks no problem, and will buzz through just about anything. I've found a few problem lugs that it wouldn't break loose, but it has been rare, mostly Chrysler and GM vehicles with a reputation for bad studs that usually break when I go to the breaker bar, but more often than not a fresh battery does the trick. Cons - I also bought the 3/8, and I wouldn't do it again. No regrets, it was on the clearance rack, I needed a battery, and it is handy for some things, but it's got no marbles. I bought it for driveshafts and it won't break blue loctite so it's no good to me. I bought the grinder for the same reason. It's great for small jobs, but it's a battery killer. I've gone through 2 batteries in less than 10 minutes. None of that really matters, though, because this gem of a cheapo tool was discontinued!! Those bastards. Any chance you could help someone out that was in the same spot as me and do the new High Torque Bauer impact alongside the Hercules High Torque that replaced the earthquake last year? Thanks for being awesome, man, I really appreciate it.

your channel is underrated. i have been watching you for years and i dont know what i would do without your channel. you are one of a kind channel.

Incredible! A HF power tool gets AVE approved as skookum. I guess I have to get one now.

The "valence" (little black cover) is exactly where the newer 2nd gen Milwaukee had the selector switch between power mode 1 and 2.

I think the fact its flush is great. You throw your thumb over it, if its flush its in reverse. No confusion. Seems more practical.

This is the best tool review I have ever seen on YT, it would be hard to find a more thorough impact tool review anywhere, not just on YT.

Food for thought... I work at a nuclear site and once upon a time we had some issues with big process connectors loosening. We ran a study to find out why. These acme nuts get hit with about 1000 lb ft. While not the primary goal, what we found in the study was that the loosening torque is about 60-65% of the tightening torque.

AvE is just blowing Wranglerstars credibility out the window, isn’t he :-)

I never belive i would sit down for more than 30 minutes time after time and look at you open tools, and explain whats inside. But you explain and tell it in a way that makes me understand and at least make me interested. Thank you for making me smarter of choosing the tools i buy, and to learn something about the things we use in the workshop or garage

holy shit i've gotta go pick one of these up before the quality fucks off

those are the biggest motherboard standoffs ive ever seen!

I would have never believed to stumble upon such a smart witty reviewer on a harbor freight tool. Subbed.

This was a great product breakdown. Love your enthusiasm and knowledge base. I laughed out loud when you referred to the plastic odor as "the smell of Cancer". LOL!

It's like they knew you were going to open it up. Glad someone out there still makes good quality products. And it was nice to see you so excited over a tear down, it's been a while.

Lately I've been having the theory that the plastic made in mainland China is actually distilled from nearby factory fumes instead of using any new materials.

Bought one of these yesterday based on this review. Was going to get the Milwaukee initially. Got tired of firing up the compressor and knocking shit over with the air hoses.

Just stumbled on this and genuinely impressed. Great reviewing style with knowledge and wit thrown in too. Fab work.

There's some happy dance going on in the HF headquarters today.

My kids hits the 15 gallon compressor tank with hammer.... I heard your voice come out "pressure vessels are Dangerous!" 10 minutes later i am in the yard shooting can'ed air dusters with him and the pellet rifle showing him what catastrophic failure looks like. thanks AvE

You have an incredible way of keeping things funny, interesting, and informative. Awesome review!

Been watching and re-watching this site for years now. He has the luckiest kids in the world.

Why not tighten down the nut with the gun and then loosen it with the hydraulics to get a number? Maybe use a left-hand thread if the reverse-action of the gun has more 'torque' than the forward.

Eric O over at the South Main Auto channel really likes his earthquake.

Might be my favorite tool review of all time - intelligent and funny! Thanks!

Just want to say that u are one of the few you tubers that actuly give us viewers a honest opinion and a bloody good laugh as well hope your channel keeps growing strong :)

Once you get enough data points, you could make a conversion chart between marketing torque and real torque

"If you want super stiff, you gotta go stubby" -AvE, 2017

Makes me happy I own the 3/8th the 1/2 and the 3/4 Earthquake XT Impacts and never had any problems I see why now very well made

Thank YOU....WOW are you smart!!! I can't wait to watch your other videos !!!

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Hard not to like this video. Finally someone who knows how to review shit. Good job sir.

Your commentary is the absolute best!!!

I haven't seen any other youtuber make cracks at the "nut-busting" quote. This is why your my favorite.

Amazing, the Hazard Fraught tool even with a few warts gets the treasured AvE Skookum rating. And now I know to take another look at Taiwan made products.

I went to some training by some loctite salesmen sponsored by my job and a lot of their demos showed that just because the bolt is tightened to X foot pounds doesn't mean it will require X ftlbs to remove it, hence the need for their product. According to that, you'll have to see if the amount of torque required to remove a fastener is linear to the tightening torque to really find out what the impact will put out.

Once you translate through the Canadian slang and bs, this guy actually does the best tool break downs

When it's getting dangeously close to beer o clock and you see a new AvE video Definately one of the best feelings

I'm thinking you're creating a pretty ideal setup here. The more rigid everything is the better the impact is going to do, and the solid brass nut and spacer clamped rigidly into a decently sized vise is very solid.

The stank is the waste filler material that can't be made into soylent green. They have over a billion people and been around thousands of years....ever seen the gigantic cemeteries in China.... yeah, me neither.

I have been waiting for this video.

Love the color commentary of the creative twist of the English language.

This is the first BOLTR on a harbor fraud product I have seen rated SKOOKUM.

The megasoreass is not extinct. It’s alive and thriving. At least when I sit to long at my desk.

I've not laughed so hard in a while. I love that you needed to build a more "Skookum" tight test device. Get er done!!!!

I bought an Earthquake in 19', skookum and man I'm so glad you did this one. Thanks!

Man this is really exciting. Are they listening to us?

Been watching these videos to try and learn Canadian.

The first two minutes of this vid shall go down in history as the best ever!

you sir, are a modern diy philosopher!

This guy is in par with the MRE review guy, they are hypnotic!

Every time I don my Ave shirt a new video is uploaded. Funny enough I found and older broad at Walmart that loved my focus you fack shirt and asked me what was in the vice, so I told her it was a reference to a saying of yours and we had a good laugh.

Love the channel! I just subbed. Love how you actually take the tools apart! You helped save me money cause I ALMOST bought the HF Hercules brand. Instead went to Lowe's and got a dewalt drill and driver set for cheaper due to the 3 year warranty. Hf deals aren't always what they seem!

Love the information you give. But more so your antics. Thanks from Michigan, Yooper land.

Started drinking extra early this morning in anticipation for this

Semiconductor not silicon. These test results don't shock me at all... I told this story on another vid but once had to take off a huge nut from my power steering pulley. Brought it to a collegemate's home who stuck the impact air tool on it. Looked like it was never gonna break loose because he only had a small pancake style 1 hp compressor driving the thing. Started it zipping away but no removal. He said to give it a minute and it felt like forever but sure enough about 90 seconds later the thing came loose. Impact + Time = Shop Magic

Man, I am so glad you did this test. I bought this thing spending like 250 bucks thinking "harbor freight + 250 dollars = real dissapointment". But I've been PLEASANTLY surprised with it's performance. This gun can bust some big nuts. Now that I know it has your seal of approval I feel even better about the purchase.

Holy shit dude, you are F'in funny. "We're gonna perform a little electronical bris here" has me dying. Love your vernacular!

Halfway through this video I look down and happen to see a HF mailer sitting on my desk with the Earthquake XT in the corner. Inside is their "side-by-side" comparison with the Snap-On CT8850WB. $249.99 US doll-hairs. If I had any reason to need one, maybe I'd consider picking one up.

So it's your typical buna n, pulse width modulated, PA6 skookum choocher?

Outphuqingstanding review. The best power tool review I've ever watched!

Excellent Honest reviews! You're the man.

The stink is remilled (recycled) plastic. I work with blown film, and (coloured remill) always stinks. Don't quite understand the science and why natural or clear remill doesn't stink anywhere near as much. My take on it is that is may be burning a little as is goes through the extruding screw and barrel as on coloured remill there is a heap of frictional heat. You may have 30-40 degrees C higher temperatures than settings on heating zones, especially just after the feed section of the screw. My theory is that it is burning as when its running the haze of smoke is quite noticeable and that stinks just like the Chinesium smell we all know and love.

You think maybe the brass nut makes it easier though? It's a very pliable low friction material and possibly requires less torque to remove the bolt from than a steel counterpart. That's why it's used in ammunition casings. Would have thought a steel nut would require a higher degree of 'breakaway' torque thus the energy delivered on the initial impacts tends to ramp downwards in many impact tools. Also brass doesn't rust and many applications requiring an impact wrench tend to be on wheel and chassis parts which have nearly rusted together.

Best part about this gun is that to get a new one, take the gun back to the store and the kid will tell you to grab a whole new kit

Wow! I wouldn't have believed it!! Geeat Job!

What's a key-low?

This shill vijeo for Hazard Fraught worked because immediately following I went to buy shitty sand paper and a Chineseum imperial socket set and get my free magnetic parts tray.

The Canadian commentary is half the reason I watch these.

Nice to see a tool which is a pleasant surprise for a change!

We just welded 2 lug nuts together, put the earthquake on one side and snap on cordless on the other. The earthquake spun snap on backwards both in reverse and forward. Definitely a strong gun. Well worth the 239.

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I bought one and I’ll tell you I was impressed. You solidified my thoughts.

Thank you for your honest reviews! I made the mistake of getting a Hercules but after seeing this I quickly returned it for the Earthquake as I plan to do pretty heavy vehicular work.

You just can't beat AvEs honesty. He says it like it is and that's how it should be. way better reviews than those feels good in the hand reviews. Ain't nothin' like takin' her a-part and seein' wut makes er chooch.

Get in the car, kids. We're going to town.

Man you are a wealth of information..and enternaining.. I could listen to you teach all day man...

You are hilarious bro. Love it. Keep the videos coming

This dude and his damn country Slang, u know he's a hand😂🤙

From my years of experience with Horrible Freight, I just thought that's what China smelled like until I actually went there. Turns out the country just smells like smog, so I'm not sure where that smell comes from either!

I really love the HONESTY!! I am definitely not a Harbinger of Fate fan but I like seeing that they have done something right. Competition for the higher end tools is always good. Keep 'er between the ditches.

I actually bought this a few months ago. I had needed an electric impact for some automotive work. For the price, it was the best value, but best believe I checked your channel first to see if you had reviewed it. Having found nothing, I decided to take the risk and get one. Without ever having any intention of looking at the internals, I was pleasantly surprised with it's performance. Now that I've seen this, I'm glad I can stand by my purchase!

In reference to the question put forth at 1:15 I say "We are Devo!"

The corded 1/2” impact from HF is $35 on sale. I’d really love to see a proper teardown and test of that since it is the most accessible impact.

I actually am gonna buy one because of your review. Glad you call it as you see it.

You can get wrapped, strapped,tapped, and zapped. But AvE. Priceless

Its like the coyote won this time

Genuinely impressed! Also, I've been looking on and off for a review of this impact and glad you were one of the first I have seen. Do you think you could also do a review of the 3/8 drive XT Impact from HF? They look similar and hopefully they are similar in build quality. I have a few more questions about the 1/2 drive but I'll wait until the follow up video comes up. Thanks !!

Hey, I enjoy your vids and your presentation (which is definitely not PC), but your comment section (which, if I have the time, I do read most of) can be so hilarious. TY for bringing us all together:)

Great gun, haven't found a bolt it couldn't break loose.

lol. It sounds like you are starting to get a crush on HF tools. Some of their stuff is pretty impressive now. Even their zipties are getting to be pretty decent.

Whatever happened to the follow up video to this?

I actually like the way they have the reverse switch- I wish all devices did it their way. Here's why: most devices leave the switch proud on both sides, no matter if it's in F or R. By going flush on one side, you can easily tell which direction it's set to. Again- really minor detail, but I kinda like what they did with this.

You have the absolute best "review" videos. You are so knowledgeable. Your opinion is very valuable.

Your MOSFET will shortly become Magically Obliterated Smoke and Flame Emitting Transistor!

Is there a way to crank the bolt as tight as the new Harbor freight will go then spin the hydraulic around and see what psi it takes to loosen it up at? Basically switch the roles of each device and measure how tight it can wrench a bolt to... Ive always wanted an impact maybe I'll look at the hf earthquake. Nice test & review.

We have one of theses at our auto shop, she works great for about 3-4 months before it looses all torque. We’re had to warranty it about 4 times last year