Aves everyday carry, Knipex cobra, Swiss arm knife, Swiss arm penis , line-land telephone, a 25 ton skidder and keys.

3 litres of diesel for an unboxing. I'd say it was worth it.

It's a vicious circle when you are always looking for a tool that is just louder than your tinnitus.

"... Alexa, male urethral expanders!" There's truly no limit to Ave's library of sayings lmao

Old forky has an idle like a coffee can full of bolts, but it got the job done.

I’ll be right back after I watch This Old Tony

AvE: Im going to buy a new tool. His Wife: Oh no, hes off to buy another power tool. *Comes back with a damn CAT skidder*

Milwaukee is Ave-hardening it's tools now. (It's actually a new Mil-Spec). I can see the engineering dept sitting around watching this video, giggling & high-fiving. "WE WON! WE WON!

Anecdote from someone who used to design industrial power tools. We found in the north american market we had to make our tools louder so we took the mufflers out of them (pneumatic). This actually made a lot of them perform worse but they sold better. The European models were higher torque and quieter. Also yeah, hydraulic pulse tools we really only sold for "precise" impacting torquing and for applications where a smoother impact was needed. They dont last as long as hammer impacts and dont torque as high. But they were a lot more quiet.

Seeing the thumbnail: Oh dear lord, he has found a new unboxing tool.

A foul mouthed man from the north, slid his forks on a box back and forth. The second attempt, in the shop quite unkempt. And the silly fool showed us his tool. Later his tongue tangulations gave most of us education. And an occasional gaff maybe just for a laugh. While we think "chooch" or "screwed pooch"

I really appreciate having urethra expaners in my search history. thanks man this is why I watch your videos.

In what little defense managers deserve: I may type with two fingers, but only because of the years of tool time turning my hands into claws before I fled broken and bent into management before my lack of tact and focus on quality production led me to become a Project Superintendent.

I just found your channel and it is one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had on the internet

You know, he reminds me of Wilson from Home Improvement. Seems to be good at everything, always working on something, talks a lot, and you never see his face.

Ah, yes, "one drop at a time", from Johnny's lesser known uncle Jimmy No-Cash.

If you don’t believe more louder equals more power just watch a Kung fu movie. They louder the hi-yah and ki-yahs the farther the bad dude goes flying when hit.

The healing bench reminds me of a coin pusher! 🤣😂

The M18 surge is by far my favorite impact for the kind of work I do. Decking boards, a few sheets of drywall here and there. And if your framing a small wall, and using screws, the f***ing thing is awesome. Drives and sinks the screw, without moving the stud a smig. If I need more power, I bring out something louder, but the noise difference when working inside occupied homes is what sold me on it.

"With our cracked 4 pounders we made to fight" a wonderful piece of Canadiana reference. Barrett's privateers Stan Rogers

As someone who spent 5 years as a forklift mechanic, opening boxes like that is pure joy.

Regarding the ground could be to mitigate static electricity generated by the hydraulic fluid due to high fluid velocity one of the biggest static shocks I've experienced came from fluid traveling through a refrigerant hose felt like I grabbed an electric fence

I have one and to me as a diesel mechanic one of the best features of this tool is its ability to have a very wide choice of torque settings (also I see he did not use it on the highest and fastest setting, had it on 3 instead of drill,). The first setting is VERY helpful in dealing with the interiors of trucks/vehicles or any instance where the screw is harder than what its going in or securing. You still get the speed but don't have to worry about being gentle on plastic interiors.

I’ve had a chance to work heavily with this tool and the non-surge latest impact driver, side by side. The surge is definitely smoother and quieter, and even a blonde-one faster when you’re driving screws into pine. However, when working with hardwood or in automotive use with socket adapters, the non-surge is superior.

Torque: when you aim morning glory at the pee receptacle and your feet slide out from under you.

I was slightly put off at first because it starts impacting far sooner and they feel softer, and I took that as weakness (like normal impacts when they're getting low on battery).... When really it's actually torque improvement at lower throttle... It's leaps and bounds better than any impact I've used! The more I use it, the more I love it! Side by side with other impacts, this stands out amazingly! A single 5.0ah battery can last me up to an entire week framing metal soffits for cabinets due to it's torque efficiency! This impact is KING!!!

I honestly was given one of these, and it sat in my garage for 2 years unopened. I opened it to get out the 'extra' battery and started playing with it, some time later. 6 months later I'm driving deck screws until 10pm, and let me say it is 1/3 the loudless of the DeWalt brushless, and is super smooth. I love this impact, it's my new favorite. I didn't even know it was labeled, as "surge", or was hydraulic (ish). I just fell in love with it. I highly recommend it.

The purpose of that tool is keeping the client happy. You know, the one that wants you to install cabinets in the breakroom. The same one who has that employee that complains your noise is interrupting her work. I think her names Karen.

New Jargon Alert: "Rotorb" - The part of the Motorb that spinnamathings.

I've found my hydrologic Milwaukee impact doesn't have as much power as my regular Milwaukee impact but it's nice for jobs where there is people to be disturbed.

this is my favorite tool, I get compliments all the time for how quiet it is, I also purchased the 12v version which is awesome.

Hahaha "ahhh my eyes, these goggles, they do nothing" It doesn't matter how old that quote is, it's a classic McBain

IAVE, it helps when you have the Surge in speed selector setting 3 instead of in 1...that’s why it’s running slower than the other impacts.

"The former GM of Ford" makes my brain feel weird.

I wanna see a forklift lifting a pallet of forks. It'd be so damn literal

That quieter impact is great when working in occupied spaces. Also the speed selection is very nice, in particular the self drilling screw setting. Wor is great in metal stud work, minimizes stripped screws.

I have this Milwaukee surge it's probably my favorite tool, I'm an electrician and I get a lot of compliments from customers when I'm doing work above the ceiling and it's not extremely loud

The M12 Surge is by far my favorite impact driver, it’s so quiet and far less harsh even at the same volume, makes use indoor and consistent use just that much more enjoyable. The m12 Surge is 99% of the M18 performance and only 60% of the size.

"if it's quieter, it's not hittin as hard" lol very nice

I built my house with several surge guns, an m18 and an m12. Love the frig right out of it. Great tool, night and day difference in sound. Ill take my hearing quality over a few rpms any day. It breaks fasteners easily and never didnt do what I asked of it. Plenty scookum

I’ve got this bad boy in a trade for my m18 gen 3 and with headphones on it’s pretty dangerous cause you can barely hear it. Had to master the art of feeling when the screw is tight because it’s easier to strip. Love it, no loss of power after about 6 months.

U know that my OCD dissorder kicks in hard every time you say PCB board.

Excellent premiere box opening by Forky McForkface, I'll be tuning in again.

"... male urethral expanders" You know, after all these years, I've found that with sounding, urethra for it or against it.

I've been using the surge m18 fuel for about 3 years now and it never failed me once. Still runs like new. The quick connect chuck is still tight and not loose like Makita and dewalt gets. I also dropped it in water fully submerged once while working in the trough of the infinity pool I let it dry out for a day and it still works till this day. Also the hydraulic mechanism makes it perfect for drilling and tapping 10-24 and ¼-20 holes for screws. The soft hydraulic hammer along with some w-d40 or wax keeps the taps from breaking.

This old Tony hasn't uploaded. Guess I'll finish this video.

I’ve been given this thing a hot supper for a couple years now and as a finish carpenter I love it. Doesn’t drive 4 or 5 inch fasteners all that great but anything smaller it’s good to go.

"Secondary primary caregiver" never heard that but I love it hahaha

I noticed you only had the Milwaukee at speed setting 1 when you called it "slow"...

2:39 THE MOST INTERESTING UNBOXING “TOOL” EVER used I’d have to say. Knives......we don’t use knives here🤣🤣 Awesome vid, never disappoint ✌🏼

The m12 brushless impact. I love it so small, so light. Hits more than what you'd expect from such a small one

I have one of these for electrical work and it has been game changer on terminations small bolts. hole saws and impact drills. It has much more control on the small stuff. I will not be going back, love this driver. Note, If I was to be driving a lot of wood screws then maybe.

The opening of the box was great! Good job 👏 👌👍

Special use is exactly what it is. Use an impact driver on metal framing in small spaces all day and you don't have to wait til you're 50, you'll be yelling at your wife about what you think of the gravy before you're 30. Old houses with wood that's cured up rock solid and little insulation are almost as bad. Folk who do it more often than me also say they split the wood less, because the impact curve is an actual curve, and not a sharp peak. I've got the old-fashioned mechanical impact. I try to avoid working in caves.

It actually makes a significant difference when clacking on metal studs. We got shutdown because of noise in a live hospital. Brought this surge out, my personal tool, and my sheetrocker sub was able to continue building. I've run this tool full tilt driving 3in screws into Redwood, it loves it. It DOES NOT like 1/4in SDS that are too long into engineered lumber. However, the 2804 drill will drive 1/4in x 12in SDS into anything all day long. Used my 5.0a to pre-drill and the 12.0a to drive the 12in SDS. The trick is to use 2nd to get it 2/3rd the way in. Then 1st gear WITH THE SIDE HANDLE and drive them home. This method outruns the corded 1/2in impact.

I have the 12 and the 18. The 18 installs 1/4 lag bolts like they were screws. I love them. I rarely drive boxes of fasteners at a time so for me, quiet is good. I like the steel metal screw setting for installing flashing. No look, unstripped screws.

This tool works best for guys doing light work in rafters like HVAC or commercial framing using self tappers [fasteners that don't require a ton of torque]. When you are up in a ceiling at deck level under corrugated steel surrounded by metal framing you definitely notice a huge difference with this impact vs. the others including the top Milwaukee one. You can try them next to each other and the hydraulic doesn't kill your ears with harmonics.

Finally a place to come hang where I don’t have to hear about the damn Coronavirus every fifteen seconds

I like how you fit those pieces together at the end, nice work.

The 30 second encore diminished my concerns that the 'Ol man had been huffing too much diesel exhaust. LOVE the history lessons.

Ok so the louder she gets, the harder you're hittin it... Words to live by!

I own three of these. When you run a 6”+ GRK screw into LVL’s. They WILL break. The standard Milwaukee M18 impact (new model) are amazing though. The Surge is best used for standard 3 1/8 screws or less. Steel screws for roofs. Things like that. Not big lag screws though.

Bought an Aircat impact years ago and while I've mostly moved away from pneumatic impacts I remember it being advertised as having a quieter operation. I think they advertised high 80 dB range but it felt stronger than the other impacts I had at the time. Maybe with it being pneumatic it was easier to make it quieter while hitting harder than an electric impact but I'll still bring it out on occasions when my 1/2" Makita just isn't doing it and I'm always surprised by how quiet it sounds.

Stumbled onto your channel , love your videos and vocabulary . 👍

I find it fascinating Makita released an “oil impulse” many years ago but the “HYDRAULIC” was a FAR more effective marketing exercise and Wilmarketee always wins at marketing

This AND a real life job. I do not know how you have the energy my friend. May your nights be restful

Big fan of Seth's Bike Hacks and your channel! Awesome collaboration!

I've used the DeWalt brushless next to the Milwaukee back to back on a job (weeknight warrior). Hands down I can hear the crackle of the Dewalt ringing througout the neighborhood. I love the Milwaukee. I didn't even know there was anything fancy inside the red. It was just given to me as a gift. It's my 2nd favorite cordless tool! ;)

Got my stickers there a hoot at the job site

17:28 Now i'm a broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's privateers!

Your subtle commentary and references are appreciated and get me laughing every time.

I'm an electrical contractor and love the surge impacts. The quiet factor is fantastic, especially in people's homes or businesses. For most fasteners it has plenty of power and having used both for years, I feel is more controllable too. In a race to sink a row of 3" lag bolts it'd lose, it wouldn't be grossly night and day but it'd still lose. But, the fact that it's way quieter and more controllable more than make up for it in my opinion. I like the m12 version better, so small, quiet and controllable, but can still sink the occasional lag bolt. And since employees can be quite silly about hearing protection, this is also me trying to look out for them as best I can without being up their ass. Or anyone else in the room since not everyone walks around with ear plugs in.

Please do a video on the little tracker tabs in the tools you keep peeling out!

This channel is at a level where the tool manufacturer's design engineers converse: What would AvE say about this cost-cutting part the finance department wants us to put in to make the shareholders happy?

Got one of these for birthday as a second 1/4 hex impact. My feelings are, yes it's really quiet and yea it's got a lot of power. It has the multi speed settings of my old one which I like. But that lack of FEEL on the tool, or maybe it's really that it's that much different from the other one, meant it took awhile to get used to. It feels great in the hand, just like the other one. The louder more traditional one, I had awesome feel with, especially driving screws. This one...whoa, she'll drive in deep really quick baby.

I can testify on behalf of the surge. I had a gen 2 fuel impact and decided to give the surge a try. I do a lot of cabinet installations and repairs to existing cabinets along with many other apartment related issues. All I can say is when I’m in close quarters with repairs like inside cabinets or boilers or furnaces, closets and so on. It’s night and day! I’ve left my surge on jobs and had to use my gen2 and it’s immediately noticeable to the point where I want to leave and get my surge. I’ll be getting the m12 version also.

Bluenoser here. Nice to hear a random Barrett's Privateers reference. OHHHH THE YEAR WAS 1778...

Stop teasing me with This Old Tony videos!! I go and look and he hasn't released a new video...

The textured ejector pins are used when the surface of the part is not perpendicular to the ejector stroke. It keeps the ejector pins from sliding and scratching the part on ejection.

Excellent information! More rest of the stories please.

@25:35 3 dB is twice the intensity or power, 10 dB (one bel) is perceived as twice as loud and requires 10x the power.

Have one of these hydraulic drive guns and for certain jobs like driving tech screws into roofing iron they are much less fatiguing with less noise and vibration they also have much better service life than the mechanical drive units-horses for courses.

I bought my surge six years ago use it everyday and I love it

Yup. I did a lot of die-sinking during my apprenticeship. Manual Miller with digital readout. I think I turned out as much scrap as mould blocks. The most precise was for Cadburys (the chocolate makers) for their injection machines (+/- 0.01 mm). This was due to the price of cocoa. If one loses 1 thousand tons a year that equates to £1 million.

It's my favorite but I've only been in construction for 40 years.

I always learn something and have a good laugh I would like to see you disect the matabo hpt tripple hammer impact drill

I used a Makita one to fasten a deck. Torque was about right and peak torque was lower meaning that the screw heads were undamaged and the bit lasted forever. I have some recollection that the lower peak torque was applied for longer. Also nice and quiet. My go-to driver unless I need to hit very hard.

This M18 and the M12 Surge (the latter in which I have) are great if you're a service tech doing calls and need to remove or secure something while inside an office or enclosed environment with people who can be greatly disturbed with noise. The Surge drivers are the tools for those purposes. For everything else, if I want full speed, power, and torque, I grab my regular M18 impact driver, no questions asked.

Well, seeing as how it sucks anyway, I don't see any reason not to go ahead finish what you started and show us the goods underneath that hardened casement...

You had me LOLLLLZZZZZZZ ing at "Huntin Pecker!

I use it inside cabinets and having it quieter with more touchy feely when Im trying to set a screw in particle board makes it my fav new tool,...also, with the small M12 battery IN the handle its compact AND lighter than anything Ive seen/used, me likey.

yo, i love seth's videos. looks like a portable kicker. stoked.

Like the “Clocwork Orange” reference!

Wow, AvE musta had a little extra sumtin sumt in his coffee. He was on a good one!

Love your videos. You need to make a list of all your one liners! I may not be smarter after watching your vijeos, but I definitely can sound smarter!

It's good to see a man finally use the right tool for the job thank god you had the fork lift available

“With a cracked four pounder we were made to fight”. Quoting Stan Rogers!!!! “God Damn them all”. Who Are You?

AvE, either you or I need to up our meds, as I seemed to understand the preambled start of this video! 😁

This guy is hell on opening Christmas gifts. The kids cry every year

Fantastic video as always!