about a week or 2 ago HF released 2 new brushless Bauer "mid" torque impact wrenches 3/8" rated at 450 ft lbs and 1/2" rated at 475. I can't wait to see if they are actual mid torques or if they barely get to the 200 ft lb mark on the dyno.

@@pyrodon1910 They are near carbon copies of the Hercules "mid torque" we've tested, with just a slightly smaller motor. Hasn't piqued my interest that much, I'll see what the consensus is over here.

@@TorqueTestChannel HF has lost their "addictive pricing" advantage over the competition. If they had those new "mid" torques packaged with a battery and charger for under $100 i'd be far more tempted give it a try.

@@TorqueTestChannel when are you gonna do the new bauer brushless mid torque impact wrench ive been waiting for a comparison vs the old brushed bauer

Can you test the 12v "roadside" type impact? They are really cheap and good enough for tirechange. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9t9fKh53bTSZWw.html

I think the high prices are due to very high taxes.

@@Bob_Adkins I guess the US has just extreme import taxes, in Germany its just 165€

@@theoldironqueen8224 If I remember correctly, Germany taxes American goods very high, so the US reciprocates.

Lets be honest, those retail prices are nonsense. Retail i can get the Hazet 9012TT around 250, straight from suppliers around 200. And if you have a shop and you tell a Hazet rep/dealer you want to get a bunch of Hazet tools you will get it for a lot less than retail.

And you can use coupons or holiday sales at stores like HF often. Retail is the only way we can compare tools year round and not re-rank our leaderboard daily

Hey thanks!

@@jsplasha Yes etsy.me/3G8j3QK

Hey thanks for the insight!

@@TorqueTestChannel Always Happy to provide it, if I can. German tools only really makes sense (with a few exceptions of course) If you live in Germany. I think (!) That some Hazet impacts are actually Made in Germany, because of their absolutely unique Look and Tank like built quality, which also matches the price. I got the feeling, when talking to an Hazet rep, that the 9012TT Line are more of a prosumer line and the shops generally don't buy them, what matches my expierience from working in those Shops. The 9012M/9011m is an exception to that rule because of it's small size, but apart from that I haven't seen an 9012 in a shop, yet. I have however seen their 9012SPC used widely around here and many shops prefer it to the 9012TT or the 9012EL-SPC, although the 9012-SPC is the lowest Torque Rating of them. Me and other mechanics feel Like that the 9012-SPC Delivers 110% everytime all the time, while the others 9012 don't really do what they advertise them for. But that is totally subjective and I have no way of prooving that or backing it up, so please, nobody should quote me on that.

In my opinion, the 9012spc is even weaker than the 9012tt, the most powerfull one In my opinion is the 9012EL-spc. But overall im quite disappointed of what Hazet became in the last years. Rebranding tools is not what I am expecting from a company like them. Take a look at the Ingersoll Rand 2235qtimax… looks quite familiar to the hazet spc, as well as the hazet tt and the capri, or even the 9012att, which is also available from snapon, Matco and capri, so I would roughly guess, it’s not made by hazet as well, and so on and so on

ARB doesn’t have nearly the flow needed. You’d get bursts every few minutes. It ends up being better to carry battery tools. I even have an engine driven compressor and it would struggle with an impact

@@ChrisZBr0wn yep and CO2 the tools freeze up.

@@CraigGrunenfelder exactly! There’s a reason Rory on Trailmater carries a Milwaukee impact. Just works.

@@ChrisZBr0wn my converted AC compressor handles my impact on my 4runner fine, having duel aluminum air tanks under my bed holds more then enough reserve air to use my impact on all 6 lug nuts and its refilled by the time I switch tires, do agree the ARB compressor wouldn't ever have enough flow

@@static_boltyeah you’d need the ARB to be feeding a tank

It's cause he always drains his compressors! Nyuk nyuk nyuk

@@benjaminabel8596 the trick is to install an auto sell drain adaptor

I mean he’s got 200k plus subs and over 100k views. That’s pretty blown up in this category of videos. Some past videos are getting over a million views. He’s huge!!!

Used the exhaust to blow it away

Those Kobalt guns aren’t bad at all! My Matco wasn’t doing the trick and I got out the kobalt I keep as a spare just to see, I’ll be damned if it didnt spin them bolts out.

Ahh good to know, couldn't find anything much lower even on Ebay when making the video.

That's why you just buy both over time! Along with the new DeWalt mid & high(if not already tied to a battery family)! Gotta have options!

I too ultimately was trying to decide between the Thor and this XT. I ended up choosing (for now!) to buy this one because of the handy size, which is generally a bigger factor in most situations than needing every bean one can get. This XT has good grunt, but is just a joy to use because of the size! A lot less switching tools too! I love the nanos of course when needed, but this XT seems like a great everyday, general use tool for relatively cheap with a coupon!

It wouldn't be fair. Anvils have to be tool hardened through very precise heating and cooling, remachining them by cutting down the surface would destroy that face hardening and all the other metallurgy that went into finishing the anvil.

Their performance claims aren't emotional facts. They sell tools based on what they print on those boxes. It was why the channel was made. If the only place in life they get dinged for playing fast and loose with the truth is on our little youtube channel then they're getting off easy. Brands who dont lie to you deserve to be compared favorably. You can still see which tools make more power in the numbers if that's the only concern. We also have a power alone ranking. Clicking on literally any other youtube channel's video on tools will give someone the read the brochure, congratulate the brand for those numbers without verifying, then give it the driving screws and bolts treatment.

@@TorqueTestChannel Its subjective as to how much value it represents, (to me obviously its value equals zero) so it just reduces the utility of the list. To really use your gathered data one has to re-create the spreadsheet and reformulate without the claims score to see what the data actually pans out to. Power alone leaves out price which is an objective factor. I agree your assessments are the superior ones on YT now, but just think you should delete the formulas factoring in of the claims. Leave the claim and the percentage achieved as an interesting aside, but don't use it to calculate final score.

We tried it early on, loses TQ from being an extension, gains it back for weighted design. Ends up where you left off

I think you would have to send him yours, I'm not sure anyone else is going to be able to find one of those.

@@snoopdogie187 Yup, and not THAT interested, but then again, don't know where they're located/how far away from San Diego. Plus, it's probably 40 years old. Seriously. I had a cheapie 3/8" butterfly impact from the same era, adjustment for power broke but worked great 'til recently when I dropped it and the air inlet/swivel part actually broke off.. :( Found another on Amazon. As I recall, $60 for most. But one for $35 but it couldn't be shipped to CA (wonderful CA). NO idea why, nor how to find out why, but had it shipped outside CA and brought back by someone there.

@@notsevenfeettall I'm willing, but would have to have them let me know how to contact/where to send, and roughly how long it'll be 'til I get it back.

Knock off vs real thing is a bit different than 3 tools all coming off the same factory assembly line advertising the same patented parts

We've tested a new corded and a Japanese IR from the early 90's on here

@@1pcfred I mean, that was a reasonable take 5 years ago

Astro 1831

They use the Milton V type.

….Ratchet handle, not battery powered

Oooo, we definitely need some auto parts store tool brand tests!

Milton V hi flow