on the topic of thors, have you guys seen TZTOOLs 1/2" super air impact wrench made in taiwan? It looks identical to the Astro Thor impact...

I didn’t see Aircat? I really wanted to know if they actually could make one less noisy but just as powerful, like they claim

@@karlgutenburg9176 Bought one, tested it, left a review. Similar to the OEM Tools that looks the same as well, different internals. Even the people who say "nah it's basically the same" take it apart and are like "oh well, it's just the motor design and size here that's all" haha

@@Ak3rn0 Air hammers aren't loud because they are air tools. If you use them against your hand they are quiet. It's hitting steel v steel that's loud, no way to slap on a muffler and solve that

@@TorqueTestChannel sorry, did you leave a review or test it online here? I might have missed it.

They really are. I've air hammered out ball joints from a w126 mercedes front knuckle with the harbor freight chief air hammer. One came out easy and the other took more time because it was rusted in place.

I knew air hammers existed but never seen them in use nor ever had the use for one. But after this video I just realized how much time and effort I could’ve saved

@@hydroflak4543 I'm with ya, I never had a need for one, but buying one of the cheaper models that still performs decent and stashing it in my shop for that time I actually need it, is probably a smart move

@@jefftucker9225 Oh yes, all I have is the $50 junior/buzzy I-R air hammer and it's so much better than nothing! Stuck rotors and drums (hammer bit), ball joints and tie rods with a pickle fork attachment, chisel attachment for ball joint rivets.

I just started that 40 yrs by buying a short handle 10lb hahaha

Sounds like a CP chipping hammer. I can't post links here but search CP chipping hammer and see what comes up.

You should watch their video on the dcf900. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nspng6mp29bYcp8.htmlsi=9RQrmY09mgInTamS

No doubt. As soon as he produced a real rivet gun I knew they would fair best on the trigger control part.

Chief is also a very good buy for the money. But yes its always good getting tool truck performance for Amazon prices and seeing stuff you work on come out and not wince when you look at what they're charging people for it.

@@TorqueTestChannel right. The only area I see them lacking is trigger response, but I suspect most people don't use these below half throttle, anyway. Definitely less than full throttle, but not necessarily below half max output.

Yes, a 26-29gal compressor with a 1/2 air line will do that. Its just lengths over 5 seconds you'll have to wait like using a spray gun

You could try a makita, I have one of their higher output models that runs my needle scaler pretty darn well. I bet it would do ok with one of these for short bursts.

I have one of the dewalt upright compressors, believe it was the 26 gallon model, and have used my Mac air hammer from work on it for longer than 5 second bursts without it needing to turn back on. I'm sure plenty of other options will work just as well but this compressor has definitely made working on my own stuff at home much easier. EDIT: sorry, I didn't realize the model I bought doubled in price since early last year.

I use to do mobile repair and had one guy with his shop and his dirt cheap harbor freight compressor and very long 3/8 air lines. I am talking 150 + foot lines. Yeah the air hammer was weak but still helped in many situation. When i needed real hammer power i would bring my big gas powered one. So don't count out a air hammer can't be used with a small cheap compressor small lines ect it just can't do as much. Still was very helpful! Your money is best spent towards the largest tank you can afford and large air lines with large fittings. Or as i have done in the past link several air tanks together with very large lines.

@@eatshitful if you only need weak hammer blows, just use an SDS hammer drill with a chisel?

On it

Dividing by 100 is just a constant to adjust its weight in the point system. You don't need to get anything from the points besides the resulting rankings - you literally have the dyno data to reference if you want info from that specific test.

@@RyTrapp0 If the power range value is intended to show the dynamic range of the tool, then it is best to look at the dynamic range, not a relative. If we have two tools. A and B. If I tell you that B's max - min = 4000 And A is just 3500. Then which one will have more dynamic range? One can argue that B is having more. But if B has a max of 5000 while A is at 4000, then A has better dynamic range. And this is why I personally consider division by 100 as a bit flawed. Max / min gives a more useful value for evaluating a score from as far as a power range is concerned.

Update: that thing is worth its weight in gold. No more using a ball joint press to remove ball joint, that thing will have them out in 30 seconds. I had a brake rotor that was seized to the hub today, it was so seized that when I cracked it really hard with a 4 pound sledge, the braking surface broke off from the face, so the braking surface was spinning around while the face remained stationary. I would’ve swore I’d have to go get the acetylene. Just for shits, I grabbed the 4980. Less than a minute I had it off. It blows ball joints out with such force that they take chunks out of the concrete floor when they hit. Comparing it to a 401 shank hammer is like comparing a 1/2 inch impact to a 1 inch impact. I have yet to encounter anything seized that I can’t remove with that air hammer.

He did that already

Did he perform such a test or did he go out camping? And if yes, when was that test published?

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If price was no issue, which would you choose if you had to again put of cp717 and 4980?

@@randlecycling2462 I really didn't see a difference in the two and I ended up getting a 498K Astro which was stronger than either one. Even though limited production they still are out there for sale. I think the 7CP 714 is the finest 401 shank gun out there as it is so smooth and trigger control is the best, I would by a Astro 4980 again over a 717 because I just don't see a reason to pay 2x cost

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Key word there is data. As soon as this rig is damaged we not only lose all data on that big tool, but all future testing on smaller air hammers is kaput. No way to ensure the data is as comparable as it would have been before damage

@@TorqueTestChannel second rig for big hammers?

@@ShainAndrews Can't be stuck if it's liquid.

​@@frizzlefry1921I'm also of the theory of if an air hammer won't move it gravity will with the wand

Am going to bump this 1 time

I haven't broken a harbor freight swivel socket on my nitrocat 1250 in the 8 years I've had them. Admittedly not something that I use all of the time but I usually run them until they quit turning or the bolt breaks. Grade 8 frame bolts on cross members.

@@cbmech2563 I use the swivels in a shop setting and they get used every week. In a home use setting they are ok. In shop setting the cheaper ones have exploded and I’ve had shrapnel hit me before. If you have an impact gun strong enough even the snap on ones wear out but they don’t explode.

@@Fk8td I'm a heavy truck mechanic and I'm using an impact rated 1200 off 900ft lbs on. Which is more than the new snap on gun in 2014 and the impact and the swivels are still going

We mention towards the end

A lot. My air hammer and impacts are all set up so that I can use the 3/8s most of the time and 1/2 when I need the extra power