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Old 11-21-2019, 07:28 AM   #1
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Nut busting

The memes on that group have gotten pretty tiring, and mostly bad now.

But this one made me laugh.

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Old 11-21-2019, 08:40 AM   #2
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Old 11-21-2019, 02:20 PM   #3
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Electric ratchets are the best. THE BEST.
Was probably before most here were born, but I still remember the first time I used an air ratchet wrench in 1974. Back then, they were THE BEST
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Old 11-21-2019, 02:50 PM   #4
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Was probably before most here were born, but I still remember the first time I used an air ratchet wrench in 1974. Back then, they were THE BEST
Yeah. It’s like that, but quiet and no hose. And you can take it anywhere.
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Old 11-21-2019, 03:41 PM   #5
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Yeah. It’s like that, but quiet and no hose. And you can take it anywhere.
Dude, you don't know what you missed in your life development not having daily driven a 5.0 Fox body Mustang.
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Old 11-21-2019, 04:15 PM   #6
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I have an air ratchet. I've had it for almost twenty years.

I used it once.
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Old 11-21-2019, 04:48 PM   #7
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time for a bigger impact
Yup. I need one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/Makita-XWT08Z...4373653&sr=8-4

BL Motor delivers 740 feet pounds of Max Torque and 1,180 feet pounds of breakaway torque
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Old 11-21-2019, 04:54 PM   #8
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Yup. I need one of these.
After seeing all these torque specs I looked up mine.

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1,000 ft-lbs of fastening torque and 1400 ft-lbs of nut-busting torque.
https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Produc...enches/2767-22
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After seeing all these torque specs I looked up mine.



https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Produc...enches/2767-22
This one is pretty new.
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Old 11-21-2019, 10:00 PM   #10
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After seeing all these torque specs I looked up mine.



https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Produc...enches/2767-22
Sure, but I already have 7 Makita batteries and 0 M18 batteries.
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