Swing through the Home Depot parking lot with cash in hand is the easiest way to get work done
Or get deported to Venezuela...or Uganda.
Only thing better than the right saw is a 36' scissor lift..with a Predator 670 swap she moves!
-Mac
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Or get deported to Venezuela...or Uganda.
Only thing better than the right saw is a 36' scissor lift..with a Predator 670 swap she moves!
-Mac
A great machine if your building site isn't on the side of a mountain like mine.
Hiring someone who’s skills are unknown is not for me. Liability when they get hurt or screw something up. Miester you have nice things at your house can I bring some friends over later when you’re not home?
I’m fortunate that after 40+ years of acquiring rentals I have a stable of proven tradesmen that I can call and have no surprises. I call and the work gets done. They all know that I pay when the job is done and treat me fairly because of that.
I used to do 80% of the maintenance and repairs myself now at my age I only do 20% and hire the rest out.
I’m fortunate that after 40+ years of acquiring rentals I have a stable of proven tradesmen that I can call and have no surprises. I call and the work gets done. They all know that I pay when the job is done and treat me fairly because of that.
I used to do 80% of the maintenance and repairs myself now at my age I only do 20% and hire the rest out.
AOSJ
TJ Enthusiast
I use the Wrap-its without the grommet to secure my seatbelts - they make a lot of noise cruising with top off
What, you motor swapped your scissor lift?!
You'd have to get a TJ, replace the tub with the lift, then add hydraulics like that
Looking for opinions on a Milwaukee 3/8” impact wrench. I have been accumulating red stuff but all M18 so far. These drivers apparently only come in M12. My objection is having to set up for different batteries. This is the general thing I’m looking at:
https://www.milwaukeetool.com/products/2567-20
It also comes in an extended reach version. Anyone have recs or comments?
https://www.milwaukeetool.com/products/2567-20
It also comes in an extended reach version. Anyone have recs or comments?
Woodrow, you're calling that an impact wrench, but the link you provided is a ratchet, not an impact. I have the 1/4" and 3/8" M12 ratchets, and the "Insider" M12 ratchet, which is good for really tight access situations. I don't use any of these on a regular basis because I'm more of a "loosen with a tool, but tighten by hand" feller, and impact works better for loosening. I could probably live without them, but I don't have to, so I have them.
I also have the 3/8" M12 right-angle impact, which might be what you're actually wanting? Now that tool, I wouldn't want to live without, due to my aforementioned methodology on loosening/tightening. It's got serious torque capabilities, especially considering it's a right-hand drive tool. It's also very hefty. Probably weighs twice what the M12 ratchet does.
Finally, with regards to having to deal with another battery. It's inevitable. Milwaukee only makes certain tools in the M12 series - ratchets and right-angle impacts being just a few. I also have two generations of their rotary tool*, a right angle drill, a 3-plane laser level, and a rivet gun. All but the rivet gun are only available in the M12 series. The M18 rivet gun is a lot more expensive, but it can do 1/4" rivets (the M12 is limited to 3/16" rivets).
*Of all my Milwaukee stuff, the M12 rotary tools (I have two - the current gen and the one previous) are the only ones that have disappointed me, and I can't recommend them. My issue with them is that in hot weather, which is common down here, they won't run continuously with moderate loads on them. I can run them for about a minute, and they shut down due to an over-temp situation (I think). I then have to let them cool down to use them for another minute. I've taken to blowing compressed air through the cooling openings to get them cooled down. It's ridiculous. I ended up buying a pneumatic Dotco pencil die grinder, as recommended by Mike_H way back on Page 12. It's not cordless, but it just runs and runs!
I also have the 3/8" M12 right-angle impact, which might be what you're actually wanting? Now that tool, I wouldn't want to live without, due to my aforementioned methodology on loosening/tightening. It's got serious torque capabilities, especially considering it's a right-hand drive tool. It's also very hefty. Probably weighs twice what the M12 ratchet does.
Finally, with regards to having to deal with another battery. It's inevitable. Milwaukee only makes certain tools in the M12 series - ratchets and right-angle impacts being just a few. I also have two generations of their rotary tool*, a right angle drill, a 3-plane laser level, and a rivet gun. All but the rivet gun are only available in the M12 series. The M18 rivet gun is a lot more expensive, but it can do 1/4" rivets (the M12 is limited to 3/16" rivets).
*Of all my Milwaukee stuff, the M12 rotary tools (I have two - the current gen and the one previous) are the only ones that have disappointed me, and I can't recommend them. My issue with them is that in hot weather, which is common down here, they won't run continuously with moderate loads on them. I can run them for about a minute, and they shut down due to an over-temp situation (I think). I then have to let them cool down to use them for another minute. I've taken to blowing compressed air through the cooling openings to get them cooled down. It's ridiculous. I ended up buying a pneumatic Dotco pencil die grinder, as recommended by Mike_H way back on Page 12. It's not cordless, but it just runs and runs!
AOSJ
TJ Enthusiast
the tool you linked is a ratchet and not meant for busting nuts loose - you can loosen fasteners with this, but only by using the tool like a manual ratchet. This tool is meant for speed of seating a nut or bolt down with the battery power and tightening by ratcheting the tool manually, or loosening by using the tool manually and then zipping it the rest of the way off with the battery power.
You guys are right. I don’t know what I’m talking about. I don’t even know what I want. I think I want a right angle powered wrench. Probably impact would be good. Right angle because of spaces where standard impacts don’t fit. @sab said the impact version is kinda big so…
I have the ratchet and rarely use it. Seemed like a good idea but I use my M12 stubby more than anything else on vehicle work.
Also like Sab, I use power to disassemble and ratchets to reassemble.
M12 opens you up to other items such as lights and band file which I use more than I ever expected.
Just my preference. I do put the torque wrench on things that matter too.
The what?
I don't use my torque wrench on anything steering or suspension
Do or don’t?
That brings up another topic: I need to get a low-medium torque wrench. Something that is reliable in the 5-30ft lb range.
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