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Mark_T · 03-14-2014, 06:03 AM

I like air tools - the feel, the sound, the power. There is no battery to die or eventually replace.

I got put off battery operated tools a few years ago I spent big bucks on this really nice Hilti cordless drill, but when I went to buy a new pair of batteries a few years later I found that they were obsolete and discontinued. Didn't expect that from a company like Hilti. I can still get parts for my 50 year old Kirby vacuum, but Hilti blows off their customers after 5 years. Nice.

So now I buy cheap cordless drills, mainly for working around the yard, and pitch them when they are done. Everything else is corded or air.

Current air tool collection:

Snap-On MG725 1/2" impact gun & 10 torque sticks
Snap-On PD3A 3/8 drill
2 Snap-On FAR70B assembly ratchets
CP728 assembly ratchet (the original!)
IR air chisel
Crafstman 1/4 ratchet
PA 3/8 & 1/2 ratchets
PA die grinder
Airlift Vacuum evacuator tool

All driven by a Dewalt 1.6 HP, 200 PSI, 15 gallon vertical tank compressor. It has been more than adequate so far.

Currently watching Ebay for the right deal to replace the PA stuff with SO.

I may de-snorkle the MG725. I hear it will give me another .02 ft-lbs, but I'm still waiting to see a dyno report

03-14-2014, 06:03 AM	#27
Mark_T Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Winnipeg MB Posts: 2,485	I like air tools - the feel, the sound, the power. There is no battery to die or eventually replace. I got put off battery operated tools a few years ago I spent big bucks on this really nice Hilti cordless drill, but when I went to buy a new pair of batteries a few years later I found that they were obsolete and discontinued. Didn't expect that from a company like Hilti. I can still get parts for my 50 year old Kirby vacuum, but Hilti blows off their customers after 5 years. Nice. So now I buy cheap cordless drills, mainly for working around the yard, and pitch them when they are done. Everything else is corded or air. Current air tool collection: Snap-On MG725 1/2" impact gun & 10 torque sticks Snap-On PD3A 3/8 drill 2 Snap-On FAR70B assembly ratchets CP728 assembly ratchet (the original!) IR air chisel Crafstman 1/4 ratchet PA 3/8 & 1/2 ratchets PA die grinder Airlift Vacuum evacuator tool All driven by a Dewalt 1.6 HP, 200 PSI, 15 gallon vertical tank compressor. It has been more than adequate so far. Currently watching Ebay for the right deal to replace the PA stuff with SO. I may de-snorkle the MG725. I hear it will give me another .02 ft-lbs, but I'm still waiting to see a dyno report __________________ '99 black 986 Last edited by Mark_T; 03-14-2014 at 06:09 AM.