Harbor Freight's New Right-Angle Earthquake vs. Astro 1832 TESTED
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See what power they make: Harbor Freight EQ12RA goes up against viewer suggested Astro ONYX 1832 right angle impact.
See the HF initial review and teardown here: • Video
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Eric O. at SMA sent me. I’m digging your channel so far!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Robert’s your mother’s brother.
Your diligent testing is greatly appreciated. This channel will grow tremendously in the coming days. Looking forward to seeing the Aircat 1250K soon.
I got a 1250k can’t complain haven’t not been able to take anything’s off with it
Here to remind you of this comment, and you weren’t lyin lol
This channel has grown into a treasure trove of tool specs in a short 2 years lol
@@kylesalem-fuson8012 yeah a lot of us could see the potential and these guys took the torch and ran. Thanks for the reminder bud, enjoy the channel.
Probably not the video you expected this comment to popup on.
Sent over by Eric O. at SMA. Love the content.
Project Farm started in a similar fashion and 3 years later he is at 1 million subs. Keep it up man.
I knew the Astro wouldn't let me down in this test lol.
I have the short handle version and run it at about 150psi hiflow fitting and it's a beast, def surpasses it ratings lol.
I bought the short handle version of the Astro a few years ago, and it has never disappointed me.
It has been a great tool which has a very reasonable price.
Another great test, I love my 1832. Another test would be the 1834 flex-head but I haven't seen anything comparable.
We have high water now on the right side, with the tiny waterfall on the left and it was diverted with the short log and a dam was made from the harbour brick which half of it is in the water and the other half is out
my brother is a pro, has been rocking astro 1828 nano 3/8 daily for over a year now as his main gun and he loves it
Impact wrench dynos! Yes, now I have an amp Dyno channel and an impact wrench Dyno channel 😁
Curious to see how Capri tools right angle stacks up
Same
I’m curious about the Chicago Pneumatic and the Cornwell one also.
@@whatfreedom7that was just being sarcastic when the blacking bird was screaming to be Altair from the morning situation 😭
That was the sarcastic situation from the morning so the 11 blackbird screamed Altair 😂
It used to be if something was from HF and worked even if it wasn't great you'd at least feel you were getting a bargain, that's not so much the case lately.
The IR 1/2 hammerhead is a very good one I still use to this day. Come in handy for harmonic balancers and for truck bumpers where most times have to do with a wrench.
How do you think the power on the Ingersoll Rand hammer head? I've have the 3/8 version for years. Don't use it often and have ben underwhelmed with it's performance.
I have both versions of the IR Hammerhead in 1/2" and 3/8" purchased right after release (circa 2010?). Both are available for testing if interested.
Truck already deployed the leaf from the focus because it shit it self from the terminator t1000 truck situation 😭
I like your tests. I work in a small shop and the amount of noise these tools produce is always a consideration. Maybe add noise level to your testing.
The small waterfall is now flowing found your counters and see where it leads
I bought an Astro 1822 inspired on your reviews. Thanks so much!!!
Making me want one too.
What impact should we test next? M18 Gen 2 mid torque is in the lead
Test 1 impact with various different fittings!
@@Swainj Okay, we'll do that!
@@TorqueTestChannel I have an IR hammer head 3/8 impact I’d love to see how it stacks up. Or it compared to the cordless right angle impact Milwaukee is now offering.
@@TorqueTestChannel test the capri impact wrenches
@@CPthetooladdict Had to look them up. never heard of them. Their CP35205 says 5.9", 3.5lbs and 1,715 ft-lbs nut busting torque. Are these people serious?
Also, keep in mind for the DIY'er or beginner who is new to pneumatic tools.........sometimes it is better to have a tool that is not too powerful ; that way, you won't be snapping bolts off and then having to deal with that problem. Then, as your skills and interests grow, you can start purchasing more powerful impacts! Thanks for the vid!!
Awesome Testing! Subscribed and will be watching all your videos! Also could we see the Milwaukee M12 Right Angle Impact?
And it would be nice to see if the 6.0AH battery does better than the 4.0AH.
I would like to see the Astro tools - 1834 flex head angle impact vs. this Astro model.
had to check out this flex head you speak of. hadn't seen before, Thanks just what i need to see. Turbo TyTy.
@@gilmansgarage6341 South Main Auto Repair uses both of them on his channel. He recently went through a few differences between them in his real working experience. I don't remember which video though.
@@snoopdogie187 Thanks, I watch South main auto so I will check it out.
Please test the Matco right angle impact! Great video
We need to see some Capri tools on this list. As well as other Capri tools to compare to your other tests.
Link to related vids in description would be great.
Going up against ‘Project Farm’.
You got it.
You should do the Capri 1/2 drive right angle air wrench.
It's what harbor freight models there's after.
That's a test that would determine which is the better of the 3. At $197 for the Capri hopefully it would out preform the other two.
You need to try the capri tools version and also the new astro tools swivel right angle impact.
You should check out Capri’s right angle impact. They are a very good quality up-and-coming tool company. They also have a flex right angle impact with less torque.
That's because small waterfall is on the left side of the right and the far right is broken and doesn't work 😭
Nice set up and graphs! Great work.
Thanks. You might consider making a website to post your results and link to your vids.
Great testing, sorry to see the HF tool fall so low. I really wanted to see the teardown, but the linked video says it is private, can't watch it.
Wow the Astro was DOMINANT! Definitely test the Milwaukee M12 right angle impact if you haven't.
We're on it!
Man i miss having a nice compressor but at least now i have unlimited power anywhere with milwaukee. I sold alot of my impact except for my big ol IR 1in impact
the harbour freight gun sounds faulty, that sound is the hammer hitting the anvil unevenly, also the tolerances between the hammer and anvil may be to great were the impact falls on the edge of were it should strike, this causes an inefficient impact. i repair pneumatic tools and change out commercial wheels for Goodyear.
i have been all over TH-cam looking for a channel like this, thankyou so much for your hard work it is much appreciated, i hope your channel grows heaps
Aren’t they all right angle?
I would love to see how the Milwaukee Right Angle Impact does. I believe it claims upto 220ft but am curious to see how it compares to its Competitors.
Love the vids man 😍😍
Now Los angles bridge is a 😊 bridge with E pig cover 😂
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It's not surprising that HF underperformed. I have 2 disappointing HF impacts. HF has a pattern of exorbitant performance claims for their impacts. I've written them for clarification about conflicting specs and, at least they had the good form not to lie to me directly and failed to respond.
The Earthquake air gun is a BEAST!!!
6 years of use. Never an issue and never failed to do the task at hand.
Hands down the best air tool I've ever had.
@@davidstill754 I'm somewhat envious of your success with HF air tools. I was tempted to purchase the Earthquake but with the hit or miss performance I had with their other air tools, I didn't want to chance the high cost. Unfortunately, that's the kind of tool, where you only find out it's not up to par is when it's needed.
@65CSX I bought a nice and fairly expensive air gun from Sears years ago. Preformed well for 2 or 3 years and then it quit working altogether. I then purchased another air gun from from Lowes. It was less expensive, less torque and much heavier. I didn't like it from the word go but I needed one so I tuffed it out till I discovered the Earthquake. I was a little wiser about air guns then and the torque specs were way way better than both previous guns.
The only time I don't use it is during winter.
It's scared up pretty bad from being drug or slid across a concrete floor but not abused. If it quit working tomorrow, I more than got my monies worth out it and would buy another just like it without hesitation.
I know I said 6 years but I've actually had it closer to 10. It's been awhile since Sears closed.
I did recently buy the Capri air gun. HF has one just like it as far as looks go for $99.
The Capri sells for $179 . In this instance I believe the Capri may be the better of the two but honestly I didn't realize HF had the Capri clone or I may have bought it.
What is the world coming to when Harbor Freight tools can’t win comparison tests?
The astro turn on the broken pump has been removed and now is on the E serpent pig snake species under the log right for protection
hey! 😭🤘😂
Thanks for this video. Exactly what I wanted to see.
Thanks for making this video 👏
You're welcome!
You can tell this is an older one because of how ASMR-y your voice is vs. the peppier less monotone current voice haha. Weird observation, I know
I was just about to buy the harbor freight till I found ur video 😂😂😂
classic example of HF more expensive for less capable tool .
HF air and battery tools are far from a good buy .
Not every tool is going to be a knockout however there are a number of nicer HF tools that have met or exceeded brands costing 2 or 3 times more.
A few examples would be the Pittsburgh Pro breaker bar compared to Snap-On and Matco. The $129 Earthquake XT air gun beating the $700 Snap-On gun and the US General/ICON tool chests being better built than other brands double the price.
Again, not everything from HF is great but there are a number of decent quality tools available at a fraction of the cost.
@@ViperSRTnACR They got few tool gems but not air or battery if compare whole market, far better to be had at few bucks more or even less and far better warranty too, snapon is appalling in air and battery tools, only thing they currently have that leading design is battery ratchet .
I like the hf stubby 1/2 impact. It doesn't have the power of my nitrocat 1250k, but it has very good power and gets into a lot of places the cat won't. I'm a heavy truck mechanic and I usually use it 2 or 3 times a week to save hand wrenching, and with coupon I got it for about 90$ .
@@cbmech2563 Thing is AP or ACT stubby both smaller and hit harder and cheaper . Also the AP would have better parts support .
The HF air and battery tools really not that great .
Fantastic video,very informative video sir thank you..
Thanks for another great video. That Astro is on my list.
I had a TZ Tool right angle from Amazon, it worked great for a year of daily dealership use. Then the bearing crapped out. I took it apart and think that's going to be the weak link in all of these right angle impacts. Also Aircat makes one I'd like to see tested.
The hi Audi yeah now only a big rush can wash it all away
Sorry
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I got a Earth quake for 19 bucks at pawn shop, you can't beat that 🤷💪💪
Are you gonna test the PT850 and PT725 from snap on and see how they do against others?
Would love to see you test the max line of ingersol
1/2 In. Composite Xtreme Torque Air Impact Wrench, Green
You guys should do speed test to like if you can’t get a wrench on the other side of wrench and if the gun can spin fast enough to tighten I think this is where air out performs battery
Good video,... thanks for a real test!
The Harbor Freight 'Tremor' right angle impact
This video will have an impact on my next purchase decision
I'll see myself out
Sounds like a gut wrenching decision.
Mac Tools has an Air Right Angle Impact that’s supposed to be the king
Astro Vs Capri!!!!
Great vid
👍🇺🇲👍
I'd love to see you compare the ASTRO Nano Flex-Head. I bought one and just love it!
Can you test the Astro 1832 vs the Milwaukee M12 Right angle impact 2565-20
We'll add it to the list!
Dayum that earthquake got rekt.
Any test videos on the IR 2015MAX or 2025MAX impact ratchet/right angle impact? My 3/8 version seems so under powered but some techs apparently running closer to 150 PSI swear by them.
I think these tools are purchased more for break loose torque rather than tightening torque.
Either way the HF didn't quite do what it said. When it comes to a power tool, these types are purchased based on how accurate they are to what they say they can do. The difference between these 2 could be a nut or bolt breaking loose or not. The HF may not have enough to break that loose where the astro has that extra kick you need to get it broken loose.
But if your talking a basic drill, a $60 drill will drill a hole just as good as a $200 drill. At that point, does it really matter ?
Is there really any downside to running impacts at higher pressures does it wear them any or will it destroy them
Yes. In general the "cheaper" the brand the more running it at high pressure will usually lessen its life. If you're buying an air impact from a non well known air tool company you're rolling the dice. That said, pressures like 110, 120 or even 130psi are not "high" when sometimes it takes that setting at the wall to actually see 90psi in the tool running.
@@TorqueTestChannel my old shop truck company would run a 175psi all day long I never expected either my 3/8 or 1/2 Ingersoll Rand titanium impact guns. Can't say if it hurt the but they still run.
Can you test harmonic Balancer sockets vs an normal socket
Also on your line graphs can you add forward and reverse torque at the top
They don't make those special heavy sockets in the 1.5" size we need
They do make a 27mm by lisle you could weld the head of a bolt onto your 1 inch bolt and test it up against a normal shallow and deep 27 mm
Or you could weld a thick pipe around a normal 1 1/2 socket
No need to test they are way better trust me I’m a mechanic be cool to actually see it on a graph though
They work way better due to basically making the hammer larger. It would be cool to see it on a graph though to understand how they work.
Wouldn't mind seeing the kobalt 24v with a 4ah right angle vs the Milwaukee m12 right angle with the 3ah.
Nice testing, but can't tell if tests are tightening, loosening, or both. Looks like the socket turns right sometimes, and left other times. You mention tightening only once. Maybe you could clarify?
Thanks.
Its all tightening.
I would like to see The wooble head astro impact Eric O had on one of his videos lately. Astro 1834 i
Think..
Thanks!
Checking this out because of Eric o
if you can get a hold of the mac tools awp050 and the mpf990501 and test them👍
All those earthquake tools work 100% better if you take the screen out of the muffler it restricts so much air flow there is a baffle and it restricts a lot of air
Can you test the Ingersoll rand right angle 20 volts???
I would be interested to see if the Astro 1822 and the 1832 are the same but with a longer handle.
We've taken them apart, it's a twin hammer (1822) vs single jumbo hammer (1832) and different air motor size. Hence why they perform differently in each video as well.
Do a Ingersoll right angle rachet
I do believe you lose some torque using a socket. The play in the "imperfect" fit of the anvil and socket, the mass of socket being stop started loses energy, and then the imperfect fit is another stop starting part. So you skook a few.
Pretty real world though, which is the aim. Do you plan to use an impact wrench without an impact socket?
@@TorqueTestChannel Oh no! There are a few applications where the anvil is the socket, such as the oil plug in the bottom of law mowers, but no I agree it's real world. Just stating that you do lose some force, wasn't complaining against your testing. Better than MY setup of NOTHIN. lmak
We have this brand called Rodcraft which has simular products to Astro in shop where I lieve. Is that a brand that is a vailable for ou to test?
Have you ever done any impact ratchet comparison's. Notice the earthquake and aircat 803rw almost are identical, are they being manufactured by the same place in Taiwan? Notice their stubby impacts also look very much alike.
I have both 1/2 and 3/8 right angle millwaukee cordless impacts of you guys want to try it out
Astro makes some amazing tools for a descent price. It would be interesting to know how much each tool weights
Too costly.
They're actually rather light :)
Nice graphing.
Please test the Milwaukee Right-Angle Impact against them.
Deal
Can someone explain why I'd want to pick this tool or the normal Nano?
Not sure what the difference is, and why I should choose one over the other.
Just access. Easy to get to some bolts. The normal nano makes more power, and especially now that's it's a v2
@@TorqueTestChannel
Oh wow, I'm over here comparing the two and the RA is losing at every turn. Now it looks like it losing even more since that Nano got an update. It's smaller by under ½". Since I'm never getting under the hood for anything serious at my job, I'm definitely sold on the 1822 Nano.
Thanks for the extra info man, you really help me put my dollars on the right horse 👍💯
I just picked up the astro 1/2 inch swivel neck impact. It's super quiet and pretty powerful. Any thoughts on doing a comparison with that?
We haven't gotten our hands on one yet. Each time we go to buy a new impact to test it's out of stock.
Can you test the tools from ikea?
I would like to send an impact for testing to compare to these two. How do i get it to you? I see your about page says to send an email, but have been unable to locate said email address.
Hammerhead had one of the first.
Got the Astro
You should test the 1/2 kobalt stubby
Now i need a log to divert the water on the right side
rules are rules astroturf cover and it wont cost anymore money as it will come from the same pump
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Astro is selling a FLEX HEAD!!!!!!! right angle impact.....$200.00 on amazon....please test that one
Haven't been able to get one. They are back-ordered everywhere. May be a few months
@@TorqueTestChannel Wait. That Capri looks awefully familiar in certain ways. Any chance it is made by Astro?
What psi (air pressure)you running these tests at? Just curious.
90psi running for the working and max torque test and 150 line to what ever it is in the tool for bcs
HF can only stand behind their cordless tools for 90 days.......Enough said...
Torque test air impect wrench
test the KIMO!!
hf is a door stopper.
What's the price difference???
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Thank you I won't buy the harbor freight tool now.. never.. never..ever.
why no snap on?
Honestly? So far just the $. We're working our way there though, have 1 in the works on the horizon.
Try hazet
So where 400lb
The earthquake wrench says 400lbs. Wow there frikin liers
Astro flex head
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Why not position the camera so it shows the actual gauge pressure reading rather than having to decipher your dr handwriting... your 4's look like 9's to say the least.. and nobody writes a 3 like that... lol