Ingersoll Rand W5130-K1 3/8-Inch Mid-Torque Impactool Kit with Charger, Li-Ion Battery and Case

A little information about me, I work on cars for a living and as a hobby, I've been used to air tools but ever since I bought the IRw7150 I rarely ever turn on my compressor any more, since I already had three large IR batteries buying the irw5130 was a no brainier, though I did think about going with other electric impacts Snap on in particular had more power, and the dewalt had more "options". For me the main reason I bought the ir5130 is the batteries. The day after I got it I tried it out on a corolla, it handled 'most' of the subframe bolts, besides the lug nuts and axle nuts. It's got a little led bulb that I was unaware of until I got it(I did not do my homework on this one). I have yet to measure its potential with a torque wrench but when a rusted subframe bolt could not be taken its big brother w7150 was called into action. Its small and light enough to use hours upon hours without feeling strained( I used the w7150 for many things including batteries, and small screws that hold belly pans up twas a hassle to say the least). As of late I have noticed how much I miss the w5130 since I leave it at work, thinking I may buy another to keep my projects running on at home but have to find the right way of tricking myself into doing so. Anyways I bought mine for 303 and change, off the trucks they will run well over 500, w7150 will run 700 off the trucks. I'll stop rambling now since its 12am and exhausted from work, all I have to say is without a 3/8 portable impact be it IR's snappies, dewalt etc. my line of work would be much more laborious...Fin.

I tried one of these impacts out because I have the 1/2 inch version (W7150) and compared to the SO CT4410 that I have which is 14.4 V Ni-Cd there wasn't any noticeable difference in torque, I kinda think that if the SO had new batteries I might have a bit more power. I used the 3.0ah battery that my w7150 has and it's not more powerful than the CT4410. If you don't have a cordless 3/8 impact get the IR, better priced same performance, if you have the CT4410 keep it, the W7150 is more powerful hands down than the CT7850 I have both use them everyday. It's hard to know what to buy sometimes just passing on my unbiased experience with these tools.

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