The New #1 Impact Wrench on the Channel! Harbor Freight Earthquake Ultra v Thor G2 & Amazon 

List of tools tested that don't suck here: www.amazon.com/shop/torquetestchannel *Edit:* We're hearing at least a few people who have bought the new Earthquake DID get a 1/4" NPT adapter in their box. So that could be one less thing to worry about. The creator of this channel is working in product development for Astro tools which includes impacts wrenches just like these! Always consider multiple sources when considering a tool.

Hi TTC. Fun idea: there are a ton of cute little cordless screwdrivers (like actually screwdrivers) out there. Would be great to see some testing.

Testing the 1896 and shedding light on why you dont typically test air 3/4 impacts was much appreciated. I am a diesel mechanic and we have what is i believe a 150 gal compressor, with 3/4 hoses with 1/2 fittings and 3/8 hoses with 1/4 fittings. Our max pressure is around 160psi and i have a Cornwell CAT3225 and she has handled everything i threw at her without breaking a sweat

It was very interesting to see the improvements on the new version Thor explained point by point. You should do more "look inside stuff" videos!

The 2967 might be the new king of 1/2 cordless impacts

When buying new air hoses it's wise to go large, and you can run both by using different chucks on the pipe fittings of your choice. I just finished plumbing my main shop using 3/4" ID red industrial air hose and Chicago couplings. (If I score an engine-driven compressor of size I'll simply add larger hose where that matters and have more CFM throughout.) I configure my shops like a job site or military deployment where everything can be easily rearranged to suit added equipment or efficiency and convenience improvements. Stepping down from large hose is easy plumbing. Explore available fittings and it will be obvious how to get what you want. Industrial air hose is rugged, doesn't corrode, I can quickly add compressors (it's much easier to add lower HP compressors by pneumatic connection than spend far more money wiring say a 10HP or larger single compressor). My flexible wiring is high quality SOOW cable with proper connectors (worth it over hard wiring for easy maintenance and reconfig). All my compressors are mobile for easy maintenance and cleaning. I use large round shank scaffolding casters slid into pipe sections welded to the simple chassis I fabbed for my two 5 HP ("industrial" 5HP not bullshit consumer trash wishful thinking 5HP, consumer compressor mfrs are con artists like air and electric tool sellers!). I got tired of baby compressors because I got tired of outsourcing sand blasting. A cheap but VERY important addition to my shop air is a large industrial receiver tank. Most hobbyists don't know they exist let alone the glorious surge capacity they offer. I use a USB borescope to inspect all my tanks (they're cheap online and fun to use) because explosions are bad. You can locate your compressor someplace quiet or otherwise convenient then place the receiver tank close to point of use.

I would say I really want to see the dcf897's 3/4 anvil put into a dcf900 chassis and see how well it works.

I'd use a Milton high-flow 3/8" coupler with that, in combination with 1/2" hose. It makes a huge difference.

I just bought a dcb891 after watching your tests and could not be more pleased. Thank you for providing this service. Like project farm, you are weeding out the chaff and providing us with invaluable information.

Great job helping Astro rise to the top!...I have no interest in air tools,but I am still glad they are included..

Been salivating for days just waiting on this episode! Yelling “TTC! TTC! TTC!” The whole time! 😅

The fact that battery operated tools are getting as powerful as air tools is the last nail in the coffer of DIY’s using air. No big compressor No airlines to manage All the benefits and none of the cons, other then life of the battery. But compressor is way more expansive to manage then batteries.

The 3/4 and the 1/2 xgt makita has been my favorite since they came out for big customer Repairs and jobs

I recently picked up a DCF-900 on sale for $200. At that price and the performance I couldn't NOT buy it. It has been all that I hoped and more.

I can’t wait for the new Milwaukee testing 😅 shop tool reviews took the testing over 2,000 ft lbs of torque on a nut. We don’t even need that but sheesh. Can’t wait for the dyno

So cool that you help to develope the Asteo Pneumatic Tools and Always love seeing Eric O beat rhe snot out of them 8:00 and Love that new Infinite variable trigger on the new Thor

Someone else mentioned electric screwdrivers. I second that, but I’d also like to see how much torque you get from the clutches on cordless drill drivers. I assume there’s a good reason that they are all in arbitrary units instead of torque ranges. But I’d like to know if I could get an estimated torque. Or simply understand how unreliable they are. :)

Never had a Harbor Freight tool that didn’t work great out of the box, problem is they don’t last. Wouldn’t even consider a daily user tool from Harbor Freight

shops that work on passenger vehicles use 1/4 fittings, shops that work on Heavy Duty/Industrial equipment use the 3/8. AWESOME CHANNEL, I appreciate what you are doing.

Just got the 3/4 Thor two days ago. I work on transit buses 🚌

The Makita is a $300 bare tool including shipping if bought from amazon japan. All in, no tax. I just bought the 891 mid torque, thinking that 3/4 inch is the way to go on a modern high torque. Waiting to see if the 961 is going to be 3/4 as I have the batteries and charger already. Really like that xgt though. Would like to see a heat comparison of the batteries and tool 961, 2967, xgt. The comparison of the xgt batterys suggests that maybe we have reached the point where a step up in voltage makes sense.

Hey TTC can you dyno older tools like nicad brushed tools to show how far we have came.

What about doubling down on air compressors for the extreme testing? Plumbing in parallel should improve overall flow, and may help keep pressure up in the name of beans

My old Mac/IR gun is dying a slow death. 10 years. Old tried rebuilding it poor man style. Figured id do some research as im a mechanic in the rusty canada. Found this channel and picked up the Thor g2 1/2. Running 3/8 line a fitting. Its the best gun ive used so far. A bit big. But everything comes off like its loose lol. And im still learning the ugga duggas for tight. Love this channel!

I converted my shops over to 3/8" couplers with 1/2" hoses years ago and never looked back. Every air tool performs better, especially the impacts.

Loved the honest information about you being in the design and making of the Thor's. It would be easy for someone to be shading about that. But you said you wouldn't do that when you took the job and kept doing this channel. Please keep it up.

I hope one day we can get some proper 3/4 air impact testing! Unless someone happens to know of another data driven channel testing them.

My 1894 pisses air exactly like your HF version. Missed the return window before it started. Pretty unhappy with the experience overall. Trigger also absolutely sucks. Edit: Thanks TTC and Astro for sorting out my issues!

That new Milwaukee I think will be everything that thing is insane I seen a video of it splitting a 32 mm socket

Worked at a company that manufactured off shore oil platform and natural gas pipeline equipment, and we ran two air hoses to large impacts. For higher torques, we had a hydraulic ram that ran a ratchet. Don't know how much torque that made, we just used the hydraulic pressure value that the engineers gave us. No way a human could hold that kind of torque, had to rest it against an adjacent bolt.

Hey TTC, really like your channel, I was just walking through harbor freight and saw a 1in air impact for sale. I had never seen one before and thought that it would be cool to see it tested on the channel!!

It's funny you mentioned the trigger. I've only tried the original earthquake, but didn't like that it was like an on/off switch.

Super cool you got to help improve such a nice tool! Have you ever checked if total torque spikes if you allow the air pressure to recover and do a few more bursts with air tools after the long trigger pull?

It would be great to see more air tools and even corded ones, as general, not onlu impacts. Personally I prefer air, then corded for my little workshop, it's small enough that cordless haven't much advantage for me. And man, when I got air brad nailer... it just nailed it. I loved lightweight air tools :D

I gave away my Thor due to the air leak issue. I went to an IR 2235 max. It allows me to have full power reverse, followed by 1/4 power forward. Its about perfect for tire work.

I got pissed off and got a small screwdriver, hammered out the drift pin in the weep hole and hammered in the screw driver & broke it off. No more air leaks

3:26 I used to work at a factory, that had compressed air for the automation as well as tools. I remember one of the metrics we tracked was air leakage in scfm. If you walked on to the factory floor even with all the machines stopped there'd be a constant hiss from the leakage. I have no idea what the leakage was, but our system was in the thousands of scfm.

Just added the Thor 1896 3/4 drive to my Amazon cart. Just curious to see if there's a protective boot for it that I'm not seeing on Amazon. I don't want it passed around the shop without wearing protection.

I received the thor g2 for valentine's day as a gift from my wife. Needless to say it's already been tested against one of snapons best air impacts and hold right up with it if not out doing it in some respects. Worth mentioning we have 130psi static line pressure in our shop

4:40 thank you I thought I was nuts I was standing there thinking I was going insane 😂

I like the 1st design of THOR better: -less parts to fail -Honda crank bolts are no problem -I can say I was there 1st (Because of you guys) -notchy isn't an issue if you press the center of the trigger, or maybe the 20w-50 just smoothed it out on its first run. Also love the Thor air hammer just wow

I end up working underneath cars a lot with the impact anvil parallel to the ground facing straight up. What ended up killing my Thor G1 and forcing me back to the Matco offering was actually dirt/oil/grease/general car grit getting behind and under the trigger, so I hope the G2 addressed that with the trigger redesign.

My Thor started leaking badly from the roll pin, and the way I fixed it was disconnecting the air hose, slapping it with my palm, and very purposefully reconnecting the air hose. It’s still kinda hit or miss but more often than not it doesn’t leak

I bought the ultra torque 2 weeks ago before the store even had them on display. It came with the adapter for 3/8 to 1/4 on mine. Not sure why yours didn’t come with an adapter. Impact has been an absolute monster so far

I'm curious, have you ever tested different hand positions and the effect on dyno results? The laws of physics say that if you hold the tool more still, the energy that was causing the gun to shake is now going into the work instead. My question is, is that enough energy to make any difference, or is it insignificant? I do know that if it did change the numbers, it would likely affect all tools the same and wouldn't change the ratings, I'm just a physics nerd and am curious.

Pretty interesting to see the Thor, size wise against a cordless High torque in the end, I wonder how much they put out on a smaller compressor like a 10 Gallon? I didn't even know a Air Impact could have a progressive trigger like that, cool!

I know the field is small but I'd like to see more cordless 12 volt tools ..I'm thinking about buying a set ( drill, impact cut off tool mini sawzall) to keep in the house for most household jobs .

Hey Torque! As always an awesome video, thank you so much for all you do! I can’t wait to see what you think of the new 2967! Anyways, a co-manager of mine that works in our light/medium duty diesel shop claimed the pre-existing 3/8” air lines they were using were too restrictive and causing the air air tools to not have enough beans to get some jobs done. To “remedy” this problem they had 3/4” air lines installed. However because they’re lazy/cheap they used adapters to bring the 3/4” lines down to the normal 1/4” NPT fitting to fit all the tools. They claimed there was a significant performance improvement over the original 3/8” airline but I’m extremely skeptical of that claim. What are your thoughts on this scenario? The shop is run on a rotary compressor with about a million CFM output and also has a reciprocating back up compressor in case the air demand is that high or there’s a fault with the rotary screw compressor. The line pressure is regulated to 150psi and uses 1” copper pipe right up to where it connects to the air hose reel. Any thoughts you could share would be greatly appreciated.

Looks like you are making an impact in the market. Very impressive.

We have an ongoing argument at work over wether using hand force with normal wrenches or impacts can give a more precise torque on a bolt when tightening by "oldtimers". Aka. assemblers having tightened bolts tens of times per day 10+ years. Would be nice to have some ten or so people test this on your dyno. First by hand and then by impact.

I'm suprised the earthquake line of tools is still around

Awesome job on the Thor G2! How cool is that...

When reading the title, my mind was thinking 2967… Hope to see it soon on TTC!

Damnit I just bought one like 2 months ago! I absolutely love this impact! Also bought the 3/8 stubby short handle at the same time! Smdh

I would like to see a test where you let them go as far as they will even if it’s for 5 min. Sometimes we have that ONE job that requires ungodly force and I would love to see if it makes any difference running the air tool for like 1 min. Would 15sec 500 lb-ft turn into 90sec 1200 lb-ft ? Always wondered about that.

Hands down best review channel on youtube!!

Harbor Freight execs must’ve watched this video and made changes. I bought an earthquake xt today (1/16/2024) and it included the fitting necessary to thread in a 1/4” air fitting.

Love to see you send tools to south main auto repair been watching him for years!

Great show as always! ❤

Well shit, my gen 1 Thor just arrived yesterday. I guess that explains the sale.

Wow looks a ton like Astro Pneumatic 1890 Thor

Love this channel 👍🏼 thank you.

I have the massive 3/4 earthquake Pneumatic Impact its got power I feed it with a 3/4 and fittings its hungry 14:23 I switched it to 1/2 and got a bit more power

350k videos in 2 hours, love it !

I don't know if it possible at your shop but we had real trouble run a 1" impact to loosen semi lug nut at are shop and we only have a 80 gallon tank as well like you guys. The way we fixed that instead of buying a massively expensive rotary screw air compressor is we bought a second air tank with 120 gallons of capacity right next to the 80 gallon and plumped them together. The air compressor just runs longer but we have theoretically 200 gallons of air pressure at any givin time. Is that something you guys could do to improve the volume in your shop???

We has a 300 gallon with 1/2" lines, 3/8 plugs, 130 to 150 at the lines and i have a mac 3/4" impact. its nice for beating lugnuts off.

Can’t wait for you to test the new Milwaukee 1/2 impact

Cant wait to see the makita xgt vs dcf961 video. Curious to see difference in hammer weights. The dewalt should be more versatile for diy/automotive use, but make sure you have lifetime socket warranty!☺️

They do sell the 3/8 fitting that works at my local store, but it’s not advertised on their website.

Fun fact I bought one today and it does include the 1/4 adapter also harbor freight does sell an adapter in a set for like $6 item number 63580 which I know because I bought one thinking the adapter wouldn't be in the box lol. I guess I'll edit the post if I get that air leak issue

I just noticed in the manual for the 1895 it describes the 3 power settings as High, High, and Thor, God of Thunder Now it only seems appropriate to say "bring the thunder!" before pulling the trigger, Im sure that's good for at least 10% more working torque

Super excited to see the circ saw bracket winner

Yall should do a video on the swench manual impact wrench!

I work in a diesel shop with all the air you dream of .That Thor G2 in 3/4 is gonna be my birthday present thing month. Thanks for solving that one for me.

Let's see those rotary tool tests!!!

air impacts you can keep pounding a bolt tightening even when the bolt is fully stretched. electric impacts that i have used just vibrate like crazy and make a terrible noise trying to pound an already tightened bolt tighter. my use is tightening is more important.

off topic to what the video was about but could you guys review the new snap on brushless 3/8 14.4v impact? Bunch of my coworkers have them and am curious what the numbers are. Guys at a local Nissan dealer I worked at for a while used them to remove subframe bolts. Thought that was nuts.

Have you ever tested the Proto J150wp 1/2 air impact? I've been trying to find some review videos on it and having no luck

Oh nice a 1896 3/4 Thor G2 awesome 14:15

I've been impatiently waiting for this video and I'm definitely not disappointed. Now I just need to justify another Thor in my box.

Hi seen a new durofix stubby impact RI12184-4pg looks similar to stats to the M12 Milwaukee stubby wonder how it compares

bought the 1895 to replace my matco 2779, and while i love it for the money, it has couple of issues. first after watching this video and all the hype with the new trigger, i found it took too much force to start pulling it , which tehn negated the ability to feather it, its almost full on/full off. Its not as comfortable as my last coulple of impact wrenches. i can live with that given its less than half the price. but from day one the revers switch has been hard to operate and with in a few days was binding, i cant move it by hand most times now, which really sucks, i have to use the socket to give it a little tap, and today the power select dial stopped turning. I am going to return it, and am debating buying a new one or just getting the new matco

I bought one of the the earthquake xt’s today and it came with a 3/8-1/4” adapter. Could be missing from yours or they updated it.

Could y'all do an updated test of the Hercules brushless line of impact wrenches with the new larger battery sizes?

HFT sells adapter bits for 3/8” to 1/4” in a three piece set under the Merlin brand. Sadly, they don’t sell anything to adapt to 1/2”.

I love that new Thor G2! What a great air tool with important updates over the first gen (variable trigger is key)...I see that Horror Freight quality and attention to detail is still what we have all come to expect over they years...I can't wait to see the new Milwaukee High Torque 2967 step into the ring. I think we're all going to be shocked with what that thing can deliver in a 1/2" format.

id love to see yall test the snap on 3/4 electric impact CT9100DB, i wanna see where it stacks up compared to the makita and the milwaukee

Have you got your hands on the new Flex Mid Torque Yet? @Torque Test Channel

don't know why i'm watching this except its friday and eric o been working on that rusty chevvy but hey from the uk. :)

Any plans for testing the Ryobi PSBIW25B? I've had my eye on one as a homegamer with mostly ryobi batteries, but I usually don't buy anything until its been tested here 😁

Are we using the hf 1/4 Milton with this?

I love my makita Xgt finally had a honda crank bolt to give it a challenge. It wasn't about 2 seconds.

I really want that g2 thor as im very disappointed in the gen 1. I have most of the milwaukee lineup and am waiting for the pistol grip 1" to show up as I write this, but have several applications at work that require as much powrr as possible with the smallest size.

Question. I just started working for Caterpillar and I’m looking for a 3/4 drive air impact. What does everyone recommend? My co workers recommend Cornwell, but I’ve used an older Snap On that I liked and an Ingersoll Rand as well.

How can i find a complete, current list of rankings of all the impact wrenches?

Hey y’all, I’m not sure why but mine did in fact come with the adapter. Bought it just a few weeks ago, could have been just an abnormality one either side tho.

Really hope you guys look into crows foot wrenches.

I’ve been using the first 1894 for the past year. It’s been great. More break away than my buddy’s snap on impact 😂😂

@TTC Makita 5 ah vs 6 ah. Would there be a power difference? And a really old makita 5 ah. Like 6+ years old. Is there a power difference with a modern 5 ah from Makita?

I have a Kobalt 80 gal compressor. Instead of using a 3/8 to 1/4 adapter, is it better to use the 3/8 fitting with 1/2 hose for the new Thor? It'll be interesting to see the Milwaukee 2967 and not yet release Dewalt on the dyno.