Chinese crap sucks! i tried being cheap once by using those chinese tools..
all the do is bend and break, junk!

 

You would be surprised on how much of the High quality tools are made in Tiwan and China... Very surprised. It's not the majority of them. But all the "name brand" guys have some tools (hand and other) that are madie over seas. Just being made there does not make them bad. As I stated... They are not bought from other countries, just made there. All teh Name brand stuff that is there is the EXACT same as if made here. Same Material... Same tolerances... Same product. Now all the CRAP that you buy at places like harbor fright, Northern and the such is just that Crap made in China.

 

I went on a rampage a few years back, I wasn't buyin nothin else made in China. The problem I ran into is that you can't not buy their crap. In most cases you can't buy anything that is not made in china. The final straw was a new Body Grinder. I couldn't find one in any brand at any price that was not made in china.

 

The 2315TiMax is made in Athens PA, along with several other IR tools. I believe the label on the 2130 says "Made in China by Ingersoll Rand, Designed & Engineered in USA" rather than Made for Ingersoll-Rand in CHINA. The factory in China is owned and run by IR employees. Full disclosure: I work for IR

 

i have an aircat 3/8 and 1/2 and love them my 3/8 hits harder than some guys 1/2 and the 1/2 can pul headbolts out of a isx, which is a task for most 3/4 guns...

 

IR is still quality stuff i have a 14 year old 231 1/2 in drive and a 3/8 drive as well as a newer 3/4 composite, and i use them in the gas and oil fields, you can pour a pound of dirt in them and they keep on going, when i replace my old guns it will be with IR composits they are way harder hitting, and have the longivity, also mac tools guns are IR, cornwell sells IR , snap on is fine if you use them only in a shop with a good oiler and water seaperator system, but my hand tools are all snap on and cornwell, and old mac [ pre stanley buy out ] and stay away from anything they sell at harbour freight, unless your buying mag trays, spend your money once or spend often that is what it comes downs to, and what kind of application are you useing it for, if nothing else check out the pawn shops they have the older guns at times and the truck tool guys usally have a large box of old trade in you can get cheap,

 

I love my 2135TI, other then that I have a 3/8" matco composate gun that I have changed lugnuts with LOL

 

i got a 1/2 drive impact, that IR, its the titanium and i have droped it off the lift and beat the ***** off of it and as long as you oil it daily it works the nuts, it will snap 1/2 wheel studs if your not careful, i want to try there air ratchets anyone use them yet? i know snapon makes good ones, but way crazy money....you can never win..BTW, CHINA/JAPAN ASIA IN GENERAL SUCKS CLOSE THE BOARDERS

 

JAPAN does not suck - I would buy just about anything made in Japan. China/Taiwan is a whole different ballgame. Its all junk.

 

Got my IR 2135ti at sears about a year ago and it says made in USA probably the best impact ive owned. "1K ft lb of nut busting TQ"