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DeWALT DWP849X 7″ / 9″ Variable Speed Polisher with Soft Start – Review

In my teens and early twenties I worked at a Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Lotus, Cadillac, Saab, Honda and Infiniti dealership.  The company I worked for was one of the first Luxury Auto-Malls in Illinois.  Big time Bears and Bulls players purchased vehicles from this dealer.  Eric also worked for this

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Pace Edwards JackRabbit Retractable Truck Bed Cover – F-150 EcoBoost Project

Published on January 12, 2012 by in Projects
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series EcoBoost F150

We love our trucks just as much as we love our tools, so when it comes to protection and security a locking bed cover is a logical choice.  There are many choices from fiberglass caps to fabric snap covers.  I wanted something that locks and protects my cargo from the

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QuickCable Rescue 1800 Jump Pack – We put it to the test!

Ahh winter, the time when car batteries seem to fail in drones.  I worked a car dealership back in the 90′s and in the winter we had to jump everything.  In those days there was not portable jump packs like today, it was a big battery cart.   A marina

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Milwaukee M12 Cordless 3/8″ Ratchet Kit 2457-21 in Action

We have had a lot of Milwaukee posts lately, sometimes when I leave town Eric goes Milwaukee crazy.  Well today I am Milwaukee crazed!   The long awaited cordless M12 ratchet has arrived. We were teased with this a few months back at the Milwaukee New Product Symposium and now

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ACDelco ARI2023 – Li-ion 18V 1/2″ Super Torque Impact Wrench

Sometimes you don’t want a compact tool, you want a huge, heavy, high torque man’s tool!   The ACDelco does not disappoint in the power department.  It comes in a nice blow mold case that holds the tool, charger and the 2 3.0Ah batteries.  The tool itself weighs in at

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ACDelco ARM602-3 3/8″ and ARM602-4 1/2″ Digital Torque Adapters – Review

Ever needed a torque wrench and found it was too big to fit?  Well ACDelco has solved that problem with their digital torque adapters.  Basically they are cubes that measure torque with a digital readout.  The come in 1/2″ and 3/8″ sizes.  You can attach any ratchet and socket onto

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ACDelco ARS1207 12V 3″ MINI POLISHER – Review

I needed to find a tool to buff Erics bald head, regular buffers were just to big.  I remember seeing a mini polisher at the National Hardware Show in Vegas.  The tool features a variable speed of 0-2600 rpm, uses 3″ pads and is powered by a 12V lithium ion

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RevArc HD Ramps – Project Mule

“Loading a UTV into a pick up truck is sort of like landing on an aircraft carrier only without a cable to stop you. First you have to aim for the skinny ramps and pray that your wheels stay on them and they don’t slip out.  Then you have to

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