Quiet day, getting another 12+ plus of snow so I decided to have a little dissection fun with the American heavy weight 2235 and relative new comer PTP (Taiwan) made MT2769.
Matco came out with these around 2014, and so far they've remained roughly exclusive to them, then not long after the 2235 series came out as an improvement to the 2135. The First thing that will catch everyones eye is that the reverse/forward button and dial are a direct copy of what IR had introduced many years ago. I personally think this is the best control set-up available for an impact wrench so its in PTPs favor that their designers copied it.
So this post isn't a long boring list of comparisons i'll just say that dimensionally these two impacts are roughly identical as are the physical weights. They feel basically the same in the hand however there is a small caveat that the MT2769 has a slight cosmetically cheaper feeling to it which I feel is due to its grip texture (both impacts are composite bodies and otherwise feel pretty similar). The directional buttons also don't feel quite as solid as the IR. In the MT2769s favor though trigger teasing is about the best it could be (IR is very good here too) and their power knob is a piece of machined aluminum instead of hollow plastic as on the IR.
Noise wise the MT2769 is notably louder free spinning compared to the QTIMAX however the Matco impact can be customized in this department by removal of the lower plate (snap-ring) where the user can install more or less muffler material. The QTIMAX and TIMAX on the other hand are sealed and pre-built depending on which version you buy with the QTIMAX using a piece of muffling felt over the motor exhaust and foam pre-installed down the handle. You either buy a quiet model or you don't, there is no changing it later without buying a new housing and motor felt.
Matco came out with these around 2014, and so far they've remained roughly exclusive to them, then not long after the 2235 series came out as an improvement to the 2135. The First thing that will catch everyones eye is that the reverse/forward button and dial are a direct copy of what IR had introduced many years ago. I personally think this is the best control set-up available for an impact wrench so its in PTPs favor that their designers copied it.
So this post isn't a long boring list of comparisons i'll just say that dimensionally these two impacts are roughly identical as are the physical weights. They feel basically the same in the hand however there is a small caveat that the MT2769 has a slight cosmetically cheaper feeling to it which I feel is due to its grip texture (both impacts are composite bodies and otherwise feel pretty similar). The directional buttons also don't feel quite as solid as the IR. In the MT2769s favor though trigger teasing is about the best it could be (IR is very good here too) and their power knob is a piece of machined aluminum instead of hollow plastic as on the IR.
Noise wise the MT2769 is notably louder free spinning compared to the QTIMAX however the Matco impact can be customized in this department by removal of the lower plate (snap-ring) where the user can install more or less muffler material. The QTIMAX and TIMAX on the other hand are sealed and pre-built depending on which version you buy with the QTIMAX using a piece of muffling felt over the motor exhaust and foam pre-installed down the handle. You either buy a quiet model or you don't, there is no changing it later without buying a new housing and motor felt.
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