Ingersoll Rand launching a 12V lineup of Power Tools For Mechanics.

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DR99Member since Nov 2012Oct 23, 2013 4:19 PM CT

http://www.coptool.com/ingersoll-rand-12v-iqv-cordless-tools-to-launch-at-sema-2013/

I don’t need anything that serious for what I do, but there are some people that like Ingersoll Rand products here so they might be interested in a new lineup.

Conductor562Member since Nov 2011Oct 23, 2013 10:09 PM CT

Nice find. Those cordless rats look…..awkward.

When is SEMA I wonder?

DR99Member since Nov 2012Oct 24, 2013 5:24 AM CT

I think slide packs make things like ratchets awkward regarding the grip of the tool.

Conductor562Member since Nov 2011Oct 24, 2013 9:43 AM CT

DR99 wrote:
I think slide packs make things like ratchets awkward regarding the grip of the tool.

I agree completely. Mac released their cordless rats with a rebadged Dewalt 12V Max pack a couple months back. It looks like some kind of mutant too.

DR99Member since Nov 2012Oct 24, 2013 10:40 AM CT

I know some people like the slide packs because for drills and impacts you can do anything you want with the grip, but for other tools its awkward as hell.

JethMember since Jun 2013Oct 24, 2013 10:50 AM CT

Not more then 18 or 20v tools

Conductor562Member since Nov 2011Oct 24, 2013 11:11 AM CT

Milwaukee took the ideal approach to the 12V platform IMO. It’s extremely nice to have the option of using a full pack or a slim pack based on the tool. Dewalt kind of limited themselves by using the slide pack only platform.

DR99Member since Nov 2012Oct 24, 2013 11:50 AM CT

Bosch did pretty much the same thing except they hardly have any 12v tools, so you don’t notice the ability to match packs to the task.