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Head-to-head bench tests, torque numbers we actually measured, and the tools that survived a full day on the job. If a marketing sheet says 1,600 ft-lbs, we put it on the nut.
The new 3061-20 is rated at 1,600 ft-lbs of nut-busting torque. Independent test benches are getting 1,730-1,820 out of them. That's the first time in…
We put four bare tools through 60 sheets of 3/4-inch ply, 40 studs of pressure-treated 2x6, and two full days of decking work. Only two of them made i…
The paperwork is now longer than the job. Guys who've been cutting slab for 30 years are being told they need a written exposure control plan on-site …
The base XL now starts at $46,890. A loaded Platinum tops $92k. Meanwhile, the median Wichita starter home is $178k — meaning the truck is a quarter o…
IBEW Locals 134, 8, and 665 all ratified a three-year deal that pushes journeyman wireman rates past $58/hr. Non-union shops in the same markets are a…
Everyone in Washington is arguing about zoning and interest rates. Meanwhile, there are 380,000 unfilled construction jobs, framers won't cross state …
A $12 million mixed-use build in Charlotte hit a full-day stop last week after a mechanical apprentice showed up in gym shorts. The GC's PPE policy is…
The Department of Labor is proposing a new six-factor test that would push a huge number of current 1099 subs into W-2 territory. If you run a shop wi…
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