I am a professional technician. I was dissatisfied with the performance of the Ingersoll Rand tools I had used my whole career. A little over a year ago I broke down and spent $300 on a Snap-on 1/4 inch air ratchet. Just out of warranty it lost all power and was going to cost $100 to rebuild. Junk. On the advice of a co-worker I bought this ratchet and have had it for two months now. It works great. It claims 15 lb-ft of torque and the Snap-on claimed 30 lb-ft yet it is just as powerful as the Snap-on ever was. I also much prefer the smaller trigger. It is excellent in small spaces. Hopefully it is more durable than the Snap-on. IR is very durable but extremely loud and weak.