Longest 3/8" breaker bar? (store bought/homemade)

[wantedabiggergarage]

Today, I could have used a 24" 3/8" breaker bar. Tight spot on my Ranger, and for some wierd reason, it was 3/8" opening instead of 1/2" (too tight for an adapter).

What are the longest breaker bars in 3/8" you have seen? (brand name, length, store bought or homemade)

[Moose-LandTran]

i have ~12" Snap-on ones with hard handles. A flex-head ratchet would be an inch or two longer.

[Nealcrenshaw]

I never seen a 24" 3/8 drive breaker bar.usually that much torque isnt needed for a smaller bolt.the longest i seen was a 15"

[Moose-LandTran]

You could use a Snap-on crowfoot ratchet with a 24" extension.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=&item_ID=76021&group_ID=229&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

[Mr_fixit]

5 foot jack handle .. guaranteed to break bolt, ratchet or loosten nut.
Works even better on 1/2" ratchet.

[Merkava_4]

and for some wierd reason, it was 3/8" opening instead of 1/2" (too tight for an adapter).

:headscrat ... :headscrat ... :headscrat

[cruiser808]

10" is pretty much the standard for 3/8". Anything longer usually calls for 1/2" strengh. I do have a 12" 1/4" Truecraft breaker bar that is a bit of a freak tool. Seems to work well in low to medium 3/8" situations without rust problems. But I really like my 24" 1/2" Snap-on breaker bar for settling larger disagreements.

[Moose-LandTran]

For the "larger disagreements" i go to this ratchet:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/chrismca/CIMG2587.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/chrismca/CIMG2588.jpg

That's an F936 next to it for comparasin. :o

[Fedwrench]

You could use a serpentine belt tool with a 2 foot long handle with the 3/8 square drive attachment.

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/KD-3414.html

Here's an 18 inch long 3/8 flexhead ratchet on ebay. It's a Titan brand so, I have no idea how durable this Chinese ratchet would be.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Titan-11073-3-8-Inch-18-Extra-Long-Flex-Head-Ratchet_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43993QQihZ010QQ itemZ200249951554QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Good luck in your quest,:beer:

[Merkava_4]

That's an F936 next to it for comparison.

Good God Gertrude. :eek2:

[billymade]

Man, that 3/4" ratchet looks sweet; do you like it? Have you used it much? I was looking in the catalog and they sell a 1" version too! Man, that thing looks new; then again, I wouldn't expect anything less from you.... you wouldn't dare buy some old ugly looking thing! LOL!

[Moose-LandTran]

It's really good, surprisingly smooth action too. I've used it quite a bit, working on a few big dually pickups and vans and some big trucks. makes light work of anything. I did my back in a while ago and that coupled to a step-down adapter was a god send for doing caliper carrier bolts on a Q7. Crazy leverage on it. I have a nice big 65mm socket to go on the end, pretty big stuff.

[eschoendorff]

:headscrat ... :headscrat ... :headscrat

My reaction exactly. A 24" 3/8 breaker bar is just asking for trouble... it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!

[eschoendorff]

You could use a serpentine belt tool with a 2 foot long handle with the 3/8 square drive attachment.

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/KD-3414.html

Here's an 18 inch long 3/8 flexhead ratchet on ebay. It's a Titan brand so, I have no idea how durable this Chinese ratchet would be.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Titan-11073-3-8-Inch-18-Extra-Long-Flex-Head-Ratchet_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43993QQihZ010QQ itemZ200249951554QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Good luck in your quest,:beer:

That's a really good idea! :thumbup::pimpflash

[dps]

HF has an 18" 3/8 breaker. But even with a small access hole could you not use a 1/2" bar with adapter, then a 2" extension?

[wrenchr]

Ive thought about getting a 3/4 ratchet and using an adapter for my 1/2 sockets so I do not have to spend a fortune on 3/4 drive sockets.

[wantedabiggergarage]

You could use a serpentine belt tool with a 2 foot long handle with the 3/8 square drive attachment.

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/KD-3414.html

Here's an 18 inch long 3/8 flexhead ratchet on ebay. It's a Titan brand so, I have no idea how durable this Chinese ratchet would be.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Titan-11073-3-8-Inch-18-Extra-Long-Flex-Head-Ratchet_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43993QQihZ010QQ itemZ200249951554QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Good luck in your quest,:beer:

Exactly what I needed it for. I have two of those tools, but of freaking course, both were at home, and I was elsewhere. I always try to keep a breaker bar in the truck, maybe I should just transfer one of those tools.

[ImportTuner]

I have a 15" 3/8" drive no name breaker bar that I got off eBay ... :)

The breaker bar has American T.E. Pro. stamped on the side ...

[chammyman]

I had a beta 3/4 ratchet but like the other round head beta ratchets it stripped its teeth insde the handle.

[v8garage]

:headscrat ... :headscrat ... :headscrat

Doesn't make any sense to me either.:confused:

[Stanger]

My SO 1/2" drive 24" breaker is pretty damn big. I wouldn't want a 3/8 head on it.

[speed bump]

I suggest a piece of pipe. It makes short breaker bars longer.

[kapena]

I suggest a piece of pipe. It makes short breaker bars longer.

There are times when a pipe over the ratchet will make things easier, if you pay attention and don't over-do it.

This brings back a memory of my removing the lug nuts off an old 3/4 ton military surplus trailer. I had no problem with one wheel using my S-K 1/2" drive with the pipe's help. The lugs on the other side would not budge, so I started to really crank on the pipe. The socket blew up like a grenade and some pieces almost got me. I found out the hard way that the lugs had a reverse thread on that side. It could have been a really hard way to learn if I was not so lucky with the near misses.