Its a terrible wrench that doubles as an inaccurate micrometer!One of these work maybe?
Looking for Reasonably Priced Good Quality LARGE Combo Wrenches - 1.5" and Larger...
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bulletpruf
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Picked up a Tekton 1 3/16" from Amazon for $25. Still need 1 9/16", 1 11/16", 1 13/16", and 1 15/16".
mike93lx
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And completely adequate for breaking loose a few hydraulic fittings
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bulletpruf
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Yeah, I'm thinking they will gather dust, but my OCD will not allow me to accept a 1/8" gap in between wrench sizes...
It can’t be too bad of a case of OCD if you’re cool with having a mish mash of different brands
mike93lx
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It can’t be too bad of a case of OCD if you’re cool with having a mish mash of different brands
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bulletpruf
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It can’t be too bad of a case of OCD if you’re cool with having a mish mash of different brands
Unless I was secretly plotting to replace all the HF **** with matching Snap-On, one at a time...
mike93lx
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And we have a plan!
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bulletpruf
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And, even more important, an excuse to buy more tools!
And you’ll have spares for a big toolbox on your dozer JIC you need them on the jobsite
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bulletpruf
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Yep. I will definitely need a second set.
mike93lx
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And a second piece of equipment to use them on
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bulletpruf
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Yes, and if it's a Komatsu, I'll need a few sets of metric...
CAT too. Mostly metric outside of hydraulics.
Those may have been metric too, but just didn't notice. I used an adjustable 99% of the time unless it didn't fit (due to space, not fitting size).
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bulletpruf
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I have a set of crow's feet wrenches, too. Mostly Sunex, up to 2.5" or so.
Retired dozer fixer
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You’ll never use the 1 9/16 or 1 15/16. Didn’t know they even made 1 15/16
I did this for a compact road kit
KnurledNut
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The older flank drive industrial finish round handles are calling you and your wallet.
I think I picked up this one for $15. It was covered in rust and the brand and size were illegible. I could just barely make out a patent number on the back and thought it might be Snap-on, which proved to be the case. GOEX56.
john.k
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When you throw a spanner down between the bosses feet ,thats the one
diverdpg1625
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I'm in need of a set of large combo wrenches from 1.5" - 2.5" for heavy equipment work. My smaller stuff is Craftsman raised panel, so if I could find a set of these, that would be excellent, but I'm not seeing anything on eBay that would work. Same with the local Facebook Marketplace. I guess I could source them one at a time, but that would be expensive.
I would be ok with new stuff, but I'm leery of the Pittsburgh stuff at HF, and really don't want to pay tool truck prices.
Any recommendations?
Thanks
diverdpg1625
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Are you still needing large wrenches? Just say the post and Im selling a lot of my tools.I'm in need of a set of large combo wrenches from 1.5" - 2.5" for heavy equipment work. My smaller stuff is Craftsman raised panel, so if I could find a set of these, that would be excellent, but I'm not seeing anything on eBay that would work. Same with the local Facebook Marketplace. I guess I could source them one at a time, but that would be expensive.
I would be ok with new stuff, but I'm leery of the Pittsburgh stuff at HF, and really don't want to pay tool truck prices.
Any recommendations?
Thanks
I got to work on a few graders. Mostly replacing or installing cutting edges, scarifiers/ripper teeth on the rear, blade shims and shims on the circle gear, etc.
The circle gear shims are held down with solid chunks of iron and they are very heavy. The top shims are easy, but those shim covers underneath the gear were not fun. I swear one of my arms was sore for months after I worked on one.
They were very interesting to operate as well. One of the older models (maybe a 12) had all manual clutches and control levers. The newer 140M wasn't as complicated to run, it was mostly joystick controls, buttons and 3 pedals if I remember correctly.
Outside of replacing or installing hydraulic lines though, I can't remember using any wrenches while working on them.
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john.k
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That old Cat 12 was driven every where on the streets ......all sorts of breakdowns from zero maintenance .......even with brakes working ,only two wheel brakes ( four wheel was an option,) stopping 12 tons ........manual gearbox ,six forward ,four reverse speeds ,and you could two stick it to keep up roadspeed .........One time the steering broke from rust ,and a worker sat on the front axle with a vice grip on the power steering box ,and they drove like that .......another time the front wheel lean pivot broke and the wheels flopped over .......someone adjusted the clutch ,and put nails in the adjuster nuts instead of split pins ,one fell out and jammed up the engine oil pump ,sheared a key in the pump drive gear. ,and seized the motor............lucky to get a used standard crank cheap ,very lucky.
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bulletpruf
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The Cat 14/140 series were the deluxe version with all four back wheels with brakes. We had a junk 1970 14C as an abandoned machine and ended up swapping off the blade lift, rear transits, gearbox, the blade rotation drive, the entire circle as it had hydraulic blade shift to put on a 12 version.
Hard to find parts on the hoof, in shop was a huge time saver.
Yeah, I did all that when I was younger. Backhoes did all the heavy lifting.
We even worked on a 9K 1938 year model until they repowered it and blew up the transmission.
I kept the brass data tags off that one.
The tools we used were the 3/4- 1" sockets and the breaker bar. As that failed often the blue tipped wrench frequently came out to remove the tough ones.
When the small bits weighed 100 lbs it gave one a new POV on what big was.
Hard to find parts on the hoof, in shop was a huge time saver.
Yeah, I did all that when I was younger. Backhoes did all the heavy lifting.
We even worked on a 9K 1938 year model until they repowered it and blew up the transmission.
I kept the brass data tags off that one.
The tools we used were the 3/4- 1" sockets and the breaker bar. As that failed often the blue tipped wrench frequently came out to remove the tough ones.
When the small bits weighed 100 lbs it gave one a new POV on what big was.
Lassen Forge
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Sometimes you gotta pay to play. Yeah, shelling out the bucks for a 2 1/4" Williams wrench *****, but when nothing else can do the job...
Fortunately, I worked structural steel for a while and saved my old striking (or "Whap!") wrenches etc from then rather than selling them.... a lot of those bought with OT paychecks. That was when I learned to Buy once and Cry once. But some of those have saved my *** decades down the road.....
Fortunately, I worked structural steel for a while and saved my old striking (or "Whap!") wrenches etc from then rather than selling them.... a lot of those bought with OT paychecks. That was when I learned to Buy once and Cry once. But some of those have saved my *** decades down the road.....
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bulletpruf
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I'd like to have a set of the striking wrenches, but haven't found the right deal yet.
Lassen Forge
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At the time E-bay was a good source, second hand from old ironworkers, etc. You can get them new, but have a really, really FAT wallet. I got most of mine either from coworkers who have moved on, or (yeah) od school fleabay, or even at the loca flea markets.... they're out there.
mike93lx
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I've also heard of them as slugging wrenches. Might help in searching
Hohn
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I don’t know if you mean the tools themselves have wider tolerances or whether you’re saying the need for tighter tolerances is less at the large size. I agree with the latter.
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The larger the fastener, the larger the fit tolerance. In these sizes bulk is strength.
Without a big cheater I couldn't imagine breaking them.
I shudder to think what those proud folks in Kenosha ask for theirs.
This is why in really big sizes a super cheap tool is often quite sufficient in fitment. In physical strength, who knows. Probably depends on the length of your pipe.
Personally I’d be looking Tekton.
I honestly always thought it was weird when discussion about used sizes comes up it seems like metric goes 36 to 41 to 46 to 50 to 55
and skip all the sizes between which honestly in itself is weird to me, why 41 and 46 and not a round number like 40 and 45? They switch to round numbers at 50 and go in 5s from there
but so why does metric go in 4 to 5 mm increments and you can skip the rest but with sae you need every 1/16 size with no skips at all?
and skip all the sizes between which honestly in itself is weird to me, why 41 and 46 and not a round number like 40 and 45? They switch to round numbers at 50 and go in 5s from there
but so why does metric go in 4 to 5 mm increments and you can skip the rest but with sae you need every 1/16 size with no skips at all?
rust in the eye
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Anecdotal experience is the larger size fasteners are less fussy about wrench fitment.
Even my el cheapo HF wrenches are sized well.
rust in the eye
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Popular wrench sizes would logically correspond to popular fastener sizes. Litte need for tiny increments in big fasteners.
Check out standards for different fasteners.
Yea my question is why does metric jump in bigger increments like 5mm but sae goes in 1/16s
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bulletpruf
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I recently bought Tekton metric and SAE combination wrenches for the home garage. Good bang for the buck.
If there is nothing that requires a 43 or 51 mm wrench in your life, or anyone's shop no sense in having one.
Get a 24" adjustable and call it good for really odd stuff.
My brother was a full skill body man at work with an old 40's tractor at home. A Chinese 18" adjustable and a huge clevis were the greatest gifts he got for that tractor. He already had a chainsaw and 9 ton tow chain.
At his job he was all about Snappy, Matco and all the options. His Wall-0-Tools was impressive.
Cruzan80
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Maybe because of the same reason they sell 6.3 and 12.5mm drive tools... Historical global politics.