What are these Craftsman wrenches?

[Mohawk Dave]

I can't find what style/model these are.

And are they worth $50 obo with the SO Torx?

EDIT: looks like they were called Extreme Grip Ratcheting wrenches....Anybody have/use them? Any good?

 

[dsmnickk90]

I can't find what style/model these are.

And are they worth $50 obo with the SO Torx?

Supposed to be a ratcheting type open end. They didnt work very well.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

Yep...and here is the Metric set for $18. http://www.searsoutlet.com/6-pc-Met...tails.jsp?md=ct_md&pid=16786&mode=buyUsedOnly

 

[kythri]

Supposed to be a ratcheting type open end. They didnt work very well.

When I bought them on a Craftsman Club super-cheap deal a few years ago, they were marketed as more of a stubborn-fastener remover, kinda like an easy-out wrench.

They actually worked quite well in that respect.

As far as being $50? I don't think I'd pay that much for them. They were "worth it" for the $30-$40 I paid for them new, but at $50, I'd live without them.

 

[SMKS]

Those are the Extreme Grip wrenches, not the regular "ratcheting" open ends that another member mentioned.

They claim to have better grip than a standard open end, but I've never used them.

 

[KinzeMech]

I've got a set, because they were part of a larger set.

I've used them a few times. Haven't found the use that justifies having them yet. If they weren't part of a set I was already getting for other reasons, I think I'd just skip them over.

 

[shampoop]

They seem like they'd be really nice to have when doing alignments, but anything else I can't imagine much of a use for.

 

[twistedchief]

I have them. There design grabs and removes stuck fasteners.The times i have used them they did real good but for 50 bucks ill pass. Its more like $30 for the SO torx and $20 for the wrench set. You can get them at sears outlet for $20