Adj wrench "bahco vs Snap on"

[90zcar]

My adjustable wrench I have now is an old USA made crescent and it has seen better days. I been thinking about retiring that to my little travel tool bag and getting a better one for my tool box. My snap on driver that I visit on occasion has the 6" wide mounth on special r now for around 40 bux. But I seen the bahco version on amazon for $22. I assume they are the identical tool but the bahco one is industrial black finish where as the snap on is chrome.
...or should I just skip em both and get a 10" knipex cobra pliers?


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[comedyman809]

i have the 8 and 10 snap on versions for sale, both used and show wear, but work as should. need to check for the price, i just brought them home today to take pics for selling

 

[ibedayank]

bahco... owned by Snap-on
you want to pay $20 more for chrome plating?

 

[Bigplum]

Bahco are lovely , only minor gripe is the thumbwheel is **** about for adjusting
Soon get used to it though

 

[90zcar]

Why is the scale on the bahco fractional and the snap on metric??


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[devoncoolman]

Why is the grass green and the sky is blue? Who knows. Id say go snap-on. Why? Easier to warrenty if needed. Also the chrome plating keeps them from rusting especially if it gets water on it and u dont wipe it off for 3 days. I love the snap-on adjustables but dont actually own one. Ive owned my adjustables for years and they all work great and are quality tools so no need to upgrade them.

 

[shockwave]

I have the wide mouth versions from snap on since they do not have the flank drive where the normal ones have flank drive.

But I have had no issues with them I do use them for more low torque applications thou then I grab the knipex plier wrench

 

[richfinn]

Bahco I have is very nice, I've never seen a Snap On.

 

[90zcar]

Just looked online...I was wrong. Snap on has an inch scale aswell


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[Larch]

I have a 12" Bahco, you can slide the jaw out, and reverse it to have a pipe wrench. It is high quality, I love it. I was unsure about the pipe wrench working, but it works like a charm.

 

[Dan5speight]

why dont you get the chrome versions of the bahco ones scince these guys invented them, then snap on has scince bought out the company. plus many ppl on here say they are made in the same factory I dont know how true this is but surely it makes sense to buy the bahcos. personally I own from 4" to 24" and wouldnt ever use any other.

 

[90zcar]

I didn't see chrome bahco version. I was looking at the wide mouth ones that have the comfort grip. Wonder if they make the wide mouth in a non comfort grip


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[comedyman809]

here are my 2 wrenches.

 

[superautobacs]

I don't own a Bahco or Snap-on/Blue-point rebrand, but I've handled friends' and co-workers and I've never been impressed with the amount of play on the worm gear/dynamic jaw. The one's I've handled were just like these ones: a set of Snap-on (made in Spain) Ergo grip adjustables

as well as this one in a Blue-point rebrand (made in Sweden):

I would recommend the Irega adjustables (made in Spain) that can be found as Channellock rebrands.
I also recommend TOP (made in Japan) which have minimal play due to a worldwide patent on their worm gear design.

 

[90zcar]

So ur saying u do like those red handled ones or not?


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[Chadwilliam1]

for those of you who work on cars all day do you really use adjustables? I am industrial maintance, and I use them all the time. Just curious.

 

[lilscorpion]

Stanley MaxGrip. Best adjustable wrench I've ever owned and/or used. The rest just sit if what I need it for is within it's range.

 

[superautobacs]

So ur saying u do like those red handled ones or not?


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The Ergo grips are comfortable to handle, but I just can't aceept the degree of slop they have....especially for for the price you pay for them.

I edited my post above for clarity.

 

[superautobacs]

Stanley MaxGrip. Best adjustable wrench I've ever owned and/or used. The rest just sit if what I need it for is within it's range.

I remember seeing one of those at my local hardware store, but I can't recall....
Is there a way to adjust the tension on the lock like you can with any locking pliers, or is it permanently set?

If there's no adjustability, each time you set the wrench, you have to lock/unlock/lock/unlock for each swing? If so, that's tedious.

 

[richfinn]

for those of you who work on cars all day do you really use adjustables? I am industrial maintance, and I use them all the time. Just curious.

I use mine for the odd track rod end lock nut or for bending stuff straight like jacking points where some ***** didn't use a rubber pad

Mine is a comfort grip Bahco with a metric scale, It's a good wrench
I paid £5 for it at a "car boot sale"

 

[90zcar]

for those of you who work on cars all day do you really use adjustables? I am industrial maintance, and I use them all the time. Just curious.

That's odd..I played with some on the truck a week or so ago and was amazed at how tight they were and had next to no play in them. That's why I brought these specific ones up


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[fatfillup]

Bahco makes a fine adjustable, at least the Swedish made ones. Very precisionly made and smoooooooooooth. The biggest issue I have with them is the screw mechanism is reversed from what everybody else uses so it takes time to get to used to.

As far as black vs. chrome, I'll take black over cheap chrome anyday. A little wd 40 and a few seconds on the wire wheel and they clean up just fine if they rust. Cheap chrome will peel sooner or later. Now, is Snappy's chrome cheap? I doubt it but I'm not familiar with their lastest offerings.

 

[Adam.C]

Knipex plier wrench. Never go back to adjustables again.

 

[kiatech]

Knipex plier wrench. Never go back to adjustables again.

Agreed.

 

[90zcar]

Now when u say pliers wrench...do u mean the cobras or something else


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[joedodge]

There like cobras but instead of grooved jaws they have flat jaws just like a adjustable wrench. I don't own any but I've worked with guys over the years who love them in big truck work

 

[Monte]

Knipex plier wrench. Never go back to adjustables again.

+1

Now when u say pliers wrench...do u mean the cobras or something else

 

[Adam.C]

Imagine an adjustable wrench where the jaws move with a cobra/channel-lock like joint (only better). Then instead of being left with whatever play there is, in a normal adjustable, you have a hi leverage plier action. The jaws remain always parallel. The grips move the moves maybe +/-1/8"

So you set the cobra slider thing to get you close, then you can squeeze the grips and produce a crushing death grip on whatever you are holding. Use them once and all other adjustables become a laughable joke.

I don't rave about Knipex- not a HUGE Knipex fan (tho I have many). Cobras and these things are the 2 must haves from Knipex. Both are such fabulously superior designs all others seem like a waste of drawer space.

 

[90zcar]

What are some of the jaw widths of some of these pliers wrenches. I'm looking for atleast a 32mm spread


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[Adam.C]

What are some of the jaw widths of some of these pliers wrenches. I'm looking for atleast a 32mm spread

Std handle p/ns
86 03 150(length in mm) jaw opening 27mm
86 03 180(length in mm) jaw opening 35mm
86 03 250(length in mm) jaw opening 46mm
86 03 300(length in mm) jaw opening 60mm

So the 180's or 250's would meet your requirement.

Source: http://www.knipex.com/index.php?id=1216&L=1&page=group_detail&groupID=1500\\

 

[ecally]

I don't own a Bahco or Snap-on/Blue-point rebrand, but I've handled friends' and co-workers and I've never been impressed with the amount of play on the worm gear/dynamic jaw. The one's I've handled were just like these ones: a set of Snap-on (made in Spain) Ergo grip adjustables

I own these and they are excellent in my opinion. The flank drive plus really locks onto a bolt or nut.

 

[90zcar]

I think I may get the small bahco 6" wide mouth ergo grip but still get a larger pliers wrench later on


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[90zcar]

Got the 6" bahco. Very impressed w the quality. So small yet the jaws are so big. Very satisfied w this purchase. $22 bux
Now I may still get a large pliers wrench for big big stuff



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[Fretters]

The Bahco's are nice adjustables. Out of the different brands I've used over the years, they're definitely the least cheesy and sturdiest. Not exactly a fan of adjustables, but they do have their uses. One example recently being some 3/8 Whitworth nuts which weren't. Just a gnat's fart over size, but literally made normal spanners useless unless I spent ages sifting through spanners trying to find something which might fit.

 

[Exceller8]

Do any of the Bahco's have the flank drive?

 

[bahcoswed]

Yes the snap on are nice and shiny and the bahco starts to rust with water like steel does! But bahco doesnt need to be worried for chrome chipping Both are made in the same factory in spain by bahco! But seriously, I has a bahco adj in my belt at work and only use it if I dont have a regular spanner with me! So only in emergency I use a adj wrench! Never ever on a car

 

[lilscorpion]

I remember seeing one of those at my local hardware store, but I can't recall....
Is there a way to adjust the tension on the lock like you can with any locking pliers, or is it permanently set?

If there's no adjustability, each time you set the wrench, you have to lock/unlock/lock/unlock for each swing? If so, that's tedious.

No adjustment on the tension and you have to release the tension on each swing. Yeah, it's a little effort but I don't round off the hex on brass/copper fittings easily anymore.

 

[lugnut71]

Bahco are very nice, however I prefer the old USA version snap ons. There lot different than the newer ones

 

[Exceller8]

Do any of the Bahco's have the flank drive?

Anyone?

 

[shooting4life]

I have bahco's in my garage, I really like them, especially when working on brass fittings, the narrow jaws are nice compared to the older adjustable wrenches I have. I have been wanting to pick up a knipex adjustable wrench, but have not been able to justify the cost when it will sit in my tool box right next to my wrench sets.