Bahco Shifters
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Merkava_4
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Shifters? 
fatfillup
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Shifters?
I'm with Merk, shifters? That is a cool name, where are you from and is that the normal term used for adjustables?
I have 1 bacho adjustable and it works great. My only complaint is the adjustment screw is backwards from all my others.
We refer to adjustables as "fit-alls"
I'm with Merk, shifters? That is a cool name, where are you from and is that the normal term used for adjustables?
I have 1 bacho adjustable and it works great. My only complaint is the adjustment screw is backwards from all my others.
We refer to adjustables as "fit-alls"
Bacho invented the adjustable wrench, and its called "skiftnyckel" in swedish. Skift means "to change", nyckel means key or wrench.
Bacho makes the best adjustable wrenches in the world, and Snap-on's are made in Sweden by Bacho
lbgradwell
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IIRC, "shifter" is a common term in Aus/NZ...
superautobacs
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The inventor of the Swedish pattern adj. wrench, J.P. Johansson, had theirs produced and patented in 1892, but just an year before in 1891, the Westscott Wrench Co. already had an adj. wrench incorporating a worm-gear and a dual-use jaw (smooth or pipe jaw).
The Cortland wrench: http://naha.cool.ne.jp/vespapx/cortland.pdf
Here's a thread that may also interest you
:http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28242plewlandsbob
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Voltron
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Yep, in Aus they call them shifters, here in NZ they're most commonly referred to as crescents (irrespective of the brand of the actual tool).
krooser
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Over here in Scotland , we call them shifters or adjustables. Bacho is the adjustable/shifter. They are the best money can buy. Have about 14 of them from 4" to 24"
Bacho work the right way,everything else goes the wrong way!
This comes from a bloke who drives on the wrong side of the road!
Major Ramifications
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What, specifically makes the Bahco "shifters" better than other brands like Crescent? I'm not trying to be argumentative, I am just wondering.
fatfillup
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With the one I have, I'd say the quality of the steel. the precision of fit, ease and smoothness of adjustment, the way it stays tight on the nut or fitting........ and the fact that those folks in Sweden are pretty darn proud of themselves
fourfeathers
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The Bahco ergos are the best fit for me. Very good quality!
Charles (in GA)
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Its Bahco, not Bacho.
Bahco is an acronym that stands for Berndt August Hjorth & Company.
Berndt August Hjorth was an entrepreneur who in 1890 acquired the sales and marketing rights for products from Enköpings Mekaniska Verkstad, which was a company founded in 1886 by Johan Petter Johansson, who was the inventor who designed and patented the pipe wrenches, adjustable wrenches and other tools. He continued to work for what later became Bahco and eventually held 118 patents for his designs.
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Bahco is an acronym that stands for Berndt August Hjorth & Company.
Berndt August Hjorth was an entrepreneur who in 1890 acquired the sales and marketing rights for products from Enköpings Mekaniska Verkstad, which was a company founded in 1886 by Johan Petter Johansson, who was the inventor who designed and patented the pipe wrenches, adjustable wrenches and other tools. He continued to work for what later became Bahco and eventually held 118 patents for his designs.
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Bustawrench
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I have a Bahco adjustable that I use everyday.
It's one of the highest quality and most durable tools I have ever owned.
It's one of the highest quality and most durable tools I have ever owned.
volvo420coupe
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Yes the swedes are masters of steel, I have a very rare bahco adjustable/aligator wrench from the tool kit on a 60's p1800. It was the late 90's and I was working at a volvo dealer with a guy from sweden as my mentor. and one day he pulls out this sweet bahco wrench, lets me admire it and then tells me I will never be able to have one for myself, too hard to find. So yeah, I waited untill I found one and then paid lots of money for it, and have been proud of my self ever since. I've probably seen a half dozen on ebay since then (selling for much less than I got mine for).
lbgradwell
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Hmmm. Sounds like a Bahco 31. Yes?
If so, they're not that rare; I've been watching them for a couple of years and you'll occasionally see one go for ~$12!
volvo420coupe
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yeah I have been humbled by the "rarity" since