Ever use a half moon wrench?
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TNToy
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Yes.
Rarely.
When nothing else will fit.
Rarely.
When nothing else will fit.
dink
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My ole man has had a set of 3 that he has NEVER used in the 20 years he has had them.....he uses these for holding the other side of the nut or bolt
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Charles (in GA)
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Starter and manifold wrench, has come in handy several times for me, tractor starters, old car starters, a few other inaccessable areas. Its one of those things that will save your hide, when nothing else will work, but you might not use but a few times.
Charles
Charles
I've seen them at Sears, on the tool trucks, etc ... but never had a need for one; just like the drag link socket I bought in 1968 ... used it once and is still sitting in my tool box ..
volvo
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Same as Charles, , intakes ,exhaust maniflods, starters. When I was overhauling 4 diesel injection pumps a day under warranty I had a few cut up and modified. I would cut a small section out of the side of the head, the size of line tubing and made a sort of curved flare wrench out of them. Worked great. Seemed that they had a smaller head thickness that came in handy also...H
Charles (in GA) said:
wythors
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I have one that I use for one specific purpose and when you need one, nothing else will do. Otherwise, a waste of money and space. If you ever run into a situation where you need one, buy the one you need, but don't waste the cash on a set.
kartracer55
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I have one, but Its one I basically inherited. Its an old Plomb branded one. Never used it.
On another note, I was talking to a guy at work about them and he said a guy gave him one because it was the only way to hang a certain door on a certain car. I dont believe he mentioned which car it was. Id rather just bend up a craftsman wrench for the job instead of spending all that money on a set.
Jim
On another note, I was talking to a guy at work about them and he said a guy gave him one because it was the only way to hang a certain door on a certain car. I dont believe he mentioned which car it was. Id rather just bend up a craftsman wrench for the job instead of spending all that money on a set.
Jim
Coach James
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I have 3 or 4. Only thing I've used them on is removing the starter on my 1990 Dodge Dakota.
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Junkman
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In the 1960's I used them all the time to take doors off of cars in the shop for collision work. Got to remember, that back then, we didn't have the assortment of specialized tools that are so common today. We also didn't have things such as air ratchets, etc., so everything was done manually. I have a few, but seldom use them today. Also in the tool box are some distributor wrenches that were designed to get to the distributor attaching/adjusting bolt that is under the top of the distributor near the shaft, where it goes through the intake manifold. Not much call for those either today. I even have some specially bent tools to take off generators on Corvair's. One of my oldest tools is a 4' long piece of 3/4" black iron pipe. When all else failed, that was what we put at the end of the breaker bar.
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Junkman, they're still in use today. In fact, I could use one to loosen up the bolt on my 302. If you don't have a need for it, maybe you can throw it up on that swap thread you're supposed to be making?...
Junkman
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There are two common sizes..... 1/2" and 9/16". I will check and if I have duplicates of either, I will consider it, but it is sometimes hard to part with an old friend. 
I had a couple of them, also in 1/2" x 9/16", that I used occasionally. I think I ebayed them years ago and haven't missed them much.
Junkman, that 4' pipe is one tool that spans the ages. That's what I use for serpentine belts these days. I recently used a distributor wrench to access some manifold bolts, too. I guess everything old is new again...
Junkman, that 4' pipe is one tool that spans the ages. That's what I use for serpentine belts these days. I recently used a distributor wrench to access some manifold bolts, too. I guess everything old is new again...
Deafautotech
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i used my craftsman half moon wrench to remove the transfer cases on jeep vehicles. it is very good but it would be PITA because it dont have ratcheting half moon like gearwrench sell. i only need 1/2 and 9/16. it is good.
Jbullfrog
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I have a 5/8 that I use on our windrower hydrostats.
What's a windrower hydrostat ....?Jbullfrog said:
By Jbullfrog I have a 5/8 that I use on our windrower hydrostats.
The fun of describing farm mechanics.
Sometimes a language of its own. Especially when you are fixing your own stuff and the only rule that is in place is how quick can we get it back to work.
The fun of describing farm mechanics.
Sometimes a language of its own. Especially when you are fixing your own stuff and the only rule that is in place is how quick can we get it back to work.
Dodgepu360
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the hydrostatic drive on a hay cutter
67ElkyBryan
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Have only used on starters. They're sort of like a distributor wrench, rarely used but nice to have when needed.
wow, i didnt know these would be good for a starter and it makes total sense...man was it a pain to take off the starter in my old truck...but after replacing it so many times with a rachet and extentions and using my finger to feel around, i could do it in 10 minutes
Uncle Buck
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I have several sizes, and I have never used one of them, not once! I guess I really needed them eh!
Jbullfrog
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ImportTuner said:What's a windrower hydrostat ....?
A windrower is used to cut alfalfa hay.
Ours is self-propelled and uses hydraulic motors to turn the wheels.
Guess you need to grow up on a farm to know that ... I was more of a city slicker ...Jbullfrog said:
Thankskartracer55
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As I found out today, you need a 12mm Half moon wrench to remove one bolt in particular on early 90's nissan 4 cylinder intakes. There is one bolt which is simply out of reach with combo wrenches, flex head gear wrenches, 1/4 drive swivel sockets etc. We called this one guy we know who does high performance imports (asian guy, hardly speaks english lol) and he goes "dont even bother, the only way is with a half moon 12mm"
Once again, this is one of those "not going to use it often but its the only thing that will fit that ONE time" kind of tools.
Jim
Once again, this is one of those "not going to use it often but its the only thing that will fit that ONE time" kind of tools.
Jim
wantedabiggergarage
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For the most part, nobody I know has kept theirs since the 70's. Most of the guys retired, and only wrench on what they currently have, and several worked in my part time shop, and are trusted with the shop tools (including the starter wrench). Most of them are old enough, they don't want to lay down and do it (early 70's the average).
I picked up a Snap~On, with another tool, for less then buying the loose Craftsman one. So I keep it in my home box, just in case. It will probably end up out at my brothers farm.
I believe there was another size that might be good for the tractor, but I don't know yet.
I picked up a Snap~On, with another tool, for less then buying the loose Craftsman one. So I keep it in my home box, just in case. It will probably end up out at my brothers farm.
I believe there was another size that might be good for the tractor, but I don't know yet.