German DIN 894 wrenches

[Steiger9]

Last week I was working on some 36mm JD hydraulic fittings in a tight spot. Crescent wrenches had too big of a head, combo wrenches were too long, and Tekton angle wrenches don't exist in that size. Enter a single DIN 894 I bought off amazon a while back for a rack and pinion project. The thing was perfect and saved me from having to pull a tire and fender.

So now I want a few more in the larger sizes. This one was sold as a Stahlwille but has no branding so who knows. Wondering if anyone else uses these style wrenches and what brands I should look for.

I found a site selling Elora at a good price but haven't heard of them.

 

[Dakkyz]

Elora are good, wont be pretty though but will get the job done.
As for brands im not sure, I have a small mix of Elora / King **** / Heyco smaller sizes.

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[metaldad]

googled it. single open end, tapered handle. the head smaller than a combo or doe?
never mind, i now see length. i have cut down wrenches to get into tite spots

 

[californiaHank]

KC Tool stocks the Stahlwille ones in the US. Look for the 'Stahlwille 4004' series on their web site. Good wrenches, but big ones in that pattern are quite expensive. Elora is probably somewhat cheaper.

 

[Steiger9]

Yeah we cut down wrenches too, but only the cheap ones and I don't think they'd hold up to what I was doing to that wrench. Palm strikes, hammer strikes, pneumatic hammer, and finally just squeezing with a massive set of channel locks is what did the trick. Had an up close view the whole time and didn't notice any spreading of the jaws.

 

[M6erfan]

Yeah we cut down wrenches too, but only the cheap ones and I don't think they'd hold up to what I was doing to that wrench. Palm strikes, hammer strikes, pneumatic hammer, and finally just squeezing with a massive set of channel locks is what did the trick. Had an up close view the whole time and didn't notice any spreading of the jaws.

Sounds like you needed a slugging wrench

Asahi makes those single open end wrenches too, pretty good price from Frankstools.

 

[Mr. T]

I use them all of the time. I have them from 36-70mm. They’re great for larger hydraulic fittings. I’d be willing to bet that if you have large metric hydraulic fittings on a machine, it was designed to be assembled and taken apart with these wrenches. They’ll take one hell of a beating too. Forget about a cheater “pipe”, I’ll use them with a cheater crane from time to time.

Gedore’s version from Zoro is about as cheap as you’ll find them for a quality tool unless you live in Europe.

 

[metaldad]

martin makes em, in texas.

 

[Dingleburry]

Geodore males them

 

[pstemari]

Sounds like you're talking about "service wrenches"—short single open-end wrenches with thin heads and short handles. I've also seen them called hydraulic wrenches.

Super handy as dedicated wrenches for collets, faucets, etc.

Wright, Martin, and Proto all make them in the US.

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[Larryjones]

Ones that came with German printing presses were either Dowidat or Gedore. I have some of each.