Maxx Leverage Cheater Bar

[sti491]

Anyone familiar with this tool?

http://maxx-leverage.com/store live.htm

Eric The Car Guy did a recent tool review on it. I'm not sure the average mechanic or DYI would need the larger ones, but the 9" one seems like it could be handy not just for more breaking leverage on tough bolts, but also just to reach some automotive bolts where a breaker bar with a socket or a longer ratchet/socket may not fit, but a "lengthened flat box wrench" might?

Sure there are other ways to do it, impact, pipe, but this looks like an easy method that fits in your tool box ready when you may need it, and I thought the fact that you get the wrench length combined with the cheater bar length for leverage, and you can use it on almost any wrench with a handle, even a ratchet (recognizing you don't want to break the ratchet) with a flat handle, makes it pretty flexible.

What do you think? Anyone got one?

 

[Fcvapor05]

Looks like a great way to ruin your wrenches.

 

[jim1987]

Looks like a great way to ruin your wrenches.

Agreed

 

[RedneckWelder]

I might get some and try 'em out.

We can't use normal cheater pipes at work, and that looks to be safer than doublewrenching

 

[zkling]

I would like to read the disclaimer tag they have tied to their product.

 

[ADSR]

That's awesome!

Sloppy mechanics approved!

 

[sti491]

You can watch the 'Eric the car guy" video that is included in that link, under the "Videos" tab. It seems to work. I wonder how easy it is to "slip" and become a knuckle buster? Maybe it just locks up just fine? Eric wouldn't mislead us, would he?!

 

[4xdog]

Jeez... a 36 inch long extension on a 1/2 inch wrench? That's hard to visualize.

Looks indeed like a tool that would damage wrenches.

 

[94yj]

Jeez... a 36 inch long extension on a 1/2 inch wrench? That's hard to visualize.

i can all the way to the hospital

 

[SASORacing]

Cheater pipe is a lot cheaper and more fail proof imo.

That looks like a gimmick. no thanks.

 

[Ruger_556]

I have my own design that works a lot better than that... That just looks like a good way to break the jaws off.

 

[Askme42]

Cheater pipe is a lot cheaper and more fail proof imo.

That looks like a gimmick. no thanks.

Or just double wrench it.

 

[Ruger_556]

Or just double wrench it.

That get's kinda scary if you pull on it... This is my own design. Couple different sizes works with my wrenches up to 1"

 

[mrjaw14]

I might get one...when harbor freight has them for 1/4th of the ridiculous price

 

[drabe7]

That get's kinda scary if you pull on it... This is my own design. Couple different sizes works with my wrenches up to 1"

Some guys I work with have bars like that/ Same idea. They have them for big wrenches like 1"+. they work great. I'm gonna make one. For smaller stuff we just double wrench them

 

[IOWNJUNK]

It seems to me like a serious knuckle breaker and very poor design.

Knuckle breaker??? I thought you were sposed to stand on a cheater bar......

 

[OutsideMachinist]

Seems a bit expensive/gimmicky. I just double wrench, hit with a rubber dead blow, hit it with a maul/sledge or use a cheater pipe.


Those bars Ruger has look pretty good.

 

[rob0781]

Anyone ever look at the price of them? Plus they're china made, no thanks for this guy been double wrenching and using cheater bars this long no need to change now..

 

[oldldh]

With their prices---

Even the "reduced prices"...

They're real proud of them...

 

[Jswain]

Never had a problem double wrenching(when needed, as in nothing else will work) on bolts all the way up to just under 3". Keep enough tension on the wrench to get it set and it works every time.

Unless you were double wrenching on a daily basis I think this is a fairly useless tool, and if you are double wrenching on a daily basis you are probably doing so on bolts a hell of a lot bigger then 1"

 

[thinman]

I saw Eric's video. I like the idea for my truck box where a set of short combination wrenches could be made more versatile with the Maxx Leverage tool.

 

[sti491]

Well, I decided to break the bank and buy the small one. The finish and construction is pretty nice, despite clearly saying "Made in China" right on the tool.

Somewhat surprisingly, it works great! It is more secure, in my opinion than double wrenching. I'm not promoting the product at all... as there are other ways to get the job done that cost nothing or nearly nothing.

But, I suspect now that I have it, I'll use it.... especially in a narrow, tight spot that a socket and ratchet may not fit, and I need the extra length.

 

[impactsocket]

leveragewrench:

http://www.leveragewrench.com/

 

[impactsocket]

Maxx Leverage Tool Review -EricTheCarGuy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=287&v=lCxF-TzRI9A


Maxx Leverage Tool Review -Scotty Kilmer

 

[yrly]

I might get one...when harbor freight has them for 1/4th of the ridiculous price

Patent pending, if they get the patent they’ll milk it like Metrinch did with theirs.