Toptul combination wrenches

[bennwilliams]

Hi all,

Hopefully this is an easy one for some of you in the know. Looking at Toptul wrenches and there is not much in the way of detail on their site.

Which of their wrenches, if any, have an antislip feature on the open end.

And what are the primary differences between the standard, high performance, super torque, and extra long(probably fairly self explanatory).

Any clearing of muddy waters would be greatly appreciated. Also happy to hear first hand opinions or comparisons.

Cheers all.

 

[Mr_B]

None have antislip, while the extra long have a good following as they are bit special in being very long and tight fastener fitment the rest of the range not amazingly special or cheap these days .
A good option if want antislip is the craftsman overdrive combination set .
Heres a thread with some visual images of the different toptul wrenches .

Toptul wrench comparison

I bought a sampling of wrenches because I couldn't make a decision. Figured someone else might find it useful. * Tiny hand for scale. :ROFLMAO: Kitchen scale weights AAEL1515 - 151g AAEA1515 - 121g AAEB1515 - 106g AAEW1515 - 108g AABW1515 - 93g AAEX1515 - 87g

www.garagejournal.com

 

[Andres26tnt]

None have antislip and prices are up there for a very regular Taiwan tool. I recommend icon, craftsman long pattern, craftsman overdrive, channellock, Napa Carlisle, or the numerous others with that feature.

The Craftsman long pattern is very underrated, comes in a super nice holder, is only 60ish dollars, made in Taiwan and only missing 9mm/11mm.

 

[Wamsutta]

Why do you want an anti-slip feature on the open end? I would never use one unless the nut had completely rounded off corners.

 

[bennwilliams]

Thanks guys. A factor is location, they are still pretty cheap here in Australia and craftsman, channellock, carlyle and icon are more expensive.

 

[richfinn]

Thanks guys. A factor is location, they are still pretty cheap here in Australia and craftsman, channellock, carlyle and icon are more expensive.

They don't have an anti-slip open end (which is a pointless gimmick IMHO) but if I were in Australia I would look at Stahlwille 14 series or Facom 440s

 

[Callelle]

Why do you want an anti-slip feature on the open end? I would never use one unless the nut had completely rounded off corners.

Easy to say not being in the salt belt. Up here in NY, anti slip is pretty damn important. I got a set of Carlyle wrenches without the anti slip feature from school that I don't touch unless I'm working on new stuff and I'm not near my cart.

They don't have an anti-slip open end (which is a pointless gimmick IMHO)

TTC has proven it's not.

 

[bennwilliams]

They don't have an anti-slip open end (which is a pointless gimmick IMHO) but if I were in Australia I would look at Stahlwille 14 series or Facom 440s

Here our best bet would be the Sidchrome 440. Same design as Facom but longer and with a chrome finish as opposed to the Facom satin chrome.

 

[Andres26tnt]

They don't have an anti-slip open end (which is a pointless gimmick IMHO) but if I were in Australia I would look at Stahlwille 14 series or Facom 440s

Completely false, it's most definitely not a gimmick. Multiple tests have show what they can do. Also location, depends on the condition of what you are working on. Any place with salted roads and snow, or constant rain they will be valuable.

 

[Andres26tnt]

Here our best bet would be the Sidchrome 440. Same design as Facom but longer and with a chrome finish as opposed to the Facom satin chrome.

Rebranded 440XL with no skips, great wrench. Tho they don't come in a nice holder. Just a roll. Unfortunately everything will be expensive in Australia. I was going to import them, but the cost is the same as the MAC PT, might as well get the Mac.

 

[bennwilliams]

Anyone know the difference between the hi performance and super torque? One is for automotive and the other heavy industrial but what is the actual difference? They look the same?

 

[bennwilliams]

Never mind, I might have answered my own question.
As best I can tell the only difference is the open end is thinner on the high performance.
6mm vs 7.5mm on the 17mm

 

[richfinn]

Completely false, it's most definitely not a gimmick. Multiple tests have show what they can do. Also location, depends on the condition of what you are working on. Any place with salted roads and snow, or constant rain they will be valuable.

I do live in a place where it rains/snows and everything is covered in salt 60% of the year (Northern England)

I rarely use the open ends of my spanners, so to me it's just another sales gimmick that has little to zero value

 

[richfinn]

Here our best bet would be the Sidchrome 440. Same design as Facom but longer and with a chrome finish as opposed to the Facom satin chrome.

Those would be a good bet, I like my Facom 440s

 

[richfinn]

Easy to say not being in the salt belt. Up here in NY, anti slip is pretty damn important. I got a set of Carlyle wrenches without the anti slip feature from school that I don't touch unless I'm working on new stuff and I'm not near my cart.

TTC has proven it's not.

Best buy them up quick before they sell out if TTC say so, obviously all my old Snap-On/Stahlwille/Facom/Britool that I've managed with for the past forty years are now totally redundant

 

[Andres26tnt]

I do live in a place where it rains/snows and everything is covered in salt 60% of the year (Northern England)

I rarely use the open ends of my spanners, so to me it's just another sales gimmick that has little to zero value

M8 I also lived in the UK Suffolk area. Rust sucked so I've used anything that help me pulling parts off. Yes I agree I've try to not use open ends. But sometimes you have to, now that I live in northern Japan it's necessary. Super small vehicles, no space for anything. The rust belt is a different beast to England. Snow and salt do crazy damage to cars.

 

[richfinn]

M8 I also lived in the UK Suffolk area. Rust sucked so I've used anything that help me pulling parts off. Yes I agree I've try to not use open ends. But sometimes you have to, now that I live in northern Japan it's necessary. Super small vehicles, no space for anything. The rust belt is a different beast to England. Snow and salt do crazy damage to cars.

Suffolk is like the Mediterranean compared to where I live up in The Yorkshire Dales, beyond adjusting track rod ends I barely use use open ends for cracking anything loose.

I've worked on lots of Hondas, including JDM imports and in my experience the Imported cars aren't anywhere near as rusty as British stuff???

 

[littlebean]

I live up in The Yorkshire Dales

lucky guy, love it up there - certainly more scenic than where I am

 

[richfinn]

lucky guy, love it up there - certainly more scenic than where I am

Where are you at?

The Dales are beautiful but harsh come the winter.

 

[littlebean]

sort of on the edge of the midlands, east anglia and the south east depending on which tv station you get!

 

[Andres26tnt]

Suffolk is like the Mediterranean compared to where I live up in The Yorkshire Dales, beyond adjusting track rod ends I barely use use open ends for cracking anything loose.

I've worked on lots of Hondas, including JDM imports and in my experience the Imported cars aren't anywhere near as rusty as British stuff???

nothing in the UK is like the Mediterranean . I now live in the snowiest place on earth, the cars In Japan are different then imported models. Kei cars are compact and **** *** to work on. Northern Japan is a whole different beast. Special when **** get covered in snow/salt for months. England is definitely not as rusty compare to here or the rust belt.

 

[dnschmidt]

Anyone know the difference between the hi performance and super torque? One is for automotive and the other heavy industrial but what is the actual difference? They look the same?

Weight and the style of the beam. I like the high performance by a tiny bit over the Super Torque but the Super Torque is fine as well. The high performance looks cooler.

 

[F-22]

Why do you want an anti-slip feature on the open end? I would never use one unless the nut had completely rounded off corners.

Here our best bet would be the Sidchrome 440. Same design as Facom but longer and with a chrome finish as opposed to the Facom satin chrome.

I'd definitely recommend going for 440XL Facom wrenches or their rebrands. Top quality for sure. The 441XL is much more aggressive but the 440XL will not harm fasteners while delivering nearly the same torque. I have both and the 440 is the set I go for for most needs. Also 12 point can be much more handy than a 6 point box end unless you really need all the grip you can possibly get.

I think a mild anti slip profile like on these wrenches is not at all a gimmick. Never stripped a nut with these and I work on a lot of old stuff.

 

[dscheidt]

Suffolk is like the Mediterranean compared to where I live up in The Yorkshire Dales, beyond adjusting track rod ends I barely use use open ends for cracking anything loose.

I've worked on lots of Hondas, including JDM imports and in my experience the Imported cars aren't anywhere near as rusty as British stuff???

Average annual snowfall for the yorkshire dales appears to be less than a foot. Large parts of the northern US get 5 times that or more.

 

[F-22]

Average annual snowfall for the yorkshire dales appears to be less than a foot. Large parts of the northern US get 5 times that or more.

Little snow or a lot of snow won't matter at all in how much a car rusts. The worst is actually if they keep on throwing down ice with temperatures at around freezing in the morning and evening, but then above freezing at midday so that all that salt that gets thrown on the car in the morning gets the ideal chance to make quick rust reactions on the metal.

In fact, the colder it is, the slower the oxidation is.

Issue with the UK vehicles is typically the moisture. It is uncommon to export them here to continental Europe cause the steering wheel is on the wrong side, but the few interesting ones that do come over are still somehow often just rust buckets.

 

[richfinn]

Average annual snowfall for the yorkshire dales appears to be less than a foot. Large parts of the northern US get 5 times that or more.

It's the rain always the rain, that's why it's so green and anything metallic is in a state of decay

 

[littlebean]

not true - there's that one afternoon in August that's summer...........

 

[richfinn]

not true - there's that one afternoon in August that's summer...........

When the sun eventually does shine you can see why they call it "Gods Own County"