Torque Wrench sizes

[Jeeper]

What size torque wrenches do you use the most. What ranges do they have (ex 3/8" with 20ft/lb - 200 ft/lb)?

 

[DrkMtnDew]

3/8'' - 40-200 in.lbs

1/2'' - 50-250 ft.lbs

 

[Ford12508]

I still need 2 inch-pound wrenches, but my 0-150ft-lbs torque wrench coupled with my snap on torque multiplier does everything big I could ever need.

 

[speed bump]

50-250ft-lb 1/2"
5-100 ft/lb 3/8"
0-150 in/lb 3/8"

 

[kc-steve]

There's also Park Tools' wrenches; 1/4"drive 0-60 inch/pounds, I use this for bicycles primarily . . .
http://www.parktool.com/product/torque-wrench-tw-1

There's also a zero to 200 inch/pounds wrench.

Those are in addition to the one's mentioned above.

Steve

 

[crewchief888]

my most used now is
SO 3/8" dr flex head 20-100 ft/lb

SO 1/2" dr flex head 50-250 ft/lb

SO 3/8" dr 5-75 ft/lb

CM 3/8" fixed head beam 0- ?? in/lb

and an otc 4x multiplier for those 400 + ft/lb pulls

 

[matthew]

Just home mechanics for me, so mostly just lug nuts and the odd spark plug gets torqued. I use 3/8" drive 100 ft.lb. and 1/2" drive 250 ft.lb. wrenches.

Given a choice I'd probably want a 150 ft.lb. 1/2" drive wrench, which would handle lug nuts very well, and a 3/8" drive with around 40 ft.lb. to handle most other jobs, as my first two choices to own, as they'd be more matched to the jobs I use them for.

 

[GDA]

In order of most to least used..

3/8 5 to 100 lb ft

1/2 25 to 250 lb ft

1/4 24 to 240 in lbs

3/4 60 to 600 lb ft

 

[greasemonkey44]

we use tech angles at work, a 3/8 and a 1/2*tops out at 250
they are fantastic but deadly expensive. i use a 1/2 HF at home for lugs, crankbolts and that sort of thing, i have a 3/8 too but i stopped building stuff at home so i donated it