Wrenches

[Empty Pockets]

I have wrenches from about every maker under the sun.

When I am working on something and don't want to mark the heads, I go to my older Wright or Snappys, Otherwise Wrightgrip is hard to beat.

If cost is an issue, you might want to consider previously enjoyed wrenches on eBay or from a local pawn shop.

If you want new and cost is a factor, Tekton and HF might be an option for you to consider

Good luck, choosing.

 

[JazzBlueRT]

I disagree my good sir. I’m a younger tech in the industrial lift truck field and my first wrench set purchase was the Chinese made craftsman lobster claws. Well seeing as we deal with lift trucks there are a lot of hydraulic fittings in tight places and the lobster claws have screwed me over more times than I can count. Hard to get the large open ends to fit in certain places as well as the actual fittings themselves are a very soft metal and often rounded them out. Luckily for me I work with a bunch of chill dudes who are always looking out for one another and I always borrowed snap-on/matco wrenches for this purpose now.

I do not understand how you use the wrong tool for the job and blame it on the tool. If I were a professional working on hydraulic lines, I would use flare-nut wrenches for the job.

 

[Sycan]

I do not understand how you use the wrong tool for the job and blame it on the tool. If I were a professional working on hydraulic lines, I would use flare-nut wrenches for the job.

That would be one hell of a set of flare nut wrenches. Actually he needs good SO combination wrenches and a set of SO 4 way angle wrenches in the same sizes, that's how you do hydraulics

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[Snap_cap]

No other wrenches compare to Snap-on wrenches.

Wright certainly do.

 

[kb1982]

If you like the Milwaukee wrenches, I say go for it. My most reached for wrenches are the SK X frame ratcheting. If I need offset on the box end, I grab the superkromes. Most jobs I do as a non professional mechanic, the most common thing I reach for is my Aircat stubby 1055 th and Sunex impacts

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[Sycan]

Wright certainly do.

They're too short

 

[plinker]

I do not understand how you use the wrong tool for the job and blame it on the tool. If I were a professional working on hydraulic lines, I would use flare-nut wrenches for the job.

Flare nut wrenches are about impossible to use with the majoritiy of hydraulic fittings. The tubes and hose fittings used are normally too close together to allow a flare wrench to fit . A normal combo wrench and/or angle wrench are the correct tool for the job, even with these it was still a trick sometimes. Most of the time I'd use an air hammer w/ dull bit to remove old hoses anyway due to rust & corrosion.

Flare nut wrenches are useful for soft metal fittings.

 

[crewchief888]

my garage wrenches are a mix of RP CM, blackhawk, gearwrench, duralast, SK and assorted truck brands. any of them will "do the job"
the CM, blackhawk,GW & duralast stuff was all bought new, the truck/industrial brands were picked up at flea mkts and pawn shops over the past 10 years or so.

my "working" tools are much different, 99.9% truck/industrial brands, (mostly SO, and a few matco) all bought brand new.


i do have some very specific preferences for ratchets, screwdrivers and pliers, and thats what i stay with for both work and garage use.

 

[BK13]

Question for those who have them: how much do Wrightgrip open ends mark up fasteners?


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[Tallpilot]

Honestly, wrenches are NOT the place to spend your tax dollars....

Look at something like ratchets or screw drivers, pliers or sockets... from brand to brand those differ in extreme ways ....

Wrenches, especially combo wrenches, non ratcheting, hardly vary from brand to brand... honestly.

Everyone here will chomp at the bit to tell yyou of their personal favorites, but honestly, the Tekton set, while not as nice as the snap on, is only very slightly different in actual practical use... it's a wrench....

However if you compare a SO ratchet to a Tekton ratchet... it's a huge difference... same can be said for the screwdrivers, pliers, sockets, etc....

A wrench is a wrench at the end of the day... if the metal is decent, the length is what you want, then there's not much else that can change from brand to brand ... all the big brands offer them in long, short, stubby, regular, 6 point, 12 point. Etc etc etc... choose the variety you want and buy somewhere middle of the road price wise... if USA made is the determining factor then buy the proto 500 as they seem to get the most favorable reviews for a decent priced us made wrench...

But to break the bank on a wrench set... not worth it. Spend the money on a snap on ratchet or 2 if you don't have one already... those are worth the $ for sure....

I have to disagree just a bit. I would argue that wrenches from Snap On are more important than sockets. A 6 point socket from any decent manufacturer including most from Taiwan will work just fine. The clearance and strength from a top tier wrench might make or break a job someday.

 

[BDT/NWMN]

The clearance and strength from a top tier wrench might make or break a job someday.

"Might" and "Someday" ???????? Substitute "Do" and "Often" in that statement; and it will explain the reason I purchased SnapOn wrenches for working in tight quarters.