Torque wrench

[Bark]

My old click style 1/2" snap-on torque wrench "disappeared" from the back of my truck. My fault for trusting people. Any recommendations for a good replacement for torqueing bolts on the Kubota at a fair price.
I like quality tools but to replace it with another snap-on is a lot of $.

 

[Borane4]

Ive been fairly impressed with Kobalt tools from Lowes. My opinion comes from sockets and pliers, not calibrated things like torque wrenches, so YMMV...

 

[jimh406]

Husky is pretty good as well from Home Depot.

 

[Tughill Tom]

Proto hands down.

 

[Bark]

Thanks for the reply's. I will look at them.

Proto hands down.

Proto makes great tools. In the early 70's we would practically get in fights at the shop over snap-on vs proto. Unfortunately, with the small amount of wrenching I do now days I cant justify the money for either brand.

 

[Tughill Tom]

Thanks for the reply's. I will look at them.

Proto makes great tools. In the early 70's we would practically get in fights at the shop over snap-on vs proto. Unfortunately, with the small amount of wrenching I do now days I cant justify the money for either brand.

Me to that's why i have Proto Torque's, well 1 Mac too, but every thing else is Snap-on. It's all served me well.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

Some folks say one of the Harbor Freight ones is good, but I don't remember which one.

 

[CGMKCM]

Good reviews, decent quality. https://www.amazon.com/GEARWRENCH-8...ix=Gear+wrench+torque+wrench,tools,172&sr=1-3

 

[Bark]

Good reviews, decent quality. https://www.amazon.com/GEARWRENCH-85066-Micrometer-Torque-Wrench/dp/B00HQGI4CC/ref=sr_1_3?crid=14D36MN2R8RJA&dchild=1&keywords=gearwrench+torque+wrench+1/2+drive&qid=1616620047&s=hi&sprefix=Gear+wrench+torque+wrench,tools,172&sr=1-3

Interesting that they say its "Accurate in Clockwise direction". I had never thought about whether my old snap-on was accurate in both directions. The only thing I can remember ever torqueing counter clockwise were the lug nuts on my 57 Buick.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

Here's a link recommending the Icon at HF:

removing steering wheel

i borrowed a steering wheel puller for obvious reasons, but i'm not sure if i don't know how to use it or there are different types and this isn't what i need. i have a pretty good idea of what should be happening but i don't see how this one does that.

www.orangetractortalks.com

 

[Pau7220]

Believe it or not I have a 40+ year old Proto 1/2" dr. I had the calibration checked on a few years ago. It was within -2%

 

[ruger1980]

Amazon.com : cdi torque wrench

Owned by and maker of Snap-On torque wrenches

 

[Popgadget]

Some folks say one of the Harbor Freight ones is good, but I don't remember which one.

A few years ago they had them on sale for like $10. I bought a batch of them to give away to people that wanted to borrow my SnapOn ones. Just for giggles I put an 8 pt socket on the harbor freight ones and coupled them to the SnapOn ones. They were all consistent and dead on with the SnapOn. I mean that they clicked simultaneously when set to the same torque value. I did the test with 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2” drive models.

 

[mattwithcats]

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[Bark]

Here's a link recommending the Icon at HF:

removing steering wheel

i borrowed a steering wheel puller for obvious reasons, but i'm not sure if i don't know how to use it or there are different types and this isn't what i need. i have a pretty good idea of what should be happening but i don't see how this one does that.

www.orangetractortalks.com

Thanks. Good info

 

[skeets]

What me worry ?

 

[leveraddict]

I used the HF model for over 15 years and no issues. I did all my own service on our 5 vehicles and its still going strong!

 

[GeoHorn]

My buddies and I work on airplanes a lot and we are required to annually have the calibration re-certified on torque wrenches.
When my high-dollar wrench was “borrowed” and never found it‘s way back home... and I was in a hurry on a personal job on my truck... I bought a set of HFs in 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2”. The 1/4” found it’s way into my airport toolbox, so when the company sent the shop tools for re-cert... I threw it into the group. It passed.
Same thing next year.... and the next.... So I threw all 3 sizes into the last calibration group and all 3 passed.
I’ve never bothered to have them re-calibration checked since. It’s been 4 years now since I retired and would not hesitate to use them on my own airplane. (FAA has no idea how to get to my house anyway.)

 

[CGMKCM]

Amazon.com : cdi torque wrench

Owned by and maker of Snap-On torque wrenches

I have the 30-250lb version. Very well built.

 

[Creature Meadow]

Thanks for the reply's. I will look at them.

Proto makes great tools. In the early 70's we would practically get in fights at the shop over snap-on vs proto. Unfortunately, with the small amount of wrenching I do now days I cant justify the money for either brand.

I second the PROTO line, I calibrate them at work and rarely are they out of tolerance.