Project Farm tests torque wrenches

Originally published at: Project Farm tests torque wrenches | Boing Boing

3 Likes

Had the same torque wrench from Harbor Freight [$20.00 US] for 25 years, it owes me nothing…

4 Likes

Have you used it?

1 Like

3 V8 rebuilds, 2 V twin rebuilds, and I can’t count how many times I leant it out, so yeah it was used and is ready for future use.

3 Likes

You’d have 10% more horsepower with a better wrench.

2 Likes

Yes I would, but how do I tighten that loose nut behind the wheel?

9 Likes
5 Likes

OK, you win, the prize is in the mail.

4 Likes

My torque wrench of 25 years underwent a rapid unscheduled disassembly a couple of years back when I used it as a breaker bar.

So I replaced it with a Teng one.

And an actual breaker bar, also Teng.

5 Likes

Yeah, that’s one lesson I’d like to avoid. Thank you for posting it as a reminder why I keep up the discipline when I do seasonal tire changes: breaker bar off; torque wrench on!

4 Likes

Big surprise, the $45 dollar wrench does everything just as well as the one from the get screwed truck!

This topic was automatically closed after 5 days. New replies are no longer allowed.