Anyone used one of these

[mudcreek183]

BOLTHERO® - Reach The Bolts Your Ratchet Can't

The BoltHero PRO is a chain-driven offset extension wrench that reaches bolts your ratchet never could. At 0.63" thin and 15.4" long, it slides past cables, pipes and engine blocks with zero swing arc needed. Works with 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive sockets. Rated to 72 Nm. Backed by a 2-year...

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Has anyone ever use this type of wrench ?

 

[a49deere]

From the picture you supplied, it looks like someone spent $69 to bust their knuckles when they could have put the ratchet on the nut/bolt to begin with!!

 

[glennster]

They do work, designed for extremely tight places. They work well on Subaru spark plug replacement. Turns a 2 hour job into 10 minute.

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

That's something I could have used quite a few times. I just have not seen them on any store shelves and don't like to buy without actually touching one.

 

[Watthour]

Less than $20 from the Rain Forest internet seller, for a similar Pacific Rim chain drive unit like that. Anex makes a gear-driven unit which is likely a lot more robust and durable.

We used to get that done with an air ratchet.

 

[cwtech]

BOLTHERO® - Reach The Bolts Your Ratchet Can't

The BoltHero PRO is a chain-driven offset extension wrench that reaches bolts your ratchet never could. At 0.63" thin and 15.4" long, it slides past cables, pipes and engine blocks with zero swing arc needed. Works with 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive sockets. Rated to 72 Nm. Backed by a 2-year...

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Another foreign-made tool with an ad that tries to trick the viewer into thinking it's made in the USA.

"Founded and designed in the USA" doesn't reflect the quality of the tool,so why try to deceive people.

 

[rrlund]

Another foreign-made tool with an ad that tries to trick the viewer into thinking it's made in the USA.

"Founded and designed in the USA" doesn't reflect the quality of the tool,so why try to deceive people.

Where they were built doesn't really matter so much as the specs that was ordered. They don't build junk because that's all they build, they build to the quality that the buyers ordered.

 

[Duner Wi]

I have a less expensive knock off . Under 20$ delivered. May not be as robust the other. Works on oil filter fine.

 

[NDIHC]

We had one similar to that in a tire shop I worked at in the 1990s. I don't remember the brand, could have been a Hunter specialty tool or from another specialty tool maker. Was USA made anyway. At some point the chain inside it broke. It was pretty heavy duty, we used it with 1/2" air impact wrenches to reach the camber/caster adjustments on some vehicles. I don't remember for sure but it may have been 60s/70s Chrysler products.

 

[drsportster]

After 50 years of wrenching I would say if I don't already have it I don't need one

 

[Ray,IN]

Where they were built doesn't really matter so much as the specs that was ordered. They don't build junk because that's all they build, they build to the quality that the buyers ordered.

I totally agree! Shoot, I'm taking a prescription medicine that says made in Mexico, which of course is formulated and spec'd in the U.S.A.
Those offset extensions are widely available on Amazon for much less money; thing is, you really do get what you pay for.

 

[WI Dan]

BOLTHERO® - Reach The Bolts Your Ratchet Can't

The BoltHero PRO is a chain-driven offset extension wrench that reaches bolts your ratchet never could. At 0.63" thin and 15.4" long, it slides past cables, pipes and engine blocks with zero swing arc needed. Works with 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive sockets. Rated to 72 Nm. Backed by a 2-year...

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Has anyone ever use this type of wrench ?

Okay, I want that!

 

[SkipperII]

BOLTHERO® - Reach The Bolts Your Ratchet Can't

The BoltHero PRO is a chain-driven offset extension wrench that reaches bolts your ratchet never could. At 0.63" thin and 15.4" long, it slides past cables, pipes and engine blocks with zero swing arc needed. Works with 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive sockets. Rated to 72 Nm. Backed by a 2-year...

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Has anyone ever use this type of wrench ?m

Back in the mid 70s, one of my fellow mechanics had two of them. He used them for removing fan bolts when changing water pumps. In later years I bought a long ratchet that had extremely short sockets, and an offset handle to do the same job. I still have it tucked away somewhere.