biggest adjustable wrench

[macoo]

I looking for the biggest adjustable cresent wrench that I can find. No China junk. Who makes the biggest? Would like cresent, channel lock, craftsman etc.

 

[landlord7012]

metric or inch? (sorry, couldn't resist!)

 

[ebbsspeed]

If your nuts aren't any bigger than 2 1/16, Crescent makes a 24 inch long wrench that will open that far.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Biggest I've personally seen/used is a 36",jaw max mebbee 3"+.Believe it's Crescent or Diamolloy.Only time I ever needed bigger,I borrowed a 4' Ridgid pipewrench.Heavy tools of that size generally spend 99.9% of their life on a hook,unless you work w/"Big Iron".

 

[buickanddeere]

4ft aluminum at princess auto. We have a 3ft aluminum hanging in the shop here.

 

[NC Wayne]

Like the others have hinted at but not come right out and said your asking sort of a generic question since you didn't provide any details. If you want a BIG adjustable wrench OTC makes one that's about 36 inches long and opens to somewhere around 4 inches, and I believe they also make a 48 inch or used to anyway. These wrenches don't adjust with the thumbscrew like the smaller ones but instead use bolts to hold the jaws in the desired position. Pull the bolts, change the jaw, reinstall the bolt. Now if your looking in the 18-24 inch range you can get some at Northern that are pretty nice as well as priced right. They might not be built to quite the same tollerances as a name brand but when your talking a 2+ inch nut you can stand an extra few thousands of play here and there. Being a larger, heavier built wrench to start with, they are still built strong enough to take a fair amount of abuse. Plus if you should break one of them then you can replace it probably a dozen times for the cost of one MAC or Crescent or other name brand in that size range. When you get below 18 inches I think it it pays to get a name brand because the tollerances are usually gonna tighter than the el cheapos. Plus being smaller tools they are also physically smaller in alot of critical places so the better material is gonna stand up to the abuse alot better than the cheaper stuff would..... Now if by saying Biggest, you were asking who makes the largest opening wrench in any given size range that's a whole different story. Thing is there's no real answer to that one until you try all 10,000 different brands out there, both brand names and el cheapos. I do know I've got a 12 inch Diamond Horseshoe, a Crescent, and a MAC on my truck. The MAC opens further than either of the others and I believe the Diamond comes in a close second. In other words this feature has nothing to do with quality, it's just whatever the different mfgs figure out they can squeeze out of their design to out do the competetion. On that note because of the larger opening I will freely admit my MAC does get more use than either of the others combined. As far as the smaller ones it's simply a crap shoot. All you can do is buy them til you find one that opens as far as you need and works for whatever your doing. Just lie with the bigger stuff if you get cheap and it works, and eventually it breaks, you can still replace it several times for the cost of a name brand.....Hope I answered at least part of your question.

 

[Anonymous-0]

The OTC tool company #7341 with pin lock jaws. This wrench has adjustments in 1/8 in. movements.The wrench can stand 5000 lbs. torque,with two different jaws .

 

[old]

Biggest?? Well I don't think you want it but I have seen one before that was about 6 foot long and took 2 or 3 big men to handle. So you really need to say what you want to do with it and how big a nut/bolt you want if for
Hobby farm

 

[Anonymous-0]

I bought an 18in. copy of a Ridgid hex head wrench at Princess auto. I think Ridgid makes larger ones. They are very similar to a pipe wrench but have different jaws for grabbing a hex nut. Dave

 

[Nolan]

Well clearly you don't want the biggest. The biggest I've seen would be the one used to remove the propeller nut from the back of my aircraft carrier. It was brought in by rail, and handled with cranes. And it was an adjustable wrench, looking remarkably like a monkey-wrench.

Since you say names like Crescent and Craftsman, I'll presume you're looking in the 18-30" range. 18-24" are routinely available at hardware stores, Sears and the like. The bigger 24+" are readily available from the specialty stores, or mail order.

 

[John (MO)]

Just tell us how big you need it to open, we can find a cheater bar that will fit over most any handle.

 

[CWL]

It would be neat to see pictures of that prop wrench.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Harry Epstein

http://www.harryepstein.com/ridgid.htm

has a Rigid 15 inch Chrome finish for $27.50

I have an 18 inch black finish Diamond in my tool box at work, bought it new from a tool wholesaler. As others have noted, how BIG do you really want, or what for?

Charles

 

[jokers]

Are ya sure that isn`t a "union" wrench? Sounds suspiciously like one the way you have described it. As you apparently know, they also work on hex nuts.

 

[markct]

well what are you using it for, i have a 24 inch chinese one that opens to 2 1/2 inches and has served me well, at work we have a diamond tool and horseshoe which is also 24 inch but only opens to 2 inch, and at a previous job i know they had a pair of 36 inch adjustables but i dont know the brand. if its just a once in a while use then i usualy just cut a wrench outa half to 1 inch thick plate, preferably a box end design but open end can be made also,with a short handle, simply torch it out and grind to knock off the real rough stuff, on a nut or bolt head over about 2 inch a torch cut is plenty close enough of a fit, then either wail it with a sledge like a slugging wrench or put a long pipe on it, i have made wrenches that way up to 7 1/2 inches hex size before and it works very well and economical. but if your talkin just general use i find a 24 inch adjustable to be very handy for big hyd lines and such, thats where mine sees most of its use, and also a 48 inch pipe wrench is handy for other stuff, and theres always the old chain wrench for the rest of the odd turning needs. it helps too that i have sockets up to 3 inch with a 1 inch drive so its not often that i find a fastner i cant work with

 

[Roy Suomi]

Ridgid makes a dandy nut wrench with angled jaws..I use it all the time for large hydraulic fittings and lines..I think mine is a 110 wrench..I've put pipes on the handle and only tweaked it a little over the years..

 

[Anonymous-0]

Unions are hex. Roy Suomi is talking about the same kind of wrench. Dave

 

[Anonymous-0]

Someone else mentioned the OTC ones and they make 2 giant adjustable wrenches that adjust with pins. 24" goes to 2 7/8" and 36" to 4 3/4" otctools.com

 

[Anonymous-0]

Here they are USA ones so they say.
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