To me the Snapon/Bahco are the best. Auto mechanic here, I've had my Snapon for about 16yrs and the grip hasn't torn yet. If it does or it breaks, it does have a lifetime warranty. The wide mouth was the deciding factor when I bought it. It covered the bigger sizes when I didn't have a wrench for them. I also have a junky wrench for the ppl that want to borrow a tool lol. In an industrial setting I agree with your thoughts and choice. I wouldn't buy a new Snapon today, the price has gone to the moon. Great review. Thank you.
I had forgotten SnapOn was a Bahco wrench. The SnapOn is nearly twice as much! Looks nice with the nickel-chrome but almost $120 for an adjustable wrench… that’s a bit steep. I like all of the Spanish wrenches quite a bit. Wright, Klein, Irega, Bahco. The Irega has a really nice finish to it, but is the metric being on the right hander side is a little bit inconvenient. The Wright is nice but I wish it had a more protective finish. The Klein gives inch markings where I need them, rubberized handle, nice chrome finish, and a reasonable price.
Check Project Farm's review of adjustable wrenches- they rated the Crescent highly and they did measure play in the wrenches as well as strength. The Bahco looks like it would be useful for large plumbing fittings but not so good for normal use. That brand did well in the strength tests. They also rated the Klein highly.
I’ll have to check it out. I love that channel. In a couple months we’ll be at the one year mark with these wrenches so I will be doing a more subjective review regarding my experience using them in the field and the preferences I have developed in that time.
I had to look them up. The logo is familiar, but not sure where I’ve seen it before. They remind me a little bit of the styling of the old school Craftsman wrenches.
It's a shame that you can hardly find made in the USA tools anymore. I still have Craftsman and Crescent brand from the 70s and 80s both are stamped Made in the USA,. I think they are a much better then the ones made today.
Those older ones you’re referring to are definitely good wrenches. I’ve been meaning to make a follow up video to this one, but I’ll give the spoiler. After a year of using these wrenches I really like the 10” Wright branded wrench made by Irega in Spain. It’s been an excellent wrench and is the one I consistently reach for.
Aa a lineman for 23 years, I've rarely used a spud wrench. I also don't do a lot of tower work where I'm at, but when we do, they're still not used much. Mostly used proto or armstrong, crescent and kline. When I was a apprentice, no rodeo wrenches were allowed till you at least made hot apprentice.
I googled it. We usually call those just a “ratchet wrench”, “combo ratchet”, “quad box”… we use the GearWrench ones where each wrench has 4 sizes. Much smaller than what you’re referring to, ours max out at 3/4”. The spud wrench gets used in aligning pipe flanges. Either need it or a spud bar, and it might as well just have the wrench on the edge to do double duty.
Thanks. I’m hoping to keep track of all of these long enough to do a follow up after a year, but we’re only three months in so far. For a limited update- the Crescent spud wrench that was already well used during the filming is still putting in good work and is very handy. The Wright brand wrench with the black oxide finish has become a go-to option, also. Typically those two are the ones I grab. The others haven’t gotten much use at all. Most surprisingly is probably the Bahco. It is very well made but the head on it is too big to easily fit in my back pocket, and there just aren’t very many situations where I would need such a wide span with such little leverage from a short handle. It’s a cool concept, but I haven’t found it as useful as I thought it might be.
Depending on which Ridgid 10” you have, that’s possibly made by Irega in Spain. Would be the same as the Irega/Wright wrenches in the video. The Snap-On wide jaws are the same as the Bahco shown in the video (I think also made by Irega, but not certain). It’s very well made, but so far I haven’t found it to be very useful for my applications. Too big to slip in my back pocket easily, too bulky for tight spots, and anything is does fit onto with the large size needs more leverage than the relatively short handle. Just hasn’t been that useful to me personally and I rarely use it.
As far as I can tell Klein moved production of their adjustables to Spain. I haven’t seen a new adjustable from them marked USA in quite a while. Irega knows how to make a good wrench, though, so I’m fine with that. I like US made, but my main focus is high quality and avoiding supporting the CCP whenever possible. Klein’s sockets, as far as I can tell, are rebranded GearWrench out of Taiwan. I love my GearWrench 120XP ratchet and sockets. Klein doesn’t seem to be as steadfastly US-made as they once were, but they are doing a good job outsourcing to capable suppliers with high quality standards. In my eyes they’re doing a good job of maintaining their brand reputation.
@expert8997 Yes! I have the made in spain wrenches from them. When I purchased the Dipped handle set of the same wrenches they all said made in south Korea. Lame..
Are you certain the Proto you have is from Spain? As best I can tell Ingersoll-Rand and Proto of late are the same, and are sourced from Taiwan. They are stylistically similar to an Irega wrench, but if you have them both in front of you the differences are more obvious.
@@ColterBrog Hi Sir sorry if its out of topic but i found someone sell a set of Proto combination wrench 7-24 mm for a bargain price at just 150 usd which is way cheaper than the market price of 470 usd here in my country (indonesia). The wrenches has a mark of MASD USA written on their body, can you tell me if it's really made from USA or even the taiwan made also have those marking in their products ? Many thanks for your answer !
@@ColterBrog They are definitely made in Taiwan and proto must not have a fitment or quality spec on them. All the ones we get from them for the shop are wobbly rattle junk. There are several Taiwan adjustable wrench manufacturers that have fantastic adjustable wrenches. Proto picked the wrong one to make them.😢
To me the Snapon/Bahco are the best. Auto mechanic here, I've had my Snapon for about 16yrs and the grip hasn't torn yet. If it does or it breaks, it does have a lifetime warranty. The wide mouth was the deciding factor when I bought it. It covered the bigger sizes when I didn't have a wrench for them. I also have a junky wrench for the ppl that want to borrow a tool lol. In an industrial setting I agree with your thoughts and choice. I wouldn't buy a new Snapon today, the price has gone to the moon. Great review. Thank you.
I had forgotten SnapOn was a Bahco wrench. The SnapOn is nearly twice as much! Looks nice with the nickel-chrome but almost $120 for an adjustable wrench… that’s a bit steep.
I like all of the Spanish wrenches quite a bit. Wright, Klein, Irega, Bahco. The Irega has a really nice finish to it, but is the metric being on the right hander side is a little bit inconvenient. The Wright is nice but I wish it had a more protective finish. The Klein gives inch markings where I need them, rubberized handle, nice chrome finish, and a reasonable price.
Check Project Farm's review of adjustable wrenches- they rated the Crescent highly and they did measure play in the wrenches as well as strength. The Bahco looks like it would be useful for large plumbing fittings but not so good for normal use. That brand did well in the strength tests. They also rated the Klein highly.
I’ll have to check it out. I love that channel.
In a couple months we’ll be at the one year mark with these wrenches so I will be doing a more subjective review regarding my experience using them in the field and the preferences I have developed in that time.
I like my Diamonds. Glad I bought them before the brand disappeared.
I had to look them up. The logo is familiar, but not sure where I’ve seen it before. They remind me a little bit of the styling of the old school Craftsman wrenches.
It's a shame that you can hardly find made in the USA tools anymore. I still have Craftsman and Crescent brand from the 70s and 80s both are stamped Made in the USA,. I think they are a much better then the ones made today.
Those older ones you’re referring to are definitely good wrenches.
I’ve been meaning to make a follow up video to this one, but I’ll give the spoiler. After a year of using these wrenches I really like the 10” Wright branded wrench made by Irega in Spain. It’s been an excellent wrench and is the one I consistently reach for.
Aa a lineman for 23 years, I've rarely used a spud wrench. I also don't do a lot of tower work where I'm at, but when we do, they're still not used much. Mostly used proto or armstrong, crescent and kline. When I was a apprentice, no rodeo wrenches were allowed till you at least made hot apprentice.
Rodeo wrenches?
I googled it. We usually call those just a “ratchet wrench”, “combo ratchet”, “quad box”… we use the GearWrench ones where each wrench has 4 sizes. Much smaller than what you’re referring to, ours max out at 3/4”.
The spud wrench gets used in aligning pipe flanges. Either need it or a spud bar, and it might as well just have the wrench on the edge to do double duty.
Nice video. Good information 👍
Thanks. I’m hoping to keep track of all of these long enough to do a follow up after a year, but we’re only three months in so far.
For a limited update- the Crescent spud wrench that was already well used during the filming is still putting in good work and is very handy. The Wright brand wrench with the black oxide finish has become a go-to option, also. Typically those two are the ones I grab.
The others haven’t gotten much use at all. Most surprisingly is probably the Bahco. It is very well made but the head on it is too big to easily fit in my back pocket, and there just aren’t very many situations where I would need such a wide span with such little leverage from a short handle. It’s a cool concept, but I haven’t found it as useful as I thought it might be.
Klein adjustables are also produced in South Korea
Interesting… do you know the name of the manufacturer by chance?
I got ridgid 10” adjustable i love that thing also got two snap on wide jaws love em
Depending on which Ridgid 10” you have, that’s possibly made by Irega in Spain. Would be the same as the Irega/Wright wrenches in the video.
The Snap-On wide jaws are the same as the Bahco shown in the video (I think also made by Irega, but not certain). It’s very well made, but so far I haven’t found it to be very useful for my applications. Too big to slip in my back pocket easily, too bulky for tight spots, and anything is does fit onto with the large size needs more leverage than the relatively short handle. Just hasn’t been that useful to me personally and I rarely use it.
Klein are either USA OR MADE BY Irega in Spain. I am a big fan of the Diamond wrenches and still pick them up at second hand stores or garage sales.
As far as I can tell Klein moved production of their adjustables to Spain. I haven’t seen a new adjustable from them marked USA in quite a while. Irega knows how to make a good wrench, though, so I’m fine with that. I like US made, but my main focus is high quality and avoiding supporting the CCP whenever possible.
Klein’s sockets, as far as I can tell, are rebranded GearWrench out of Taiwan. I love my GearWrench 120XP ratchet and sockets.
Klein doesn’t seem to be as steadfastly US-made as they once were, but they are doing a good job outsourcing to capable suppliers with high quality standards. In my eyes they’re doing a good job of maintaining their brand reputation.
Klein also sources from South Korea
@expert8997 Yes! I have the made in spain wrenches from them. When I purchased the Dipped handle set of the same wrenches they all said made in south Korea. Lame..
I watched your video because the new spain made protos are junk, losing western forge has made it hard to find a good wrench
Are you certain the Proto you have is from Spain?
As best I can tell Ingersoll-Rand and Proto of late are the same, and are sourced from Taiwan. They are stylistically similar to an Irega wrench, but if you have them both in front of you the differences are more obvious.
@@ColterBrog Hi Sir sorry if its out of topic but i found someone sell a set of Proto combination wrench 7-24 mm for a bargain price at just 150 usd which is way cheaper than the market price of 470 usd here in my country (indonesia).
The wrenches has a mark of MASD USA written on their body, can you tell me if it's really made from USA or even the taiwan made also have those marking in their products ?
Many thanks for your answer !
@@ColterBrog They are definitely made in Taiwan and proto must not have a fitment or quality spec on them. All the ones we get from them for the shop are wobbly rattle junk. There are several Taiwan adjustable wrench manufacturers that have fantastic adjustable wrenches. Proto picked the wrong one to make them.😢