Real World Tool Review Mountain Ratcheting Flex Head Wrenches
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- Опубликовано: 28 дек 2017
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It took me 8 hours to do a water pump on a MK1 Merc Vito. Now he shows me these!
lol I can relate.
I've bought a lot of my tools based on your recommendations. These are some of my favorites. I use them every day at work and whenever I do work at my house, this is what I bring home. Keep up the real world videos.
Dude you're going to love those... I have the platinum version and they're my favorite wrenches
Bought the full set of these wrenches. It's my favorite tool in my toobox right now. Love the offset and flex head... good quality considering the significant price differences compared to other brands.
Must haves ! Love those things, I seem to use the smallest 3 the most often
I have both the EZ Red and Mountain set. Love them, my go to tool all the time. NOT a high torque tool, the hinge pin is too soft and will bend or break, and the inner ratcheting part can crack but still works. Overall, a must have for everything he described!
Carlyle at Napa. This set is currently $116
Long pattern ratcheting wrenches are a must, once you use them you wonder how you did without them. Excellent review.
Just subscribed. You’re one of the dudes on RUclips I can take advice from on tools and not have to worry about bullshit
I have several EZ-RED for difficult areas. Need to get new ones. Great tutorial.
Haha, I broke an 8mm craftsman wrench doing the exact same thing on a Jaguar trans fill plug not even a month ago! I ended up cutting off the end of an allen L wrench, which worked for me.
Appears to be same wrench as klutch from northern tool... I love them. Very very good and I use them professionally. Hard, heavy use.
I just picked up the Matco version yesterday. I went with Matco just for ease of warranty since im lucky to have a very reliable Matco driver.
Ha, yeah I work for a JLR dealer and I have gotten to the point that I try a wrench on that fill plug and if it doesn’t turn with moderate pressure I go straight to the air chisel.
My go to at this point.
The completer set that's available now, is a must aswell.
Those wrenches are a must on mini coopers water pumps... Best buy indeed
great looking tools brother
Nice review. Happy new year greetings from Denmark
Definitely handy looking!
+Thomas EXOVCDS they are very handy!
Got the same set via ATD (#99650 XL), mainly due to ease of warranty from local supplier. Agree. I use them daily. I was worried about the spline drive, but they grab pretty good. Very useful addition to the toolbox. I've reefed on them hard enough I had to put a glove on (edges are a little sharp). One warranty so far (reversing button issue).
I'm with you brother. The Mountain long (for more leverage) ratchet box wrench is my most favorite and, like you, the most used tool in my tool set. I started with the 12 / 14 mm but eventually got an used set going up to 19 mm. I'm buying another set for my mobile tool box as well. I'm going to do a video comparing and contrasting this tool with socket ratchet wrenches and short box wrenches.
Great video. Lovin your videos
thanks for sharing have a great new year
Your a badass flat rate Master!!!
Was looking on Amazon. A lot of people complaining about the durability and lack of warranty. This set is $150 right now. I'm a home mechanic. That price sounds reasonable to me. The fact that you are ok with the reason they break coupled with that price, I think replacing them at $30 each, which is the individual price on Amazon atm, trumps a tool truck's price for the lifetime warranty. If I were a full-time mechanic, that warranty would be awesome.
Love mine. 12x14 and 17x19 get a lot of play. I do have an extra 12x14 in case of breakage, as that one gets used the most. Mine are PLATINUM by ATD. Great get for any tech.
Ive owned this set for id say about three years i havent had a problem with them these are my go to tool. Use them everyday.
+geo dude i do tend to abuse them, more my fault then the tool
I have platnium for metric and ez red for sae and absolutely love em
There great wrenches I used the 8mm on 6.4 powerstrokes all the time and I use the 18mm to torque turn 6.0 heads near the hvac box. Highly recommend these
Yeah I have the platinum version off the Mac truck! I love them!!
The Carlyle branded ones are great too and easy to get warrantied
I just got the exact same Icon set and so far I LOVE them! With a 25% off coupon, they cost me $150.00. For me it was either the Icons or the Napa/Carlyle set...but the Napa wrenches are priced at $290.00 list/$245.00 on sale for the set! Ouch!
Agreed, I was in same boat and it's exactly why I went with icon
I was wondering if the set that I just saw at harbor freight in icon brand was the same. Thanks for the clarification. I'm going to pick up a set
Been looking forward to this one! Thanks,
I’m tempted to just buy the 13 15 for mostly domestic. Debating on that or the set.
I can see a need for these wrenches. I have a few spline drive sockets and wrenches, they work well but you're correct, if its not seated properly it can cause damage.
I have a set under the name 'Platinum'. Comes in really great for turbos on heavy commercial truck.
I have the set from Platinum. Best tool I’ve ever bought.
I’ve got a set of these, love them to bits, use them every day. Head tech has a set that he beats the piss out of. I’ve seen him snap 19 and 21 MM bolts with them. Very stout tools
Love the custom offset 😂
Have the set PLATINUM, no problems yet! My Favorite go to wrenches!
Napa has the same set on sale through the end of the month for $115.99 which would include their lifetime warranty. 5PC XL Double Box Flex Ratcheting Wrench Set - Metric. Part #: CHT RWLBFL5M
I got the them. The Carlyle version have the 90 tooth I believe the mountain version has 72 tooth. I love them
Nice Custom Offset Crapsman Flat Rate Master 😎😀😮😮😮 I Love My Set Of EzRed’s 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I bought this same set a few years ago from Northern Tool. Klutch branded. They are great wrenches, but that spline drive will definitely get caught on bolts heads.
I have a set of Kamasa's (Swedish high quality tool brand) i use them several times each day, works perfect when unloading tensioners, upper bolts on rear brake calipers on fwd VW's and lower downpipe bolt on Saab 9-5 ;) Best tool investment this year forsure!
I use mine everyday love them
Flat rate master best in the business
Can't live without my mountain Wrench set. I've broken a handful of them to. I guess next time you will pull the fill plug first before draining it. Lol
+How to Automotive lol, fixing a leak on the pan,aka pan/filter no choice as it was low on fluid
I have the old Matco non offset non reversible type. Matco has since made the offset type. I’ve been meaning to pick up the newer version.
I will say there a few situations where space is tight . You need the flat clearance. But if your not careful ( because it’s non reversible) you get stuck. Where you can’t run the bolt back in to remove the wrench. But you can’t get the bolt all the way out. That only happened to me once. After that I always check my wrench removal clearances.
yep did the same thing on a jag blew out 2 of my 8mm long wrenches and 2 5/16 long wrenches shit was on there tight!!
I have the larger ones use them a lot for alignments at the dealership mostly fca vehicles
I have that set best set ever well worth buying
Have a set of them Craftsman professionals been using them for 20 years I have snap on Mac Cornwell always reach for the Craftsman professional made in USA never had a problem.
Those wrenches are worth every penny spent on them. No hiccups no operational issues..Need to get them for my TOOL box at home
I understand there is issues with getting warranty work done if you buy it online.
I would have to agree. I use these wrenches, branded by Monster in my case, daily. I did buy the larger set mainly for Land Rover brake caliper bolts. 21mm 12 point, so the extended size wrenches Work exceptionally for this. There are a few more uses, but for my daily, as I’m a Land Rover technician, this is the most common usage.
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Hey Jesse, a belated Merry Christmas to you. 👍
Great video. I've been looking at getting some of these wrenches. Hey, at the end when you say "if you didn't like my video, give me a thumbs down" you should change that to "if you didn't like my video hit that thumbs down TWICE" lol
+adamaj 🤣🤣🤣
Yours are going to break your mountain if you use them to break tight nuts and bolts.. The mountain set alone is not enough. You should also get the gearwrench 120xp wrench set. You can use the non-ratchet end of gearwrench to break loose first and then use the mountain. Doing so should make you unlikely to break any wrenches. By the way, the gearwrench non-ratchet side is offset but the ratchet end is flat.
The two set wrenches complete each other. The mounttains do not have non-ratchet ends , and the gearwrenches do not have reverses. Like you, I only have the mountain set, but I am thinking about getting the gearwrench set for the usage I mentioned.
One more thing, why you do not use a 6 points 1/2 drive 19mm for Honda crankbolt?
yang song turning a motor is far less torque than removing the crank bolt itself ..
I'm sort of torn between the two sets now. Don't really have enough money for both
I have The Matco extra long flex head ratcheting on one Side. Off set on the other
I have chewed up heads with spline drive but only 2 compared to all times it’s saved me
That was one strong 8mm bolt! Thought it would snap off before a wrench would bend. Take it back to Sears for replacement before they are gone!
+Monte Stu 8mm hex bit, from snap on never broke or stripped the hole, plug on the side of the tranny , the Craftsman wrench was something i found in a car so not worried about it
Mac used to carry them but they had a falling out with monster/Mountain so now he doesn't carry their tools anymore. Now they have exact same tool but rebranded as "Platnium" used my co workers today for the first time and was pleased.
Just wanted to say thanks for the review. I just got the Carlyle 90T set, i know it's not the mountian set but I got in the market for this style after your viedo
Made by kabo, same as mountain
Wow cool, good to know. Aslo great channel watching has helped me make better choices buying tools. There's alot of crap out there, it''s nice to have professional advice.
Perfect for doing nissan rear brake Calipers and Replacing Serpentine Belts.
Wonder if the GW flex double box end wrenches would be a better option, they are spline as well.
Had an SK set years ago.
Late comment but thanks. Helped me decide whether to buy or not
Carlyle,. Great wrenches for cars like Honda's n Toyotas
How do you find quality wise?
Matco has a set now, so if youre having warranty issues because they are the trucks brand maybe that will be a good route. And the larger sizes come in a 2pc set(21-24mm) from Monster tools
+brian smith my indy tool guy warranties them no problem
Buy em soon while they are in stock, because the quit making them. You already can't warranty them for the same one. The replacement they send you has a locking flex head, but it will only let a nut/bolt go in on the offset end and it's shorter.
I like this dude.
I have a set they are great ! The only time I have broken one is when I abused it .Matco makes them up.
I have a Matco set of double box ratcheting wrenches don't have a Matco truck I bought them on eBay had to buy an EZ-Red 13x15 when the 13mm head pin fell out and the the box fell off love my EZ-Red but will probably swap over to a Tekton set cause Tekton makes them in 6 pointed double box and I'm one of those guys that prefers 6 over 12 point or spline drive sockets, wrenches, ratcheting wrenches etc
I'm between these and the Tekton set. Love the 6pt, but no offset.
A friend of mine has those and they’re badass. I was thinking of getting some, but I heard that Mountain you have to warranty wherever you bought them. That made me think about getting Gearwrench instead.
Thanks for the review. The warranty part kinda steers us diy-ers without a tool truck to pay the $100 Carlyle branded premium to avoid the "mail and wait" process.
Got same set rebranded to cornwell tools...paid 175.00 but do feel like will break .iv seen them flex and bend but not broke yet
These are absolutely worth it, the 12/14 is probably one of my favorite tools in my tool box. I would get them from Matco or Icon instead of mountain, these will break so you want to have a good warranty.
I was wondering why several brands sell the same wrench. Thank you. I noticed the offset on those good wrenches. All the cheapos are missing that feature. Harbor F sells them as icon. I suppose that's a fast return/replace location for most people if you need the warranty feature.
I accidentally got these for free off Amazon.... 😬 they were like $150ish from what I remember, so I paid it and a week later I get a box of like 25 abrasive sponge discs. So I messaged Amazon to send me what I ordered, but they said they'll just give me a refund. So they did and the wrenches came 2 days later haha so they're DEFINITELY worth the money. For real though I use them all the time on Nissans, I am just really careful to avoid using too much force like when breaking things loose. So far so good!
I did a video on the Platinum version of these recently. Soon after Carlyle sent me their version of these for free that I also made a video on. The Carlyles are 90 tooth versions verses all the others that are 72 tooth versions. A poster on my video said the Matco versions were 90 tooth as well but I have not confirmed that.
The EZ Red models now have a positive stop built into the them where the fastener will not pass all the way through, they also changed up the reversing mechanism where the switch is on top now. I would assume they are still being manufactured by Kabo.
Mark Fox the mountains and matco are also 90 tooth. Figured I’d put this here for everyone to see. The platinums etc. indeed are 72 not 90.👍🏼👍🏼
Ive been looking at picking up a few double box end wrenches just not sure which ones i want or if i want ratcheting or not lol the clearence on the ratcheting ones is what bothers me since ratchet wrenches tend to be fatter than a normal wrench
I just bought the matco set to use on tensioners and for alignments on audi's. The guy next to me has the mountain set and they are identical
Yep all made by Kabo
Gonna do my Audi supercharger soon, was thinking of getting these. Do you think it’s a good choice for a 2015 Q7?
These are made in Taiwan by KABO, a top rate hand tool manufacturer. They also make a lot of the Carlyle tools for NAPA. The way you can tell they're KABO is the reversing button.
SATAMAN Schmidt, I just did a review of the AirPro SA-3144 you sold me a coupe years ago. It still kicks but! If you ever start selling them again feel fee to put a link on where to get them in the comments of my video. Thanks, Chris
+SATAMAN Schmidt i stated in the video that they are made by KABO😉
Another Kabo feature so I’ve heard is a screw on the side of the head that helps hold the ratcheting mechanism. My Carlyle’s have it.
Debating on getting these or the 120xp xl by gearwrench. I'm only a diyer, so I don't real need, and can't afford both. I know you own both sets. I really like the offset on the mountain, but the gearwrench has a zero offset on the non ratcheting end. Would you recommend buying one set over the other, and if I really should eventually buy both which should I buy first?
I actually just bought these after using my coworkers. I was trying to decide between them and the icon.
Their the same thing sourced from the same company
I was wondering about this brand. I keep going back and forth struggling to go with those or 6 point. But I am just a DIY guy.
I realize that this is an old video but are you still happy with these wrenches? Any issues being too long or is that one of the benefits?
Thanks
Mike
Got my set for 137.00 shipping included. Honestly they will last forever if you dont use them as breaker bars lol.
I just recently found our if you want a set like these but with an easily obtained warranty without the tool truck you can find them at Napa under the Carlyle brand. Only difference is the Carlyle ones are 90 tooth. I should have looked through the comments long ago I guess)
I have the original set sk for 9 yrs. broke 8mm On year one and 13mm year 9. Warranty the 8mm and they replaced with ez-red. I seen they went to mountain and now platinum
All are made by Kabo just rebranded
I’m just a backyard mechanic who works on his own cars (and sometimes friend’s cars). It seems like the main purpose of these tools is for flat rate mechanics who want to shave minutes off a job. Am I wrong? All I care about is getting the job done well (not willing to spend a bunch of money to save ten minutes changing a water pump). I have a good collection of regular box wrenches, flare wrenches, sockets, breaker bars, regular and flex head ratchets. Would I ever get into a situation where I couldn’t do the job without these, or something like this? I know you mainly advise professional auto techs, but as a DIY guy, I still love your channel.
Realistically no, but they can make a job easier
I would have loved to see them come out with six point wrenches,
maybe they will. I personally don't like spline drive wrenches or twelve point wrenches.
I use my 15 13 all the time no problems yet
I bought the Platinum brand. My 12mm 14mm broke in less than a year. I switched to matco.
Both are made by Kabo FYI
Got the Matco version at least I can send them in for warranty. Can't live without them
fomocore sir can you confirm they have unlimited warranty under Matco??
Yes. But they've just updated the design to something you may not like
What is your thoughts on the tekton 6 point vs these?
I have a set of Cornwell that I like
How easy was the warranty process with them and how long did it take you to get a new wrench? I know snap on sells ez red but Idk about their warranty. Plus I'm sure there is the snap on tax as well :/... Just being a little cautious before buying. Hope to hear from you soon
How did you end up breaking the 12/14 mm wrench? Was it the same? Bolt was over torqued?
I was wondering where I can get then warrantied I got some as a gift? Thank you
You should creat your own offset wrenches. You already have one. It sucks when one fastener takes out multiple tools