Geoffrey

Snap On also only has a year warranty on their torque wrenches, not lifetime. However, they do have a calibration service which is nice.

kurt M

Track lug nut setter Harbor Freight $15 on sale or something like that. Use it lend it forget to de-tension it whatever. Broke it? Get another one. In the shop have 4 of dif brands. Snap on click head for mid lever setting on motors. husky for the bigger stuff and old style bender bar for the inch pond stuff. Crapsman in the bottom drawer behind some stuff. Busted the Husky by leaning into it a bit too much (No cheater bar just good old fashioned fat *** grunt) and Home Depot replaced it without complaint. Husky brand wrenches and sockets are quite good for the price. I have abandoned Sears completely.

rsrdan

same as Cory M

sww914

Snap-on. Over 200 bucks 10 years ago, but it makes me happy every time I pull it out of it's lovely molded red plastic case. I liked my 1/2" so much that I bought a 3/8" too.

mooty

snap on, 1/2" and 3/8"

DanS911

Husky here very solid nicely priced
Sears is off the list

Wreck Me Otter

I have a set of Facom wrenches...nice but pricey. My previous Crapsman wrenches never lasted a season, including the electronic one....BTW the Crapsman torque wrenchs only have a 90 day warranty as opposed to their lifetime hand tools warranty....

JoelG

re: sears.

they sure dont make 'em like they used to. I have a craftsman 1/2" 10-120ft/lb torque wrench that I got in 1977. I had the cal lab at work check it recently and it still passes. I've kept it in the box and set to the lowest setting whenever it wasn't in use, but its been used a LOT. The ones I see at Sears now look like junk (mine is all steel, no plastic) and what I hear from other guys is they are junk.

I needed a bigger wrench for a project (250ft/lb) and I bought an SK. The snapons were way out of my budget and the big wrench just doesn't get used that often. It seems well made enough and the price was OK. It has some plastic on it.

I also have a chinese 3/8" torque wrench and its junk. It was a waste of whatever I paid for it.

Joe Weinstein

I use the least expensive TireRack one, and it's been fine for years.
I abused it to start, by using it to loosen as well as tighten, and
it's screw-held backing plate came loose once. I locktite'd it shut
and it's been fine ever since.
Joe Weinstein

DGaunt

You can find tons of Snap-on torque wrenches on Ebay for reasonable prices, but budget for a calibration into the price.

bgiere

I just ordered the $29.99 one from Tire Rack....and I'm bidding on a Snap-On from E-bay as we speak...Thanks for all the responses!!!

Alan C.

Bought a MAC 5 years ago with zero problems.

JimStrott

Where does one go to get a torque wrench calibrated?

-Jim

pole position

At any snap on truck.

Chaos

Snap on