Wrenches Part 1. Combination Wrenches Overview and Opinion 

Wright tools wright grip is unbeatable ime and better yet their literally giving folks jobs and feeding families paying a living wage in little old Barberton, Ohio within a couple hours from me me as well as being one of the last few privately held businesses in the space and they cannot be beat, I do wish they had 6pt tho

Really liked this video. Good comparison with different brands and a big assortment.

Good video Dave nice collection and comparison of wrenches

I have a few old SK wrenches that I bought in the early 90’s.

G'day Dave, great review of your wrenches, the 440 in Australia are Sidchrome, not Kincrome, hope your safe and well, take care, Thanks for sharing.

Most of my combo wrench usage is done at home typically using my Gearwrench ratcheting wrenches. It’s not as often that I need an open end, but when I do I find that the majority of foreign made wrenches I own tend to spread too easily. These include some Duralast and a few Channellock brand. I have a few older USA Craftsman that are much better open ends and an 11/16” Wright Grip that I picked up from a pawn shop some years back. There’s absolutely a difference in the Wright wrench and all the others. Much better fit and it doesn’t spread like the cheaper ones. I hope to buy a good quality set in the near future and may likely go with the Wrights. I don’t feel I need top of the line for my home use, but I cannot stand to use a tool that doesn’t perform. If that means spending more then I will. I have plenty of budget wrenches. Most of them will work for me most of the time, but when you’re in a bind with a stubborn fastener the right tool makes all the difference. Anyhow, I’m digging the videos. Lots of good information and I like the fact that you give honest opinions on the budget tools and don’t just dismiss them bc they aren’t tool truck brands.

Great video, thanks for the inputs and the history lesson as well

Awesome wrenches!! Im trying build my own wrench mainly USA made!.

Great video 👍

I run Snap On wrenches exclusively. They are stupid expensive but I haven't broken one in 20 years.

I've been asked why I "need" two sets of SAE and two sets of metric wrenches at home and at the shop, LOL. Because sometimes you absolutely need two of the same size.

hello Dave hope all is well with you 👍🇨🇦

Wright grip 2.0's are the way to go. If you work on hydraulic lines I prefer angled wrenches and Tekton makes a pretty good USA made angled wrench for a decent price point. If you have a Do-IT Best Hardware store in your area, they are big on Channel Lock. With that being said Channel Lock makes other tools besides pliers and are imported. They do have combination wrenches up to 2" They are decent, they are identical to Carlyle, Milwaukee and Icon as far the open end having the same anti-slip design. I use those at both home and work for big projects and farm equipment.

Well done Dave! I completely understand where you are coming from. I am also guilty of using a SAE on larger sizes if I don’t have the right metric size. My 70s era SK wrenches are still in a complete set and are used quite often. I have a Kobalt set of metric wrenches in larger sizes I use for suspension work. Somehow I get the work done without breaking the bank! Excellent vid!

Nice assortment of wrenches 🔧 Thanks for sharing your experiences & opinions of various brands..I haven't used to many of the ones you have.. 👍Thanks Big Wrench!! 😉

Those raised panel SK wrenches you have are really nice I have just a few my SK wrench sets are the SuperChrome. I purchased my SK 1/4 drive socket sets and wrenches in the mid 90's when the prices were not that much more than Craftsman.

Some good budget smooth jaw wrenches I have used are the Tekton, and Pittsburg with the V shaped jaws. Great value USA made non slip wrenches include Wright and Williams. All 4 of these I would consider an excellent value high quality wrench.

1st set of wrenches I bought as a tech was sk still use them mine are different style kinda like mac knuckle savers. As far as ur work set I like the precision torque I have std and metric in those and really like them

My standard-sized wrenches are SK in SAE & metric. My long pattern metrics are MAC (USA) & SK. SAE long pattern are Sunex. Larger sizes are WrightGrip. Super- & X-Long sizes are Pittsburgh. All work well, but the Sunex seem to have a poor finish.

I currently use ATD and K Tool wrenches but soon I'll be adding a set of Gearwrench 6 point wrenches in sae and metric. I'm also going to get a set of long pattern wrenches from John Deere in sae. The metric long pattern ones are most likely going to be K Tool.

Funny stanley b&d makes that pattern everywhere I'm wondering if they are made here or just stamped usa here

I love my wrightgrip 2.0 and the no skip on my metric set and my SAE set and the price is excellent over the snap-on flank drive. Question on stubby wrenches I have a set of gearwrench set but I'm wanting a new set any recommendations

Do you have angle wrenches? sounds like you could use some especially on skid steers they're great for hydraulic lines

What about the Olsa Tools set?

Who made the 14mm spline drive? You never mentioned it.

I despise the Apex Tool Group because of their track record of shutting down American production to promote their Taiwanese stuff AND their crappy customer service . I think that the quality of the product line has decreased over time as well. When I have the option I am buying American 🇺🇸 made tools. I’ve got a set of SAE combination wrenches that I purchased from Sears when I first began my career 30 years ago. I also have some Armstrong wrenches as well as Wright and SnapOn. The quality of the Armstrong combination wrenches were impeccable. You could tell that they took great pride in their products. Ditto for WrightGrip wrenches. I actually prefer the slightly thicker beam that the WrightGrip wrenches use. Should Wright ever listen to customer input and offer long beam combo wrenches I’ll be all over them. They are that good. They’re the only wrenches that I’d grab before I grab a Flankdrive wrench. Williams also have American made Super Combo wrenches that are long pattern and are beasts. Thicker beams, beefy open ends with their slightly different version of Flankdrive. I snatched them up slightly used for about 1/2 the cost of them new. Williams part #s that contain letters (not just numbers) are USA produced. Their 3/8 impact sockets are absolutely identical in size, length, and features as my SnapOn versions but were about 1/2 the cost. I own a set of Mac combo wrenches that I purchased probably 28 years ago. Back then these wrenches had the reputation for the open end spreading open with hard useage but I never experienced that with mine. I know that it’s not always possible to buy American but I make the effort to buy American when I have the option. Current events clearly expose America’s vulnerability from depending on foreign countries for the products that we need. America can produce the finest quality tools in the world if and when they can compete on a level playing field. Thanks for the video.👍