discomikey Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 okay, what torque range would i need to get in a torque wrench, mainly working on land rovers, preferably 1/2" drive, can be 3/8" but i do work on tractors aswell and small cars. also, any reccomedations? i had a quick look at the Clarke CHT141 ranges from 28-210nm and it 1/2" drive, also comes with 3/8"stepdown. but the price worries me. its £20, is that too cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKMobile Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Britool do a nice range & not as expensive as snap on. Last well as well!! I have managed to get through a few in my job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 hi, and thanks, but britool are still quite expensive, im looking at around £30-£50. just a manual non didital one. it wont get used overly often being as i work on tractors and land rovers mostly, ill just use it for stuff like cylinder heads etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Halfords Advanced would be my best-buy on a budget......... The 1/2" drive one I have goes down to 20 which is about as low as things get other than 6lb/ft for the rocker cover bolts!! I also have the 3/8" one for the small stuff, so the big one only really gets used for major work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 i got quite a lot halfords advanced pro, good tools int they. made by bluepoint (snapon) so there basically the cheap cheap snapon, my boss has had his set from there for 10 years. mine are nearly spankers new so i still have to test them but so far so good . i suppose it would match most of my tools and my chest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruuman Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 worth looking on ebay for a good second hand torque wrench, I managed to pick up a recently calibrate snap-on dial wrench for 40quid, lovely it is too, have the biggest halfords one too which is also great. Don't buy the cheap bendy bar types on ebay, they a massively inaccurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks90 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 another vote for halfrauds pro tools. my set is almost 10 years old and everything still works - except for the rachet end of my 10mm spanner cos its gummed up and needs a squirt of brake cleaner on it. Good quality stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmymac Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 i have quite abit of teng stuff including my torque wrench and its good quality, even when used abusively it keeps working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Another vote for Halfords Pro series. Lifetime guarantee nice quality, good price. Marc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yalan Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 i got quite a lot halfords advanced pro, good tools int they. made by bluepoint (snapon) so there basically the cheap cheap snapon, my boss has had his set from there for 10 years. mine are nearly spankers new so i still have to test them but so far so good . i suppose it would match most of my tools and my chest No fraid it isn't snap-on! Halfords tools are made by Danaher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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