Looking at buying one and just wanted to know what you would recommend for home garage use - only needed to work on my car so don't fancy Snap on

 

halfords do 3 diffrent size ones look good

 

either halfords, or get a tengtools one.
look around and you can get a good deal on one.
i have four in all, halfords for the 6-45lb/ft
then sealey and tengtools ones for 30-150Lb/ft
then a tengtools one for 50-250Lb/ft

that way i can get better accuracy for a given range.

 

PPC did a review on them a month or two ago, I'll have a look when I get home.

 

*cough* *cough* *ahem* etc etc

https://passionford.com/forum/non-fo...ue-wrench.html

 

ive got the 8-60nm halfored one its a rather nice little tool, avoid cheap shit ones they tend to lose accuracy quickly

 

there is an offer on them this week with snap on 140 for a 3/8 and you know you cant beat snap on

 

Sealey Digital 1/2 Torque Wrench with lifetime warrenty IDENTICAL to snap on

and i have a new one for sale

 

I wouldn't touch snap on again after my last experience with their torque wrenches.
I had a 3/8 drive that broke, just give all of a sudden with no resistance, no problem I thought, took it along to snap on john lawes, who promptly sent it off, 4 weeks later it came back with a bill for £52, warranty does NOT apply to torque wrenches, repair was about twice the price of other good makes, but I paid it, first use at 25lbft exact same thing happened, sent away again, I asked john to try it first he did same thing again at 25lbft, I hadn't even touched it since the 2nd repair, snap on expected me to pay again, no warranty given on torque wrench repairs either btw, this was about 20 years ago.
So I binned it, bought TENG and haven't looked back since, had a torque wrench go duff, so went to teng dealer he had none in stock, teng sent via a courier a torque wrench the same day FOC direct straight replacement.
I now buy on warranty no name but mainly have TENG tools.
tabetha

 

Has problems with my snap on torque wrench,and got it changed no problem from my dealer,do not buy a tengtool one as there shite,if you can get one gear wrench are good,depends how much money you want to spend

cheeRS stu

 

Norbar. by far the best i have ever used. accurate and very tough and durable and very easy to use.