2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Mountz Torque Wrench

[tomblue01]

I have a Craftsman 1/2" drive, 150ft# click-type torque wrench, & I don't like it. Way too few teeth in the ratcheting mechanism which causes it to have a giant arc. In the future I'll replace it [my market today is suspension parts!].
Has anyone ever used one of these? I came across them serendipitously on youtube.

Company website: http://www.mountztorque.com
Product: MountzPro True Dual Scale Torque Wrench 250F

A company that focuses in torque ought to produce a good product, right?

 

[Timd32]

They have a lot of good info on that site, so does look legit and ISO9001 so should be a decent product in the end. Check the reviews for their wrenches, some places are so specialty serve aerospace or industrial process they carry wrenches but not always their niche market. From what I saw quickly I would try one out, but I have a ton of wrenches so no big deal if it's a dud.

One thing that is funny from their Amazon add "Because other “dual scale wrenches” are calibrated in one unit of measurement, the primary scale, and the other unit of measurement is only a reference." Correct statement buy a ft Lb wrench and use it for nM and you need to do some math and vis versa. The nM scale is always funky readings on the ft lb tool. Nice option sounds like you can set this in normal readings for both scales, will save time and effort.

As far as cal goes IMO It's a simple press of a button to verify the ODD nM scale on a ft Lb wrench if you ever need that part of the tool, when we do them at some point the adjustment is made on primary scale and then rechecked on both scales, but the formal cal reading on our sheet are only one scale. They look to be digital and check and provide both readings, an extra step for sure. But its all automatic readings and set up when checking, 18 checks vs 9, I'm not in the market for nM so ft Lb (Or in" Lb) only cal check and primary scale is just fine.

I have over 30 different torque tools for my shop. Along with some decent calibrator checking systems for verifying them every 6mo. Not a production line shop.

Protorquetools.com

These are snap on wrenches half price most ofnthe time, or wait a few months and will be on sale.

They ship from snap on most of the time.

Great tool. Great price.

https://www.protorquetools.com/cdi-...2-nm-micrometer-adj-torque-wrench-dual-scale/

I am cautious off Amazon because one of my tech's bough 2 torque screwdrivers without asking off there, will add the name later, they sent them up to the shop for cal check and a 2nd tech spent 4hr messing with this POS $60 tool, I was not happy, toss the thing in the trash pick up one of the brand new CDI off the shelf and get back to work.

 

[JR]

Most of my tools are either Wright or Williams.
Wright is made right here in Ohio and Williams is owned by Snap On. I like my Wright ratchets because they can be rebuilt in a few minutes and kits are easily sourced. I've got one on the shelf for my large 1/2" ratchet but have yet to need it and I've really abused it. Used it like a breaker bar many times.
My torque wrenches are also Wright. My 1/2" is this one here.

https://www.ohiopowertool.com/p-1633-wright-micro-adjustable-torque-wrench-30-250-ft-lbs-4478.aspx

 

[Jeff Knight]

I have a Armstrong torque wrench and like it a lot.

 

[Timd32]

Wright, Williams, CDI and a few more are all Snap on industrial brands good quality stuff without the markup of the local distributor.

I will zoom in on my 1/2 CD later, my guess is it's the same as your Wright, only a few folks make these. Some of ours really get beat up and are usually pretty close when we cal check them, breaker bar yes when needed and in a bind, but don't let me catch my techs doing it when they have every thing 2 steps from their work and are just being lazy.

I have a 1/2" MAC got it in 1995, used it on our race cars 20 lug nuts x 2 cars x 6+ checks per car per race x 20+ races a season x 5 years, still looks new in the box, cals out just fine, make some tweaks during cal but stays really close, but really great tool does not owe me a dime.

But I have thrown out every home depot, Lowe's, cheap Amazon torque tool, in a pinch you need one buy it use it, but In the long haul they break or are such a pain to cal not worth the time and effort, and alot of folks would never cal check their stuff and don t know the thing stopped working long ago.

I would keep the husky, kobalt forever if they worked and stayed in cal, most don't hold up to a ton of abuse so treat those with care for sure.

 

[tomblue01]

You've now got me searching all four brands. Armstrong deals [according to wiki] with aerospace and Uncle Sam. It's good to know quality tool makers. Thanks!

I decided to do a hasty measure of my t.w.'s "arc". <-- Quotes because I used a tape measurer to measure a portion of a circle! 4" - 4 1/4" between clicks, measured at the end of the handle 20.5" from the midpoint of the 1/2" square drive.