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Opinions on Tool - Pd6cas2 - 04-01-2018
https://www.amazon.com/Torque-Multiplier-Lug-Nut-Wrench/dp/B00FPS5SQSa
I Run Super Singles Truck/Trailer for Mpg and weight savings, I Run Reefer Produce.
I've had Tire Failures but With Inflation Monitoring system. Been able to get safely off road. Road calls are no Joke
Last week a Friend called Loves $400 Just For service 45 Miles away from Him.
I do carry a 10 ton Bottle Jack
RE: Opinions on Tool - Waterloo - 04-01-2018
(04-01-2018 )Pd6cas2 Wrote: https://www.amazon.com/Torque-Multiplier-Lug-Nut-Wrench/dp/B00FPS5SQSa
I Run Super Singles Truck/Trailer for Mpg and weight savings, I Run Reefer Produce.
I've had Tire Failures but With Inflation Monitoring system. Been able to get safely off road. Road calls are no Joke
Last week a Friend called Loves $400 Just For service 45 Miles away from Him.
I do carry a 10 ton Bottle Jack
Your link is bad...
RE: Opinions on Tool - Waterloo - 04-01-2018
Here is the one I purchased... https://amzn.to/2vBJ4pG
I don't know which one you are looking at, maybe one of the big units meant for lug nut removal? If I had to choose, I would go with the smaller unit in the link above. Takes up less space and does the same job.
RE: Opinions on Tool - Pd6cas2 - 04-01-2018
https://amzn.to/2GZdWab
RE: Opinions on Tool - DosGatos - 04-01-2018
(04-01-2018 )Pd6cas2 Wrote: https://amzn.to/2GZdWab
That's the one I got. Slow and heavy but it works
RE: Opinions on Tool - Pd6cas2 - 04-01-2018
I believe this unit weighs 27 pounds plus 18 pound bottle jack.
Alot better then paying or waiting for Roadside Service!!
RE: Opinions on Tool - Rawze - 04-01-2018
I keep a 3/4" ratchet and a 4-foot cheater bar on the truck. Works like a charm. - I also always have any bolt/lugs re-torqued after too. At the house here, i just use a 3/4" torque wrench.
This thing also works very well in a pinch and is much lighter weight ...
https://amzn.to/2H34keR
and ...
https://amzn.to/2ZOw4uZ
RE: Opinions on Tool - dhirocz - 04-01-2018
Wow. I feel like I overdid it now!
I have a 3/4 torque wrench, socket set, 3 and 7 inch extension, hydraulic/pneumatic jack, rattle wrench, tire repair kit and spoon, 4 lb hammer and prybar, air hose to air up tire, 2 spare trailer hoses set up currently to provide compressed air for tools, can of ether to set beads, tire rack and a complete tire and wheel behind the cab. Even have a ratchet straps that keeps the tire from moving around in the rack, and if you have lug nuts that aren't as deep as some others, can be used on drive wheels to keep the socket on the nuts.
Paid for itself last year with two tire changes. Both loads still delivered on time because I was rolling within 30 minutes of the flat.
Also pisses off the truck stop when drivers see me swap a tire and ask me to help them because they we're waiting for 4 hours!
I also keep a stash of other tools to do more common tasks on the truck...brake adjustment and slack adjuster replacement, 3/4 wrench to cage chambers, extra wheel seals, brake hose, dot fittings, brake clean, milk crate with extra fluids, etc...
If you run duals, consider keeping your best steer tire next tire change and having it mounted on a spare wheel. In most cases, you can put it anywhere on the tractor to get moving temporarily.
RE: Opinions on Tool - Chamberpains - 04-03-2018
If you don't feel like carrying a cheater bar with you and jumping up and down on one. You could always weld a small sled or ski on the end of your ratchet, put the ratchet on the lug nut, have it resting real close to the ground in the correct position, and drive forward with the truck a foot or two to break the lug nut loose. Once all of them are broke loose then Jack the wheel set up and complete taking the lug nuts off.
I've also used the truck similarly to remove stubborn u joint bolts. Put your wrench on the bolt put a cheater pipe on it to touch the ground Jack the wheels up off the ground and very gently let up on the clutch until the bolt breaks loose. But this also requires two people 1 to operate the clutch and one to watch to make sure you don't just spin your rigging up through a bunch of Airlines and electrical wires or snap everything.
Work smarter not harder.