Which Adjustable Wrenches Brand Wins?

heaviest wrench in the lineup

best result of all wrenches tested

took the lead from Irwin at the time it was tested

moved into second place behind Irwin at the time it was tested

a little better than average

third place overall in the vibration resistance test

second place overall in the vibration resistance test

performed almost as well as Milwaukee

almost as good as Ridgid

best result up to that point in the video

not quite as good as Ares

described as pretty good

described as more movement than most

a little more than average

about the same as Amazon Basics

of vertical jaw movement unlocked, no lower jaw movement in the locked position

jaws opened to 1.21 mm, more side to side and vertical movement than Donext

best result at the time it was tested

moved into second place behind Irwin at the time it was tested

described as about average for a used vintage wrench

broke at around 665 lb

performed well at close to 1,000 lb, though the jaw scratched and the thumb screw seized

third place at 1,031 lb

lower jaw still attached but the adjustment screw was frozen

broke at around 662 lb

let go early at just over 600 lb, lower jaw broke

broke at just over 700 lb

lower jaw broke off at close to 650 lb

performed better than average at just under 900 lb

made it past 1,100 lb before finally breaking, one of the strongest results tested

finally let go at almost 1,000 lb, adjustment screw destroyed the threads on the slide

lower jaw broke

about half the strength of the Vanquish and Crescent locking wrenches, lower jaw was the point of failure

broke soonest of all wrenches tested at 563 lb, lower jaw was the point of failure

lower jaw developed a large crack

broke at just under 550 lb

best result of all wrenches tested

better than average

on the first attempt, named third in the video's final soft metal torque summary at 137.4 ft lb

moved into the lead at 139.3 ft lb at the time it was tested

struggled at 105.9 ft lb, about 1 ft lb better than the Doyle

really struggled at 109.4 ft lb

its lower jaw did not seem as strong as the top five brands

gave up early at 120.1 ft lb

gave up early at 121.6 ft lb

better than average but not as good as SK

better than the locking Amazon Basics but not as good as Irwin or Craftsman

moved into the lead at the time due to its flank drive pattern

trailed the leaders by quite a bit

designed to be used in reverse, lost grip early at 84.7 ft lb, and performed even worse when tried in the standard direction

on the first attempt, confirmed at just under 79 ft lb on a repeat attempt, lower than expected

still enough to beat many of the newer wrenches

about average; the harder metal destroyed the teeth on its flank drive jaws

a great result

best result of all wrenches tested

continued to struggle at 143.5 ft lb

continued to struggle at 142.1 ft lb, about 12 ft lb below average

about average at 169.1 ft lb

quite a bit better than average despite struggling on the softer coupling nut

quite a bit better than Sunex and Doyle

similar to Ridgid, the harder material helped it

gave up early at 117.8 ft lb, jaws experienced a lot of damage

trailed SK

continued to struggle at 119.2 ft lb

performed a lot better on the harder metal than on the coupling nut

continued to struggle at 105 ft lb

held its own against the newer wrenches

tied with the vintage Proto wrench

in the locked position, second best result among the locking wrenches measured

no gap in the locked position, best result among the locking wrenches measured

tied with Ridgid