Which Extractor Wrenches Brand Wins?

loosened without slipping, but caused a small amount of damage to the previously undamaged bolt

made easy work of it, though the jaws stretched enough at loosening torque to cause damage to the bolt corner

successfully loosened it, but the internal steel pins caused minor damage to the bolt

loosened it, but the aggressive teeth caused a lot of damage to the bolt, and the teeth themselves also experienced some wear

loosened without a problem, though the jaws are soft and showed quite a bit of damage; very minor damage to the bolt

made easy work of it

got the job done, described as needing a firm ('Bionic') grip to operate well

the only one of the 16 initial tools that was NOT able to loosen the undamaged bolt at all

made very easy work of it, with a very tight grip as the name implies

easily removed it, leaving the bolt looking almost as good as new with only a small amount of corner damage

did just fine, though it did cause some damage to the bolt

more than enough grip; the bolt still looked as good as new

made easy work of it and held up well with no visible damage to the wrench

performed just fine, though the wrench has a lot of taper and the spline only applies pressure to about 70% of the bolt head

made very easy work of it; the bolt began loosening at 63 ft-lb with more than enough contact area to avoid any damage

lost grip at 62 ft-lb (jaws visibly stretch as they lose grip)

lost grip at 43 ft-lb (about 19 ft-lb less than the Vise Grip), with a small amount of damage to the wrench

gave up early at only 9 ft-lb

first tool in the lineup to successfully loosen the partially rounded bolt

lost grip at 33 ft-lb

wasn't able to gain any traction

lost grip at 32 ft-lb, with some minor damage to the tool

lost grip at 48 ft-lb, and mangled the previously undamaged bolt head in the process

lost grip at 55 ft-lb, just a little better than average, but the closed end suffered two broken teeth and was ruined

more than enough grip to remove the badly rounded fastener

made easy work of it after a few light hammer taps

repositioned itself to take advantage of flat areas on the bolt

more than enough surface area; began moving the bolt at 62 ft-lb

began loosening the bolt at 67 ft-lb

wasn't able to get a grip; no visible wear on the tool

across with a 7/16 in bolt in the jaws

the smallest diameter among the initial 16 tools

the largest footprint among the initial 16 tools

very close to 2 in

the most compact closed end among the initial 16 tools

more compact than Olsa Tools

the second most compact closed end among the initial 16 tools

gave up at 20 ft-lb, did not successfully loosen it (only the pipe wrench and Rocket Socket succeeded on the fully rounded bolt in round 1 per the video's summary)

made it to 16 ft-lb, did not successfully loosen it

first and one of only two tools (with Rocket Socket) to successfully remove the completely rounded bolt

couldn't gain a good grip

maintained a good grip and finally loosened the bolt at just over 56 ft-lb; one of only two tools (with the Maxpower pipe wrench) to succeed on the fully rounded bolt in round 1

wasn't able to gain any traction

not enough surface area to succeed

not enough surface area to succeed

(best of all wrenches tested in this round, with three points of contact)

described as respectable given adjustable wrenches' reputation for rounding fasteners; the locking design helped

(close second to the Vise Grip), with the teeth experiencing quite a bit of wear

before the moving ratcheting part broke, ruining the wrench

before losing grip, but sustained damage in the process

before rounding the bolt, with no visible damage to the tool

by far the best of the combination-style wrenches, with only a small amount of wear and tear

before giving up, better than anticipated

before slipping (20 ft-lb less than the Vise Grip)

before losing grip

outlasting the bolt (the bolt itself began stretching, so the test was stopped); one of only three tools (with Capri Tools and Snap-on) to outlast the undamaged bolt in round 3

before the 45-degree offset design caused the wrench to roll to the side and lose grip

before coming off the bolt

before its 45-degree offset design caused it to roll to the side and lose grip (same offset weakness noted for Olsa Tools)

outlasting the bolt, one of only three tools to do so in round 3

offered a very loose fit on the undamaged fastener, which hurt performance; rounded the bolt at 89 ft-lb

though some of the internal steel pins experienced damage

lost grip at 33 ft-lb (same figure referenced back from round 1); durability an issue, with quite a bit of damage to the tool

unable to gain grip; durability an issue again, with quite a bit of wear and tear

performed better here, maintaining a much better grip and outlasting the bolt; only minor damage to the teeth

with a small amount of wear and tear to the tool

outlasted the partially rounded bolt with only minor damage, one of three tools to do so

unable to gain a grip; the tool itself remained in really good condition

about average

(2nd place in this round, behind the pipe wrench), with some damage to the tool

with some damage to the wrench

and came out on top of this specific sub-category

only 15 ft-lb

moving into the round-2 lead for that sub-category

before slipping

about average