Which Hose Clamp Brand Wins?

heaviest of the first four tested

by far the heaviest of the first eight tested

heaviest yet at that point

by far the heaviest of all 17 brands

before leaking, worst of all 16

100 psi more than Meaxxna

before giving up

narrator notes it moved into third place behind Juasky at this point

before leaking

average performance

moved into second position behind Glarks at that point

moved into the lead at that point; tied with Precision at 750 psi in the closing sealing-pressure recap

moved into second place behind Koehler

best yet at that point; tied for second overall with Scandvik in the closing recap behind Norma

before losing pressure, more wear than Breeze; tied with Koehler at 750 psi in the closing recap

a lot of excessive friction between worm gear and slots noted

/ no seal initially (hose was about 1mm too small for the clamp); after adding vinyl tape to increase effective hose diameter, held close to 250 psi before leaking

took the lead, described by narrator as 'very impressive'; came out on top overall in the closing sealing-pressure recap

tied for second overall with Breeze behind Norma

initially (hose slightly oversized for the clamp's 36-39mm range and could not apply enough clamp load); after adding vinyl tape, reached 410 psi before leaking

hose sprung a leak just under the worm gear housing, described as not spreading pressure as evenly as some other brands

before strap broke

before strap broke

took the lead at this point in testing

took the lead at this point; strap noted as about 10 percent thicker than Glarks, and the worm gear assembly was ruined in addition to the strap breaking

moved into second position at this point

before it came unlocked

GARBLED - transcript reads 'performed about the same as the Lokman at 1 pounds', missing the actual digits after '1'; Lokman's figure was 1,099 lbs so the true value is presumably in that range but the transcript never states it. Kept as null/unresolved rather than guessing.

moved into second place; band held but worm gear mechanism failed

moved into the lead at that point (confirmed in closing tensile recap)

took the lead at that point

worm gear assembly was the point of failure (strap held)

strap held but worm gear assembly came apart

not tested / not stated (narrator notes 'not a whole lot of testing was done' on this brand due to the sizing mismatch)

band held but came loose from the worm gear assembly

band broke loose from the worm gear assembly

(maxed out the smaller scale), then 2,975 lbs on the larger scale before the strap ends stretched and slid off the pin; finished second overall in the closing tensile recap

by far the strongest of all 17 brands (strap held, worm gear assembly failed); confirmed as top overall in the closing tensile recap

before worm gear housing separated from strap, worst of all 16

took the lead at this point; finished 4th overall at 341/170/123/114 in the closing recap

could not keep up with Hilitchi or Swpeet

held on longer than all other standard worm-gear brands tested up to that point; finished 3rd overall in the closing recap

not stated

before the bolt broke, finished second overall in the closing recap

maxed out a 282 in-lb torque wrench, required a larger wrench, drive bolt finally broke at 341 in-lb, best of all 17 in the closing recap

most rust of any brand tested, rating 2

very small amount of corrosion, performed very well

better than Meaxxna but not as good as Juasky

noticeably more oxidation than Juasky and Glarks; described as about the same as Swpeet

looked about the same as Hilitchi

no visible corrosion, best yet at that point; part of the four-way tie for the highest rating of 1 (with Breeze, Norma, Scandvik) in the closing recap

about the same amount of corrosion as Juasky

performed well but not as well as Lokman

performed extremely well, only a small amount of corrosion on the damaged slots

performed very well, only a couple of areas beginning to corrode; part of the four-way tie for the highest rating of 1

more corrosion than Breeze

small amount of corrosion, rest of the strap looked good

limited testing, but the paint is doing a great job blocking corrosion

did a really good job blocking corrosion, only a couple of areas beginning to form; part of the four-way tie for the highest rating of 1

least amount of rust of all 16 brands, called out as 'a great pick for marine environments'; part of the four-way tie for the highest rating of 1

held up very well, small amount of corrosion on one pin

held up well, some corrosion beginning on the worm gear