Which Mechanic's Creeper Brand Wins?

claimed 300 lb capacity, claimed oversized low-profile automotive creeper, all-plastic frame, made in China; looks almost identical to DNA Motoring but with different wheels and mounting bolts

claimed 280 lb capacity (vs 300 for DNA Motoring and Pittsburgh), looks identical to DNA Motoring but with higher-quality wheels and plastic fastener-cutout covers, made in China

claimed 40in long by 19in wide, 300 lb max load claimed, 3in diameter wheels (vs 2in on Pro-Lift), 12 bolts for 6 wheels, side pockets about 2.5in by 10in, made in China

claimed 250 lb capacity (lowest of the plastic group), includes two magnetic trays that don't stay attached to the pockets, slightly larger wheels than the other plastic brands, made in China

Z-creeper/seat 2-in-1 design, claimed 300 lb capacity, requires significant assembly (4 bolts for the frame plus 6 wheels to install), made in China

claimed 250 lb capacity, doubles as a seat, frame comes pre-assembled but the wheels still need installing, wheel design similar to Vevor's, made in China

claimed 300 lb capacity, requires assembly like Vevor (4 bolts for frame, wheels to install) but with a different frame and fasteners, made in China

comes pre-assembled, 3-position adjustable headrest lever (though the headrest itself was loose despite pre-assembly), made in China

comes fully assembled, described as a much lighter-duty version of the K Tool design, 2.5in casters for 360 degree movement, lever-action 3-position headrest, made in China

comes pre-assembled, claimed 350 lb capacity, the highest claimed capacity among the pre-Omega products, adjustable headrest that locks into position (a lift mechanism, unlike K Tool/Performance Tool's lever type), claimed textured vinyl cover that wipes clean, made in China

all-terrain 5in caster wheels (the largest wheels of all 14 products), hard TPR synthetic rubber wheels claimed to be best-in-class for mobility, by far the most assembly effort/time of all 14 (legs require mallet assistance to install), only 4 wheels total (most other brands have 6), and only 3 of the 4 wheels touch the ground at once due to a slightly uneven frame, made in China

1 design that folds into a Z-shaped seat, claimed 450 lb capacity, the highest of all 14 products, comes with 3in casters, mostly pre-assembled (wheels still need installing), made in China

about 1 lb lighter than DNA Motoring

about the same as Pittsburgh

transcript reads '17.77% 18 lbs', an apparent caption glitch merging two figures (a stray percent sign); kept as reported rather than resolved to a single number

about half a pound heavier than Vevor

almost 2 lb lighter than K Tool

by far the heaviest of all 14

straight roll 8.9 lb, moved into the lead over Pro-Lift; direction change 18.3 lb, easiest yet; sideways roll 20.4 lb, 2nd place; wire crossing 44.9 lb, best yet

straight roll 13.3 lb, 2nd behind Pittsburgh; direction change 15.4 lb, moved into the lead (best yet); sideways roll 17.9 lb, tied with Pro-Lift for best yet; wire crossing 37.9 lb, best yet

straight roll 21.3 lb, about 8 lb more than Pro-Lift; direction change 30.5 lb, about 11 lb more than Pro-Lift; sideways roll 42.7 lb, described as 'way too high' but confirmed about a pound more on a second attempt; wire crossing 48 lb, about 6 lb less than Pro-Lift thanks to the larger wheels

straight roll 22.3 lb, most yet at that point; direction change 39.8 lb, most yet; sideways roll 50.4 lb, most yet (three tests in a row as the worst); wire crossing 38.6 lb, the soft wheels helped, moving it into 2nd place on this specific test

straight roll 10.9 lb, small hard wheels helped; direction change 17 lb, easy; sideways roll 25 lb, better than average; wire crossing 55.5 lb, the most force yet at that point, small hard wheels hurt

sideways roll 18.5 lb, moved into 3rd place; wire crossing 49.6 lb, small dense wheels struggled; no straight-roll or direction-change figures are narrated for this brand on the concrete test anywhere in the transcript, a genuine data gap

straight roll 11.8 lb, the smaller wheels didn't seem to hurt this test; direction change 19.9 lb; sideways roll 20.5 lb, moved into 4th place behind Big Red metal; wire crossing 70.9 lb, small wheels really hurt, the worst result on this test

straight roll 13.9 lb, about average; direction change 15.8 lb, quite a bit better than average; sideways roll 18.9 lb, performed very well; wire crossing 63.1 lb, tiny wheels made this very challenging

straight roll 16.9 lb, about 3 lb worse than K Tool; direction change 17.9 lb, trails K Tool again; sideways roll 19.6 lb, trails K Tool, with the note that not all wheels were making contact with the ground; wire crossing 68.9 lb, really struggled

straight roll 18.9 lb, about twice the force of Pittsburgh; direction change 23.4 lb, trailed Pittsburgh; sideways roll 23.8 lb, more force than Pittsburgh; wire crossing 68 lb, small wheels really struggled

straight roll 12.1 lb, better than average; direction change 27 lb, really struggled; sideways roll 19.6 lb, about average; wire crossing 45.6 lb, the larger wheels helped

straight roll 14.2 lb; direction change 18.4 lb, pretty easy; sideways roll 20.8 lb, a little better than average; wire crossing 51.9 lb, hard plastic wheels performed fairly well

rolling resistance 23.8 lb; direction change 29.7 lb; sideways roll 40.9 lb, by far the best yet

rolling resistance 21.2 lb, best yet; direction change 37.8 lb, trails Pittsburgh; sideways roll 47.8 lb, trails Pittsburgh's 40.9 lb

rolling resistance 25.9 lb, helped by the larger wheels; direction change 58.7 lb, struggled; sideways roll 72.2 lb, very challenging

rolling resistance 23.4 lb, about average; direction change 53 lb, trails Pittsburgh and Big Red significantly; sideways roll 68.3 lb, struggled quite a bit

rolling resistance 28 lb; direction change 69.3 lb, really struggled as the front caster wheels began to bend, described as a genuine design flaw ('the wheel assembly [does not] bolt tightly to the frame, definitely a design issue'); no sideways-roll figure is narrated for this brand on the rubber mat test anywhere in the transcript, a genuine data gap rather than a resolvable caption glitch

rolling resistance 22.8 lb, better than Vevor; direction change 35 lb, front wheels much better designed than Vevor's; sideways roll 46 lb, went very well

rolling resistance 26.8 lb, same front-wheel design flaw noted on Vevor; direction change almost 50 lb; sideways roll just over 59 lb, quite a struggle

rolling resistance 25.8 lb, small wheels; direction change 36.9 lb, better than average; sideways roll 53.2 lb, about average

rolling resistance 26.9 lb, about the same as K Tool; direction change 38.8 lb, a little more force than K Tool; sideways roll 50.8 lb

rolling resistance 27.3 lb, trailed Pittsburgh; direction change 42.6 lb, trailed Pittsburgh; sideways roll 44.8 lb, not too bad but not quite as good as Pittsburgh

rolling resistance 17.7 lb, by far the best yet at that point; direction change 45.8 lb, a bit of a struggle; sideways roll 50.9 lb, about 10 lb more than Pittsburgh

rolling resistance 17.7 lb, tied with Traxion for best yet; direction change 22.9 lb, best yet, very easy work; sideways roll 42.2 lb, very well designed for this maneuver, described as very good all-around performance

wide (same as DNA Motoring), about 0.25in lower to the ground than DNA Motoring with a thicker headrest, 10.5in top-of-block height (best clearance result up to that point in the video)

frame height and 10.5in top-of-block height, same as Pittsburgh

wide, 39.75in long (3.75in longer than Pro-Lift), about 1in higher off the ground than Pro-Lift, 10.625in top-of-block height

larger cutout for shoulders/arms than other plastic brands, about 4.75in frame height, about 10.5in top-of-block height

wide (narrow), 36in long (short), 3.75in frame clearance with very stiff cushions, 12in overall clearance, the worst clearance result up to that point in the video

long, 17in wide, 3.5in frame height (closer to the ground than Vevor), 11.5in clearance (a little better than Vevor's 12in), noticeably smaller wheels than Vevor

long (well designed for tall people), about 17.5in wide, just under 4in frame height, 11in clearance at the highest position, 10.5in head cushion height

long, 17.25in wide, 3.75in frame height (a little lower than K Tool), 10.25in clearance, the lowest (worst) clearance of all 14 creepers per the closing recap; 10.25in cushion height, almost the same as K Tool's 10.5in

wide, about 39.5in long, about 1.5in of arm-area ground clearance, 3.75in frame clearance, just over 11in total clearance, 10.5in headrest height (same as K Tool)

long (short), 27in wide, 7in from the ground to the top of the wheel-mounting frame (pretty tall), close to 12in of clearance, described as not offering as much clearance as some other brands

long, needs a very wide path at 26.25in, about 4in frame height, 11in clearance

won the first combined concrete total among plastic creepers at the time it was calculated, later shown to finish 2nd overall behind Big Red Plastic (92.5 lb vs 84.5 lb); 3rd on the wheel-kit-only total (47.6 lb); 2nd on the combined rubber-mat total (94.4 lb)

won the first combined concrete total (all 4 sub-tests) at 84.5 lb, the best of all 14 creepers on that metric; 2nd on the wheel-kit-only total (46.6 lb)

won the combined rubber-mat total (all 3 sub-tests) at 82.8 lb, the best of all 14 creepers on that metric

best possible subjective comfort rating of 1 (rated the single most comfortable creeper of all 14)

subjective comfort rating (2.0), after Daytona (1.0) and Snap-On (1.5)