Torque wrenches

[leedeerman]

Yep even the Heizohack @1005nm yes 1005!

[daveindales]

The instructions say use a torque wrench and give you the settings, so why wound'nt you use one. I always use one and add a bit of copper ease to the bolts. Never had a problem yet.

[Hodge]

All ways torque my blades on my 150, if they wernt meant to be torqued up they wouldn't give torque wrench settings.

[agrimog]

aye very good, but how many of you actually get your torque wrenches regularly checked for the correct calibration, or are they just stuffed back into the tool box till the next time?

[likeitorlumpit]

always

plus and this is a warning

when you get your tyres replaced on wheels a lot of tyre companies advise checking your nuts (ha ha) after 50 miles. I never did this but we've had 2 cases in the last 10 years of wheels coming loose- they didn't fall off but they knackered the wheels. These cases were after having work done on the wheels.

So I advise- check your nuts!!

Older mechanics say you don't need a torque wrench - just a good spanner and a good mechanic- we may have good spanners but who amongst us is really that good a mechanic.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I voted no because my last chipper was a JB M500 drum chipper - don't think a torque was specified. Would do tho, but don't trust readings from cheap ones.

[woody paul]

Why use a torque wrench there only just over finger tight anyway. I was told by timberwolf they would never come undone because the direction the rotor turns there allways being done up. The torque wrench setting is to stop you over tightening them.

[niftysteve]

i need one, does anyone know a cheap supplier?

 

Aldis had them in there at the weekend

[Dan Curtis]

Always. I once changed the blades on someones bandit. I asked them for their torque wrench and setting, which they provided. Didn't tell me the wrench didn't work though! Sheared bolt a go-go!

 

Keep mine checked and calibrated. If something has a torque rating, why ignore it?

[twistedhicap]

Seen to much dammage caused by people overtightening nuts bolts set screws cap screws etc !

 

Re the Aldi torque wrenches and the screwfix cheepys you would be better of with a cold toffee wrench than these they are destined to die within minutes of use !

 

Decent wrenches are not to pricy and will last years kept calibrated and could save £ssss in repair costs and alsio reduce the risk of injury from sheared fixings !