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Old 06-13-2020, 03:36 PM   #21
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Ok so I got the torque wrench and I do think this thing must be great but the weight of it is on the heavy side.

Don’t get me wrong I am thankful for the suggestion but I get really worn out when I change the wheels ... lifting these ridiculously huge wheels and unstacking one set and re-stacking the set coming off the car it tires me out.

Is there a good torque wrench out there that is not *that* heavy ?

I think i’ll keep this one too but damn I must be getting old ... I need the light weight version
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Old 06-13-2020, 03:39 PM   #22
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Ok so I got the torque wrench and I do think this thing must be great but the weight of it is on the heavy side.

Don’t get me wrong I am thankful for the suggestion but I get really worn out when I change the wheels ... lifting these ridiculously huge wheels and unstacking one set and re-stacking the set coming off the car it tires me out.

Is there a good torque wrench out there that is not *that* heavy ?

I think i’ll keep this one too but damn I must be getting old ... I need the light weight version
Need to put that son of yours to work.
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Old 06-14-2020, 03:30 AM   #23
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Need to put that son of yours to work.
Lol ... too funny, this comment reminds me of a few years ago when I posted on a local board asking for a Backyard poopy Cleaner for the dogs since the service we were using sucked in the winter time ....

A neighbor suggested the same thing
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Old 06-14-2020, 08:13 AM   #24
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Lol ... too funny, this comment reminds me of a few years ago when I posted on a local board asking for a Backyard poopy Cleaner for the dogs since the service we were using sucked in the winter time ....

A neighbor suggested the same thing
That is definitely one of my son’s chores!
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Old 06-14-2020, 11:20 AM   #25
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Ok so I got the torque wrench and I do think this thing must be great but the weight of it is on the heavy side.
Mine is 3.15lbs versus yours at 3.4lbs, so about the same. Mine is 24.5" vs yours at 21.5".

I have to say that I don't find my tool heavy at all for what it is. Maybe I am used to very heavy tools at work. For example, my 3/4" breaker bar in my garage is much longer and heavier.
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Mine is 3.15lbs versus yours at 3.4lbs, so about the same. Mine is 24.5" vs yours at 21.5".

I have to say that I don't find my tool heavy at all for what it is. Maybe I am used to very heavy tools at work. For example, my 3/4" breaker bar in my garage is much longer and heavier.
Thanks for giving me the specs, greatly appreciated... I just checked and my current torque wrench weighs more ... I guess I just didn’t realize it.

This is my current one

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...C1lWRiahiHWjrl
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