stubby adjustable wrench

Brown Dirt Cowboy · Feb 10, 2019

do they make a stubby adjustable wrench with the same jaw opening as a standard 12" wrench? Space is limited between block and frame. May have to sacrifice a 12"

Oregon Tractor Jack · Feb 10, 2019

All kinds of them out there. Let Google be your friend our just go to Harbor Freight and buy a set of stubbies. They?re cheap enough.

OTJ

JD Seller · Feb 10, 2019

You can buy sets of stubby wrenches. I do not have them but do have a drawer full of "special" wrenches I have cut/modified over the years. Since I am only going to using it a few times I usually find an odd ball/off brand wrench to cut/bend.

I try and buy boxes of odd ball wrenches at sales when they go cheap. I have a set hanging on a peg board for "public" use. Then the extras are the ones modified.

JD Seller · Feb 10, 2019

Sorry!!! I just fast read your post. I missed the "adjustable" part. LOL Old timers. I have seen the short handle adjustable wrenches but they all where "off" brands so I am not sure they would work very well. I would just cut one off to the length you need. A new 12 inch Crescent brand wrench is under $15. So not much cost to make one.

C.Amick · Feb 10, 2019

I talked to a customer in Harbor Freight that was buying one of these, he was having the same problem. They don't look very sturdy.
8 inch Adjustable Wrench

C.Amick · Feb 10, 2019

Link didn't work too well. It's the red and black 8-inch 2-in-1 wrench toward the bottom of the web page.

gab · Feb 10, 2019

Sounds like a job for a crows foot.

MarkB_MI · Feb 10, 2019

One of these can get you out of a jam.
Ridgid E110

funky_g00 · Feb 10, 2019

Quite a few manufacturers offer smaller adjustable wrenches with extra wide opening jaws. I think the most unique is a 6 inch wrench with jaws that open to 1 5/16" that is made by Channellock. You can also buy an adjustable crowsfoot that opens to 1 1/8, if you do not want to go the regular crowsfoot method.

Andy C · Feb 10, 2019

Snap-On makes them

4play · Feb 10, 2019

I cut an adjustable wrench down to make a stubby, usually smack it with a hammer to get things loose/tight. I also have a snap on adjustable wrench that is pretty short, the handle is about the length of your hand. Last, I have an adjustable crows foot wrench from snap on and uses a 3/8 drive, surprisingly this is very handy.

Dr. Walt · Feb 11, 2019

Brown Dirt Cowboy - Might check this out - Channellock 8WCB - 1 1/2 inch jaw opening , 8 inch Overall Length .
Channellock 8WCB

Brown Dirt Cowboy · Feb 11, 2019

Thank guys. I'll cut down a 12" that I have. This is a good sized nut and a 10" won't open up enough. I only want to do this job once. Replacing the air compressor on my '64 IH Emeryville cabover road tractor

wilson ind · Feb 12, 2019

I have been carrying a cut off 10 inch crescent for 30 years in bib overall side pocket.

Brown Dirt Cowboy · Feb 13, 2019

well guys, I cut down a 12" adjustable and loosened the nut on air compressor. now it will go into drawer with other "made to order" wrenchs.

44 massey · Feb 13, 2019

We used to call a 12? adjustable wrench (or 12? crescent) a ?Tijuana Socket Set?!!!!!

gab · Feb 13, 2019

Or call a shovel a Mexican backhoe.

Brown Dirt Cowboy · Feb 13, 2019

I had quite the time trying to decide which wrench to cut down, the SAE one or the metric one.

muleboss · Feb 13, 2019

Glad your wrench worked
, Now I want to see a picture of the Emeryville IH.

Brown Dirt Cowboy · Feb 14, 2019

Sir, I sure wish I knew how to do pics. I own the only one in the county that I live in (Cape Girardeau County Mo.)

SVcummins · Feb 14, 2019

I bought a set of these and they sure make life
easier when trying to do jobs where you can?t get a
wrench in
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