can I haz a torque wrench?

[Pittenger5]

Anyone have a torque wrench in/about the Boston area I can borrow tonight or tomorrow? It has to do 75 ft pounds, and 160 ft pounds. Please. I beg of you.

[CEO]

Anyone have a torque wrench in/about the Boston area I can borrow tonight or tomorrow? It has to do 75 ft pounds, and 160 ft pounds. Please. I beg of you.

160 foot pounds wtf are you doing with that?!?

But yes I have what you need, they are in wayland though... if you want to roll out there and bring me with you i'll hook you up.

my 3/8" one will do the 75, my 1/2" one will do the 160 IIRC.

[Pittenger5]

Trailer hitch

[CEO]

I'm pretty sure my 1/2" guy goes up to 150 foot pounds.

You're going to be hard pressed to find one that goes higher unless you find a 3/4" drive...

For the trailer hitch I would probably just use a 1/2" drive breaker bar, find a point roughly 1 foot away from the fastener along the length of the bar with the bar horizontal, and stand on it. There's your 160 foot pounds... 1 foot times 160 pounds = 160 ftlbs

[Boston Moto]

You probably cannot pull 160 lb/ft.

Just tighten it as much as you possibly can.

[QuarterGig]

Trailer hitch

for that just go tight as Muther fucker and you will do fine.. put some lock tight on and call it good.

[Pittenger5]

for that just go tight as Muther fucker and you will do fine.. put some lock tight on and call it good.

Thats my general approach, thus the lack of owning a torque wrench. I just figured this might be something that would be better to have the recommended approach to it. But maybe Ill just wing it like I do everything else. I mean, its not like my brake pads gonna fall out or something.

[Pittenger5]

There's your 160 foot pounds

I only weigh 145, getting 160 on there would become complicated

[OreoGaborio]

[CEO]

I only weigh 145, getting 160 on there would become complicated

Then you need to stand roughly 1 foot, 1 and a quarter inches from the fastener

[Pittenger5]

Wow, that was uncalled for, this thread is serious business! Then again, I do love my mad libs.

[Pittenger5]

Then you need to stand roughly 1 foot, 1 and a quarter inches from the fastener

I love NESR, it saves me from math!

[akira700]

About having a torque wrench in the long run its well worth it.
time = money and one stripped fastener is alot of time!

Its the fasteners with the low torque specs that require care.
Something like 160 ft/lbs is not going to suddenly strip on you.
You could break your tools though!

[Jim]

DB, like Garage Guy, i have a craftsman 3/8" torque wrench that will do 75 ft/lbs. i'm pretty close to your location, and you're welcome to use it

[R1]

Craftsman 1/2 in. Impact Wrench - Model 19982 at Sears.com

[Jim]

Craftsman 1/2 in. Impact Wrench - Model 19982 at Sears.com

ya and i have this as well if you wanna borrow my compressor and air tools

[R1]

id go with the air gun its gonna save you some guess work, set it at a reasonable torque and go to town.

also if you need more torque and dont have a torque wrench or the muscle might i suggest a 2 foot length of about 1.5 inch gas pipe from home depot put it on the end of your ratchet and voila you are now stronger thanks to leverage.

oh and when it comes to trailer hitches and the like i have never used torque wrenches or even ratchets get the right size wrench and interlock another wrench to add leverage and tighten it til you cant anymore. if you are unsure use it for awhile and re check. oh and lock tite is amazing!

[Pittenger5]

Yah, Ill probably just throw some muscle into it, especially since no one has one thatll be the proper one anyway. Im sure itll be fine. Whats the worst that could happen? Right?

[R1]

Yah, Ill probably just throw some muscle into it, especially since no one has one thatll be the proper one anyway. Im sure itll be fine. Whats the worst that could happen? Right?

right!

[Pittenger5]

God I love NESR

[QuarterGig]

Yah, Whats the worst that could happen? Right?

well, you are fucked now....

[Kurlon]

Check to see if your manual has the "German" specs, should say something about Goodentight.

[Pittenger5]

So easy a Dollar Bill can do it!