anyone ever use these?

[Planter91C2]

are they useful?

[URY914]

Yes, but rarely.

[Jim Sims]

A 13mm crowsfoot wrench (which is what these are) is actually rather useful when adjusting valves! Jim

[Planter91C2]

thanks, that's what i thought. they seem like they would be awkward, but i wanted to make sure.
they are pretty cheap and i thought they may be an inexpensive alternative to a good wrench set.

[emcon5]

Originally posted by Planter91C2
....they may be an inexpensive alternative to a good wrench set.

Change the word "alternative" to "addition" and you will probably be better off.
Keep an eye on the Sears ads, they ususlly have good deals on tool sets around Christmas. You should be able to score a metric set with most basic stuff you need for around $100.

Tom

[Clark Griswald]

These are useful when you don't have room for the wrench handle in the same plane as the nut/bolt head and you can't fit a socket in either. Use these with an extension to get your ratchet into a space that has room.

These would be a very poor replacement for regular open end wrenches for most situations.

[Pillow]

I advise the Husky brand available at Home Depot. Roughly the same price as the Craftsman stuff but the Husky is better quality and is contoured better for hand comfort.

Check them out side by side and you can see the difference.

Plus Sears servive has really been poor for me lately and I hate going in there.

Of course Craftsman makes lots of things that Husky does not. I am thinking about starting to find a Snap-On dealer.

A retired Snap-On salesman buddy of mine said the best way to keep good service from a Snap-On dealer is to keep an outstanding balance open. It is interest free so why not. Every week he stops by and you flip him a yuppie food stamp ($20 bill). This is a wierd business with tools and shop supplies.

[pwd72s]

Has anybody here ever changed an oil pressure gauge sending unit WITHOUT using a crowfoot wrench? If so, it would be quite a trick.

[Roland Kunz]

Hello

Some sizes are helpfull and you can use them with a torque wrench.

They are also good to fabricate own special tools ( like for the oilline to the tank ) on the driver side.

They will not rplace a good set open box spanners if you have to work with tools regulary.

Grüsse

[masraum]

If I had to choose between a good set of wrenches and a set of crow's feet it would be the wrenches everytime. Of course the crow's feet are a nice addition. As someone else said it was a cheap $5 tool that enabled me to change my oil pressure sending unit without having to disassemble anything else.

There are other higher quality tools out there. The main draw for me is the service and availability of warranty replacements with craftsman tools. I'd love to populate my cabinent with Snap-op or Matco or those tools in the Griot's catalog, but cost is also an issue.

[Doug Zielke]

Crowsfoot wrenches....another addition to the tool chest. When you need one, nothing else will do.

[howie944]

Pillow,

I gave up chasing the "truck" (snap on)..They have a web site you can order from. they have a few of my hard earned dollars already. Since I'm in corporate security in the banking industry the Snap On truck doesn't make stops in our parking lot!