[Porchdog]

Hey there Billy!

We have done that come-along trick, but only a few times that I recall and mostly on the ancient 6" & 8" threaded fittings. I don't know that I've seen a crane scale in the setup before - that's precision right there!

Regarding steel vs. aluminum wrenches. Pipes can bend the handle on steel wrenches. Aluminum wrench handles break. I agree on Rigid brand. We aren't usually working with oil patch money - we aren't eager to break an aluminum Rigid.

Off topic - my son got a couple of aluminum rigids for Christmas last year.

I will say - that pipe in the photo doesn't look any bigger than 1-1/2". I'm thinking one of my beefy young fellas with a pair of 24's would spin that right out without even a second thought. Not me - I can't pull that hard any more.