Tool I Feel Old

[whydontu]

Saw this, already have one, and when I bought it there wasn’t any French on the packaging. Curious how many of us qualify?

 

[DavidR8]

Yup, my dad had that same wrench. And a bunch of other Simpson Sears tools in similar boxes.

 

[Arbutus]

Yup - same one. Bought around 1980.

 

[JustaDB]

Yup - same one. Bought around 1980.

Ditto.

 

[YotaBota]

Just checked mine, Craftsman clicker type from the late 70's and one language - one language only.
Edit - and still in the box.

 

[Susquatch]

Not sure when I bought mine. Id bet closer to 1970.

Box is gone but instructions are English only. I still use them. Not so much for fasteners themselves, but rather to calibrate or quick check other torque wrenches. I should prolly sell them but my wife should prolly sell me too. She might not even get what I'd get for the wrenches.

 

[JustaDB]

I should prolly sell them but my wife should prolly sell me too. She might not even get what I'd get for the wrenches.

Hey, at 20 bucks a ton...

 

[Stellrammer]

Those have a place in my tool box, they are relatively accurate. A good way to perform sequential tightening of cylinder heads and such, until the last bit, then the calibrated wrench comes out. I recently bought a 1/4 in drive one, needed 9-15 inch lbs to check a Ford 9 inch after assembly.
I spent a few hours calibrating my 2 clickers , they were out by 3-4 ft lbs.

 

[Everett]

I've had one of these K-D Tools 2955 1/4" beam type torque wrenches for almost 20 years. Used it every time I've built a diff ever since buying it, it was a worthy investment. Actually used it 4 days ago setting up the diff for a 1995 MCI diesel pusher motor coach differential rebuild.

 

[Canadium]

I've got one too! It's been around so long I can barely remember anything about it's origins! It seems to me I bought it at crappy tire. I don't recall there ever being a box. Probably also from the 70's.

 

[Chicken lights]

I've had one of these K-D Tools 2955 1/4" beam type torque wrenches for almost 20 years. Used it every time I've built a diff ever since buying it, it was a worthy investment. Actually used it 4 days ago setting up the diff for a 1995 MCI diesel pusher motor coach differential rebuild.
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I have the exact same one, for the same job. There aren’t many options out there

 

[Susquatch]

@Everett & @Chicken lights

These will work for that job, but I'm not advocating them. I actually prefer analog like the ones you and many of us still have.

Still, there are times when something like this works better and is more affordable. I have one like this for my tractor sliding axle bolts, except mine is 800 ft-lbs. I can't imagine what that would look like in the manual analog style...... Prolly 20 ft long!

NEIKO 20741A 1/2” Digital Torque Adapter https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B009GLISI0?ref_=cm_sw_r_apann_dp_366RGSP6WN7CPEXMZQCC

 

[slow-poke]

Not sure if mine is Craftsman or Mastercraft, same thing purchased new around 1980. At some point I messed with the pointer, I think it was not reaching as far as it should. I don't use it much anymore, I prefer the click type for convenience, not sure it's as accurate as the old school ones though.

My Xcelite nutdriver set is older I think, I requested those for a birthday gift IIRC in the late 70s and they have given decades of great service, just used one for the gazillionth time.

 

[Susquatch]

I don't use it much anymore, I prefer the click type for convenience, not sure it's as accurate as the old school ones though.

I'm not convinced that the old school ones are any more accurate. They all need to be calibrated to really trust them.

IMHO, there are two real differences. One is that you can watch yourself creeping up to the settings with these. You can't do that with the clicker type. The second is that you can evenly tighten to an intermediate torque on all fasteners working your way up evenly to the final torque. You can do that with a clicker too, but not nearly so conveniently.