I want to buy a torque wrench for torquing bolts in the 80 - 150 ft. lb. range. They'll probably bury the wrench with me, so the Made in China crap won't fly. Any suggestions?

Snap-On is the best one I have ever used, but the craftsman isn't bad at all.

been using the SK click type for many years also have snap on see no difference in the click type

the Beam craftsman 3 / 8 and 1 / 2 " on the shops torque wrench tester stayes right on unless you put it in the box with other stuff piled on it --

in a production shop a click type is faster and easy to use and adjust , always return it to zero when done my SK 3/8 foot lbs 13 inch long click ( ratchet type ) has stayed on the numbers give or take 1 to 3 inch pounds for over 10 years and its used 2 / 3 times a week -- jz

Snap-on.

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Snap On if you plan on using it a lot.

But Chraftsman has a lifetime warranty and is more than good enough for most tasks.

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if you get a snap-on get one with the dial adjustment.this way you don't have to back it down after every use.

Snap-On.

Although I did have my 1/2" Snap-On click wrench fail while we were doing a head gasket on my dad's old Mazda 626. YARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR *click*

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Caught up with the Snap-On truck and I had a loaner while mine was being serviced (!) ...got it back in two weeks good-as-new.

Didn't really mind so much because it was a stupid car.

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The Craftsman lifetime warranty does not apply to torque wrenches.

I had a Craftsman click type. I used it once, zeroed it out,and put it away in the cabinet. A year later I pulled it to use it and on the first bolt it broke internally. Yup, no warranty....

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Look into the 'zero out' thing. It takes no time at all and really will add to the life of the tool.

Of course, if time is not that big a deal you could get a beam unit cheap. I have a Craftsman that is about 40 years old that is a hassle to use but still works like new.

I like the click type, too. Very handy if you are working on something that is hard to bend over so you can look at the gauge.

Unless it has changed recently, Crafstman does not cover torque wrenches under their warranty, been that way forever.

Unless you do engine building there is no need for a high dollar wrench. If doing lug nuts any old clicker will do.

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