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Bahco Adjustables poor quality!

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Iv been hunting around for ages for a 10" adjustable that does 28mm nuts and not one of those stupid slim
jaws that slip off on everynut!

i used to have one but it was stolen, apparently bahco dont make them anymore!

I bought one of the 9072p spanners which is so poor the jaw moves around, slides off and it only goes up to 30mm.


So iv given up on bahco and am now looking for a better make. What would you say are the best spanners around?

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Buy one of the old bacho scanners off eBay, mines great quality, the new ones fall to bits
 
My Irwin vise grip is a pretty decent adjustable.

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had heard alot of bacho stuff is now made in france and seems to have lost some quality?
 
I've not yet got an adjustable, but based on my other thread and other opinions on here it seems that the Bahco wide jaw or the Irega SWO range are the best out there, some folks have mentioned Crescent too......has anyone had all 3 or maybe 2 as a direct comparison?
 
malcky said:
I've not yet got an adjustable, but based on my other thread and other opinions on here it seems that the Bahco wide jaw or the Irega SWO range are the best out there, some folks have mentioned Crescent too......has anyone had all 3 or maybe 2 as a direct comparison?
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i've got a crescent shifter somewhere with a sliding adjuster, used it once, load of s-hyte, i suppose everybody makes mistakes when buying tools though :sad_smile:
 
okaydokey, reckon will remove Crescent from my list of stuff then. Bahco or Irega it is then.
 
leakeee said:
Iv been hunting around for ages for a 10" adjustable that does 28mm nuts and not one of those stupid slim
jaws that slip off on everynut!

i used to have one but it was stolen, apparently bahco dont make them anymore!

I bought one of the 9072p spanners which is so poor the jaw moves around, slides off and it only goes up to 30mm.


So iv given up on bahco and am now looking for a better make. What would you say are the best spanners around?

Cheers
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if your spanner slips off nut then you have jaws the wrong way around
 
As far as adjustables go... Bahco are the dogs in my opinion. Used a lot of different types and find bahco the superior. If its a really tight nut or bolt the chances are a shifter won't budge it any road. Try using a correct size spanner ;-)
 
some old makes were as good if not better than bac's but most are not around anymore, my dad and grandfather had some very old tools many spanners etc... and they were working perfectly after 40-50 years. If you buy bacho adjustabes id recommend the chrome/silver ones as they dont suffer from rust like the black ones do. The do cost more tho.
 
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well i have used everyday 12 inch bachos thats 5 year old and a 3 year old 10 inch they dont slip and are my main gear
 
Well dare I say it, I've been enjoying a set of homebase adjustables that I found at work. Good and sturdy, smooth action on the adjuster, comfortable to use... You'd never guess they were homebase. You can never tell though - I get fed up paying through the nose for rubbish. Sometimes the cheap ones are just as good if not better.
 
Jon3284 said:
Well dare I say it, I've been enjoying a set of homebase adjustables that I found at work. Good and sturdy, smooth action on the adjuster, comfortable to use... You'd never guess they were homebase. You can never tell though - I get fed up paying through the nose for rubbish. Sometimes the cheap ones are just as good if not better.
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Shame on you! :icon_bs:
 
I have bought a couple of new bahco shifters, and I find that the moveable part of the jaw wiggles quite a lot compared to the older ones that my mates have, and that the jaws are tighter at the end than deep into the wrench, which makes me adjust the spanner frequently to release it from the nut; very time consuming/annoying. These newer bahco ergo's do not have the stamp "made in sweden"
 
I agree. I only have the Swedish Bahcos but I lifted a new Bahco "shifter" (as I also call em!) in a plumbing suppliers & it just felt like cheap stuff. The adjustment screw gives the game away, as it seems poor - I knew straight away that it wasn't like the old Bahcos.
 
How long has the Bahco stuff been made outside of Sweden? is this fairly recently or been years already? As a newby to knowing a good adjustable to a crap one...what am I looking for when in the shop looking for a good one?
 
Jon3284 said:
Well dare I say it, I've been enjoying a set of homebase adjustables that I found at work. Good and sturdy, smooth action on the adjuster, comfortable to use... You'd never guess they were homebase. You can never tell though - I get fed up paying through the nose for rubbish. Sometimes the cheap ones are just as good if not better.
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Dont think so !!!
 
Okay, I'll admit, it's not ideal but it's surprising what you'll find at the cheaper end of things. 99 times out of 100 it'll be crap, but if you like a tool then use it I say. Saying that, it would get expensive having to buy 99 tools. I'm a sucker for a false economy though :frown2: haha!
 
malcky said:
How long has the Bahco stuff been made outside of Sweden? is this fairly recently or been years already? As a newby to knowing a good adjustable to a crap one...what am I looking for when in the shop looking for a good one?
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i read that they had moved some production to france a few years ago.
 
Got a new pair of 10" wide jaws the other week. Haven't got a clue where they were made and don't really care. They are just as good as my old ones.
 
Glenwils said:
Got a new pair of 10" wide jaws the other week. Haven't got a clue where they were made and don't really care. They are just as good as my old ones.
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This is good to know, I really need to find a local shop that actually sell good tools and see/feel for myself what they are like....only have normal diy shops in my area.
 
malcky said:
This is good to know, I really need to find a local shop that actually sell good tools and see/feel for myself what they are like....only have normal diy shops in my area.
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There's not enough good tool shops.
I used to travel about 15 miles to a good one in Ormskirk.
I recently called in to Toolstation. It's complete gash!
 
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