13 Brands of European vs U.S. Wrenches Hazet, Wera, Snap-On, Mac, Proto & More
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Published 2023-03-24
On today's episode we test the top request brands of combination wrench spanners from USA and Europe including Bahco, Gedore, Stahwille, Hazet, Wera, Beta, King Dick, Snap-On, Mac tools, Proto, Cornwell and Williams.
That's a lot of wrenches, we try to move through them quickly but each wrenches is tested 3-5 times including both forward and reverse directions in case one is a benefit.
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As always, the creator of this channel works in product development for Astro Tools, who also make wrenches but I don't believe any combination wrenches. Anyways, always consider multiple sources when looking as a tool!
All Comments (21)
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I hope our European friends appreciate the European posting time of this video :P BTW, we ordered a Facom 2 months ago and it's still not here
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Funfact according to these German tool brands: All of them are located in Wuppertal-Cronenberg (Wera, Stahlwille and also Knipex) which is an outskirt in the south of Wuppertal and closer to Remscheid than Wuppertal and Remscheid is the home of Hazet, Gedore and Heyco. And just a few kilometres more western is Solingen which is very well known for it's knife-/blademakers, for example Eickhorn is there who make the Bundeswehr's KM2000 (Combat Knife 2000), also the Bayonet 2000 used by Dutch and Canadian Army, Tondeo (who make popular hairdressing scissors), Zwilling (Kitchen knives), Wilkinson Sword has a production site there.
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Sorry, the Bahco aren't made in Sweden.. they moved their manufacturing (of most handtools) to Argentina in the 80-ies, and haven't returned since..
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Why I love my Hazet wrenches: The profile makes them really comfortable. The finish makes them less slippy compared to shiny ones
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I worked on Mercedeses exclusively for 20 years or so and I came to rely on Hazet sockets and wrenches. They really fit the fasteners nice and snug and generally were significantly cheaper than Snappy. Thanks for the video.
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I'm shocked by the Stahwille's poor score 😢. Would love to see you test another one in case that one was a lemon
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I have an entire tool box from Bahco. Both Metric and Imperial sockets, a 10-piece set of wrenches. I'm actually really happy with it. The man who founded the company which later became Bahco also invented the pipe wrench and adjustable wrench.
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This makes me feel a lot more content with my recent purchase of a standard and metric set of Proto wrenches to replace my cheap gear wrench set. They are so nice to use
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I absolutely love my Proto Wrenches. I’ve sworn by them since I got a set 4 years ago. I have a box full of other wrenches that never get used anymore 🤣
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I love Hazet. A little expensive for hobbyists but ideal for the professional workshop. If you break it, you send it to Hazet or give it to the Hazet man and you get a new one.
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I'm German. I mostly own Gedore and Wera. I have a very old Heyco set too. (How old? It says "Made in West Germany" on it. So older than 30 years🙂. Maybe older than me.) I am very surprised by the Stahlwille results. Always struck me as a quality brand. Expensive too. The more you know... Keep up the good work. Great videos!
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as a european, nice to see some more european stuff too. Gonna be interesting to see the results at the end of the video :)
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Massive kudos for testing all those European brands - very comprehensive! Thank you.
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Finally, the video I've been waiting for. Those Stahlwille numbers were def. not what I was expecting. Most of my wrenches are Stahlwille. They have the tightest tolerances of all my wrenches beating even the few Hazets I have. I also have Gedore, but only the German made ratcheting ones. Either Stahlwille standards have dropped or you got a bad batch. I wish I had a setup like that to test them out myself, but in practice the Stahlwilles never slip without any cheater bar and always require a lot of fastener cleaning due to tight tolerances.
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Thanks so much for making this. And can confirm your assessment of the Wera spanners are spot on.
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As someone from the city of Remscheid, home of Gedore, Matador, Heyco, Cimco, Hazet and many more I enjoy your channel. BTW The german tool museum is located in our city too. I think you would enjoy a visit of the Werkzeugstadt Remscheid("the Tool City") :D
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I've said it before and I'll say it again... proto has a certain place in my heart for their open end wrenches. It's all my dad had and has given me and I'll always love them
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The Proto results are impressive. I have had great luck with Heyco wrenches, they don't look impressive but they work great!
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I've used both Wright and proto wrenchs professionally, and from personal experience it comes as no surprise they're up at the top. I was fortunate and exposed to the brands as an apprentice
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That insert thing on the Wera has teeth and is hardened. It’s advertised to help prevent slipping by biting into the fastener. It would be interesting to see if it makes a difference.
