On 2011-07-14, PrecisionmachinisT wrote:

"Ignoramus23641" wrote in message
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I have two of these 36" Ridgid pipe wrenches:

http://goo.gl/ZOm4N

One is steel and another is aluminum.

I want to keep one and sell another. My question is which one is
better. Aluminum one is a lot lighter, but is it as strong? Or does it
matter?

I am not a plumber, but once in a while I need to turn something that
does not want to turn, like a stuck engine etc. This is my use.


Who gives a **** unless they have to pack it around with them from job site
to job site.

Here's the deal...pipe wrench jaws DO wear out over time and they get dull
and then they slip, eventually you throw either them away or you buy new
jaws for them if they're available.

--so, my advice is that since they are both made by Ridgid would be to just
keep the one whose jaws aren't already all ****ed up and sell the other one.

That said, sometimes you actually DO need two LARGE pipe wrenches to do a
job--I know this because it has personally happened exactly twice during my
lifetime....



Besides the wrenches, I brought home a big box with a bunch of Ridgid
parts, and specifically brand new movable jaws and heels. The ones I
have are for 14 inch and 24 inch pipe wrenches.

After looking at all my wrenches, and cleaning the jaws of the 36
inchers, I have decided that all their jaws are in a serviceable
condition, and do not warrant replacement.

(I also have a shipload of Rigid threading die replacementss).

i