Crescent CREAT215SPUD 16 In. Spud Handle Adjustable Wrench

The Crescent CREAT215SPUD is a 16 inch spud handle adjustable wrench.

The 16 inch length is the specification that defines this tool against the shorter wrenches in the range, and it buys two things at once. Leverage is the obvious one — a longer handle applies more torque to a structural bolt for the same effort, which matters when an ironworker is tightening connections all day. The less obvious one is drifting power. A spud wrench's tapered handle is driven through misaligned bolt holes and levered to pull the steel into register, and that is a job done with a lever arm. A longer spud moves heavier steel.

That is the working reality this tool is built around. Structural members do not arrive aligned. The spud end brings the holes together; the wrench end makes the connection.

The adjustable head means one wrench covers the range of structural bolt sizes rather than an erector carrying a set of fixed wrenches up onto the steel — where weight and what fits in a bolt bag are real constraints.

Applications include structural steel erection, ironwork, bridge and tower construction, rigging, and heavy industrial assembly.

Users are structural ironworkers, riggers, millwrights, boilermakers, and construction crews.

Choose between this and the 10 inch spud on the work: 16 inches for leverage and heavier steel, 10 inches where access is tight and a long handle will not swing.

Brand

Crescent

SKU

CREAT215SPUD

Category

Hand Tools

Weight

2.86 lbs

Dimensions

15.00 x 3.25 x 0.50

Price

$89.00

Availability

In stock

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