Klein Tools KLT5459T Tool Holder For erection wrench with tunnel loop

The Klein Tools KLT5459T is a tool holder for an erection wrench with a tunnel loop.

An erection wrench — a spud wrench — is the ironworker's primary tool, and it is an awkward thing to carry. It is long, it has a tapered spike on one end, and it weighs several pounds. There is nowhere sensible to put it except a dedicated holder.

The hazard is the whole reason. Work in structural steel happens at height, and a dropped tool is the classic fatality mechanism — for the person below, not the person who dropped it. A spud wrench falling from a beam is a spear. A holder that retains it positively is safety equipment.

The second reason is workflow. An ironworker uses the wrench constantly: drive the taper into misaligned holes, lever the steel into register, flip it, run the nut. Between those moments it has to go somewhere instantly and come back instantly, one-handed, while the other hand holds steel. A holder in the same place every time means finding it without looking, which is how everyone at height works.

The tunnel loop threads onto the belt rather than clipping, so it cannot be knocked free.

Applications include structural steel erection, bridge work, and heavy construction.

Users include ironworkers and structural bolt-up crews.

Brand

Klein Tools

SKU

KLT5459T

Category

Hand Tools

Weight

0.32 lbs

Dimensions

11.00 x 10.00 x 5.00

Price

$25.00

Availability

In stock

Rating

3.5 / 5.0