a couple goodies from today

[HeelSpur]

Krauter
Boker
Indestro
Crescent
I.H.




and this Ridgid Spud.

[EVILDR235]

What is a spud wrench for ? i see lots of Ridgid wrenches for sale all the time, but not any like that.

EvilDr235

[HeelSpur]

What is a spud wrench for ? i see lots of Ridgid wrenches for sale all the time, but not any like that.

EvilDr235

I reckon mostly plumbing fittings like unions or valves so the hex area doesn't get ripped up like with a pipe wrench.

[EVILDR235]

My boo, boo. I did not notice the lack of teeth on the jaws.

EvilDr235

[international3414]

i also wondered about the spud?
this is my choice for unions and such

[Bill Houghton]

The spud is the metal bit that goes on an opening in, for instance, the hole in the bottom of a sink, to provide an attachment point for the drain line.  A spud wrench tightens the nut that fixes this fitting in place.  Why Ridgid needed to make a special wrench for something that can be done with a crescent-type adjustable wrench, I'm not sure; maybe the Ridgid design predates the common availability of crescent wrenches.

[amecks]

Does spud wrench apply to the little International wrench above - it's sorta the same.  What about the bigger Billings, Bemis and Call wrenches I have with railroad stampings (NYC, Erie, LVRR) - 15-18"?

I don't know their name but they sure are handy to have around.  Great for straightening bent metal because you can usually slip a long pipe over the handle.  Sometimes I even use them for hex nuts as intended!
Al

[ouray19]

Many years ago, the sinks and lavs were wall hung leaving the plumbing below it exposed. The smooth jaws would allow you to tighten/loosen a nut without leaving marks on them. Same was true for toilets and urinals. Most of those nuts would be 2" and smaller crescent wrenches would not expand enough to fit them.

[turnnut]

and I thought that a SPUD WRENCH was for tweeking potato's.

did I say that ????????????

[rusty]

The original spud wrenches have a pair of pointy crooked arms sticking out, I have often wondered if the name of the wrench came from resembling a sprouting tater....

[Charles Garrett]

Spud wrenchs that I'm familiar with are usually a single oe and a long tapered tail used in steel construction as bridges buildings etc the tail is used to align holes so a rivet or bolt can be inserted in an adjacent hole.   Chuck Garrett

[Chillylulu]

Spud wrenchs that I'm familiar with are usually a single oe and a long tapered tail used in steel construction as bridges buildings etc the tail is used to align holes so a rivet or bolt can be inserted in an adjacent hole.   Chuck Garrett

Right vernacular but for the wrong industry.  Kinda like the difference between a yukon gold and an Idaho russett.  Mashers and bakers.

Chilly