Force Multiplier

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Edited Date/Time 10/13/2020 2:13pm
What do you use to straighten your bent bars and stick on the end of your breaker bar to get stubborn bolts loose.
I use a 87 KX250 fork leg. It has gotten me out of a few situations like a ball hitch that nothing else would get loose




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Falcon 10/9/2020 10:52am
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Nice. Does it still telescope or have you locked it somehow?

I've often wandered around my garage looking for a good pipe or something. I need a good leverage bar.
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kb228 10/9/2020 2:41pm
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I have an electric impact that tosses 1200ft/lbs of torque at whatever sorry pos stuck bolt i choose.

Oh and the goat deep creep.
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Bruce372 10/9/2020 7:09pm
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I used a rmz450 pipe to go over a strap wrench once
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Rider 5280 10/9/2020 7:52pm
10/9/2020 7:52pm Edited Date/Time 10/9/2020 8:04pm
I've really liked this tricky tool:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Crescent-30-in-Code-Red-Indexing-Flat-Pry-B…

Not quite the "cheater bar" I think you were referring to, but that dang articulating prying feature is amazingly useful ... and gives good force multiplication.

This one has a soft spot in my heart, too:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-60-in-Pinch-Point-Bar-34218/204168180…

And the backyard wizardry you can apply is limitless. For example, ever duct taped a 3/4" breaker bar to a giant prybar like this? Me, too!!!

Great minds think alike ...

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MaxPower
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MaxPower 10/9/2020 8:28pm
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Falcon wrote:
Nice. Does it still telescope or have you locked it somehow? I've often wandered around my garage looking for a good pipe or something. I need...
Nice. Does it still telescope or have you locked it somehow?

I've often wandered around my garage looking for a good pipe or something. I need a good leverage bar.
It still slides. I thought a variable leverage ratio might be useful
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MaxPower 10/9/2020 8:29pm
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Rider 5280 wrote:
I've really liked this tricky tool: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Crescent-30-in-Code-Red-Indexing-Flat-Pry-Bar-DB30X/204064401 Not quite the "cheater bar" I think you were referring to, but that dang articulating prying feature is amazingly...
I've really liked this tricky tool:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Crescent-30-in-Code-Red-Indexing-Flat-Pry-B…

Not quite the "cheater bar" I think you were referring to, but that dang articulating prying feature is amazingly useful ... and gives good force multiplication.

This one has a soft spot in my heart, too:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-60-in-Pinch-Point-Bar-34218/204168180…

And the backyard wizardry you can apply is limitless. For example, ever duct taped a 3/4" breaker bar to a giant prybar like this? Me, too!!!

Great minds think alike ...
I like the prybar. A pinch bar like that 2nd link will get you everywhere
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rjg 10/13/2020 2:13pm
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Long box end wrenches work ok

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