Crescent CREAT210SPUD Construction Wrench 2.72 Inch Alloy Steel Black Oxide

The Crescent CREAT210SPUD is a construction wrench with a 10 inch handle, an adjustable jaw capacity of 0 to 1.125 inches, and a black oxide finish. The handle is alloy steel, with a head thickness of 0.5 inch, a jaw thickness of 0.3 inch, and a jaw width of 2.72 inches.

A spud wrench is two tools in one, and the tapered spud handle is the half that gets used first. Steel erectors do not arrive at a connection with holes aligned — the beam is close, and the bolt holes are not lined up. The spud end is driven through the misaligned holes and levered, drawing the members into register so a bolt can be started. Only then does the wrench end do its work.

That drifting duty is what dictates the construction. The handle is alloy steel because it is used as a lever and takes bending loads a chrome vanadium wrench body was never designed for.

The adjustable head to 1.125 inches covers the range of structural bolt sizes an erector meets in a day, without carrying a set of fixed wrenches up the steel.

The black oxide finish suits outdoor structural work, where a bright chrome finish reflects sunlight and shows every mark.

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

Users are structural ironworkers, riggers, millwrights, and construction crews. Note the 10 inch handle — the shorter of the common spud lengths, chosen for confined work rather than maximum leverage.

Brand

Crescent

SKU

CREAT210SPUD

Category

Hand Tools

Weight

0.95 lbs

Dimensions

10.00 x 2.90 x 0.40

Price

$38.50

Availability

In stock

Rating

4.67 / 5.0