Testing the World's Most Hated Tool

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The car kit size & weight of one 21mm (or whatever) lug nut socket is nil, so there's no point to even trying this with high-torque bolts.

I bought one of these and I put my finger in it, not good

I've got one made by Wiha and it's excellent.

I kind of have one of those but it's a hyper tough one

Honestly it just needs a stronger build overall. It's not terrible as a concept!!! Stronger metal and hexagonal pins might help the overall build in terms of durability. Someone please do it!

100% buying generic one to throw in toolbox just incase for drill, no chance carrying around socket set and wrenches 24/7

Takes on any nut???

Freaky

Buddy has no clue how to use a torque wrench lol 😂 do they make deepwell sockets?

Im ordering 5 of these right meow. Wont need another tool ever again 😂

How did they work on bolts that may have rounded off and you cant get a socket on them?

Smilies to an extraction socket in that once you get it too bite it’ll shred the fastner head

Bent ones at every garage sale in America. They break 😂

Whew! Thanks guys! I momentarily considered one of these for my brake calipers. And then I thought, if I use this and round off a bolt, I'd be in a tough spot. For the 14 mm bolts they are only torqued to 30-ftlbs but the 22 mm caliper bolts are torqued to 98 ftlbs, and I was afraid to mess those up. So I just bought the right tool. Sorry Gator people.

I really thought that only my house had a junk drawer

mixed feelings about the gator lol

OMG, there’s an E39 right there!

Are they talking about bitch grips idk. Who hear watching from 2024?

A ratchet for a tire but I guys are not mechanics

Basically seems to be what I thought. Alright for some things, but other things won't fit right, and if you're working with something too tight it'll damage the thing.

I bought one and put it on a impact and broke my coilover head span out and hit the side right off

They're nice for like square fasteners cuz nobody carries f**** 12 points around and a lot of the conveyors use square fasteners for the tension bolt

spark plugs only

>World Most Hated Tool
>only available in the US

man we cannot have fun with shit products and scams out there

gator grips are absolute rubbish there is one on the market has six teeth and is adjustable ten times better then gator grip .

Works great around the house. It doesn't quite work for everything, but I definitely like having one.

you guys come right out of the box saying this tool is in 65% of junk drawers in America like its a complete joke...
this tool is useful in some cases...

I’ve seen this in an ad from Facebook in a site called Inspire Uplift. When I first watched it I thought this would be a game changer. But now when I watched this video, this tool is very risky and very inconvenient all because of the defects I see in this video. Best of all it saved me money.

They are terrible. Inaccurate and fall apart.

These have gotten me out of a jam more than once, but def not the best tool ever.

Yeah the 150lb limit, gonna be violated

I have one and love it. Have had it for years, never an issue. Then again, I don't use it for anything serious. Just a leg stretching machine that I lost the handle to.

Gonna be honest make it hexagonal heads and smaller with a better metal this would be fucking amazing.

One of these things spawned in my garage
This is shit

Gator grip worked for me. I had a freaking bolt that wouldn't freaking move, the happy grip handled that bolt like a pro!!!

This tool was great for odd fasteners. I kept one in my tool bag while working on a ship.

Great for amateurs and desperate situations.

I used one on a rounded off oil plug and it worked. That was several years ago and haven't used it since.

I find it can be handy to have one of these in the toolbox, if you come across a cuple of screws and you dont have or need an entire set. But for regular use on common sizes, I'd use the correct size. Like if I was changing tyres all day long, I would not be using this :P

honestly... kinda impressive. Yea it's far from perfect, and would not be the main tool. But in a pinch... seems to work..

Every time I grabbed that socket when working with my dad as a kid I'd say, "What about this thing dad?"
...and he'd just say, "No"

That’s a great gift for my ex wife’s new husband 🤣

I have had the ones that they sell as the Gator Grip brand and they're garbage. Bent the pins and ruined bolts but I have one that is in my every day carry Leatherman kit. Galvanox makes one with the Leatherman flat bit adapter and it's great for small fixes and things you won't be ganking on. They work on odd shaped things best. Other than that, they're not the best tools.

By the gods, I feel old. I actually remember that old info-mertial. I used to see it all the time even on channels like Nick and CN.

I actually have used it for changing tires, no problem at all!

Concept is very clever.

Just knowing it can screw in things that you shouldn't be able to screw in, or out, at all with a machine is a win for me. It's like a if all else fails kind of tool. I'm finally buying one even after your verdict.

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