RIDGID 31025 18 in Heavy Duty Straight Pipe Wrench Steel Elyria Ohio USA Vtg

RIDGID 18 inch heavy duty pipe wrench. Elyria, Ohio USA. Drop-forged steel. THIS IS A WORKING TOOL, NOT A SHELF PIECE Ridgid is the reference standard in pipe wrenches and has been for a very long time. Plumbers and pipefitters buy used Ridgid on purpose, because the hook jaw, heel jaw, pin, spring and nut are all still available as service parts from Ridge Tool. Nothing on this wrench is unobtainable. If a jaw ever wears out you replace it for a few dollars instead of replacing the wrench. ELYRIA, OHIO U.S.A. is stamped right on the handle. That is Ridge Tool's home plant and it marks this as older US production, which is specifically what people look for on a used Ridgid. STAMPINGS One side of the handle: RIDGID / HEAVY DUTY Other side: ELYRIA, OHIO U.S.A. / 18 Hook jaw: 18 SPECIFICATIONS Brand: RIDGID (Ridge Tool Company) Model: No. 18 heavy duty straight - current Ridge Tool catalog number 31025 Size: 18 inch Type: Heavy duty straight pipe wrench Construction: Drop-forged steel frame, knurled adjusting nut, replaceable hook and heel jaws Origin: Elyria, Ohio, USA This is the same wrench Ridge Tool still catalogs today, already broken in and made at the Elyria plant, for less than a new one costs. WHERE IT CAME FROM A working heavy truck and leaf spring shop being cleared out. It did real work and it is ready to do more. CONDITION Used working tool with honest wear. Surface patina, shop grime and handling marks throughout the frame and handle. All stampings legible. Jaw teeth present and defined. Frame and hook jaw show no cracking at the throat or around the nut housing. Not cleaned, not restored, not repainted - wiped down and sold as it came out of the shop. Roughly 9 to 11 lbs. Calculated shipping.

Condition

Used (normal wear)