Gripping The World's Mining Industry For 30 Years

The Gripper Pad Tubular Wrench

The introduction of the heat treated tubular end on wire line drill rods, outer tubes, locking coupling, and the mid bodies of the reaming shells necessitated a change to the existing product range of wrenches to accommodate a better grip solution for these exterior hardened products.

The retirement of the Wormmer Foot Clamp on mechanical hydraulic surface drill rigs brought about the practice of breaking the rod joint above the hydraulic chuck with a pipe wrench butted against the mass.

To facilitate the changes made to the consumable product group, Lee Kerr introduced a particular tubular style of wrench utilizing carbide inserts to insure a uniform grip to the surface of the component with equally spaced carbide inserts to minimize slippage and avoid injuries to the operator's hands.

Joint breaking of wire line rods and related core barrel components is no longer a chore with this eagle's talon-like wrench, and the design has an inherent safety factor not found in traditional pipe wrenches.

This wrench was designed for drillers to ensure a firm grip is at hand at the work station.

GRIPPER PAD STYLE INNER TUBE WRENCHES
SIZE PART # DIMENSION IN INCHES WEIGHT LBS
AIT 202660 1.288 3.0
AIT-TK 204478 1.398 3.0
BIT 206638 1.690 3.6
BIT-TK 208648 1.820 3.6
NIT 202588 2.190 4.0
N.2 208402 2.250 4.0
HIT(NIT OUTER) 202668 2.875 4.8
HEAVY DUTY ROD & REAM SHELL WRENCHES
SIZE PART # DIMENSION IN INCHES WEIGHT LBS
A ROD PARTICLE 604387SH 1.750 4.4
B ROD 624680SH 2.187 10.90
B OUTER ROD 624588SH 2.250 10.90
BTW ROD 656008SH 2.225 10.90
N ROD 636804SH 2.750 11.30
N OUTER ROD 634584SH 2.875 11.30
H ROD 644822SH 3.500 13.1
H OUTER ROD 606588SH 3.625 13.1
P ROD 648662 4.500 17
P OUTER ROD 644244 4.625 17
These photos represent samples of our most popular wrenches and do not include every wrench we manufacture
Heavy Duty Rod & Ream Shell Wrenches

All wrenches come with a solid steel plate handle

The handling ring option is available on any Rod wrench with carbide inserts upon request