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Harbor Freight Stores: Pittsburgh 1/2" Drive 25" Breaker Bar

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Harbor Freight Stores [Store Locator] has Pittsburgh 1/2" Drive 25" Breaker Bar on sale for $8.99. Offer is available In-Store, otherwise shipping is $6.99.

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Note, availability for stock may vary by location. Refer to product page, if your local store has stock prior to heading to store.

About this Tool:
  • Use this breaker bar to break loose stubborn nuts and bolts. Chrome vanadium steel construction gives this 1/2" breaker bar the edge on tough jobs. The drive end of the breaker bar has a 180° swivel to get the best angle on your work.

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  • Features Lifetime Warranty against defects in material and workmanship for the life of the product.
  • This Tool is highly rated receiving 4.8 stars out of 5 stars based on over 2100 customer reviews.
  • Eligible for returns within 90 days for a full refund or replacement. You must provide a copy of your packing slip or order with the item listed. Shipping & Handling charges are not refundable.

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Harbor Freight Stores [Store Locator] has Pittsburgh 1/2" Drive 25" Breaker Bar on sale for $8.99. Offer is available In-Store, otherwise shipping is $6.99.

Thanks to community member PowerfulCircle757 for sharing this deal

Note, availability for stock may vary by location. Refer to product page, if your local store has stock prior to heading to store.

About this Tool:
  • Use this breaker bar to break loose stubborn nuts and bolts. Chrome vanadium steel construction gives this 1/2" breaker bar the edge on tough jobs. The drive end of the breaker bar has a 180° swivel to get the best angle on your work.

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • Features Lifetime Warranty against defects in material and workmanship for the life of the product.
  • This Tool is highly rated receiving 4.8 stars out of 5 stars based on over 2100 customer reviews.
  • Eligible for returns within 90 days for a full refund or replacement. You must provide a copy of your packing slip or order with the item listed. Shipping & Handling charges are not refundable.

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agentsteve
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Physics says it's exactly 18/25 as effective.
Analog
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W =F * d. According to Newton. More accurately, torque = r*F*sin(theta)
mydixinormus
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I keep this in my car instead of a baseball bat. works great for self defense and car repairs.

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agentsteve
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Quote from cmaconsulting :
I wonder if the leverage power effectiveness is linear as the length goes up, or if it's even more effective the further out you go
It is exactly linear. It works almost exactly the way it does on paper in the real world.
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achoren
Jan 16, 2021
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Quote from Logan_71 :
Good price. But for someone that has never broken a 1/2" ratchet, I think I'm going to keep putting a 18" pipe over the handle of my ratchet and getting the leverage I need. If I break a ratchet in some rare instance, at least they are lifetime warranty.
Agreed on the price. I have this breaker bar and it works well. However, I've also taken to cutting up a piece of conduit into 18" lengths and stashing one in with car jacks (my future self will than me when I'm changing a flat tire on the roadside) and a couple in my work room for when I misplace my breaker bar.
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MONM5993
Jan 16, 2021
510 Posts
I have this and used it once. There is a lot of flex in this. I prefer to use a pipe over my ratchet.
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Jan 16, 2021
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eigerfall
Jan 16, 2021
83 Posts
Worked great on changing a stubborn engine mount. About to put it to a real the test on replacing a cv axle and crank bolt removal using the starter bump method. Hopefully I won't have to buy a high torque impact gun.
Jan 16, 2021
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mark3mup
Jan 16, 2021
112 Posts
Quote from agentsteve :
Physics says it's exactly 18/25 as effective.
I like using a 50" pipe. 25/50.

Pipe length can be any length, breaker bar is a fixed length.
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iBoo
Jan 16, 2021
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What is this used for?
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ignorant1
Jan 16, 2021
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Quote from agentsteve :
Physics says it's exactly 18/25 as effective.
Quote from Analog :
W =F * d. According to Newton. More accurately, torque = r*F*sin(theta)
My "go to" physics formula:

MoFF x Jh x LoB

Where:
MoFF = Mass of Fat Fark
Jh = Jumping Height
LoB = Length of Bar
Last edited by ignorant1 January 16, 2021 at 01:11 PM.
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steppedinit
Jan 16, 2021
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Quote from iBoo :
What is this used for?
Taking off nuts and bolts which are frozen, without breaking your ratchet.
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Dimitris
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Quote from iBoo :
What is this used for?
Gives you more leverage to break nuts and bolts loose. There is no ratcheting head, so it is supposed to be robust, and cheap at the same time, so this is the tool to beat instead of your ratchet.

I use my HFT "pro" 25" breaker bar (often for $15 w/ a coupon) for loosening crap "all the time". From lug nuts, to MTB cassettes or bottom brackets. Even if it calls for 40 ft-lbs, why sweat it?

I actually also have the Quinn digital torque adapter, so this often becomes my "torque wrench" - why bring out another long tool? Love it.
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euuser3230610
Jan 16, 2021
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Quote from steppedinit :
Taking off nuts and bolts which are frozen, without breaking your ratchet.
its bouncy when I hammered it on a rusted in bolt exhaust, it hit my face and broke my glasses.

use a torch if you can, before trying with these.. the longer it is, the easier to round the bolt.
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EdFromOhio
Jan 16, 2021
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Quote from cockadoodle :
I broke this breaker bar loosening lug nuts.
Right there with you. Broke one, then broke the replacement. I wasn't even jumping up and down on it like my older and apparently stronger breaker bar. Just using arm strength with no pipe extensions.

Since then, I've gone with wicked strong impact tools, mostly AirCat. Getting too old for that manual labor stuff. Smilie
Last edited by EdFromOhio January 16, 2021 at 01:28 PM.
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JOSEPH.A.THOMAS
Jan 16, 2021
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Quote from cockadoodle :
I broke this breaker bar loosening lug nuts.
harbor freight is about the lowest quality you can buy
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Why is everyone who mentions using a pipe getting downvoted? It is simple and it works. Seems like using a pipe could potentially save you $8.99+tax and I have seen some "slickdeals" that save you less money hit the front page.
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EdFromOhio
Jan 17, 2021
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Quote from NavyRock194 :
HF has lifetime warranty - just return it on your way to the ER and get another one.
Now THAT's a classic. Smilie
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