RIDGID 31000 6" Straight Pipe Wrench - Model 6

I am a professional pipefitter. On my side work l use the pipe wrenches l inherited from my dad who used them for his side work. My dad inherited the wrenches from my grandfather who used them too. Never have these wrenches ever failed. It just occurred to me these tools could be 100 years old. The still work perfectly. The company l work for buys new Ridgid pipe wrenches as the company grow and gets more work. There is no differance between the appearance and quality of the new wrenches when compared to the old ones. Granted, some of the old wrenches had new jaws replaced by my dad about 50 years ago, but that was an easy fix and unexpensive.

Hi,
I’m working in oil field and we’re using Ridgid 36” pipe wrench to torque up the connections upto 3600 ft-lb by using Chain lever hoist (come along).
Kindly let me know if it is okay to use come along/ Cheater pipe and if its not allowed kindly confirm the maximum torque can be applied to 36” straight Pipe wrench.

I have had Rigid pipe wrenches for years. They work awesome for for my job. Thank you.

I just purchased the 60 inch model. It is very heavy duty and well built but the length of the handle to the lower jaw is 43 inches. The overall length, with the jaw fully extended is only 53 5/8 inches. Not even close to the 60 inches they advertise.

Chipped on first use. Warranty says to mail it in and they'll decide if it's covered or not. It works, but not thrilled.

I work industrial maintenance and I've used ridgid pipe wrenches on pipes big & small. I've never had a ridgid wrench slip while using it. Daggone good pipe wrenches.

Can you kindly make the hook jaw available without the handle. As drilling company, the hook jaw goes bad after long use. The handle stays as is. So the only part needed is the jaw only.

I inherited a ridged pipe wrench from my uncle that had to be twenty or thirty years old… as far as I’m concerned it’s better than new. The thing is like a rock. Ive leveraged a 8 foot tube on it before probably a few tons of pressure and the thing isn’t even slightly crooked. Very robust

I bought my first set of Ridgid pipe wrenches in 1996 at the age of 15 and until recently used them everyday. I have now passed these down to a young family member who uses them extensively in their industrial mechanic job. I can’t speak for the longevity of other brands and don’t need to. Just go with these and you’ll have a good lifelong investment.

I bought my Rigid pipe wrench in 1973 as an apprentice. It still serves my needs and is the first wrench I reach for when I need a pipe wrench. How could I not give it a 5 star rating?