Louie Durdin shows how the FASTORQ’s SpinTORQ beats Hytorc HY8-XLCT by 36 minutes in the same application.
When we say our SpinTORQ hydraulic torque wrench is 36 times faster at turning a nut than a standard ratcheting hydraulic torque wrench, people may be a bit skeptical.
Anyone that knows hydraulic bolting applications understands you must physically move a torque wrench bolt to bolt multiple times when following a best practice bolting procedure.
Having an appreciation for this fact, we decided to evaluate the speed of SpinTORQ versus the leading competitor’s hydraulic ratcheting wrench to find out REAL application numbers.
In this comparison, we used an 10”-5000” RTJ flange with (12) 1-7/8” B7 bolts and 2-15/16” heavy hex nuts. The bolts were torqued to 3,559 ft. lbs. (50 percent of minimum yield with a .18 K-factor). The torque procedure used three crisscross passes at 30, 70 and 100 percent of final torque with a final circular pass at 100 percent.
Since SpinTORQ is a low-profile wrench, we decided to make things as equal as possible.
FASTORQ’s SpinTORQ 360 degree continuously spinning torque wrench performs 80 percent faster than the Hytorc HY8-XLCT
The competitor was the Hytorc HY8-XLCT with a 2-15/16” hex link and an RSST hydraulic power unit. We would have used the HY4-XLCT but did not feel comfortable pushing the wrench past 90 percent of its capacity. The SpinTORQ was an IL360-215 with the 603A hydraulic power unit.
Following were the results.
- Hytorc HY8-XLCT: 45 minutes, 53 seconds
- SpinTORQ IL360-215: 9 minutes, 34 seconds
As you can see, SpinTORQ was a whopping 36 minutes and 19 seconds FASTER than its Hytorc competitor!
So, if you want to get the job done 80 percent faster than it takes with the competitor’s wrench, choose SpinTORQ from FASTORQ!
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About the Author:
Lisa Raynor-Keck is the Marketing Communications Specialist at FASTORQ. She earned her degree in journalism from the University of Central Florida and gained her early writing experience at newspapers in Michigan and Tennessee. In addition to her press positions, Lisa's work portfolio includes experience as a freelance writer, political campaign ad designer and public relations professional. She also has experience working as an editor and writer for the technology division at Middle Tennessee State University and an articles editor for the Navy's former online military lifestyle website Lifelines. Lisa is currently studying to earn her M.A. in corporate communication at Austin Peay State University.