Product Review

Offering speed, performance and reliability, the RIDGID 12698 RapidGrip Aluminum Pipe Wrench helps you complete jobs easier and faster. The pipe wrench features unique, spring-loaded jaws that deliver quick one-handed operation and fast ratcheting action. A unique combination heel/hook jaw design aggressively bites the work piece and ensures a secure grip, while a handy thumb trigger helps with setup and removal. RapidGrip aluminum pipe wrenches are 40 percent lighter than comparable same-size heavy-duty models with the same quality features and reliability. This large 18-inch (450 mm) RapidGrip pipe wrench has a 3-inch (80 mm) jaw opening and 2-1/2-inch (62.5 mm) fittings capacity. RIDGID covers its products with a lifetime warranty against defects in material or workmanship for the life of the tool. Since 1923, RIDGID has remained the symbol of certainty to dedicated professionals of the expert trades. Every tool that bears the RIDGID brand is engineered to the same high standards of quality, strength and endurance, as was that first heavy-duty pipe wrench more than 80 years ago.