What's the largest socket in your tool chest?

[EdoHart]

A neighbor borrowed a few tools tonight (I made him sign an IOU) and he was surprised to see my 2-3/32" socket (a special tool to say the least). My next largest size socket is a 43 mm (which is also a special tool).

We got to talking and it made me wonder, what is the largest socket in your tool chest?

 

[Tomas Tierra]

I have one angry inch in my toolbox....A one inch socket.

 

[the fisherman]

Proudly Made In America

By the BMF Torque Wrench Company: 1 1/2'' drive 4'' socket med. deep for the removal of one big prop nut. Got one bigger than that? And, yes the BMF co. is for real.

 

[EdoHart]

I'm almost afraid to ask...

By the BMF Torque Wrench Company: 1 1/2'' drive 4'' socket med. deep for the removal of one big prop nut. Got one bigger than that? And, yes the BMF co. is for real.

Because they build a 1-1/2" drive 4" socket, I would call them BMF (or some other acronym for swear words) no matter what their company name was.

My question is: What kind of torque do you need to apply to that big prop nut during installation?

 

[chnlisle]

I don't have a BMF drive but I never leave home without a BFSD.

 

[pods8]

I probably only have a standard 1" or so. I used to have some larger stuff remove the hub nuts and such on vehicles but those "walked" away with a round of tools some years back. Haven't had a need for anything larger lately that I couldn't work around with another tool. I tend to buy em as I need em (or foresee a need).

 

[Sportsman Matt]

I've got a Steven Walden Tool Company 1" drive 6" 12 Point Socket from when I worked in the steel shops years ago. Used to remove 12" Plugs off special pressure ports for testing. Funny part about Waldens was when you broke a socket, you just drove up the street to the factory and they would give or make you a new one, until they went out of business in 1995.

I should look around to see which box I put it in, it was too big to fit in my regular socket racks, so I put it in a drawer of one of my roll around tool boxes.

Of course keeping track of my tools is like keeping track of my bank accounts. I know there are some there, and there, and here, but what is actually in the boxes is beyond me. maybe someday I should actually gather all my tool boxes in one place and sort through them
But if I did that, I wouldn't be able to drive there and have my tools waiting for me.

 

[craig333]

Not sure, think its about 3 1/2". For the Jeep wheel bearings. I'd go measure but Matt has us all beat by a long shot.

 

[Brewery Meister]

Gettin' kinda personal there...

Good thing I don't have "socket envy"...

Biggest one here is 1 1/4". Can't remember last time I used it...

CB