Ken-Tool Expands Truck Wrench Line
The company’s double-ended truck wrench product line features three new wrenches made from forged carbon steel that are ideal for trucks, buses, agricultural and other on- and off-the-highway equipment.
Ken-Tool Offers New OSHA Charts Set
The 3-poster set of new charts from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration provides important servicing procedures for single- and multi-piece truck wheel and tire assemblies.
Ken-Tool Taps Action Marketing as Rep Firm
Salem, Ore.-based Action Marketing will now represent Ken-Tool in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. In making the announcement, sales and marketing vice president Rock Tyson said, "Action Marketing has, over the past 27 years, established a strong reputation for providing excellent relationships with the companies it represents and its distributors and jobbers in Oregon, Washington
Ken-Tool Releases Inflation Cage Roller Insert
The company’s new EZ Tire Rotator, a steel roller insert for popular tire inflation cages, improves the service technician’s safety and efficiency while inflating a heavy-duty tire in a safety inflation cage. The insert fits any Ken-Tool 3-, 4-, and 5-bar cage as well as most other tire cages on the market and can be easily transferred between cages.
New Impact Separator Tool from Ken-Tool
T39B Impact Separator tool from Ken-Tool removes worn suspension components using a 6-pound slide-ram. The tool includes two interchangeable, forged alloy steel 9-inch forks: one designed to remove tie rod ends and shock links, the other with a larger opening for ball joint service.
Ken-Tool Introduces Bead Breaker Handle
Ken-Tool has announced a new, improved replacement handle for its T11E Duck-Billed Bead Breaking Wedge tool popular in agricultural, heavy truck and off-the-highway tire service applications. Made from premium hickory, known for its strength and toughness, the new handle features a waterproof, oil- and chemical-resistant non-slip coated grip area. Its orange color adds to the tool’s visibility.
Aluminum Bead Holder from Ken-Tool
The new 31713 Aluminum Bead Holder from Ken-Tool can be used on nearly all steel or alloy passenger car, light truck, agricultural and over-the-road truck wheels, the maker said. The tool is suitable for super wide truck wheels as well as low profile passenger car tires. Made of cast aluminum, the tool’s C-Lok shape allows
Ken-Tool Adds Sizes to TorqueMaster Line
Ken-Tool has added two new sizes to its line of TorqueMaster torque-limiting sockets and extensions. The new Ten-Piece Kit (#30180) contains 1/2-inch drive sockets with torque limit values ranging from 45- to 140 ft.-lbs. The Five-Piece Extension Kit for Passenger Cars (#30235) contains 1/2-inch drive socket extensions with torque limit values ranging from 65- to
Ken-Tool Introduces Wheel Cover/Lock Tool
Ken-Tool now offers a wheel cover/lock removal kits for Ford, Chrysler and GM vehicles, including a new 13-piece deluxe removal kit (#30171). The kit, used with a 1/2-inch-drive ratchet wrench, also covers standard and oversized OE and aftermarket wheel locks for other domestic and imported cars and light trucks. The kit includes 3/4- and 7/8-inch
New Tire Lubricants from Ken-Tool
Ken-Tool has expanded its line of tire service lubricants with four new products especially for use in fleet and off-highway applications, the maker said. The products, which lubricate the surface of the rim and tire bead, all contain rust inhibitors to protect steel rims and prevent the tire bead from bonding to the rim, helping