Up Close: Mayhew Tools Dominator Pro 34" Heavy Duty Pry Bar, No. 14126GN

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Application

The Dominator Pro 34" Heavy Duty Pry Bar, No. 14126GN, from Mayhew Tools is made for prying, lifting, and separating tasks where extra strength is needed in tight quarters. A few common applications include:

Origin

Mayhew already produces what they consider to be the toughest pry bar on the market — the Big Stick, which is 54" long and made from tough 7/8" square steel stock. The length of that bar can make tight-quarter tasks that need extra muscle difficult, like working in wheel wells and underneath cars. This bar was designed to provide a heavy duty pry bar option in a shorter length, while still maintaining its strength. 

Features and benefits

This bar is part of an expansion of Mayhew's Dominator Pro Pry Bar color line. Mayhew is nicknaming this bar the "Big Stick Junior" as it is modeled after their 54" heavy duty pry bar, but in a shorter length. It is meant for tough jobs where the bigger bar might be too large to fit the application.

Manufacturing/engineering specifications

The tool is manufactured in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. The bar is made of 7/8" chrome vanadium steel using proprietary in-house treatment techniques, and the handle, also produced in Massachusetts, is a patented two-composite handle made of high-impact glass-filled polypropylene with an impact-resistant high durometer TPE overmold. The product weighs about 7.5 lbs. The bar is tested and proven to exceed ASME standards, including torture testing with a 15-lb sledgehammer and bend testing with 250 ft-lbs of torque. The handle is tested to withstand over 1,000 lbs of pull-off force.