Mayhew 60140 7-C Dominator Pry Bar, Curved, 12-Inch OAL

I thought I had reviewed these already, but I just came across them again and no review. Well I have to fix that because live is too short for bad tools and you have to recognize the good ones. I have an assortment of Harbor Freight pry bars (some broken and some not) some old Craftsman pry bars with chewed up handles from abuse, some really old no name lady slippers, a damn useful but don't use it for serious prying index-able head Gear Wrench bar, and a small blue handled OTC tool pry bar I bought to put in my trailer go bag for pulling the trailing arms off of trailer torsion axles when the "Maintenance Free" hubs let go. I picked up that 8" OTC bar because I needed something that fit in the tool bag and I would trust my health and safety on the side of the road to and I remember them being fairly high quality and they were highly reviewed. Imagine my surprise when the tip of that bar bent easily with just light one handed pressure trying to open up the pinch bolt on the trailing arm, I tried using the striking cap to tap it in with the copper faced hammer I use and the tip mushroomed instead of opening up the arm. I had to resort to using a screwdriver as a wedge to loosen it because the bar I bought couldn't get the job done.After that I went back on the hunt and reconsidered these pry bars and after much debate pulled the trigger rather than spending the money on a Snap on bar. One of the reasons I picked up this set is because if the 8" bar didn't do the job I would just go further up the size scale until I found tone I did. Glad I did, the 8" bar in this set is night and day better than the OTC bar. I am assuming that the OTC bar was defective, made out of some sort of black cheese instead of painted steel, and a calmer head may have tried to exchange it for another one instead of testing its aerodynamics in flight but I definitely don't regret buying the Mayhew Dominators, these pry bars are a pleasure to use and feel great in the hand. The striking caps take a beating without getting all tore up (since they are not painted) and the are designed for the abuse rather than all plastic handles. The tips are all in great shape still and the shafts don't flex like the cheaper bars where you risk causing your self some serious rebound damage when the tip slips, dangerous even if they don't break. I swear they are really worth it, just spend a few bucks on this set and pocket all the difference in cost from the tool truck versions. The OTC bars may have a great review and maybe some people get better quality than mine, but that wasn't my experience and these guys hold up. Not the cheapest, not the most expensive, but made in the USA and darn good quality.

Just got theses so time will tell but I have had a chance to use them changing out the struts on my car. They feel very sturdy and so far have worked very well. The handles are comfortable and the bars seem to be very strong so far.

These are excellent pry bars, in a range of useful sizes, and USA made. Mayhew is the manufacturer (or was) for a number of tool truck brands. These are tool truck quality for a much better price. Would recommend.

Mayhew scores again! Great product,great price. My third set...due to keeping tools at several locations. Will buy Mayhew anytime..

Very versatile when you need them. Essentially an oversized screwdriver. Mayhew always makes a good looking pry bar. These are very durable. These perform well when you need a straight pry bar.Update with specialty pry bars, these things will be an excellent addition to the collection I already have.

I have used and abused these prybars and they have never bent or had the tips break.

Beefy in the hand, used it for driving large flat head screws into wood. Worked as expected. This a forever tool, since it comes with a lifetime warranty.

I had an issue with striking cap popping out and emailed mayhew and they had a replacement out to me the following week. I would recommend buying quality is good and customer service was great

I have the Mayhew Dominator curved pry bar set and needed a straight pry bar that could handle a some “abuse” as well as utilize a straight rather than curved edge for prying e clips and suspension components on tractors. Works well.

Chave muito boa, resistente e que possibilita ser utilizada com uma alavanca.

Purchased for $21.36CAD in 2023.This is a very durable strike-able pry bar. Do not ruin your slotted screwdrivers trying to wedge things apart, buy this instead.I have used it to strike out seized brake hardware as well as retracting brake pistons. It works well.Other than receiving it with a layer of grease all over it, I have no complaints.

I hope Mayhew continues making quality tools in the USA, many others have moved to China and sell really poorly made tools, Chinese quality is an oxymoron…..

Excellent quality made in the USA product