Let’s talk about torque

There's none in my caravan toolbox

I just use/call a man who can, I gave up on work a few years ago.

We still  carry one (halfords) but since I found milenco tell tales, now a quick glance can tell if a wheel bolt has "moved" if useing a torque wrench they are supposed to be calibrated to keep them accurate, and I understand to be correct the bolts should be eased off before retorquing?which the tell tales negate the need of

I must try and find mine.  Just another waste of money and increase in weight 

Just asked OH and he said he's had a " Norbar" torque wrench for about 40 years. It's still going strong. Made locally too. Snap on tools are very good too. He did say they must be calibrated, when depends on how much it's used. When you've finished using it, set it back to 0 too, don't leave it set on setting it was used at.

Experience of giving it a good 'armful' does away with the need to carry yet another tool that is likely to be inaccurate or pointless.

Bear in mind that a half inch square drive torque wrench could cost from £15 to £200+. Form your own opinions as to quality. 

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Been using UK made Norbar for forty odd years always stay in calibration. Easier to use for novices with the setting displayed in a window. Most of the cheaper torque wrenches are disgned for the Yanks who cant do metric and biased to imperial units and display odd metric markings.

Not related to caravanning but a few years ago a customer decided that they didn’t need a torque wrench, but “king” tight would be fine.  £25,000 of replacement product happy days, unfotunately they used a calibrated wrench next time. 

For nearly forty years I've set cars' wheel bolts & nuts as Tinny does 😉

And I've not lost one yet.