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Permalink Reply by Robert Owens on February 20, 2008 at 11:04pm

TNT tool SUCKS!!!! saw a dude break his wrist with it trying to pull ceiling. Had a hold of the D-handle end slammed it into the ceiling hit a rafter and bam broken wrist.

Permalink Reply by Johnny B on April 7, 2008 at 4:30pm

I personally like to use a newly minted probie! A few whacks at the door with them and the door usually pops right open, then I tell them to sit there and hold the door til I come back! Just kidding, I would never abuse a probie like that, whose gonna clean the tools when we're done?

I'll take the irons every time, after we get the door I can use them to extend my reach in a search or to get my ass out of trouble if things hit the fan. Knowing you have a halligan with you that you can use to breach a wall with, or pop another door inside to continue a search is comforting.

Permalink Reply by Mick Mayers on April 7, 2008 at 11:25pm

The Probie; highly under-rated as a forcible entry tool. It's all good.

Permalink Reply by Jeff Borra on June 20, 2008 at 3:35pm

Give me a K-Tool and Halligan bar

Permalink Reply by Jeff Borra on June 20, 2008 at 3:36pm

Give me a K-Tool and Halligan bar and a flat head ax

Permalink Reply by Bob Sanborn on June 20, 2008 at 8:18pm

Halligan ( 30 inch Pro Bar ) with at least an 8 lb flathead. The hydra ram is carried for multiple steel framed doors. Does not seem to work to good on wood frame. The boot method? Gave it up. Found to many doors not opening!

Permalink Reply by Joey "BigShow" De Piano on June 22, 2008 at 2:52am

hey Mick, I am a die hard halligan man as well but as new things come out i have started picking up the TNT tool its a little heavier but it will take a door to pieces like a hot k12 through butter and yeah the blast of a TNT tool will wake the sleepers on either side and maybe above.

Permalink Reply by Walter Messer on June 22, 2008 at 2:14pm

Mule kick is #1 then the beef of a halligan and sheer force with irons. I do carry Paratech Pry Axe on my gut belt. It's nice for the tight places and has some force behind it.

Permalink Reply by Joe Zamgulis on June 22, 2008 at 4:54pm

I'm a size 11 guy on wood frames. Mule kick not the TV front kick. Had a fire in a factory quite a few years back. My team got assigned to check the office area for extention. One hallway about 4 ft accross, but 30 yds long. I seem to remember having arround 15 or so doors on each side. One guy with tools started on one side, my probie and me on the other. He checked the doors for heat, I did the opening. We got to the end of the hall and were just a little less than half way thru the other side by time we met up with the tool guys. Last door was just starting to push little wisps of smoke. I took the hoseline and gave the "honnor" of doing that door to the guys with the haligan. We beat on the animial for about 5 minutes when the everybody out horns started blowing. Appairently the vent guys were working on the roof 2 floors above us and found a blast furnace of a fire above us when they opened up.

Permalink Reply by Mike Harris on August 13, 2008 at 2:07am

Cops, they always seem to about 1 minute ahead of first due and kick in the door and bust out the window to make sure everyone got out.....especially apartment complexes. Then they have the balls to say "what took you so long? There was only smoke when I arrived, now theres fire coming out the front door and side windows." Huh! On a lighter note; Halligan and Splittin Maul.

Permalink Reply by chris carillo on September 3, 2008 at 5:17pm

hey all, my size thirteen boot and a piece of webbing to control the door seems to work most times, but i will use a rabbit tool or k tool when needed

Permalink Reply by chris carillo on September 3, 2008 at 5:28pm

do you throw them head first or butt first? lol

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