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Message robrules places 1 º 08:54 Thu 2/2/2012 Heat by sticking the keg upside down in a pot of boiling water. Stick a piece of pipe through the handles for leverage. Another piece of pipe over the handle of the wrench. If that doesn’t work, then start lifting weights - or have your girlfriend do it for you. ;-)
Message JMerritt places 72 º 05:51 Sat 2/18/2012 Sorry to dig up an old thread, but did you ever get this keg apart?
Message drowland P beers 11069 º places 430 º 06:19 Sat 2/18/2012 Originally posted by robrules Heat by sticking the keg upside down in a pot of boiling water. Stick a piece of pipe through the handles for leverage. Another piece of pipe over the handle of the wrench. If that doesn’t work, then start lifting weights - or have your girlfriend do it for you. ;-) Haha, didn’t see this one. Hilarious!

Message drowland P beers 11069 º places 430 º 06:19 Sat 2/18/2012 Originally posted by JMerritt Sorry to dig up an old thread, but did you ever get this keg apart? Haven’t needed it yet, so I haven’t tried. I will HAVE to get it apart in the next week or two, though, and I’ll let you know.
Message crosamich beers 474 º places 17 º 07:15 Sat 2/18/2012 Regarding the closed end wrench and buying more tools I have found that neighbors sometimes like to lend out tools for beer.
Message bitbucket beers 2166 º places 63 º 21:54 Sat 2/18/2012 Originally posted by drowland Originally posted by JMerritt Sorry to dig up an old thread, but did you ever get this keg apart? Haven’t needed it yet, so I haven’t tried. I will HAVE to get it apart in the next week or two, though, and I’ll let you know. Slip a length of pipe over the handle of the socket as a cheater. Or visit Harbor Freight, seven bucks. Tap lightly at first. As my granddaddy told me when I was just a lad, "Don’t use force, use a bigger hammer."
Message Theblindpig 22:21 Sat 2/18/2012 Originally posted by Cobra Originally posted by drowland Thanks for the help, guys. My tools are in fact in working order. The ratchet is brand new and working well. The hardest part is holding down the empty keg... Fill the keg with water first, Einstein.

Message agold beers 1 º 22:29 Sat 2/18/2012 Some lube might be in order (who doesn’t like some lube). No way I would use anything like WD40, but a drop or two of food grade mineral oil or vegetable oil might be helpful. Last time I had a stuck post this helped a lot.
Message drowland P beers 11069 º places 430 º 22:36 Sat 2/18/2012 Originally posted by Theblindpig Originally posted by Cobra Originally posted by drowland Thanks for the help, guys. My tools are in fact in working order. The ratchet is brand new and working well. The hardest part is holding down the empty keg... Fill the keg with water first, Einstein. ? You also overestimate the weight/resistance of a few gallons of water compared to a completely stalled post.
Message drowland P beers 11069 º places 430 º 22:37 Sat 2/18/2012 I have to say... a lot of you mention to slip a pipe over the socket/wrench... I don’t have a pipe sitting around... who does?

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