Hot or Not? Dead-On Annihilator
By Stuart Deutsch
Dead-On quietly released an “ultimate wrecking bar,” the Annihilator, designed in response to the “dysfunctional” utility bars already on the market. We couldn’t dig up many details, but from the looks of it, the Annihilator is intended for nail pulling, demo work, lumber tweaking, chiseling, and killing vampires.
I couldn’t find the Annihilator at any local retailers, but a handful of online distributors list it. You can get it for $39 plus shipping via Dead-On’s direct store.
Dead-On claims the Annihilator is vastly superior to Stanley’s FUBAR lineup. Does anyone here think the Annihilator stands a chance? Let us know in comments.
Press Release [Pull’R]
Storefront [Dead-On]
January 8th, 2008 at 11:33 am
It kind of reminds me of the Knife-Wrench
January 8th, 2008 at 11:36 am
killing vampires???
If that thing was for killing vampires, it would be made of wood!
January 8th, 2008 at 11:58 am
untested…so…unknown. However, I can say that the FUBAR gives me a warm happy feeling every time I pick it up and hit something with it.
January 8th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Looks Hot (I don’t own one yet) It looks to me to be a demolition version of the Tweaker. I like the difference in the angle of the “board grabber” less chance of smashing fingers when wrenching studs from walls.
I’m not so sure about the handle end though. I think that I might prefer a straight split chisel end, like a regular wrecking bar, or maybe a cats paw like end.
January 9th, 2008 at 10:19 am
This thing looks like it would make a good urban entrenchment tool for the military.
January 12th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Correct, twothirds. That sucker will not work on vampires. But I’ll bet it’d make quick work of my mother-in-law.
January 12th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
I bought this tool at The Home Depot in Racine, WI. It absolutely rocks! This is one bad wrecking bar. I used to own the Fubar and it was just to awkward to swing when doing demo on additions. This tool has a great feel and balance to it. I love the fact that I can pull bolts at the bottom of walls with it.
I also bought the Dead On steel hammer and gave it a try(also at Racine, WI Depot). Great swing on this steel hammer. Same price as Estwing and alot more hammer. I like their tools!