Steelgrip TA5105 Pick Up Tool, 36"

This thing is amazing. I'm actually kind of annoyed I spent the last year buying two of the cheaper, plastic ones for 25 bucks a piece (that both broke anyway) when I could have just bought this thing once. The grip is at least three times stronger than the cheaper ones I had. This gripper is definitely heavier giving it a nice quality feel, with a big, beefy handle. And the tines aren't going to just break off like my other ones. If you want a quality grabber, just go strictly to this one.

Very heavy duty. Ihave even picked softball sized rock and othe heavy objects with this. Well worth the extra money!!!!

I have been using grabbers for nearly 30 years. Most of the ones that are on the market are cheap and don't last. There are some pretty good ones but for the most part they are lightweight and break fairly easy. There are some like Unger that are very good. They're durable and work well.Now my review for the Steel this grabber:IT'S AMAZING!Pros:Very heavy duty - made of steel and plastic -so far picks up everything I want two to, as long as I can handle lifting up the weight it picks it upVERY durable - The handle is made of hard plastic and has a good grip that has a lock on it - The shaft is STEEL - Yes steel, not not aluminum, and it seems like it will not break. I'm pretty positive it won't break or won't crush (within reasonable usage). The jaws are made of thin steel, that's still seems strong, they will bend but then you can bend them back and covered with a good grip . It has a magnet in it that doesn't seem like it's going to fall out.Good length - it's 36 in long so it can reach a decent area. It's not so long that you can't pick it up and not so short that you can't reach anything.Bright color - it's yellow so it's easy to spot. Anybody who uses grabbers knows that you put them somewhere and forget where you put them. The bright yellow color makes it easier to spot from across the house.Cons:Very heavy - The Steel grabber is quite heavy which makes it difficult to pick up heavy things.The claws are wonky - The simple truth is they're not tight like a claw should be! I think I might be able to fix this but the clamp piece is plastic so I'm not sure. I hate these claws. It's not a deal breaker but it does make it more difficult to grab things.Overall:I can deal with the weight and the wobbliness of the claws. I would recommend these for anyone who has good strength in our arms and a very decent grip. I would not recommend them for elderly as they may go to pick something up and then either drop it or hurt themselves with The combined weight of the grabber and whatever they're picking up. I do highly recommend these I give them an A-. The price is very good at $35. Most of the cheap ones out there cost about 20 $25 so you're getting a better products only a few dollars more. You might have to tweak it to make it work for you but it is worth it overall. My only recommendations for manufacture would be to tighten up the claws and maybe lighten the shaft a little bit. Heavier grabbers make it very difficult for disabled people or elderly, weak, or those with diminish ability in their arms and hands will not be able to use this grabber well. I can tell you that this company will get it right and I will continue to buy their products. Thank you Steel for making something that everybody should have been making forever!

This works much better than the $1.99 grabbers from Harbor Freight or the dollar store, but at the price it should work better!Well made. Works great. Expensive.

Nice and useful. Durable for what I use it for. This replaced my old one. Very happy to have found it.

Easy to use. Great to pick up trash.

This is the strongest grabber I've used. It just feels like it was built very robustly and wont' snap under a good amount of weight. Unfortunately, the "grabber" part is so awful that it won't really *hold* anything. Everything just slips right through it and it doesn't work well at all at "deft grabbing". It has absolutely no grip. If it's something fairly big and very light - say wadded up notebook paper, it'll pick that up. But let's say a mayo jar full of nuts and bolts? Nope. That'll slip right through.I could drag a half gallon milk jug in my direction, scooting it along a surface, but if I tried to pick it up, it'd just slip right out of the grip.The other options out there keep breaking on me. I bought a pair that lasted several years. Then I went back and bought exactly the same ones -- and one broke taking it out of the box. The other broke later that day. However,they do actually have grip. I could pick up a pingpong ball. I could pick up a can of soda. I could grab a half gallon jug of milk. I could grab a sheet of paper off the floor - wadded up or not.In short, great build quality but no practical use. I've already bought a replacement and won't continue to use this.

It's not at all like the ones found in the discount stores. This is the one contracted for by the city of Seattle for their operations. I have found many uses especially after having back problems. My sister had knee surgery and couldn't how "intuitive" I was when she received hers as a gift. I have two. One in the front part of the house and one in the bathroom. Grip a sponge or paper towel and you have a duster or a toilet bowl cleaner (that's why the separate one in the bathroom). Many more uses that just reaching for something high.

I bought this for my brother who is in a wheelchair and is used to break everyting he puts its hand on. I had bought a cheaper unit (package of 2) from a Costco strore earlier and he did break one of those. So far, he has not been able to break this unit. The other unit I got from my purchase at Costco works fine and I use it almost every day.

Best pick up tool I have found, sure beats the flimsy folding ones with the suction cupsRod. Kleven

Top quality but beware it is heavier than others and might be a problem for weak handed people..

Good length but grips are not very good for picking things up

Best tool ever, for many things to do. I used for an odd shaped aquarium.