# Dragging The Fireball 510 Hardtail Vise **URL:** \ **Category:** Vises\ **Tags:** hardtail\ **Created:** [July 9, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/dragging-the-fireball-510-hardtail-vise/3746 "2025-07-09T19:42:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fireball-Tool](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/fireball.discourse.group/fireball-tool/32/4077_2.png) [@Fireball-Tool](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Fireball-Tool)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/dragging-the-fireball-510-hardtail-vise/3746/1 "2025-07-09T19:42:33Z")
We’ve all seen stress tests before, but this one’s…a bit different. What happens if you drag the Fireball 510 Hardtail Vise behind a pickup truck down a rough summer dirt road, up to 12 miles, hitting speeds of 60 mph? The good news is [I made a video about it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwcFR18ACfo). ![About To Drag The Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/d/d6fcc8a6cfac6b3495ce3d1b7767aa63b1e3e881.jpeg) ![Dragging The Vise Down This Road](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/4/4204f64fdb0e276ebb617a425d51ccdfbd3ab416.jpeg) ![Dragging The 510 First Glance](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/b/ba4a34ffb944e90ba5a05044dffd60df0957406f.jpeg) The 510 isn’t your average vise. It’s 100 pounds lighter than the 614 we tested previously and was designed to be mounted on the back of service trucks that live outdoors in all weather. So I wanted to find out just how much punishment it could take when things get extreme. ![Fireball 510 Vise Compared To The Fireball 614 Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/4/4ebd3d817e59f3355dca4f68a39a4aa5be5fdfb8.jpeg) ![Fireball 614 Hardtail Vise Testing Flashbck #2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/6/6a5a2dbe12da6cf9cdaee0f632c8aed643b6d193.jpeg) ![Vise Behind Service Truck From Brad Lepori](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/8/8c3a30539e4ace3f3fbc60f0a191a914fad7cb63.jpeg) ![Vise Behind Sevice Truck From Andrew_McArdle](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/5/5d74f5a848ab3ace9fc004eb8ff706f0f34f2d5e.jpeg) ![Vise Behind Service Truck From Andrew_McArdle Photo #2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/c/c9e8d8707e4cf3ab5b5b4d700d0b323766449fe0.jpeg) ![Vise Behind Sevice Truck From Andrew_McArdle Photo #3](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/f/f1caf0368f3376cb8e44e9d653dd561ebf89f155.jpeg) Here’s the Setup: We strapped the 510 to the hitch with a rope, then hit the road literally. This isn’t a smooth path. We have washboard roads, potholes, mud puddles, and steep hills. Some of the ruts are 10 inches deep. My prediction? I think the rope will give out before the vise does. ![510 Vise Being Tipped Off The Back Of The Truck Onto The Road](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/9/9fb1e329acfac75d8bb6444b4869b3154435b7d2.jpeg) ![510 Vise Being Tipped Off The Back Of The Truck Onto The Road #2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/8/810bb79f7f10f7d79dce7382b6546d247a2bdeca.jpeg) ![Jason Is Now Attaching The Rope To The Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/9/95f4e8489ceedf61c7d78595c177f44261e08cac.jpeg) ![Jason Is Now Attaching The Rope To The Trailer Hitch](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/6/657a82ecac3976dbf6d09d424f6ec8cf97b4e4ad.jpeg) ![Summer Dirt Road View #2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/5/532f8b5c64187c487f0ed6da4acc4e5183da48a7.jpeg) This might be the stupidest thing I’ve done all week, but it should be fun. My prediction. The rope will break. Time to break something. Hold on back there. ![Jason Is Now Ready To Start And Drive Off](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/a/ad42cda608a9684143a27f76cf4c426015691037.jpeg) ![Begining To Drag The Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/a/ae93e256d4d390fb3aea6dbe60f4e5a09156bba2.jpeg) Oh, we broke it. Maybe a little bit of a softer launch next time. That might have been a little too aggressive. ![The Rope Ripped Off From The Truck From The Start](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/a/adb808f4297783a50b79d698b54c8894ab4197dd.jpeg) ![The Vise Is Still In The Same Spot](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/a/a541ec1c6006025a0f16d6575ef8f5394353b264.jpeg) ![The Rope Being Ripped Aftermath](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/8/8bb5b975aa2f93940076fe74ddf1bcf7ea18bd3b.jpeg) Let’s wrap it up, and let’s do it again. ![Starting To Drag The Vise Again](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/1/118ed87e569caaf9b18df3783d122ab94eec4705.jpeg) ![After 1 Mile Mark](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/f/f4f13096f3b29e90474b3b28d71df33c5c0ede1d.jpeg) Well, that thing’s flopping around like a fish back there! ![Vise Bouncing Like A Fish](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/3/3b6e264b9b2a7642ad3a672d4e776ddbe5a4a211.jpeg) Okay, straight away. Let’s go a little faster now. These bumps are crazy. That vise is taking some punishment. But I need it to break. ![Turning Up The Speed Of The Truck](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/9/917ac5350fe35dacd7d3212b154c4a99a919d344.jpeg) Mile number five. Big hills. It’s taking some serious punishment. I can feel that vise tugging on the truck. Feels like a boat anchor back there ![After 5 Mile Mark](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/a/a3c4b85dae8d73e9760fe020ff76a1e60770d95d.jpeg) Okay, there’s some water coming up. Here we go. We’re gonna splash suspension. It’s gonna be full of mud when we’re done. ![After 6 Mile Mark Through Mud](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/b/b2b3ca2eb8f203087fd49d9ecb620804357ca775.jpeg) ![Dragging The 510 Through Mud](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/2/26a08c2d0598d2188fce05a8a438b42db2e7692a.jpeg) Another mud puddle just over seven miles. Sheesh. Let’s go see how the vise did. Hopefully, we wrecked it. Let’s go check it out. ![After 7 Mile Mark](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/2/2ce6f209952d99cd1f24833ffcd2e4514b775a54.jpeg) ![Rope Finally Snaps After 7 Mile Mark](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/5/570506cef9f8a818082b87856d1e06a09f447e67.jpeg) Well, it survived, but the ropes that we’ve kept tying it to have not. I completely underestimated how much tug force this vice is providing. ![Taking A Look At The 510 VIse After All The Draging](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/b/b6d3f63b27ac308181631ef3e55aec8c6204b20a.jpeg) But we won’t know more until we get it back to the shop. And get it cleaned up, and we’ll test to see if it stills works. ![Taking The 510 Vise Back To The Shop](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/f/fc42acdb1bdf867faff914db12e2cc06ff31124d.jpeg) ![Washing The Dirt Of The 510 Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/1/18b75d936174182f3c66cb95878f508b2c3a86ce.jpeg) After giving it a clean, here’s how the vise looks. ![510 Vise Done Being Washed](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/f/feb27e36ed2259a61bfcf65cfe0b9cdd6493d1ab.jpeg) The handle broke, but it’s a designed failure. The handles are meant to shear to prevent damage, and they’re fully replaceable. You can just unthread the little knob here, put it back in the hole. You can find them over at the Fireball Tool website. ![510 Vise Handle Broken](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/0/0a9ba32bf9b5c3c23d1833abe1563e2a850495a4.jpeg) ![Threading In A New Replacement Handle](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/e/edb59cead00819f3e06e6cf327e8a9033c0e11ce.jpeg) ![Vise Handle Threaded](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/d/d92b104a583897d31b003755447436047b8bd1e2.jpeg) ![Installing In New Replacement Handle](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/b/b69bdd8de259df01a793effcfb9f0d21fc94acfc.jpeg) ![510 Vise Replacement Page On The Fireball Tool Website](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/6/6020e037efdec323713457b991c194a0dc393328.jpeg) Inside the vise is dirty as expected, just a little muddy water that can be easily blown out. But it can be easily hosed out. ![Taking Apart The 510 Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/c/c813c9eea7af6d00a31a99067d704c8dc5aaf8c0.jpeg) ![Draining Out The Water Out Of The 510 Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/b/b65c1c495ac55284755f11198da8929c1740c8d5.jpeg) ![510 Vise From The Front View](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/2/27ec4e51d7d5b5458b54ec187753d707c71b5ee1.jpeg) The elevated slide design worked perfectly. This slide has these elevated purchases right here and in the back. So that if any water that does get in here, it sits down below the slide. It doesn’t sit there and rust. There are weep holes right here for the water to escape. So even if water were to get inside of this, the dynamic jaw doesn’t sit there and just swim in it. It has a little island to keep it up out of the water, and then the water will eventually drain out, and no problems. ![Elevated Slide Design To Help Drain Water Out](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/9/9e69b65696912b29062010c843c34d226eb743ac.jpeg) ![Back Of The Inside Of The Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/1/1002944a3b8af8de66b1896d5ab2c73c9ea295f2.jpeg) ![Inside The Grooves For The Water To Travel Inside The 510 Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/e/e82a362e32d1ceda944770679983a27ac56f6f89.jpeg) This paint is roughed up, and the jaws got a nice polish from the drag, but there were no cracks or structural damage. ![Wiping The Dirt Off The 510 Dynamic Jaw](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/6/6126fea9fcd7be4510826a72dfb30210daac1e5c.jpeg) ![510 Jaws With A Few Scratches But Polished Up](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/9/94f8f1ebb8793f84cd3ac5f85a57f58f651a9546.jpeg) ![510 Jaws With A Few Scratches But Polished Up Top Down View](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/7/78279c50d256b56013d3524ea4ebfcac87c93065.jpeg) The swivel base looked solid. No bends. No breaks. ![Taking Apart The Swivel Base](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/4/441b42763ec29e05b411a74cc1dfcca8c841af4f.jpeg) ![Underneath The 510 Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/b/b522fe030bb4230e88ba86660f80f5e1d45c2dee.jpeg) ![Inside The Swivel Base Covered In Dirt](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/4/4dec73942fa7e07d3847e524ba4f7a6f91c27acd.jpeg) ![Inside The Swivel Base For The 510 Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/2/270d9071721b99c28b5c9f92e9a2cb99828017d3.jpeg) Even the meatball, although scratched and dinged, looks really cool. ![The Ball End Of The Handle For The 510 Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/2/2036eba5ab267c6bd70d681e1c2c2a5f1073c72d.jpeg) Honestly, I expected more damage. The 510 vise held up like a champ. Structurally, it’s as solid as when we started, just with some trail-earned scars. ![Taking Out The Swivel Base Locking Handles](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/2/2656afd2d58340e67296ef20fdf347c0a4635d2e.jpeg) ![Paint Scratches At The End Of The 510 Hardtail Vise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/d/d57018faa67b222db90304d115e396453043956b.jpeg) ![Scratches Down To The Side Of The Swivel Base #1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/b/b994bcd88629203a67d603c9354b81d2064cf826.jpeg) Here’s what’s next: We’re going to clean this thing up, reassemble it, and throw it into more brutal tests soon. Until then, I’ll see you guys in the next video. ![Sneak Peak For The Next Series Of Tests #1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/9/9fcdc0ae6837edd4df343e347e5dd1fa793341c1.jpeg) ![Sneak Peak For The Next Series Of Tests #2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/7/704c04cf7cc17967bd09d23dd51164f786abeb2a.jpeg) ![Sneak Peak For The Next Series Of Tests #3](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/a/aed76b1ee384277843caf75843e41a9b2ccb4c1c.jpeg) ---
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