Thunder 148 Titanium - rode them for 4 decks consecutively and they are my go to for 8.25 boards despite my love for Venture. Thunder are the marriage material truck: reliable, you know what you're getting, works with every deck I throw at it and perform well on slides and grinds. Venture are like the bad girlfriend: gets you into hard drugs, steals from you, your parents hate her, but the sex is great. When you find the right deck with them it's heaven, but other times I'm struggling with the WB shifting out too far.
Hand File - gripped close to 30 boards (myself, friends) with this thing, the Silver tool doesnt get a good a line.