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i went to harbor freight today , i know harbor freight but deal with me, we buy sockets there just because we lose more than we use, while picking up a few sets of sockets i noticed this ratchet, one end is 1/4 and the other 3/8, its really built nice like a gearwrench, 15.99 i think it was
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Looks pretty handy.
looks perty but dont put to much torque on it or it will just get tossed into your next car.
the last few chinese made ratchets ive bought have only lasted a couple months under solid use. The gears on the inside wear out then they start slipping when you apply force. I am going with craftsman only from now on, they have a lifetime exchange policy on them.
believe it or not so do the pittsburgh tools, the only thing i ever swapped was a 3/8 to 1/4 adapter and they give me the whole set of three , i like good tools to and usually don't go off the beaten path, but this looked pretty usefull i figure ill put a 10 and a 12 on it and leave it be, kinda like a special order combination wrench make it however you want star bits, allen heads or socketsQuote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
Harbor freight's stuff is either great or pitiful. I love Harbor Freight. Just learn what to buy. Their Pittsburgh Pro ratchets are solid.
used it a little today maybe about 5 minutes and liked it really well, no its not a snap on or anything but its nicer than kobalt husky or stanley on first impression, time will tell how durable it is.
I have 1 of those and it works great. I got it about a year and a half ago to change a power steering hose on my wifes old car. You could not get a regular wrench on the hose fitting at the rack & pinion. With this ratchet and a crows foot wrench it was a little time consuming, but got the job done. That was the first time I ever used a crows foot wrench.