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Mr.Nutcase
09-24-2009, 01:57 PM
How good are their ratchets? Do they have the Round Fine tooth ones?(Like the KD/Craftsman, ie the ones marked with red dot)
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u245/RCM_2007/RATCHETS.jpg

Who is the maker for these napa ratchets?
Evercraft?
BK 7761482
http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPages/NOLMaster.aspx?PageId=470&LineCode=BK&PartNumber=7761482&Description=Ratchet

BK 7761487
http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPages/NOLMaster.aspx?PageId=470&LineCode=BK&PartNumber=7761487&Description=Ratchet
fatfillup
09-24-2009, 02:46 PM
I have owned several Napa ratchets. They were pear head and not fine tooth. But they cost a ton more that those you are looking at. I'd have to say asian at that price and not great quality. The Napa ones I have have been good, us made and they warranty them for life. Don't know about your models.
chavist93
09-24-2009, 03:08 PM
Yes, NAPA sells the rhft ratchets like that.

NHT NM47 1/4" drive 6" length
NHT NS47 1/2" drive 11" length
NHT NB47 3/8" drive 8 1/2" length
krusty the clown
09-24-2009, 03:11 PM
the ratchets in the links look very tiawan/stanley to me, have they stopped using danaher?
BB26
09-24-2009, 03:28 PM
the ratchets in the links look very tiawan/stanley to me, have they stopped using danaher?

No, Napa just has two lines -- Evercraft/taiwan and Napa/USA Danaher. The ratchets pictured in the links are the lower level Evercraft imports.
krusty the clown
09-24-2009, 03:30 PM
No, Napa just has two lines -- Evercraft/taiwan and Napa/USA Danaher. The ratchets pictured in the links are the lower level Evercraft imports.

ahh......is evercraft a stanley brand?
BB26
09-24-2009, 03:35 PM
ahh......is evercraft a stanley brand?

Not sure, but you may be right.
HandyManny
09-24-2009, 03:46 PM
True. Napa has two lines. The better NAPA professional brand made mostly by Danaher, and the economy line called Evercraft. Not sure who makes the Evercraft.

Evercraft is pretty much on par with the same economy type Taiwan made tools that are sold at Auto Zone, probably made by Great Neck too. They'll get the job done, but if you make your living wrenching, buy something better than Evercraft.
Merkava_4
09-24-2009, 07:16 PM
the ratchets in the links look very tiawan/stanley to me, have they stopped using danaher?

Naw, they still look Danaher'ish to me. :spit:
Fedwrench
09-24-2009, 09:41 PM
If to go to the napaonline home page, there is a link in the upper right for the NAPA tool and equipment catalog. If you browse through the catalog you see that in Napa's Professional Hand Tool line, their ratchets look alot like KD pear heads or some Craftsman models. Napa's core line of ratchets have the same 36 tooth quick release guts as most Craftsmans. Napa also has some nonquick release round heads with 45 teeth, and their next generation series of ratchets have 60 teeth.
Coach James
09-24-2009, 10:35 PM
I have a set of Evercraft flare nut crows feet that have worked fine for me. No idea how their ratchets would do.

Coach
Merkava_4
09-25-2009, 05:53 AM
If to go to the napaonline home page, there is a link in the upper right for the NAPA tool and equipment catalog. If you browse through the catalog you see that in Napa's Professional Hand Tool line, their ratchets look alot like KD pear heads or some Craftsman models. Napa's core line of ratchets have the same 36 tooth quick release guts as most Craftsmans. Napa also has some nonquick release round heads with 45 teeth, and their next generation series of ratchets have 60 teeth.


Damn ... after reading that ... makes me wanna' run out the door and buy some NAPA tools. :lol:
Mr.Nutcase
09-25-2009, 11:25 AM
They are made by Danaher, I wonder if they make a flex 1/2 with the craftsman guts..
Would the guts from the Napa ratchet, 36 teeth fit the craftsman ratchets with a 36 teeth gear?
Mr.Nutcase
09-26-2009, 11:24 AM
They are made by Danaher, I wonder if they make a flex 1/2 with the craftsman guts..
Would the guts from the Napa ratchet, 36 teeth fit the craftsman ratchets with a 36 teeth gear?

Any one? Are the 36 tooth napa better than the craftsman?
Mr.Nutcase
10-16-2009, 03:49 PM
I just check with Napa NHT NB47, they no longer make it.... it has been replaced by the other one, without a quick release... damn.
BB26
10-16-2009, 03:58 PM
They are made by Danaher, I wonder if they make a flex 1/2 with the craftsman guts..
Would the guts from the Napa ratchet, 36 teeth fit the craftsman ratchets with a 36 teeth gear?

Yes, they make two 36 tooth 1/2'' flex ratchets. One is 11'' long (NHT NS55) and the other is 18.5'' long (NHT NS58) and has the same locking mechanism as the Matcos and Armstrongs.

http://www.napaonline.com/NOLPPSE/(S(g42vbp45r5zlysfflcr2pbzv))/Detail.aspx?R=NHTNS55_0006400677

http://www.napaonline.com/NOLPPSE/(S(g42vbp45r5zlysfflcr2pbzv))/Detail.aspx?R=NHTNS58_0006400677

I have 36 tooth Craftsman, Napa and Allen ratchets. The guts interchange between all of them.

Any one? Are the 36 tooth napa better than the craftsman?

There is no discernible difference in quality between the two brands. The handle styles/designs are different. Choose what feels best to you.
webscrounger
10-16-2009, 04:27 PM
I just traded in a broken old NB-55 flex head 3/8" today and received a NAPA NB-56 under warantee. It is clearly stamped "NAPA NB56" "USA". So I assume NAPA ratchets made in the US are going to be stamped "USA". It's a really nice ratchet though I don't know what the true quality is.

Forgot to mention, NAP online wants $70 for the ratchet + shipping. So I think I got a deal!