3/8" flex head ratchet "Tool Shop" brand??

[creativecars]

Ok guys we have a new Menards just open here, and I had never been in one. So I was just browsing around in their tool section and found a TOOL SHOP brand 3/8” Flex Head Ratchet for $4.98. It is a slick ratchet with a SO type handle that only says chrome vanadium, 11” overall, and claims it is a fine tooth action and requires only 9 degrees and a metal speed disc. For that price I bought one to stick in the car tool box. Does anyone have any experience with these? The claim is it has a Famous Forever Warranty.

 

[stricht8]

Is it US made?

 

[MC1983]

Yea, for $5 its worth a shot. I'd be curious to see what it looks like and the internals as well. Please let us know what you think of it after you put it to use.

 

[creativecars]

Is it US made?

HAHAHAHAHAH- for $5.00
Well, it was distributed form WI,
but its made in Taiwan.
probably with love-

 

[Wes28376]

But is it better than the almighty duralast ratchet?

Ok, I'll shut up now.

 

[DieselSmokinYall]

http://www.menards.com/main/tools-h...nch-dr-flex-head-ratchet/p-1465932-c-9157.htm

For 5 bucks give it a try and let us know how it is! Less then HF

 

[creativecars]

http://www.menards.com/main/tools-h...nch-dr-flex-head-ratchet/p-1465932-c-9157.htm

For 5 bucks give it a try and let us know how it is! Less then HF

That’s the one. I will let you know.
Maybe I should break something so I can fix it and check it out. Naaa... I think a long handle flex head is the most versatile ratchet to have, usually the one I grab first.
I see now there is no socket release on the ratchet, old school- just pull the socket off.

 

[NinetyTwoFifty]

That thing doesn't look half bad, might be something decent for a junkyard tool kit.

 

[creativecars]

I got one, but may have to go back after another. Does Menards do a good job with customer satisfaction if there is a problem?

 

[usdemt]

Tool Shop is Menards budget brand, in my experience with them they are about a HF quality, and just like HF they are hit or miss on how good they are.

 

[Damian]

I had some ratchets made by those people a long time ago when I was first starting out. They're OK for a weekend wrencher or apprentice but they will not last long in a professional setting. They are stiff and the teeth strip under any considerable amount of TQ.

 

[street131]

haha, i have that same ratchet. It actually fell apart 3 days ago when i was putting in a new oil pressure sensor in my girlfriends jeep. All the guts fell out when i dropped it. I could of put it back together but i just threw it away. It actually served me very well and ive put a pipe on it a few times and still worked good. For 5 dollars im sure you will be very happy.

 

[creativecars]

haha, i have that same ratchet. It actually fell apart 3 days ago when i was putting in a new oil pressure sensor in my girlfriends jeep. All the guts fell out when i dropped it. I could of put it back together but i just threw it away. It actually served me very well and ive put a pipe on it a few times and still worked good. For 5 dollars im sure you will be very happy.

If it was stout enough for you to put a cheater on it, and served you well, why would you not get it replaced? I know 5 bucks isn't a deal breaker, but I don't get it. Would you do that with a SO?