Kobalt 1/4 drive flex head ratchet $20

[Aztecaloco707]

Just found this deal at my local lowes. Not sure if you guys consider this a hot deal but the clearance tag showed a regular price of $49.97 so I jumped on it. Very nice ratchet for the price, IMO.

1/4 kobalt flex ratchet - http://m.lowes.com/pd_337314-22328-85852_0__?productId=3381174

 

[daparrothead]

Checked my local store and it's $28, not a good enuff deal for me to pull the trigger yet.

 

[Xtrom]

Item# 337314

I didn't jump on it today either.

 

[DSM21]

Its twenty bucks at my local loses, but it is only a 36 tooth count not that impressed.....

 

[Jarhead0408]

I have that ratchet. Very high quality IMO. Very happy with it so far.

 

[lightning02]

I have that ratchet. Very high quality IMO. Very happy with it so far.

Hows the handle? Is it that hard cheap plastic that hurt your hands after awhile?

 

[ATC]

I picked up one a few days ago. One store was $29, the next one had them for $19...so I bit the bullet.

 

[erty67]

I saw this and was tempted after buying the 3/8" flex in the spark plug kit, but it didn't match so I went on ebay and bought the 72 tooth regular length 1/4" flex head. This site is killing my wallet. I'll be back if it gets any cheaper.

 

[gtlaw]

I would wait for lowes to clearance these out for 9.99 before I would call it a deal when the ez red equivalent can be had for around $20

 

[cptn_zippy]

49$ for me...��

 

[dirtydogintex]

Checked my local store and it's $28, not a good enuff deal for me to pull the trigger yet.

same here.... only a $10 cut from reg price for now

 

[nicksnothereman]

Hows the handle? Is it that hard cheap plastic that hurt your hands after awhile?

It's a semi-hard rubber type that's typical on a lot of kobalt tools. I don't have a problem with it...better than bare metal for me.

I don't have this ratchet so I don't vouch for it. Usually kobalt taiwanese ratchets are pretty good, I assume this is one of them.

 

[DanCo]

$39.98 at my local Lowes

Dan

 

[cyberslick188]

Can't justify a 1/4 ratchet that long that is still 36 tooth. It's not like you need a smaller tooth count for strength, you'll snap any fasteners way before that. If it had 72+ teeth then it would be a real potential purchase in my opinion.

 

[Hootbro]

Can't justify a 1/4 ratchet that long that is still 36 tooth. It's not like you need a smaller tooth count for strength, you'll snap any fasteners way before that. If it had 72+ teeth then it would be a real potential purchase in my opinion.

Long handle ratchets are not always about strength, but about reach and access.

 

[Fast LT1]

If i pay shipping is anyone willing to pick me one up and send it my way?

 

[Trey T]

1/4" flex 6" long is very useful already but this 12" long, would be more helpful or just cumbersome?

 

[jredmond1107]

you know, I wont say how I came up with the idea... somewhere on here I was lead to this conclusion- the HF "composite ratchet" is a 72 tooth head, and successfully interchanged into the head of this Kobalt ratchet when recently purchased for this price. is there a thread for that? Interchanging ratchet heads? that ratchet is bad *** w the 72t head in it. I have been wanting to do the same thing w the 3/8 ratchets- kind of scared something would explode with the sort or torque id put on that long of a handle though LOL what do you guys think? its a true story. I don't know why but the kobalt head wouldn't go back in the HF Composite Ratchet (surely not for warranty purposes HEHEHEHE)

 

[chipper]

you know, I wont say how I came up with the idea... somewhere on here I was lead to this conclusion- the HF "composite ratchet" is a 72 tooth head, and successfully interchanged into the head of this Kobalt ratchet when recently purchased for this price. is there a thread for that? Interchanging ratchet heads? that ratchet is bad *** w the 72t head in it. I have been wanting to do the same thing w the 3/8 ratchets- kind of scared something would explode with the sort or torque id put on that long of a handle though LOL what do you guys think? its a true story. I don't know why but the kobalt head wouldn't go back in the HF Composite Ratchet (surely not for warranty purposes HEHEHEHE)

I'm gonna try this out...seems like a good sacrifice

 

[chipper]

I'm gonna try this out...seems like a good sacrifice

I just swapped the guts and it works perfect...I think the selector is preventing the kobalt guts going in the HF composite not giving up though