The Fedex truck dropped off some Tekton goodness in the form of two standard length 90 tooth ratchets in 1/4 and 3/8 drive.
I like them. Granted they haven't seen much use yet but, i think they're winners right out of the extremely well packed box. Nice chrome, nice balance, crisp ratchet action. I really think they did the handle right. If you look at my crappy photos below, there's one shot that has a Gearwrench XL 84 tooth 1/4 drive ratchet compared to the Tekton standard length 1/4 drive ratchet. As you can see there isn't much of a handle on the Gearwrench. Its handle just gets lost in your hand. However, the Tekton ratchet handle gives you something to hold onto. the finger ring towards the middle of the handle, provides a natural resting point for your thumb & index finger. the pommel at the other end is well shaped/finished & is very comfortable regardless of grip used. it's definitely a well designed handle.
Now some of you will be unhappy that the ratchet head is blank. There's no off or on stamped in the head to assist you in figuring out which direction your ratchet is ratcheting. This is not an issue to me but, i know that for some of you this will be a deal breaker.
Head thickness as judged by my eyes, is as thin as Gearwrench 84 tooth models.
I'm anxious for the flex head versions to appear. I don't think i need to worry about SK releasing their 90 tooth ratchet in other drive sizes now because, i feel Tekton has a winner-winner chicken dinner with these ratchets
I'll take them to work tomorrow and see how well they work.
