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I've got that same Proto 1/2" drive flex head, I think I paid about $70.00 for it. I am very happy with it, very smooth and good quality. You got a heck of a deal. Mine is made in USA, I see that the Grainger website lists the country of origin, Italy, Is this a misprint, or are these indeed...

Ratchets, adjustable wrenches and old pipe wrenches.

My dad had a Proto 1/2" ratchet that was like that, he later gave me the ratchet. I always thought it was unique because the selector lever is on the same side as the drive. Then I saw pictures of other Proto ratchets on sites like this and was like, Oh yeah, that makes sense, so I took it apart...

Me and my brother-in-law just rebuilt and installed a 350 engine in his dads 72 Chevy pickup truck and were trying to get it to run. We installed an HEI (High Energy Ignitoin) distributor and coil. Its got the ignitoin coil that sits right on top of the distributor. We got the engine to start...

That's the first thing I look at when buying tools, where they are made. The last time I went to Sears I was very suprised and disapointed that alot of the Craftsman tools are now being made in China. I will only purchase the Craftsman stuff made in USA, but its getting thinner and thinner every...

I think years ago, The Plomb tool company had a lawsuit against their name being too similar to the Plumb tool company famous for making the Plumb hammers. So they changed the name to Proto. It looks like this ratchet was being forged when all the "legalities" were being settled and was being...

Hi everyone, just joined the forum and this is my first post. Very interesting comparison on the Snap-on and Duralast ratchets. It's funny because I used to work at AutoZone and remember when we started getting the Duralast line of tools in. And I remember looking at the ratchets and thinking...