Farmall450
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I have an indestro that looks just like it.
Is this just an Indestro Ratchet rebadged Craftsman?
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Farmall450
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Sorry about pic sizes.
woody 73
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Could you please show me a picture or your indestro ratchet that looks like the craftsman ratchet.
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Farmall450
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I'll try and find one.
bobcatdan
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While they are very similar, I don't think indusro was ever a supplier, but I have been wrong before. I will say that right there is my favorite craftsman ratchet of any era. My dad has a few and they have great action to them. Industro I think made one of the most underrated ratchets out there, very nice ratchet.
Beerman
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Not a C'man collector, but isn't that the style of C'man ratchet that's called the "snap-on" style. Like maybe they made it for C'man.
Not positive, but think that's the case.
Someone who DOES collect C'man can shed some more light on the subject.
Beerman
Not positive, but think that's the case.
Someone who DOES collect C'man can shed some more light on the subject.
Beerman
PowderKeg
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That Craftsman ratchet bears general similarities to several different brands/manufacturers, but it's been determined to have come from Moore Drop Forge starting in the mid/late '40's.
A thread from some years ago that discussed it:
Unusual Craftsman Ratchet!
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40717&highlight=RHFTQR
A thread from some years ago that discussed it:
Unusual Craftsman Ratchet!
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40717&highlight=RHFTQR
radrush
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That ratchet doesn't look all original; it has two different screws holding the head cover on.
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Farmall450
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You don't say!
I'll find a matched set. And I never asked if it looked original, it just looks a heck of a lot like my Indestro.
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SMKS
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Made by Moore Drop Forge, which was later acquired by Easco, which was later acquired by Danaher, which later spun off its tool division into Apex Tools.
That style is sometimes refereed to as a box head Craftsman ratchet.
http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/craftsman-maker-v.html
It's a similar design to an Indestro pear head ratchet, but they're both pretty generic designs, so a lot of ratchets are somewhat similar.
That style is sometimes refereed to as a box head Craftsman ratchet.
http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/craftsman-maker-v.html
It's a similar design to an Indestro pear head ratchet, but they're both pretty generic designs, so a lot of ratchets are somewhat similar.
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lbgradwell
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Interesting. I've never seen one of those Metcoids before...
3baygarage
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They're not super easy to find but I see them turn up every now and then.
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