mrholeshot
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For those of you guys who read my Duralast Vs Snap-On ratchet thread here are some final opinions. Since I bought it sometime last month this ratchet has removed and installed 34 wheels and tires on everything from a Dodge Caravan to Tundra Pickup with the use of a Dead blow hammer to a 28 inch peice of 2 inch pipe with 3/4 heater hose slid down the ratchet handle. All my sons that come over to do the work on their vehicles were required to use this one ratchet no matter how big or small the job as long as the ratchet would fit in place. I've hooked it to a drill and run it in both directions for 1 hour non stop to get some wear on the teeth. I've beat the headbolts and main bolts out of a Big Block Chevy using a 4 lb dead blow and even hook it to the axle of my wheel chair and took off up to 5mph and then went instantly into reverce trying to break the gear but just broke the nut loose instead. I've done everything short of chucking it up in a vice with a 5 foot pipe and snapping it apart. It's been used as intended about 5 hours a day for 21(?) days straight and even torqued the headbolts on a 4.6 ford for the 90 degree bolt stretch on torque to yeild headbolts using pipe and heater hose.
I could break it if I wanted to but instead I used it to do all the things it shouldn't any many things it was made for. The end result? It still survives.
In all my years of working on cars I've never put any one ratchet to this much absolute abuse intentionally. I won't say it's better than any truck brand because I've never tortured another ratchet like this. It's not a real world test but it's hard to simulate a years worth of use in less than a month but it's more than exceeded my wildest expectations.
Conclusion is. It's a High Quality super tough ratchet that will go toe to toe with any other 3/8 ratchet on the market today. For those that want Tool Truck Quality and a Craftsman Price this is the way to go. 19.99 Incredible!!
And heres a shot for all the haters
I could break it if I wanted to but instead I used it to do all the things it shouldn't any many things it was made for. The end result? It still survives.
In all my years of working on cars I've never put any one ratchet to this much absolute abuse intentionally. I won't say it's better than any truck brand because I've never tortured another ratchet like this. It's not a real world test but it's hard to simulate a years worth of use in less than a month but it's more than exceeded my wildest expectations.
Conclusion is. It's a High Quality super tough ratchet that will go toe to toe with any other 3/8 ratchet on the market today. For those that want Tool Truck Quality and a Craftsman Price this is the way to go. 19.99 Incredible!!
And heres a shot for all the haters
