Affordable Ratchet Wrenches?

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Hey guys. Looking to buy my younger brother a set of ratcheting wrenches from 8-19mm, no size skips. I don't want to spend a ton of money on them as he doesn't work on things often enough or professionally, but i don't want to get him HF quality (i know this is OK for some, but i would like to spend a bit more than that). I found a GW set for $52, but i don't know if there are better deals or even a metric and SAE set. I don't know the companies or quality of anything other than GW as i haven't used anything else. Help!

 

[Jaysreal]

For the price take a look at Tekton, EZ-RED and Napa Carlyle I think each one of these companies offer full sets and I believe quality is comparable between all these. But GW is usually a good option.

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[T45]

Get the DeWalt at sears outlet, they go as low as $35 shipped, but usually $40/50. People rate them pretty highly from what I've seen and their measured fitments are good for clearance.

 

[Empty Pockets]

I'd go with GW

 

[brianh]

Why not harbor freight? for an occasional user it would be perfect I use a lot of their stuff yet to break a socket. And I have abused them. More than the limited amount of snap on that I have that I would not beat the **** out of.

 

[chrisnazzy]

Gotta just recommend going with the Gearwrench as you have already found and others have mentioned too. Only good reason not to would be if you were looking to spend a lot more money.

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[lightning02]

for what your looking for Tekton is probably your best bet and going to have the best warranty as well.

 

[rpcraft]

I've become a huge fan of Tekton tools. They may not have the largest sockets you'll ever find but they sell sets that are a complete range of sizes and also have great impact sockets, and wrench sets. I've been working on a project Blazer and their prices have been right on point for allowing me to buy a few different tool sets every couple of weeks in order to ensure I have what I need to get the job done. In fact before too long I'm probably going to be grabbing a few new sets of their standard and metric deep well sockets because my craftsman set just happens to be missing a few of the sizes I need. They have some really nice long ratcheting combo wrenches that I'm itching to get my hands on as well!!1

 

[T45]

Tekton sets are $75, I don't consider that very inexpensive. Maybe its just me? granted to get the full size range, but you are getting up there in price.

 

[1950mercury]

Why not harbor freight? for an occasional user it would be perfect I use a lot of their stuff yet to break a socket. And I have abused them. More than the limited amount of snap on that I have that I would not beat the **** out of.

They skip sizes.....I'd get the DeWalt like previously mentioned. They have a modified open end and are the best bang for the buck

 

[kctyphoon]

Get the dewalts
For reference, the HF wrenches are basically identical to the channellock in this pic. I have the channellock in sae, pittsburg in metric..

 

[rpcraft]

Tekton sets are $75, I don't consider that very inexpensive. Maybe its just me? granted to get the full size range, but you are getting up there in price.

I think I'm more impressed with Tektons array of regular and impact sockets more than the ratcheting wrenches but I know when I've purcahsed Gear Wrench wrenches they always seem to be missing one crucial size or another and it's one of those things where I never can tell until I need it, and then I am left wondering if I lost a wrench or if it simply wasn't an included size. That's probably just an indicator I need better tool box management though.... More tool stuff to buy in the future, lol. They definitely are more affordable though.

 

[Josey Wales]

The DeWalts are just as wide as the GW, it's an illusion. That said I still want them because I believe they might be Hi-Five made, and thus stronger.

 

[gdocktor3]

Wait until Black Friday or Cyber Monday and buy a nice set of Gearwrench. They won't let him down and if one does, its quick and easy to warranty.

 

[Pho20]

I love my gearwrench sets but honestly my Pittsburgh pro (hf) stuff is great and I don't hesitate to grab it

 

[Greg85mcss]

With the holidays coming up Sears will most likely have the gearwrench metric & sae set for about $50. They also have all kinds of rewards card deals so they should be less than that. It only goes to 18 but I added the 19.
Here's a pic. They're the ones in the blow molded case.


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[BFHtime]

I suggest Carlyle available at napa. A little better I would see how much a craftsman industrial set is. I have old us made reversibles that are my favorite ratcheting mechanisms.

Definitely get reversible sets.

 

[gdocktor3]

With the holidays coming up Sears will most likely have the gearwrench metric & sae set for about $50. They also have all kinds of rewards card deals so they should be less than that. It only goes to 18 but I added the 19.
Here's a pic. They're the ones in the blow molded case.


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They already are $50 and the flex head sets of 7 are on sale for $28 right now.

 

[bob from indiana]

I have Husky ratcheting wrenches at work. They seem to be the same as Gear wrench and work well for me. I am using them on new hardware so no rusty stuff to deal with.

 

[Tim37]

My vote is gw

 

[rugerman1970]

I bought set of Matco ratcheting metric wrenches and there about same quality as gear wrench,maybe a little better.

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[1990 Grand Wag]

Get the DeWalts if you can find them cheap. No skips, well built, really nice. Like someone mentioned earlier, I think they are sourced from Hi-Five. I purchased multiple sets last year when Sears had them for $29 dollars!