Anyone here have the IR Hammerhead?

[The BrentP]

Found a good deal on the IR 3/8" drive Hammerhead and was wondering if anyone has any hands-on with it.

Item# IRT2015MAX

 

[98sierra]

Always wanted one but heard they break non stop

 

[ricky836]

I've had one pry 2/3 years now, never had a single problem. way better then any craftsman or other ir ratchets i had.

 

[devoncoolman]

never blew the money on one because i heard the heads blow apart on them. would be very handy for crank bolts. the 1/2 version. too much money imho.

 

[chrisa7164]

I have the 3/8. lasted about a month and it crapped out.that was 2 yrs ago. the one that replaced it has held up(knock on wood) so far.

 

[GSteg]

No regrets buying mine. I wasn't an early adopter so maybe the one I bought was after IR sorted out the issues?

Either way, you can't pry it out of my hands. It saved me so much time.

 

[wafrederick]

Grease gets in the gets in the vein area and causes low power.My Matco tool dealer has seen this a lot,cleans the grease out and works fine.The nut for the head comes loose too.

 

[Tarheelgarage]

I've got one, had it about 2 years. 3/8 drive
Really gets into some tight areas but could use some more balls

 

[The BrentP]

Think I may hold off for a while before getting one, but they're on sale for around half off....or so the advertisement says.

 

[HAP]

Great Tool. 3/8 drive, no problems.