Blazin8556
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i bet i can strip the teeth out of an autozone ratchet in a few minutes. done it too many times.
duralast tools must haves?
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jonti48310
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Of course Blaze, you can strip the teeth out in any ratchet. Ratchets have mechanical components that are bound to wear and tear, even the glorified SO ratchets. I had to order a repair kit just two weeks ago from SO for my FL830.
This is my first post here on GJ and I've been hesitant to post because I've been taking in the wealth of knowledge provided through this website and the members here (BTW, thanks everyone). To me this website has proved to be invaluable and has helped give me insight before I fork up money (which is far from abundant) to buy tools. So if my experience/post can help even just one person save money, time, or sanity I feel obligated to give back and share my experience. Being just a broke college kid who needed a set of tools to carry around as a road set, I picked up the 175 piece tool set (#70-510) after becoming plenty familiar with the Duralast brand at work. After two years of use they have held up well to weekend abuse. I'm by no means a professional, and these tools are not put through daily abuse. (Although, I will say plenty of our commercial accounts have become Duralast fans.) At the end of the day Duralast has a great line of tools for the money, and they particularly appeal to the hobbyist. What it comes down to is the old saying, "To each their own." If you can afford SO prices, by all means buy SO. If all you can afford is HF, Duralast, Kobalt, etc. there are tools out there for you. There are tools in each line that will more than exceed expectations. IMHO, the Duralast tool set is one of those and it more than gets the job done.
(I also hope to get my hands on the flex head 3/8 ratchet soon.) Cheers everyone.
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tweedlestan
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Of course Blaze, you can strip the teeth out in any ratchet. Ratchets have mechanical components that are bound to wear and tear, even the glorified SO ratchets. I had to order a repair kit just two weeks ago from SO for my FL830.
This is my first post here on GJ and I've been hesitant to post because I've been taking in the wealth of knowledge provided through this website and the members here (BTW, thanks everyone). To me this website has proved to be invaluable and has helped give me insight before I fork up money (which is far from abundant) to buy tools. So if my experience/post can help even just one person save money, time, or sanity I feel obligated to give back and share my experience. Being just a broke college kid who needed a set of tools to carry around as a road set, I picked up the 175 piece tool set (#70-510) after becoming plenty familiar with the Duralast brand at work. After two years of use they have held up well to weekend abuse. I'm by no means a professional, and these tools are not put through daily abuse. (Although, I will say plenty of our commercial accounts have become Duralast fans.) At the end of the day Duralast has a great line of tools for the money, and they particularly appeal to the hobbyist. What it comes down to is the old saying, "To each their own." If you can afford SO prices, by all means buy SO. If all you can afford is HF, Duralast, Kobalt, etc. there are tools out there for you. There are tools in each line that will more than exceed expectations. IMHO, the Duralast tool set is one of those and it more than gets the job done.
(I also hope to get my hands on the flex head 3/8 ratchet soon.) Cheers everyone.
Great first post. Welcome!
Blazin8556
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Brand new ratchet never on a bolt. My cornwell flex head busted teeth when it was two, punched myself in the face when it broke. My snap one broke around the same age and has been rebuilt twice. Neither failed brand new like an autozone ratchet has. Better than the Chinese junk in the $5 kits tho.
Sent while under my truck...breaking stuff more
Sent while under my truck...breaking stuff more
mudflap
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Was just at AutoZone on my lunch break today..took a guys cracked Duralast 1/2 x 3/4 socket with me for exchange.. The sockets still seem to be very nice...the rats..ok, but everything else pretty much junk.. I think the Great neck tools referred to in this thread are their Autocraft line..hanging on the other side of the isle from the Duralast stuff...and it's all junk..