Duralast vs. great neck ratchets

[Crappycivic]

I was reading a post on here that said great neck ratchets were all china made junk but Taiwan duralast were great and all you can get great neck is the china, that's not necissarily true, great neck does have the nice ratchets as well

 

[SCscoutguy]

Those great neck ratchets compared to the duralast ratchets they are sitting beside are junk.

 

[Crappycivic]

Lol they are identical, I've used them both

 

[stricht8]

They don't look identical! The duralast ratchets have been subjected to rigorous testing by at least one member here. It is a proven tool.

 

[Crappycivic]

Ok I eat crow, just disassembled both 3/8 drives and they are the same style but the duralast had a slightly bigger top gear and the bottom part of the duralast was at least 3 times bigger, guess I'm buying a set now

 

[thesilverone]

alrighty then!
vato zone employee?

 

[Crappycivic]

Yeah, I've had the great necks for years, right now theres a duralast set with the 1/4 3/8 and 1/2 ratchet and 6 and 12 pt socket sets for 49.99

 

[ajchien]

how about pics??

EDIT: I mean, got pics of the internal gears?

 

[John316]

Yeah, I've had the great necks for years, right now theres a duralast set with the 1/4 3/8 and 1/2 ratchet and 6 and 12 pt socket sets for 49.99

Most of the "Duralast" sets...actually I believe ALL current Duralast sets have the new (greatneck) made ratchets which are not anywhere near as nice as the Duralast ratchets that you show packaged in your photos. Much has been discussed in the past regarding this, but just be careful of the bait and switch.

 

[iroc409]

Most of the "Duralast" sets...actually I believe ALL current Duralast sets have the new (greatneck) made ratchets which are not anywhere near as nice as the Duralast ratchets that you show packaged in your photos. Much has been discussed in the past regarding this, but just be careful of the bait and switch.

They should be different part numbers. I just bought a 1/2" drive and it's the "good" model. I had a hard time telling at first, but they list two different part numbers on their website, and the newer ones are cheaper.

Haven't verified that's the case, but that's what I'm guessing.

 

[Pro-Painter]

They should be different part numbers. I just bought a 1/2" drive and it's the "good" model. I had a hard time telling at first, but they list two different part numbers on their website, and the newer ones are cheaper.

Haven't verified that's the case, but that's what I'm guessing.

Nope, they are the same part numbers. If you bought your ratchet in a set from a store then it is a great neck re-branded POS. Very few NOS 3/8" drive sets (all of which are special order) come with the good ratchets. ALL other sets come with the POS ones with the same item number as the good ones.

There are four styles of duralast ratchets, sealed head Taiwan (good), sealed head china (****/sets only), round head (****) and lite weight (also ****)




PS: Ive been wondering when we would get another Duralast thread. This was record amount of time between threads, since I joined GJ.

 

[DrkMtnDew]

3 days ago a friend of mine bought the 'set' with the cheap ratchets in them. not even comparable to the tiawan duralast. i have owned my duralast ratchet for probably 6-12 months, not sure, and it has been well worth the money.

 

[Crappycivic]

Yes u are correct, I checked the single ratchets are the good ones the set contains rebranded great neck, both stamped with the exact same part number

 

[Crappycivic]

Can also tell by the handle, there are 2-3 lines at the top and bottom of the handles, the cheap ones are smooth, the good ones contain texture in the middle

 

[Crappycivic]

U can plainly see that in my first pic

 

[dieselmike]

who cares they are garbage. IMHO, buy domestic =D