IDidntDoIt
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Procured a ratchet today, been sitting in this guy's tool box for ages he said. It's a smaller handled teardrop ratchet that has "fleet" written under the head. Any info on this company?
fleet ratchet?
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SCscoutguy
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The ratchets are about the stoutest built ones I have ever found. They are very course with only 22 teeth but they are made to survive WW3 it seems.
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IDidntDoIt
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Cool thanks guys. It wouldn't even ratchet when I took it home, but I cleaned it all up inside and added some grease from my grease gun and it ratchets like new, very smoothly. Maybe get some pics tomorrow, my baby is asleep right now
lbgradwell
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The OP doesn't mention the drive size, but my 3/8" has 24 teeth...
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Looks identical to the penens 1661 but its a 3/8 drive
lbgradwell
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That will make it a 1261.
lowbucktruck
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Penens Corp (acquired by Plomb/Proto in 1942) made Fleet tools... Proto used Penens for contract work for the war effort. Then later Penens changed their name to Fleet Tool Company. Cool bit of history.
I have some old Penens, Challenger, Proto and Fleet pear-head ratchets which are almost identical. If you can post up a pic of your ratchet, that would be helpful.
Your ratchet might look like a smaller version of the Penens 1661 pear-head ratchet, I bet. Check out Alloy Artifacts for more info:
http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/proto-empire.html#penens
From Alloy Artifacts: "The ratchet mechanism uses a 22-tooth gear with dual pawls controlled by a lobed shifter. Basically this is the same mechanism used in all Plomb-family reversible ratchets, and the soft pawl springs give it a smooth action with minimal back-drag. "
You can find mention of Penens Corp on the Stanley-Proto website history page.
http://www.stanleyproto.com/default.asp?TYPE=STATICLEFT&PAGE=history.htm&LEFT=left_history.htm
I have some old Penens, Challenger, Proto and Fleet pear-head ratchets which are almost identical. If you can post up a pic of your ratchet, that would be helpful.
Your ratchet might look like a smaller version of the Penens 1661 pear-head ratchet, I bet. Check out Alloy Artifacts for more info:
http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/proto-empire.html#penens
From Alloy Artifacts: "The ratchet mechanism uses a 22-tooth gear with dual pawls controlled by a lobed shifter. Basically this is the same mechanism used in all Plomb-family reversible ratchets, and the soft pawl springs give it a smooth action with minimal back-drag. "
You can find mention of Penens Corp on the Stanley-Proto website history page.
http://www.stanleyproto.com/default.asp?TYPE=STATICLEFT&PAGE=history.htm&LEFT=left_history.htm
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After greasing the inside it's the smoothest ratcheting ratchet that I have. Even smoother than the craftsman premium ratchets
SCscoutguy
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Hi!
I'm new to this forum and I realize this is an old thread, but I've been trying to find some information regarding an old Penens Corp. 1261 3/8" drive ratchet that was my Dad's. This ratchet has been around for as long as I can remember and I'm 55 years old. So my guess is it's at least that old, if not older. I've found a lot of info regarding Penens and some of their other ratchets/model #s, but so far this is the closet I've come to finding(almost) the same ratchet. Same head & handle design with the same mod. # just a different brand name; Fleet versus Penens. I'll (try to) post a couple of pics and see if someone can give me some idea of when this tool was made and any other info they might have.
Thanks!
Aaron
I'm new to this forum and I realize this is an old thread, but I've been trying to find some information regarding an old Penens Corp. 1261 3/8" drive ratchet that was my Dad's. This ratchet has been around for as long as I can remember and I'm 55 years old. So my guess is it's at least that old, if not older. I've found a lot of info regarding Penens and some of their other ratchets/model #s, but so far this is the closet I've come to finding(almost) the same ratchet. Same head & handle design with the same mod. # just a different brand name; Fleet versus Penens. I'll (try to) post a couple of pics and see if someone can give me some idea of when this tool was made and any other info they might have.
Thanks!
Aaron
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altersaddle
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I can't help you with the age of your tool, but Fleet, Penens, and Firestone branded ratchets are all made by Proto / Plomb, in various locations. I have a Challenger Canada branded 1261 which looks just like your Penens.
According to twertsy's site: http://toolarchives.com/node/303, the Penens Corporation brand was active from September 1943 until February 1956.
According to twertsy's site: http://toolarchives.com/node/303, the Penens Corporation brand was active from September 1943 until February 1956.
JohnDeere1
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Have the same ratchet in Challenger but is 1/2 just a Proto cheaper offering.
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After greasing the inside it's the smoothest ratcheting ratchet that I have. Even smoother than the craftsman premium ratchets
If it's "that" smooth, you've probably over-greased it. There's a reason they don't pack the head full of grease at the factory.
davethorik
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This is an 8 year old thread and the member you quoted hasn't logged in since 2012......
Ton ton
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I got 2 Fleet brand of ratchets. I don't know how to take them apart. But they still work so it's all good.