Found a cool ratchet

[Carson_13]

Got this SO ratchet the other day from a pawn shop, pretty cool looking but its a coarse tooth. 1989 date code

 

[sumner52000]

Was that a dealer promo item?

Put it on ebay and see what it will bring.

 

[Carson_13]

I think it was a dealer promo SPP403

 

[d.mcfarland]

There was another one posted on here a long time ago and the consensus was that they are pretty rare and probably bring a pretty penny.

 

[HaroRider]

I wouldnt sell it I would keep it..

Unless you need the money of course.

 

[snapmom]

Yes, a dealers demo. Hard to find.

 

[glenmore]

If snapmom says it's HTF, then you KNOW it's rare!

 

[JASTECH]

I don't see any pics, is it me?

 

[Redex]

I don't see any pics, is it me?

Yes, they are loading just fine for me.

It's one of those dealer demo snappy ratchets with the clear plate.

 

[jrherald420]

Id sell it to some fool who will pay big money for it and go out and buy more tools with the money. Never could see a reason to collect tools and not use them.

 

[bobcatdan]

Mt dealer has one hanging in his truck.

 

[porschedude996TT]

Looks like it was used as a ratchet. I don't think it is as strong as the normal non-demo brother. Maybe it is just wear from laying around and showing to customers???

 

[fatfillup]

Ah to sell or collect??????? To each his own. I personally would show it off for a while then sell it for a nice profit. Then on to the next thing.

 

[Carson_13]

Well i got it because I was on my way to canadian tire to buy a mastercraft 3/8 just to use around the garage. This was about the same price as a new china ratchet so i bought it. Not sure if it has been used or not the body has wear but the drive doesn't, it has a chrome drive and pawl(sp?) is this another feature of the demo thing? All my other So ratchets have black or phosphate looking parts.

 

[Bart Simpson]

It is simply a demonstration ratchet that dealers used to show customers the internal mechanism of the new sealed head 800 series ratchets.

It is not meant to be used as it has a plastic cover plate.
If you wish to use it it would be a good idea to replace the cover plate with the regular metal one.
Replacement metal cover plates for it are not available from Snap On but a dealer may have one from a warranty, etc.


Probably your best bet would be to sell it to a collector and take the proceeds and buy a ratchet you could use like a Dual 80.

Snap On likes to use clear plastic on their demonstration tools.

Here is a clear plastic demonstration impact.

 

[sumner52000]

Carson if you put it on ebay post a link here. I would love to watch what it goes for.

 

[davesnothere]

If you got that for the same price as a new chinese rat, you ****.

 

[Gregg33]

lol When I 1st seen it, I thought you took the cover off. Like others alluded to, I wouldn't use it because the clear plastic will wear out quickly. Keep it as a conversation piece, it will never go down in value

 

[DRhodes]

That's a neat find. It's a pretty rare item and the fetch decent money on eBay.

 

[Carson_13]

So what you guys are saying is get another regular ratchet take crappy pictures of it with the cover off put it on ebay and im in the money? haha Ya i bought it to use but now i dont think i will I dont have the heart to wreck something that is uncommon. Thanks guys

 

[chris142]

My SO guy told me that he could order me the clear plastic bottom if I wanted one.

 

[Carson_13]

or you could make one wouldn't take much, then use atf inside so it looks like ratchet blood

 

[johnachak]

Nice!