HF composite ratchet gone?
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MN4x4
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Orange?! That's it, I'm in!
Me, too! Where can I buy a set of the orange ones?
For those asking what they are particularly good for...
I do a fair amount of low-to-medium voltage, high amperage work. Think of a large UPS (Battery Back-Up) cabinet. And I'm not talking about one that could fit under your desk. I'm talking about a cabinet that's the size of a UPS truck, and delivers maybe 3,000 amps.
Imagine what would happen if your metal ratchet shorted the terminals of that baby. If you're lucky, it might just spark and throw the ratchet across the room in a spectacular manner while giving you 3rd degree burns. Or - if you're less lucky - it may instantly arc-weld itself in place across the terminals and rather quickly glow bright red before it melts into a puddle of slag. Or, it may cause the batteries to short out, overheat, and explode, spraying the nearby area with acid/caustic jelly and resulting in what is generally called a REALLY bad day.
)They also work great when working on starters and other heavy electrical circuits on cars and trucks.
Cryptic1911
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I just left my local HF with one of each.. they had piles of them. I haven't used them yet as I'm at work, but they seem really nice.. smooth ratcheting, selectors are metal, and the handles are comfy. I think these are going to become my go-to ratchets
Drisco Z71
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My local HF had a bunch of them on the shelf when I visited last week.
diesel research
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Orange?! That's it, I'm in!
I think it's actually bright red and just odd camera/lighting...
Grow up dude!
OP
Coach James
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ridestreet
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went to harbor frieght last week while i was in texas they had a bunch of every size still on the wall, picked up the 3/8 and 1/2 cant wait to try them out
volunteers
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went to HF yesterday and saw many composite ratchets on the wall. I didn't buy anyone though, because they look ... wired.
rsieracki
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they have them in stock online... i just ordered one along with some stuff i had expiring inside track coupons for
Wired? Are you from Humboldt county?
kythri
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Re-read the thread.
Spend less than $10 to purchase one and try it out.
(P.S. - stop posting spam trackers in your posts.)
I did purchase one of each size of the HF chrome "snap on" look-a-like ratchets about 4 years ago. They are 48T, work well and instead of being my back-ups, are usually my go-to ratchets now. But I felt bad about being a part of the problem at Sears, and went back to get a set of their USA made professional 84T ratchets - which cost far more than $7 each.
While a plastic ratchet may have it's benefits, it looks goofy and will not stand up to my usage, because I usually abuse my tools. For a couple bucks more, you can get a good working, good looking HF ratchet.
While a plastic ratchet may have it's benefits, it looks goofy and will not stand up to my usage, because I usually abuse my tools. For a couple bucks more, you can get a good working, good looking HF ratchet.