How many ratchets do you own?

[Piece-it Pete]

Re: How many ratchets do you own ?

Hmmm,

1/4" Craftsman v, new craftsman, noname cheapie flex head

3/8" older Craftsman (?), reg. round SK, 'Companion' long flex head, 'Husky' in the JY box

1/2" reg and long handled old Proto, Craftsman flying v, reg round SK

I'm thinking of getting a set of the HF composite ratchets.

Pete

 

[shaggymutt1]

Re: How many ratchets do you own ?

I never thought about it til now, I have 16 ratchets!

From my sk 1/4 to my Snap on 3/4 36 in beast!

 

[FOCUS.FREAK]

Re: How many ratchets do you own ?

Six total

-Jordan

 

[wrenchr]

Re: How many ratchets do you own ?

2 and 1/2.

 

[zkling]

Re: How many ratchets do you own ?

2 and 1/2.

Which half?

 

[sean_sowards]

Re: How many ratchets do you own ?

twelve

 

[JonDick13926]

Re: How many ratchets do you own ?

13.

Craftsman 1/2" quick release
Craftsman 3/8" quick release
Craftsman 1/2" round head
2x Craftsman 3/8" round head
Craftsman 84t
2x SK 1/2"
SK 3/8"
SK 1/4"
SK 1/4" (different than the other)
Indestro 3/8"
Gearwrench 1/4"

Most of the time, I buy ratchets just to buy them, and they hardly get used if I can get away with using some cheap Chinese ratchet no name that I picked up at a fleamarket. I have a few of those lying around too, so 16 total.

 

[SuperSheep]

Re: How many ratchets do you own ?

Carlyle 1/4 dr Teardrop
Carlyle 1/4 dr Roundhead QR
Gearwrench 1/4 dr 120XP Teardrop
Kobalt 1/4 dr Teardrop /W LED light
Titan 1/4 dr Extendable Teardrop
Craftsmen 1/4 dr Low Profile
Gearwrench 1/4 dr Roto-head
Gearwrench 1/4 dr Finger Ratchet
HF 1/4 dr Composite QR
Proto Industrial 1/4 dr Teardrop
Stanley 1/4 dr Teardrop QR
Titan 1/4 dr Micro Ratchet
Bluehawk 1/4 dr Indexable Ratchet
Astro Pneumatic 1/4 dr Wobble OR

Carlyle 3/8 dr P90 Long Handle Teardrop
Carlyle 3/8 dr Stubby Teardrop
Grey Pneumatic 3/8 dr Duo-Socket Teardrop QR
Gearwrench 3/8 dr Roto-Head
Astro Pneumatic 3/8 dr Wobble OR Ratchet
Kobalt 3/8 dr Teardrop OR
Armstrong 3/8 dr Maxx Aerospace 88t Teardrop
Armstrong 3/8 dr Maxx Locking-Flexible Teardrop
Craftsmen 3/8 dr Mach Series Roto-head Ratchet
Stanley 3/8 dr Teardrop OR
Proto industrial 3/8 dr Teardrop
Stanley 3/8 dr Rotoratchet OR

HF 3/8 & 1/4 dr Dual ratchet??? (Not sure what to call it... its the slim one with different size head at both ends)
HF 3/8 & 1/4 dr Extendable Teardrop Ratchet


Kobalt 1/2 dr Teardrop w/ LED light
Duralast 1/2 dr Fine-tooth Teardrop Ratchet 72t OR

I think that covers all the ratchet I have that I can remember at least....

 

[Ridwaan Gallow]

I only have 2.. a Gedore 1993U and a Gedore 1993Z.. both go with me when i use my car and both stay in my cardboard toolbox..

 

[Hojin101]

Non pro
9 rats.

 

[xj1999]

9 here as well, no more space for any more.

 

[franzdom]

More than I need

 

[geojag]

Not a professional mechanic but use tools at work quite a bit.

1/4 - 3
3/8 - 7
1/2 - 3

13 total. I have been doing a lot of work on equipment at work with 1/2, I need to pick up a flex head long handle 1/2. And I am sure there are other ratchets that I need but just don't know it yet.

 

[AmishFury]

non-pro and i just counted in my head and i'm at at least 23

not counting the vintage sk i recently bought on ebay

 

[sonvolt]

I'm at 30, I figure I'm good for awhile

 

[metaldad]

alot, but not as many as some others

 

[NewEdgePerf]

My lawyer told me not to answer any questions like this as it could be used against me!

 

[Chngalay]

Only about 7 for me. Although I really need to add some new ones...

 

[rapid robert]

6 - 1/2"
8 - 3/8"
3 - 1/4"

So 19 total.

I feel better about what I thought was a few too many...now that I have heard from others.

 

[toufue_yang17]

Wrenching professionally and I only have 5 at work. I only use 3 out of 5. At home, there's about 5 also. Rarely wrench at home.

 

[Bessy]

if my memory serves me correctly, I have 10 to date. 1 Mastercraft set that included 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2", A junk set that I keep in the trunk of the car because I haven't felt the need to throw it away, that includes 1/4 and 3/8, a limited edition Mastercraft Maximum black chrome set with a 3/8" that was a gift, 2 3/8 Challengers (model #s escape me at the moment), a no-name Princess Auto 1/4", and another little set with a 3/8" that goes in my tool bag.

I have acquired the majority of these by gift mostly. I think the only one I bought was the big Mastercraft set. I am likely going to buy a new flex head 3/8 and 1/4 in the summer once I start working again.

 

[Palmer812]

I have 10.

 

[E.Marquez]

Ok, A buddy of mine is a Ford Tech and has been for a little over 10 years. He was giving me a hard time yesterday because I own 24 ratchets not including breaker bars or air ratchets. He only has 6 at work and 3 at home. He thinks Im nuts but I dont have a machine shop at my house (he does) so I think we all have our vices. So thats it, I wonder if Pros have more or less than just a guy who works on cars and how many you have. I bet at 24 I dont have that many.

Im Pro / Am
Ya know I never counted..
So I just did
12 not including TQ wrenches, breaker bars, T type slide bars

 

[Kirbot]

14 at the moment.
10 in the garage toolbox, 3 in my Jeep, 1 in the house

 

[devoncoolman]

Alot well just leave it there.

 

[whitetrash1]

12. Counting the milwaukee. There are 3 in a road box not pictured.

 

[JMLangford]

1/4" - 1 Snap On, 2 SK, 1 Gearwrench, 1 Mac = 5
3/8" - 5 Snap On, 1 Cman = 6
1/2" - 1 Cman = 1

12 total....Wow, more than I thought I had! (need more )

 

[AA/FC]

25, give or take.....

This is a 5 year old thread by the way. Lol.....

 

[SalahHH83]

About 20 give or take - I'm a non pro but a very avid DIY'er - I do all the work on my own cars including my BMW track car which I've completely built piece by piece (at some point I have taken apart every faster on the car)

The funny part is when I did most of the work on building the track car I had fewer tools and the ones I had for the most part were much lower quality than what I've accumulated now. You can certainly get away with only having a few ratchets but when you start using flex heads and dual flex ratchets or various length handle ratchets, it's hard to go back!

1/2
1 Stanley
1 Bostitch
1 Proto
1 Craftsman
1 no name piece of junk that I actually just use as the handle for my accordion style transmission jack

3/8
1 Williams
1 Kobalt
3 HF pros (flex head, dual flex handle and a composite)
1 Proto
1 Koken
1 Bostitch
1 Craftsman
1 piece of **** Allied(?)
1 I don't know the brand of - it's an old round head old and is stamped "P-F" - Looks like an SK but I'm pretty sure it's not. It doesn't seem like the highest quality but it does still work

1/4
1 HF Pro
1 Bostitch
1 Craftsman

 

[littleponderosa]

non-pro

1/2":
1 snap on
2 proto
2 craftsman


3/8":
4 snap on
2 proto
2 craftsman
1 mac
1 new britain

1/4":
2 snap on
2 craftsman

4 scooter bags, 1 boat kit - if memory is correct there is 6 total

Bill

 

[Ridwaan Gallow]

I only have 2.. a Gedore 1993U and a Gedore 1993Z.. both go with me when i use my car and both stay in my cardboard toolbox..

Actually its 3.. i have two 1993Z's but one is missing a coupler so i put it into storage...

Sorry..

 

[rodsnratfinks]

I'm a pro. I have eight, not including torque wrenches and air ratchets. I could probably use one more, a longer 1/2" flex head, but otherwise, these are the only types I would ever really need. I even removed a few about a month ago because they offered nothing that these don't already do better.

 

[stage20]

ive got way too many but i just like different types of ratchets. some handles, some heads, some the sound, some the feel, the look. i use just about all of them for different jobs from time to time. i have my favorites, but they all have their place.

this is not all of them. i recently purchased 5 more to go in the drawer. i have 3 in a road box, 3 in my track box, and i probably have 8 or 10 more that are stashed in a collectors box that i dont use.

im going to sales sunday to look for more

 

[Kirbot]

All but the 3/4", which is in another drawer.

 

[97nismo]

4:

T72
Fhl80
F80
Shl936

All I need

 

[NC-Shaun]

Total = 7

A set of 3 Pittsburgh Pro Lo Profile ratchets, a set of Pittsburgh Pro Composite Ratchets, and a Pittsburgh Pro 1/2 extendable ratchet.

 

[Ernie pepsi]

Non pro

Have 8
K&d, Matco, craftsman

1/4 up to 1

 

[kbradley4333]

I have 3 1/2 inch, 2 at work one in the truck 19 3/8 all but 2 at work ps if you dont have a snappy fl80 you need one! And i have 6 1/4 inch, i rarely find myself using the 1/4 or 1/2s

 

[Triple macs]

33

Armstrong, Blackhawk, Cornwell, Craftsman, Facom, Gearwrench, Kobalt, Mac, Plomb/Proto, SK, Snap-On, Stahlwille, Urrea, Wera, Williams, Wright.

 

[lilcraigford]

Well lets see...

1x 1/4" Craftsman VT Raised Panel
1x 3/8" Craftsman KV Raised Panel
1x 1/2" Craftsman VF Raised Panel

...and because my count is so low I'm going to toss in my Proto 1/2" torque wrench.