Long 3/4" dr. flex handle?

[supersteve]

So who makes a long 3/4" drive flex handle/hinge handle/breaker bar?
All I've been seeing are in the 19-21" range.
Prefer USA

thanks

(actually, a long ratchet would be welcome, too)

 

[BullfrogJohnson]

Snap on make a 3/4" dr. breaker bar head that goes on the handles used with the L872 ratchet head.

Snappy # L8112A - Head
# L872RM - 36" Knurled Handle

 

[snapmom]

S/O made a like 42" handle at one time.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

So who makes a long 3/4" drive flex handle/hinge handle/breaker bar?
All I've been seeing are in the 19-21" range.
Prefer USA

thanks

(actually, a long ratchet would be welcome, too)

I've had that issue at work for years. They hand us a 4 ft long 3/4 drive torque wrench that goes to 600 lb/ft to tighten something, and then expect us to loosen it with a 18" long breaker bar!!!

I got the tool room to dig around one time and find me the SO flex 3/4 dr head and 48" handle that plugs into it, but the handle is so thin that it looked like a banana trying to break loose what we had just torqued to 500 lb/ft.

Charles

 

[Mr Ratchet]

Matco makes a 36" one, not sure if it's US or not.

There are a few other 40" long ones like Titan and Neiko. Neither are US made though.

 

[csargents1546]

Ez red makes an extendable 3/4, but not a flex head. Also no US made thought

 

[transittech]

Wright makes a 42" ratchet.

http://www.amazon.com/Wright-Tool-6425-Knurled-Ratchet/dp/B001HWAAJG

 

[fordbroncodave]

I have an old mac breaker bar, all 1 piece with a knurled handle. very thick and heavy construction. I think its 5/8" thick bar material about 32" long

 

[supersteve]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I do like the Snap-on interchangeable pieces, but the "bending like a banana" thing worries me, especially for the cost. I like the Wright ratchet but I wonder if the mechanism will hold up to 42" of moment arm and my ginormous manly muscles.

I do have a nice S-K set from about seven years ago that has one of those slider bar tee handle gizmos and I thought maybe I could put a cheater on that if the need arose. Good idea? Bad idea? Don't know how much those heads can take. My only real concern is that if that thing asplodes, I'm gonna be S.O.L. until I can get a new tool. I'm kind of the go-to guy for tools in the shop and if I don't have one, we ain't got one.

 

[biggsean]

I stumbled across this telescoping 3/4" ratchet that extends from 24" to 39 3/4". It's made by a company called Neiko.

It doesn't have a flex head, but it certainly looks interesting. Has anybody used this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-4-Extenda..._Automotive_Tools&hash=item2c65b163d2&vxp=mtr

 

[rmsg0040]

^^ same exact one as ez red's, titan's, and matco's

probably all coming off the same line with different stamps

 

[biggsean]

^^ same exact one as ez red's, titan's, and matco's

probably all coming off the same line with different stamps

What's the consensus on this ratchet then?

I don't have any 3/4" tools yet, and this seems like it would be a pretty versatile ratchet to have as a foundation.

 

[rmsg0040]

Heres some reviews off matco's site:

http://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/DR40T/3-4-DRIVE-40-EXTENDABLE-RATCHET/

I would look at the neiko or ezred (tooltopia) much cheaper than matco's

 

[supersteve]

I just discovered today the diesel guys at our store have that EZ-Red ratchet with the telescoping handle. They seem happy with it.
I assume it's Taiwanese?

 

[Obie]

Mac makes a very nice 36" 3/4" drive breaker bar, and its Made in the USA too. I got one, but be warned, it takes up a lot of space in a drawer. I got it two or three months ago when it was on special for $185, $30 off.

 

[Solo]

I just got the Matco D36F breaker 36" long, the handle is 1" in diameter seems very solid. It is made in the USA.

Solo