picked this up an i love it

[gasjockey]

bought this at a flee market in town form an old guy with a bunch of good stuff for $12 and i love it ratchets so smooth. it a proto 5249 and i allready throught some grease in it and cleed it up a bit

 

[Ritter4.0]

Those Protos and the re-badged versions are all about the smoothest ratchets you can find. I have a Fleet version.

 

[JASTECH]

I have the 1/4" drive ratchet some place, unless it walked off.

 

[gasjockey]

I have the 1/4" drive ratchet some place, unless it walked off.

nice the one i bought is 3/8

 

[blue dog]

I have one as well, thing is rock solid.

 

[CD1]

Those are solid ratchets.

I have the 5249 3/8" that was my father-in-laws' and the 5449 1/2" that was my grandfathers'.

 

[Danglerb]

Very solid feel, like its never going to slip.

 

[DrkMtnDew]

In the catagory of course tooth ratchets, I truly believe that Proto and Cornwell are the best. They are the ones that I really get excited about buying in a pawnshop or garage sale. If it weren't for the fact that the automotive industry is requiring fine tooth ratchets, i'd use a Proto everyday.

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