Ratchet Adapters. Who's using them?

[eurovw]

I see ratchet adapters in 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 drive sizes for sale now and again. Is anyone using them, and if so when? With all the ratcheting tools out there are they now obsolete?

 

[OutsideMachinist]

Yep I like and use ratchet adapters/ inline ratchets. Could most people get by without them? Sure. They are like anything else they have a time and place. They can be very useful.

 

[devoncoolman]

I have a 1/2 drive ratchet adapter i bought used for dirt cheap just to have. Never really use it. They are obsolete these days with the long ratchet options available today.

 

[unslow1]

I have a few of them and never use them anymore. They used to be great for a lug wrench.

 

[Jbullfrog]

I use them with a sliding T-handle to turn taps.

 

[d.mcfarland]

I have a 1/2 drive ratchet adapter i bought used for dirt cheap just to have. Never really use it. They are obsolete these days with the long ratchet options available today.

Agreed. They were used to make the breaker bar, which was longer than the equivalent ratchet, essentially into a ratchet itself. Ratchets are strong enough these days and available in longer length options. A nostalgic item nonetheless.

 

[u118224]

I use a 3/8 on my 150 inch pound torq-o-meter. They're a pain to use without the ratcheting adapter.

 

[Davefr]

I use a 3/8 on my 150 inch pound torq-o-meter. They're a pain to use without the ratcheting adapter.

Same here. They're great at transforming a fixed torque wrench into a ratcheting version.

 

[Petey156]

I use to use mine with a 24" breaker bar, then I bought the snap on 24" locking flex head , have not used it since , Who still makes them?

 

[eurovw]

I use them with a sliding T-handle to turn taps.

I use a 3/8 on my 150 inch pound torq-o-meter. They're a pain to use without the ratcheting adapter.

A couple of excellent ideas right there. I think Snap-on still sells them, and there seems to be lots of used ones available.

 

[OutsideMachinist]

I use to use mine with a 24" breaker bar, then I bought the snap on 24" locking flex head , have not used it since , Who still makes them?

Proto does. I am sure Snap on does also they have recently anyways.

 

[senlow]

I had a couple of Snap-on ratchet adaptors. I used them occasionally and found that I didn't like them. They are clunky, bulky and have coarse teeth. I got rid of them.

That said, they would be useful on a fixed torque wrench. All my torque wrenches are ratcheting, except the screwdriver type torque wrench.

Jbullfrog's application of using them with a sliding T-handle to turn taps is a good idea. I also tend to use a sliding T-handle to turn taps. However, I prefer not to have a ratcheting action when tapping.

 

[devoncoolman]

I use to use mine with a 24" breaker bar, then I bought the snap on 24" locking flex head , have not used it since , Who still makes them?

Snap-on makes them in all drive sizes 1/4 thru 3/4.

 

[2oolhound]

Most manufacturers still make them but they need to make some dual 80's. I have Koken 3/8 and 1/2. They are both 44 teeth which seems pretty similar with most others.

 

[22george]

We've used them on speed handles in tight areas