S52 ratchet

[Macduf]

First hollow handle s52 I’ve found, are these common?

 

[Wrench97]

I remember my grandfather drilling a hole in a ratchet on the farm to make his own long handle version

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Neat ratchet. Have not noticed that before.

 

[lacers123]

They look well-kept and clean.

 

[3baygarage]

I have one with the hole. The funny thing is I found it at a farm sale. It looks well done like yours but I honestly couldn’t say if it’s factory or farm mod! I believe I posted it somewhere here.

 

[Macduf]

the hole is done well and runs the length of the knurling. other than the hole it's close to minty

 

[woody 73]

Very interesting I too have never seen the hole design; although I would have thought a pipe was easier then drilling out all that extra metal.

 

[Macduf]

seems like a weakening of handle mod to do

 

[sk farmer]

seems like a weakening of handle mod to do

you would think but i doubt it. lay a chunk of structural tube, not pipe on the ground. i bet you can jump up and down on it all day without damaging it. pounding on it with a block of wood may not even hurt it. i suppose you could flatten it with hammer but hammers are a no-no anyway.

the stress is always greatest near the head and less the farther one gets from it.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I have some old blackhawk ratchets like that, but did not know williams did it too.

 

[bonneyman]

New concept to me as well.