riley.m
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so i won an f80 on ebay for $21,im pretty excited to use it.my question is what is the difference between the f80 and the f830.i could probably look it up but i would much rather ask you guys.
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Diesel-Mech
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The F80 is a new dual 80 design with 2 pawls and 80 teeth, the f830 is a older ratchet with 1 pawl and 30 teeth.
Link to the auction I don't think I have seen a F80 go that cheap yet?
Link to the auction I don't think I have seen a F80 go that cheap yet?
paramudduck
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About ten to twenty years I think.
The 9xx series came after the 8xx. The Dual 80's are just a few years old.
The 9xx series came after the 8xx. The Dual 80's are just a few years old.
Merkava_4
Banned
The F830 is still an ultra high quality ratchet; light years ahead of its time. The head on the F830 is smaller, maybe not thinner, but smaller overall than the F80 - giving it a more balanced, symmetrical look. I have two F830's and I treasure them with all my heart.
krusty the clown
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i still like my f720..........but i grab the f80. the f830 is a good ratchet but NOWHERE near the f80.........buck up and buy one, you'll see
paramudduck
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I like the 830's too. Really a lot better then my F80's.
Just personal preference.
I was just letting him know that the 8xx series is an older style in design and age.
Just personal preference.
I was just letting him know that the 8xx series is an older style in design and age.
Titus
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I have an F730A that was the same deal. It was advertised as a Dual 80 on Ebay, and my quick search of the part number on S.O. site said dual 80 so I bought. It wasn't till after I paid that I saw the threads here about how the S.O. site forwards you to the equivalent Dual 80 page when you search on an old ratchet. I was pissed for a day, but was over it by the time the F730A arrived. Now I am enjoying my F730A for what it is... An older, quality, S.O. ratchet that is worth the $25 I spent on it.
krusty the clown
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and for $21 it was worth the price.............plus a lesson learned on deceptive sellers on EBAY.........it seem's to be a common complaint here the last few days.
buening
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Made the EXACT same mistake! Now I have an f830 AND an f80.....since I wasn't pleased that the first ratchet was not a Dual 80 
The 830 is freakin huge!!!
Merkava_4
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Merkava_4
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My observation is the exact opposite of yours....
davestlouis
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I think my 720's are smaller than the 830's which in turn are smaller than the 936's. I don't own any Dual 80's.
Now if you look at the F830 it has the same foot print on the face it is just more rounded.
Proof is in the putting!! Merkava I have used all of them and the head thickness is what causes the most grief.
Left to right, F830 - F936 - F80.
Proof is in the putting!! Merkava I have used all of them and the head thickness is what causes the most grief.
eschoendorff
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If ratchet head thickness is a real issue, try looking at GearWrench. For me, the F80 is plenty thin. I use those ratchets now almost exclusively.
DavidtheDuke
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If I were to say SO's line has anything that is truly worth the money they ask for their tools, the closest would be their ratchets, if not right on the spot for what they ask.
Valsmere
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Hey All,
I'm glad this thread has popped up, let me explain. Last night the Snap On tool truck came to work, I work the night shift just so you all know. Well I sprang for a new ratchet. I got the SL80, I didn't think there would be that much difference between that and my usual c'man, husky or sk. But damm am I in love with that ratchet! Wow I am planning or swapping out all of my existing ratchets now. Time to really start looking at ebay and craiglist.
I'm glad this thread has popped up, let me explain. Last night the Snap On tool truck came to work, I work the night shift just so you all know. Well I sprang for a new ratchet. I got the SL80, I didn't think there would be that much difference between that and my usual c'man, husky or sk. But damm am I in love with that ratchet! Wow I am planning or swapping out all of my existing ratchets now. Time to really start looking at ebay and craiglist.
billymade
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Join the club; it seems we would all like to have dual 80s for everything now.. This is one of the classic curses of getting "just one Snapon tool"... you can't just seem to get "only one"... there will be more to follow!
This is one of the classic curses of getting "just one Snapon tool"... you can't just seem to get "only one"... there will be more to follow!
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question about the F830 - is the direction lever COMPLETELY recessed?
If it's not, then, to be fair, it should also be included in the thickness of the f830 head.
If it's not, then, to be fair, it should also be included in the thickness of the f830 head.
Merkava_4
Banned
Sell me the F830 for $20 if you hate it so much!!
Valsmere
Well-known member
Join the club; it seems we would all like to have dual 80s for everything now..
I think the Snap On guy saw that look in my face when I first felt it, that and the cash machine going off in his head as I was standing the fondling my new ratchet! And you are right there really isn't "just one Snap on tool"
