woodland_hank
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Wanted - Craftsman 3/8" Ratchet 43796 Reasonably priced in good condition. Please post or PM a pic.
Thanks!
Thanks!
WTB - Craftsman 3/8" Ratchet 43796
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davestlouis
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I knew somebody would have one. What's special about that particular design? I don't own any like that.
wantedabiggergarage
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From the Stanley (import) period. No rebuild kits, but dare I say (from those who I know have them) better then the default Craftsman, but not as good as the FTRH or the sealed head ones.
Jbullfrog
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It's a tri-wing. Everybody Craftsman ratchet collector needs a tri-wing.
davestlouis
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Guess I'm not a C-Man collector...suppose my Indestro and Easco ratchets will just have to do...
back2class
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Looks similar to the Husky Line home depot first had when they advertised USA. I think they still make it in an import version. Good ratchet but head was very bulky. I have a husky version.
Gearhead559
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MOPARHOUND!
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If I recall correctly, these were billed as their "Polished" ratchets in their time. When I take one back broken, I've expected "Polished" in exchange, not settling for a flat panel or round head.
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woodland_hank
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Rickster, is it fairly clean? It looks scratched up a little. Not trying to be picky.
wantedabiggergarage
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The polished are a step down from the round head fine tooth. The polished are still the same guts as the typical Craftsman ratchet.
MOPARHOUND!
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If your talking about the round head without the thumbwheel, I beg to differ.
If you are referring to the round head, fine tooth, thumb wheel, quick release version, I find it doubtful they would order in a catalog only ratchet for exchange
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wantedabiggergarage
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RHFT, Round head fine tooth, common abbreviation here.
The other round head, isn't a quick release, and is COURSE thread. Hence the FT part of the abbreviation.
T56 Impala
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I have one like that in 1/4. Its a good little ratchet.
fourfeathers
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I hear them bashed often, but I have all 3 sizes, and in 1/4 drive, it is my Go-To ratchet, picking it over Matco, Snap-on and SK everytime. Made in Taiwan, IIRC.
MOPARHOUND!
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RHFT, Round head fine tooth, common abbreviation here.
The other round head, isn't a quick release, and is COURSE thread. Hence the FT part of the abbreviation.
Is this the COARSE thread round head you are referring to, listed on Sears.com as "Craftsman 1/2 in. Drive Full Polish Fine Tooth Roundhead Ratchet":
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00943176000P?mv=rr
It has the same 45 tooth count as the quick release, round head, thumbwheel ratchet.
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This is the Polished ratchet I exchange for when the Taiwan Polished ratchet that was the fore-runner to it fails:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00944814000P
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wantedabiggergarage
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Well I will be a SOB, and my apologies. 
My Sears, used to keep those down low, and they never had the hangers on them that showed tooth count. I based my tooth count knowledge there, on a friend who got one free for his junkyard box. He B&M'd about how course it was and hated the expansion joint, as it dug into a callous.
I've never even considered them as a ratchet.
My Sears, used to keep those down low, and they never had the hangers on them that showed tooth count. I based my tooth count knowledge there, on a friend who got one free for his junkyard box. He B&M'd about how course it was and hated the expansion joint, as it dug into a callous.I've never even considered them as a ratchet.
lbgradwell
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Yeah, I thought I was the only defender of those ratchets; they are widely crapped on, but I've never had a problem with one. I'm surprised by all the positive comments on this thread!
Now, the heads are pretty thick, but only very marginally more so than the universally-praised RHFT with the QR which also features a built-in finger-speeder. In fact, because the speeder is on the top of the tri-wings (while located on the bottom of the RHFTs) I find it easier to use...
MAD
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Well I will be a SOB, and my apologies.
I've never even considered them as a ratchet.
Both of the current Craftsman round head ratchets have 45 teeth, but the older "catalog only" one has a double paw mechanism that effectively halves the throw to the next tooth. If you count clicks, it takes 90 to make one revolution of the drive.
plinker
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I got one of those off of ebay for 5$ near new. I like the thumb wheel being on the top eaiser to use (for me anyway). Almost as good as my S-K's
I had seen a blackhawk ratchet at carquest a couple of years ago and the head looked the same. Possibly the same internals?
I had seen a blackhawk ratchet at carquest a couple of years ago and the head looked the same. Possibly the same internals?