Zyklop ratchets

[Fudog]

Has anyone tried the Zyklop ratchets?

 

[mrholeshot]

I want to but it's just to much fluff. I can do the same with a Snap-On roto-head or even a gearwrench with a lot less plastic. Looks cool though

 

[Fudog]

I wanted to thank you Mrholeshot for the duralast test it was very interesting. Keep up the good work.

 

[billymade]

mrholeshot, the Zyklop is a "import"; how about you do a test on them?

 

[mrholeshot]

mrholeshot, the Zyklop is a "import"; how about you do a test on them?

Shall I PM you my address so you can ship it to me

 

[billymade]

There are some members on here that bought them; maybe you should post a "may I borrow your zyklop for testing" thread.... or contact wera! Maybe they will send you a sample!

http://www-us.wera.de/contact_us.html

zyklop! )

http://www-us.wera.de/catalog_us.html?L=1&file=/en-US/ratchets.html

 

[Monte]

btw: Zyklop
There are new Zyklop sets out, in a pouch:

(not mine)

 

[mrholeshot]

There are some members on here that bought them; maybe you should post a "may I borrow your zyklop for testing" thread.... or contact wera! Maybe they will send you a sample!

http://www-us.wera.de/contact_us.html

zyklop! )

http://www-us.wera.de/catalog_us.html?L=1&file=/en-US/ratchets.html

Thats allright, I'll pass. As far as the import testing goes remember I test USA ratchets as well. Did I mention most of them most don't measure up to some out of Taiwan? Did I mention Mac, Cornwell, Craftsman, Craftsman Pro, Kobalt all failed before a 6 dollar HF Pittsburg? Did I mention I drove over 2 hours round trip to buy a 56 dollar Wright ratchet and it was so poorly finished that I left it on the rack? Did I mention only half the knurling on that ratchet was almost smooth because of poor machining? Did I mention that one of my new SK 1/4 ratchets is drilled so off center that it could be considered "offset". Photos shortly.

It's starting to get under my skin a little with all the "import testing remarks' It's not my fault that USA ratchets have either gone to **** or the company is ashamed to mark them "Made in USA". It's also not my fault that some company in Taiwan is building a better ratchet with higher quality control and pride and kicking Americas tool companies in the ***. Ive done my part to keep USA tool companies going strong until about 1998, I've helped them stay on life support up since then and I'm about ready to pull the plug on them as they have lost the will to live. BTW I own about 99% USA

 

[rhastings80]

I will agree with you on the SK ratchets. Most of the ones I have seen that have been manufactured in the past few years they were forged off center. Not sure how its so easy to screw that up.