another thing, why the hell doesnt snap on ratchets have a quick release button? if they are so advance for the profesional, the lack of the quick release doesnt seem to be so efficient when you need two hands or a screw driver to pull off the damn socket.

 

Williams B-52 super ratchet. Very fine ratcheting (small arc) and turns easy

 

Williams B-52 super ratchet. Very fine ratcheting (small arc) and turns easy
THAT IS TRUE i have one too!! very good rachet i love it!

 

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just picking. we have snap-on and i have asked myself the same question. BTW ever used their univeral for the wratchets, you do have to use a screw driver to get the socket off that whole assembly.

 

They used to have some that did, tho they weren't as durable. That is why they droped them. I see them on Evilbay occassionally, although others always want to spend more then me. From one of these tools companies sites, the round head ratchets are more durable then the pear head style, the pear head style fit more places then the round head style, and the sealed head style are the most durable (orings and flat faces to keep dirt out). That is why I love the Craftsman pro thin line. Sealed head, quick release, more teeth so I can wrench off a nut/bolt quicker. Though I do wish they would make the 1/2 inch with a little smaller handle as I normally have to use it in tight spots with my hand cupped around the base.

 

I need to correct myself, I didn't know that they still make two models. A standard length 3/8 model number FR936 and a 1/2 inch model SR936. From the one picture I have found, they are close to the craftsman thin pro line ratchets, with the gearing of the standard craftsman and snap~on ratchets.

Never too old to learn something new.

 

My most used, hands down favorite has got to be my short SnapOn 3/8 drive in a 1/4 drive body. Those that have one know what I'm talkin' about! Mine's about 30 years old and still works fine!!! Got any 30 year old chinese crap that still works............?

 

Actually the 30+ year old imports I have are Japanese and aren't bad (all Sockets). Grandfather bought them (metric) old Opel. The garage I work at has a 40 year old import set 3/4 inch drive and it is still going strong, paid for itself in cost verses use. I do have that ratchet your talking about and it was the best $22 christmas gift my parents just about ever gave me. I only wish the store that they picked it up from had more of the ratchets.

 

All this posting about ratchets, I had to go out and get a couple new ones:



and:

 

That stubby second thing, I have that too. I may trade it in once we get a new snap on guy (this one is also learning he can't make it). Once you try the 3/8 in a 1/4 inch body, unless you have small hands, it fits the width of your hand better.
In three years, we have had two snap on guys and one superviser, two mac guys and two matco guys. Someone even came to the shop and said S&K was looking to put people in our area. They can't seem to keep stock on the trucks, takes weeks for warranty and charge an a&l.

 

Can't beat a nice set of Craftsman, for all the reasons, price, durability, warranty, and they get the job done! Plus I think the craftsman tools are more appealing to the eye than many other lines. As far as US vs. Foreign, just about any metal product from china will rust, corrode, crack, break, etc. much faster and easier than a US product. It has to do with the quality of the craftsmanship and the variations between the process of forging the steel.

One example, i replaced my front bumper on my 93 ford after a slight fender bender. The aftermarket bumper from CHINA started to rust in about a year. My 12 year old origional bumper is still sitting in a scrap pile in my yard and hasn't even begun to rust where the frame rail came through the bumper!! Plus the shine, reflection, and luster from the original bumper is much better than that of the foreign replacement jobber.

Plus, would you rather have a 12 year old kid working for 2 cents an hour making your item, or an experienced 30+ year old here in the US? Pay the extra to get a US made set which will not only benefit you in the long run, but your neighbor as well. CASE CLOSED

 

YOU SHOULD have gone to the junkyard and bought there, much cheaper and OEM part!
i bought a fender for a 1992 ford escort for dollors 17

 

I did, about 12 of them, only one had what i needed, for $150 and the thing was twisted. I was in a hurry and went with the replacement one, i should have waited. Mine cost me $163

 

I got an aftermarket tailgate for my truck a couple years ago. Exspensive POS! I've had to sand a repaint it 3 times now, it keeps developing surface rust. Thin guage metal is starting to bow in the middle from weight being hualed across it. I'm afraid to set anything heavy on it for fear of it buckling.


I have a Craftsman 1/4" drive ratchet set, it works just fine, but how hard can you work a 1/4"? Only other "grinder design" ratchet I have is a trade in. Its a 1/2" jobber. It seems ok, though I busted my dads 1/2" pretty easy

My regular ratchets I love. My grandad gave them to me. There Craftsman, the older round head, knurled spinner head design. Very smooth, and no problems except for one i received with a bad clicker. No exchanges and hard to find parts though

My favorite is an old . . . Williams "Super-Ratchet" I think. Very Smmmoooootthhhhhh