wrenches

[Wagnerwerks]

This Pittsburgh pro ratchet was my oil change special till it lost the reverse lever on the 3/8 side. They've been out of stock... I'm getting a little nervous they may discontinue them.

I'm a tool hound... This is a great thread.

 

[skidooguy]

I am a tool hound as well. They are like saws you can't have too many. I have been slowly getting into the cordless tools lately. Gets expensive in a hurry.

 

[Wagnerwerks]

I am a tool hound as well. They are like saws you can't have too many. I have been slowly getting into the cordless tools lately. Gets expensive in a hurry.

Yeah... I'm heavily invested in the dewalt 20v tools. That was initially painful.

 

[skidooguy]

I invested in Milwaukee cordless so far. Mainly because the farm buys dewalt and I use my own tools so it keeps them from getting mixed up. The dewalt 20v is some awesome equipment.

 

[Guido Salvage]

Milwaukee 28V for me, got it all for $60.

 

[cantgitright]

Lone Wolf

I don't know what the "best" ratchet is...I don't buy snapon because theyre just overpriced rebranded tools...plus a lot of "their" teardrop ratchets have way too many parts IMO
I have proto, craftsman, SK, and probably a few others, all of which I stopped using since getting Armstrong teardrop ratchets, and now those don't even get used all that much, since I got the Armstrong MAXX teardrop ratchets...they have a longer service life since they're sealed to keep dirt out, and they have a big single piece pawl, unlike 2 piece pawls like snapon uses on a similar ratchet (dual 80)...

I have never stripped teeth off of any Armstong ratchets I have had, my 1/2" ratchets typically get used as breaker bars with 3ft cheater pipes, I have broken sockets and twisted extensions in 2, but never stripped teeth!
here is a Armstrong MAXX ratchet...very few parts to break/wear out

vs
snapon with way too many parts...

 

[Lone Wolf]

Milwaukee 28V for me, got it all for $60.

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I need a Dewalt 24 volt battery for my old hammerdrill .you got one?

 

[Lone Wolf]

Lone Wolf

I don't know what the "best" ratchet is...I don't buy snapon because theyre just overpriced rebranded tools...plus a lot of "their" teardrop ratchets have way too many parts IMO
I have proto, craftsman, SK, and probably a few others, all of which I stopped using since getting Armstrong teardrop ratchets, and now those don't even get used all that much, since I got the Armstrong MAXX teardrop ratchets...they have a longer service life since they're sealed to keep dirt out, and they have a big single piece pawl, unlike 2 piece pawls like snapon uses on a similar ratchet (dual 80)...

I have never stripped teeth off of any Armstong ratchets I have had, my 1/2" ratchets typically get used as breaker bars with 3ft cheater pipes, I have broken sockets and twisted extensions in 2, but never stripped teeth!
here is a Armstrong MAXX ratchet...very few parts to break/wear out

vs
snapon with way too many parts...

I tried to buy an Armstrong ratchet but the factory is moving and having production problems.

 

[stihl sawing]

On a serious note, how many people will ever wear out a ratchet? Very few is my guess unless you are a mechanic and use them all day every day. I've got some old ratchets that were used by mechanics every day and are still good to go. The average guy will never wear out a ratchet except maybe break it.

 

[stihl sawing]

This Pittsburgh pro ratchet was my oil change special till it lost the reverse lever on the 3/8 side. They've been out of stock... I'm getting a little nervous they may discontinue them.

I'm a tool hound... This is a great thread.

I put this on my truck 15 years ago and have never need another wrench. these things work.

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[cantgitright]

Lone Wolf
I didn't know about that...I looked it up and came across a thread form 2 weeks ago on a different site...are you "bones741"?

 

[cantgitright]

stihl sawing
ive never had problems with Armstrong teeth wearing out, usually just the selector switch wears out so the pawl doesn't engage right...I keep rebuild kits on hand incase its a weekend since the local Armstrong dealer isn't open on weekends, but if its during the week i usually just bring the whole ratchet in, throw it in the "broken box" and grab a new one off the shelf...but that's not very often! the thing that breaks the most on my ratchets are the selector switches, theyre cast so they are pretty brittle, its the most common warranty issue for ratchets at my local dealer...
I have some 20+ year old craftsman ratchets bought at various times and all have stripped the teeth on the original parts...seems the rebuild kits were better quality parts than what actually came in the ratchet new

 

[Guido Salvage]

I need a Dewalt 24 volt battery for my old hammerdrill .you got one?

I do not, in fact I have a Delta set here that the batteries need rebuilding on. Just happened to go to Lowes one day and they were having a sidewalk sale, the set was marked down from $249 to $59. I bought the 2 they had and gave one away for Christmas.

 

[exSW]

I sure would like to find an old Diamond Alloy fencing tool. Not the one from the last 30-40 years I mean older. They are less bulky and are made of a very high grade of steel. The handles have a spring to them when you give them a squeeze.

 

[jakethesnake]

Open end wrench sockets and ratchets from kobalt are or were made by Williams there was a time not so long ago Williams also made snap on

 

[Guido Salvage]

This is a Snap-On speciality wrench from my collection, used for motor mounts for 1928-33 Buicks.

 

[Guido Salvage]

Picked these 5 up today for $1.00. That is a Wizard on the left.

 

[skidooguy]

Williams used to build tools for many different companies back in the day. I don't know who builds what anymore. I look at it as USA built or made in China land. Canada I consider USA built or equal quality also for the record. I would buy Williams brand over anything else if I had a dealer close.

 

[fordf150]

We used to use crapsman tools but since the local store went out of business and the Cornwell guy started stopping at the shop I'm back to buying high dollar tools.

We have a mix match of tools from about ever major brand out there. I leave the Taiwan and China tools to someone else.


Most of the speciality pullers and misc tools are made by OTC no matter whether they are coming off the Cornwell, Matco, Mac, or Snapon truck

 

[stihl sawing]

An old torque wrench