Ratchet recommendations - Husky tools from USA, Teng / Wera broken

[arginite]

Yes just swapped for a brand new one, new one is slimmer than the old one. I've only had the new one about two years but it seems grand, old one lasted well over 10 years so time will tell really.

[markcro]

I've had the Halfords here in Galway replace the 3/8" ratchet from the halfords advanced set that I have, the ratchet mechanism went in the original one and they didn't have a replacement.

So the just swapped it for a brand new one? How does the new version compare with the old one?

[BuckfastMan]

I've had the Halfords here in Galway replace the 3/8" ratchet from the halfords advanced set that I have, the ratchet mechanism went in the original one and they didn't have a replacement.

Oh thats good to know!

[arginite]

Don't know if its been mentioned already but I don't think the Halfords ratchets are covered under the lifetime warranty .

I've had the Halfords here in Galway replace the 3/8" ratchet from the halfords advanced set that I have, the ratchet mechanism went in the original one and they didn't have a replacement.

[Neilo]

I use the hazet 3/8 set on my cars, only thing is the plastic moulded boxes are shite, I'm still trying to find an old metal one for my set. They just feel amazing, they have the half polished, have brushed finish so great for gripping we it's filthy hands/ gloves.

We have harbor freight over here and honest to god it's dirt, dirt cheap and a lot of their stuff has a lifetime warranty. They are a bit chunky, no spanners to adjust carbs etc.

The husky stuff I wouldn't rate as anything particularly special tbh.


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I just bought some icon tools from harbour freight today, hope they aren’t that bad.
But omg what I would give for their icon boxes.

[admredux]

I use the hazet 3/8 set on my cars, only thing is the plastic moulded boxes are shite, I'm still trying to find an old metal one for my set. They just feel amazing, they have the half polished, have brushed finish so great for gripping we it's filthy hands/ gloves.

We have harbor freight over here and honest to god it's dirt, dirt cheap and a lot of their stuff has a lifetime warranty. They are a bit chunky, no spanners to adjust carbs etc.

The husky stuff I wouldn't rate as anything particularly special tbh.


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[markcro]

For anyone that loves to hammer spanners, the tool you probably never knew existed you've missed all your life

That is a nice job indeed! Alot better than interlocking two spanners together!

[markcro]

Would you not get something like this.
Instead of hitting rachets with hammers.
https://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/socke...c=ds&gclsrc=ds

I have a few of them, and put a 1m pipe on them.............and on occasion then also hit it with a lump hammer....

But to be fair, since I have sold my 50 year old Triumph, the now 30 year old stuff turns alot easier, so my hammers have been having a rest!

[markcro]

whats the obsession with beating tools with a hammer? with the right tool for the job, rarely if ever do you need to beat anything with a hammer.
and then at that, there are tools designed to be hit with a hammer.

anyone who hits a ratchet of all things, with a hammer is an ape. taking care and pride in tools and not abusing them is hardly a trait to be scoffed at is it...?

A combination of: 1. having scrawny chicken arms, 2. I don't have a huge cabinet full of tools, and so may not have right tools to hand. 3. Trying to shift stuff that hasn't turned in 50 years.
So a bit of persuasion with a lump hammer often helps.
Don't get me wrong, I take care of my tools, but at the same time, a tool stops becoming a tool if you are actually afraid to use it in anger.

[Johnny_Limerick]

Would you not get something like this.
Instead of hitting rachets with hammers.
https://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/socke...c=ds&gclsrc=ds

[D_K]

You can also get those spanner extensions with a built in square drive on the end

[Boris]

That looks better than using a second spanner.

[Mark2]

For anyone that loves to hammer spanners, the tool you probably never knew existed you've missed all your life

[Kevinf]

Slightly off topic but I picked up this 1/4" one a month or so ago, for the price of a Temple Bar pint I can't believe how good it is.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...0?ie=UTF8&th=1

Unfortunately they don't have the 3/8" version available but because of the shallow head and fine teeth it wouldn't be suitable for high torque use anyway.

[Mark2]

You'll love this so.

On the one hand, not my proudest moment, but on the other hand it got the job done.

Back in the day I had a focus, formerly of the UK so everything underneath was a bit crusty, as English fords tend to be. I was replacing the wishbones and couldnt get the ball joint pinch bolt out. It was seized solid in there. without a lift it was very hard to get a good angle on the thing to hit it with a hammer with any combination of power and accuracy needed to shift a 10-12mm bolt rusted in situ. It had a flange headed nut on it though so I spun that on a few turns, put a socket and extension on it and then I could hit the end of the extension. But that mofo was tight! the hammer was doing nothing for me.

So I ended up resting the socket extension on an axle stand and sledging it. and it took a lot of sledging. The poor extension has never been the same since, it's hard to capture mushrooming on a picture, but it's bad.

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But, I was able to drive to work the next day, so the end justified the means.

Ah we've all had to do things like that in a bind, ive a few of those beauties myself - that's unavoidable.

my gripe is people that routinely do it for no reason at all other than laziness / disrespect for the tools.