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Are there a spring under the gear grip

That Duralast 71-420 is the best, use it everyday NOTHING comes close to it in terms of size… always looking for more of these and the 3/8” drive version….

The handle needs to curve out so you have room to grip it between the motor and your hand.

I’ve had old school Craftsman ever since I have worked on vehicles, and they’ve been fine. I inherited a couple of Mac ratchets that skipped (probably why my brother in law let me have them). I called Mac, expecting to pay for a rebuild kit since I wasn’t the original owner, and they sent them to me for free.

What would happen if I took a speed spinner in? Eck usmc

I have duralast tools I run a shop in Missouri and about a year ago I ordered some duralast tools and use them everyday and haven't broken one yet they are very good for cheaper tools

Nice! Me likey 😎👍🏼

I'd buy that duralast it's an exact copy of the older snapons it's course but doubt you will have any issues in non perfession setting

kingston ny?

I miss you sears!

The duralast is the best the rest of these are not good ratchets ratchets are the one tool u shouldn't cheep out on...

Was this the sears in las cruces

Quick release means quick to rust teeth!

New craftsman are crap. Made in China, not Taiwan; Taiwanese made tools are very comparable to old USA made craftsman. I personally think the steel, in modern times, is the inferior product. Old US steel is purchased by the Chinese and other countries, at a massive premium (from demolished/dismantled old building/bridges). Even newer USA made tools are not as good as old Snap-on, Mat-co, Craftsman, etc. I feel old craftsman can compare to newer elite USA made tools. Now I look for Taiwan made tools if I need new tool, for my tool box.

It works is all that matter to me

awesome video bud...what are the exact outer dimensions of the magnets....some guys are saying they used 6mm diameter...others are saying the 6mm are too wide

43771 Ratchet I would buy in a heartbeat to match my 3/8 & 1/2 bought Xmas 96.

Man, I miss our Sears here... (the one in the MVM as in your video).

That's when they actually made them good.

How long is that ratchet now from the anvil to the bottom?

Excellent idea. I have never used a Kobalt ratchet for every day use, but looks like i can give it a shoot. Thanks

You would get a #44807 (1/4" drive) a #44808 (3/8" drive) and a #44809 (1/2" drive), all made in China. The clerk isn't correct unless he's got very old stock of kits, or will use some of the new and old parts to fix yours. I had to do that yesterday---I bought a #44984 1/2" drive USA made flex on Ebay, and I had to use a modern kit for a #44985 ratchet and reuse the selector lever as the one that comes in the kit interferes with the flex action of the ratchet when it's in certain positions. Otherwise, the rest of the parts work. As others noted, keep your 'old gold" USA made units. When they "fail", most times they just need a cleaning and re-lube to be good for another 40+ years.

Just wasting time...yours and theirs

I bet that husky would beat a snapon

I think I'd take the Duralast out of all of those, but I use Tekton 90t ratchets. Although, the Tektons are more competitive with Snap On rather than big box stores.

This was a waste...

Def says august 16 lol

Stanley ratchets have a black plastic switch that rotates the pawl. They're junk.

That small head Duralast is something else! It can actually be more comparable to a Matco 1/4 drive ratchet. Not bad! 👍

I keep a good amount of hyper tough tools like a wrench sets and ratchets along with sockets in the truck or a few in my travel kits. There my loner tools. If someone needs a tool I wouldint think twice about handing them that for the simple fact if they keep it and don’t give it back. I’m not going to lose much. And the wrenches i use and bend them cut em up for the hard to reach spots. There cheap. You don’t won’t to get a 700 800 dollar snap on socket set or wrench set to cut up on or to give someone when they need a tool because the are expensive. So hart Stanley and hyper tough. Good for back up and travel tools. Honestly Stanley makes good ratchets but if it came down to it. A good cheap tool would be the kobalt Stanley and hart. The only thing I would recommend from hyper tough is the ratchet wrench’s and wrench’s. Craftsman is a good brand right there with the kobalt. But honestly. You test them it all depends on how much your going to use them and what your going to use them for. I wouldint recommend hyper ratchets for a everyday mechanic. But it would be good for a starter tools and for the diy guys and girls out there. But honestly ovoid most hyper tough. There bits are awful. But hart bits I have noticed are the same if now better then most dewalt bits and even Mikita bits. I have only broke 1 hart bit and I was really tortured that bit before it broke. If your going to go cheap go for Stanley hart kobalt and craftsman. Never been a fan of husky. But honestly the tekton ratchets are probably the best. They are half the price of snap on and are just as good. If not better. Tekton is my recommendation for the professional and diy people

That stainless is from the mid 90’s had them when I worked at sears back then

You just get the 3/8 that is currently made.

So the damn main doohickey inside doesnt come apart? Shit. Well hammer it is then.. bust my knuckles 5 times in a row.. smash mode.. waste of 10$.. peeshit..

Looks? I want tools that function and last and are easy to use with a lifetime warranty at a reasonable price. Who cares about looks? Also, whats the torque rating before the pawl breaks? Because nobody EVER misuses or puts extra leverage on a ratchet. I find the flatter handles to be better in tight places, they don't rotate in your hand.

Unless you are going to be using a ratchet every week or you're a professional technician that is using tools everyday to earn a living, a Snap-on ratchet may not make a lot of sense, but if you are the type to use your tools every week absolutely Snap-on is the way to go, however if you just can't justify the expense of Snap-on tools maybe Williams is a better option for you, and you can still make due with your cheaper set of sockets, really unless you're using these tools everyday as a professional technician, or you just have extra money you don't care to invest in your tool collection a box full of Snap-on is hard to justify, but remember if you buy a professional tool you will get professional quality in return, personally I have a bunch of cheaper stuff in terms of pliers, sockets, screwdrivers, etc but I also have some professional tools and ratchets are the one place I don't care to spend the extra money for a Snap-on because I know I will break a cheap China made ratchet and my knuckles have been bloody to many times as a result of cheap ratchets, so it just made sense to spend the extra money for a good ratchet and use decent sockets from a reputable company, if a company is to ashamed to stamp their name onto the sockets chances are it's not something you should trust.

Theyll exchange them for pocket lint

Did that with an 11 in 1 so now is a 10 in one but with the ability to use any insert bit, is good

I like Mernders masterforce and Lows Kolbolt. The only chaftsmen I like is pre stanly black and decker. Hart combo werches and swerc divers are nice. I 🇺🇸🏒🐧😎

This video is diarrhea

Tekton and gearwrench are better then all Those.

He made those modifications because there was a time when you couldn’t just run out to a store and be fed a “specialty” tool you had to improvise adapt and overcome. Socket too long? Cut it Socket too wide? Grind it

I had a girlfriend whose dad worked at Sears. Sears would send all of the broken ratchets home with him, and he would have her repair them for 50 cents each (how she got some spending money as a kid) and then they would return them in working order back to Sears.

bullshit there is no best ratchet or best brand, best tool is depending what you want do and depended from requiment! for only one bolt loose or thigt it's never required have heavy snap-on, for aircraft engine dissamble you can forgot simple tools too. do the tool your job? less cost+less weight+enough quality+ work well then it's done. to take a heavy snap-on to loose fifty M5 bolts you only move heavy weight nothing else. you never use 1/2" or 3/4" or 1" size ratchets for a M5 Bolt too? the perfect tool is whos do your job in best possible and that nothing to do with brands!

I've actually compiled a ratchet to kit repair list for the USA made ratchets. I keep it in Excel and I bring it to the stores with me. I ask for kits when I'm there. Sometimes I get them, sometimes not. I've got a pretty good stock of them for what I need. The thing is this: most of the time they need a good cleaning and oiling and you're good for another 20 years. I have several Craftsman ratchets in sets and individually and they all work just fine.

Great video but Kobalt doesn't list this style of ratchet anymore. This is 09/30/2019.

I've read the comments and I would like to know WHERE I can go and buy AMERICAN made tools and ratchets? I live in Phoenix, AZ. Please give me the address of a store I can walkin and check out and the feel of the tools. This is 2019 and I'm really not interested in those great tools that you have or used and they no longer make. Today is today.

Also nice selection of 1/4" ratchets to choose from. Thanks.

Right on spot. If you can't walk in to a store and buy any tool then it really doesn't apply. If you want to compare tools out of special trucks you can do that.

I'm a fan of Cornwell ratchets because I was able to get two five-gallon buckets of them for free in 1982 before they were melted down.

Nice review 👍. Subbed