Ratcheting Wrenches?

[Jand3rson]

I have bluepoint flex head ratchet wrenched.... awesome
I have blackhawk stubby ratched wrenches (0degree) the best
I have 12degree gearwrench the are good

i would def recomend the stubby.... once the nut is broken loose if it is a hard place to get to the stubby's are the best

I have thoise craftsman ones that are the old school style.... never use them they dont fit anywhrer

I have the Craftsman ones, but I really am starting to not like them. Definitely going to invest in a full set of Gear Wrenches tho, it's awesome that they require like no room to still turn.

[marakka]

I have SK, KD, Blue Point, and Craftsman ratcheting wrenches. All have their different pluses and negatives. The Craftsman ones I have are the "heavy duty" non reversible type. IMO they are the worst ones. The gearing inside the head is too mobile and will cause the casing to pop off when you try to use it for any heavy torque applications. The Blue Point ones I have are ok. Feel real nice in your hand and allow for reversibility with the flip of the switch. Small profile allows you to get into tighter spaces. SK and KD are both el cheapo quality. The SK have an exposed head and are double boxed angled offset wrenches. I haven't been able to use these yet as they don't help me get into any tight places. Of all the ones I own I use the Blue Point ones the most and then the Craftsman. Blue Point 5/16 and Craftsman 3/4. I paid 70 bux for the Craftsman set from the Sears website and 80 for the Blue Point set through the snap on web site. Even at those prices I'm not complaining about them. I wouldn't go run and buy them as my first tool, but if you have most of the basic tools they are a great upgrade.

[MarkH]

I have a number of the Gear Wrenches and love them. They make some jobs much easier. You can get them in individual sizes or in sets at Lowes. I find the sets are always missing one size you will need and include several you will never need, so I opted to purchase them in the sizes I use the most.

[AndrewBird]

We've got a Snap-On set and I absolutely love them. MY dad has had them for 30+ years and they are still like new. No problems at all. You could drive a nail with these bad boys.

The biggest thing I look for in a ratcheting wrench is how fast you can ratchet them before they lose their ratcheting ability. Cheap wrenches you can't get moving very fast as the teeth start to float and the wrench just spins around the inner part. Gear Wrenches seem pretty good in this department.

I also like them because they are thin and small. Craftsmen wrenches are too big and bulky, just like all other Craftsmen tools. Not good for working in small areas like the engine bay.

My personal prefference though are the ones that are made of falt pieces of steel rivveted together. Not really sure why, I just like the way they feel I guess. And I hate the ones with the little switch you have to flip to change dirrections.

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Craftsman

[nitro325is]

I have SK, KD, Blue Point, and Craftsman ratcheting wrenches. All have their different pluses and negatives. The Craftsman ones I have are the "heavy duty" non reversible type. IMO they are the worst ones.

I have to agree here.I hate my craftsmans as well.They are also way to bulky and cant use them in many tight places.I find myself using some "Stanley Pro" i picked up at Walmart.They are slimmer,reversible and angled thus much better for tight spaces.They havnt broken yet. Ill sell my craftsman.

[AndrewBird]

I have to agree here.I hate my craftsmans as well.They are also way to bulky and cant use them in many tight places.I find myself using some "Stanley Pro" i picked up at Walmart.They are slimmer,reversible and angled thus much better for tight spaces.They havnt broken yet. Ill sell my craftsman.

Stanley is actually pretty good stuff. Stanley named tools are basically low-grade (not in a bad way) PROTO tools. Stanley owns PROTO, a professional tool manufacturer. I love PROTO tools. They're so lightweight and comfortable to use.

[kowalski]

I have to agree here.I hate my craftsmans as well.They are also way to bulky and cant use them in many tight places.I find myself using some "Stanley Pro" i picked up at Walmart.They are slimmer,reversible and angled thus much better for tight spaces.They havnt broken yet. Ill sell my craftsman.

i just bought a set of craftsmen, well my brother bought them for me for christmas, but they're just as small as the other ones, and they are reversable.