expiredphoinix | Staff posted Oct 09, 2024 12:30 AM
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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Oct 09, 2024 12:30 AM
Prime Members: 17" GEARWRENCH 1/2" Drive 84 Tooth Flex Head Teardrop Ratchet
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Please click on the Matco link and see that the $270.95 Matco Eight8 looks just like the GW 84T ratchet. This ratchet is one tenth the price of the Matco! The Matco does have a locking flex head, and is made in the USA, unlike the GW, but that doesn't make it worth 10x more! Also, I think this GW 84T is better than any ratchet you'll find at HFT, including their ICON line. Apex Tool's Gearwrench warranty is super easy to use, as well, as Jeff points out above. I have the 120XP version of this, and I also have a 3/8" Matco Eight8, and do own a 1/2" GW non-flex head and I can't recommend this deal enough.
One last note -- there's a lot of focus on the fact the GW flex heads don't have a lock. I own the aforementioned Matco Eight8 locking flex, and a 1/4" Snap-On locking flex... and, honestly, I never use the locking mechanism in either of them. As long as the flex mechanism is stiff and doesn't flop like a 5.2 rated Dave Portnoy pizza (One Bite, everybody knows the rules), then you'll likely not need to use the flex lock, either. I own the GW 120XP version of this flex set, and can attest that they are fairly stiff and not floppy, and a lock is really not necessary. That's not to say that there aren't floppy ratchets (the Ko-ken non-locking flex head comes to mind), but these GW's should be fine w/o a lock IMO.
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But it's not on sale individually right now, but just was last month for $29.51. FYI
That is why people use tool trucks. Are they expensive? Sure, buy them used.
Are Snap On overpriced for average person, yes. Most tools can do the job but your paying for convenience.
Are Snap On overpriced for average person, yes. Most tools can do the job but your paying for convenience.
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It changes the thought process from "do I need to pull out the breaker bar so I don't have to wait for GW to ship me a new ratchet if it breaks?" to "where is that 10 foot pipe?" Stuck tie rod ends are no longer an annoyance but a chance to relax and practice my golf swing. The ratchet is marketed as "comfort grip" but "non-marring blunt tipped spear" would be more accurate.
It truly is amazing how much utility a tool gains and how much faster one (amateur or pro) can work when there is absolutely zero reason to give a damn about the tool. It's equally amusing how much abuse a 35 dollar ratchet can take.
But even without warranty, the Pittsburgh 72 tooth mechanism is fantastic (especially in 1/2" drive) and more pleasurable to use than GW mechanisms. The only decent GW mechanism is the 90 tooth and Apex makes the same ratchet for HF as the low profile Quinns (no flex heads though). I see Icon as really more of a marketing gimmick to get people in the door (it worked for me): the Icon tool quality is much closer to Pittsburgh than Snapon (especially for ratchets), and you don't have to pay the Icon price to get the snapon-level warranty.
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