Comments by "Paul Frederick" (@1pcfred) on "Best Ratchet (Round 2)? Let’s Settle This! Snap On, Proto, Matco, FACOM, Gedore, Nepros, Crescent" video.

  1. Besides manufacturing defects if you break tools that's on you.
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  2. Most people don't lube their ratchets. But I have found a cheap ratchet can be improved with a good lube job. So I take them apart and put a good synthetic grease in them. I use Super Lube. You can't pack the snot out of them either. Or the pawls don't engage right. You're best off with just a thin film.
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  3. They already know what their stuff can do. Not everyone is shooting to be the best. Some are more value oriented. Really any of these tools would function for its intended purpose.
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  4. None of these tools should be warranted. They were all broken due to abuse. So any company that did warrant any of this would be failing. That means all other customers are paying for the boneheaded ones.
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  5. The engineers need to take that into account when they design tools. Because the tools come with handles on them. So you're probably going to be using the tools like that.
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  6.  @Comm0ut  Pros only use alloy wrenches. Ain't nobody lugging those ferrous wrenches around anymore.
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  7. Impact is the key but you're losing a lot of shock through a ratcheting mechanism. I put a box wrench on hardware and hammer on that with it preloaded. It may be wise to not swing for the fences when doing that. More little taps gets it done. I'm fond of saying it didn't seize up overnight so it's not going to come apart instantly either.
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  8. Yeah like I want to chase trucks around to deal with tools.
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  9. I was never very big on Craftsman and now that the name has been sold I'm even less enthused about it. Not that it was ever any great shakes. But it was cheap and easy to get. We always called them crap man, quick tools.
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  10.  @alouiciousjackson5812  I have pretty cheap ratchets and I have Snap-On ratchets and honestly they all do the same thing. Now in an extreme use case sure a better tool will not break as soon. But that's down to the use and not the tool.
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  11. For work any ratchet here would get the job done. But some are sexier than others are.
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  12. I'm pretty sure Todd's already done 2 stroke oil.
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  13. It depends on the application which grease is the best. That's why there's so many different kinds.
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  14. It's all down to the heat treatment and there Snap-On can't be beat. They use a triple treatment process that is unmatched. They basically know what they're doing better than anyone else does. Or at least they're willing to make the extra effort it takes. They put in three times the work as anyone else.
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  15.  @zachcarney3910  hammering box end wrenches works good but you do have to be patient. Apply some pressure in the direction you want to go and tappy, tap, tap. My theory is hitting the tool transmits the impact into the hardware and breaks up the rust bond. It turns the rust into dust. Sometimes just hitting hardware with a hammer and a punch can shock it some.
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  16.  @zachcarney3910  I can understand that. The tool in the hand has pride of place. There is a pleasure in bringing just the right tool to bear on a task though. I always start out with just a few tools but by the end of the day let's just say I have to bring what I've accumulated back in a few trips. I do try to carry all I can every trip too.
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  17. Ratchets are convenience tools. They are not breaker bars.
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  18.  @95TurboSol  that's some pretty hardcore misuse. If you need a big tool then by all means use a big tool.
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