Best Ratchet (Round 2)? Let’s Settle This! Snap On, Proto, Matco, FACOM, Gedore, Nepros, Crescent 

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The tests are more "real world" which makes them more helpful as well.

There is one more test that needs to be done. Can it be disassembled for cleaning? I have a few different hand-me-down brands, and I almost always have to take them apart and clean the crud and rust out of them. I generally scrap them if they have broken teeth, or if they are worn to bits, but at least I make the attempt!

But this is exactly what we want. That's why, this channel has a solid reputation. Wouldn't wanna see a change in the way this content is made. Always solid.

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8min at 2x how i watched it.

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Spot on Typically I'd need to bounce thru filler, but here, no way. It's edited so sharply, ... concisely showing each offering, precisely at the relevant moment of interest. Results displayed via bar-graph numbers, then ultimately summarized. All the good stuff.

Did you mean 70-95 % filler? Most creators just want to hear themselves talk, and talk, and talk.

“We’re gonna test that 👊😤.” Goes so hard.

I always look forward to it 😂

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"We're gonna test that" "Let's get this out onto a tray" and "Nice click out of 2, nothing on 3" are top tier RU-vid quotes.

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Japanese, Swiss and German tools and machines are the best in the industry. So good they are in their own category!

Yeah i like koken but it wasn’t anything special in this test. Nepros was even worse. Just shows they are not worth premium some retailers are trying to charge for it.

@@FierceFurious For Premium French Facom and German Hazet seems to be very good. Ultra premium SnapOn is only for pro or industrial sectors, cause price is high

@@Science-sans-conscience Stahlwille (German) did better than Hazet. Look at the chart. I like both but am more partial to Stahlwille.

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Oh, I'd love a breaker bar test. I blew up my last two and don't really like any of the options I see on the shelves, they all seem like the same two designs, either a forked handle or a big knobby thing on the end. The fork ears broke on mine, and I twisted the drive off on the knobby style one.

I really like Crescent.

I miss their old tools but the new Crescent gets a bad rap. It's still a decent tool to have and use.

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I had two of them that literally fell apart.

@@greenidguy9292 the gearwrench 90t gets rated good in his reviews. Fair enough. My first hand experience is they're junk. After driving to home depot twice within a year to get a free replacement. I 100% ditched gearwrench ratchets. MATCO and Koken all the way.

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No wasted motion........unlike some of those ratches har har har.

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I have the Litespeed version. Love it. Have a set of industrial Ko-Ken sockets... very precise.

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Me too! Love koken and nepros

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Hands, duckbill pliers or Milbars get it done

@@Zakk900No one cares what you want.

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Better than Consumer Reports!

The best tests are real life tests, normally I'd say if you buy a Ratchet that is being used in the commercial environment rather then the "Harbor freight" stuff (what you have in the US as "consumer line"), you could really see if it's good or trash. if some Mechanic is using a Stahlwille Ratchet all day, all week, throughout the year while working on huge Diesel motors and it performs well.. you'd know that if you are purchasing one of those, they will (with proper maintenance) outlast you

yeah, that's the only critique I had about this test. nothing infuriates me more than ratcheting in a tight spot (I'm an aircraft mechanic) and I suddenly go from tightening to loosening without realizing.

Yeah, I get sick of it auto-switching on me.

@@cinnabeard seriously, everytime I use a ratchet it never fails that it happens to me at least one time.

I agree, i feel like the midrange on that test would be desireable, snapon gearless just seems a little tight (based on what my brain processed from the data presented to me) It luckily never happened to me because 1. I dont use them more than once or twice a week and 2. The Kraftwerk ratchet kit i have seems quality, not that loose on the directional switch but not tight either

Agreed. I hate having my ratchets switch direction while I'm using them because the switch is rubbing against something. Stiffer is better.

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@@ProjectFarm yeah this would be a great episode!

I love this video idea id also love to see coilated roofing guns i use bostitch but the mataebo ones work in the cold where the bostitch doesnt

There are testing procedures for concrete outlined by ACI. You would need a certified testing lab to do the test for results to be valid.

​@Dominique Naomi Oh, I have a feeling our man here can come up with a few ways to confirm real-world performance for us.

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I just posted the same thing I work in Steel Mill and I break or lose tools constantly but I need one that hold up at really cheap price Crescent is the way to go.

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I'm guessing he's not using the warranties as a moral choice since he intentionally broke all the tools.

You think marketing people from these brands don't watch his videos? He would have to have someone else do the claims for it to be fair. Given the amount of tools he breaks, that's asking a lot.

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@@garetht677 Some sprays last 8 to 12 months. You can find these tests already on youtube channels. There is one called ScottHD that I believe has the most non-biased results out there. (Most others get paid by the company to promote their products. He does not.)

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Which Chinese tool outperformed a top American brand. I have been using tools for well over 50 years also and I have never, ever seen a tool from China outperform an American tool. Never.

Wrong. It does not come down to """"feels"""". That wishy washy subjective stuff won't fly. If a car has many situations with low clearance. There is ONE ratchet which will do best and the others will trail behind it.

@@LTVoyager Not all tools are created equal. Just because it carries a fancy brand name and looks pretty does not always mean it's a better quality tool. With 15,000+ tools in our jet engine shop we have seen and used tools from around the world. Just because it's made in china don't rule out it's quality outright. We had no name Chinese sockets and wrenches last for years and a Snap-On brand tool last for one job. I worked for Grumman Aerospace's Main Gas Turbine Division in N.Y building F14's, A6E Intruders, and flight prototype powerplants. Who made the tool or where it was made did not mean anything to us. If it performed well for the job we used it.

@@LTVoyager Bros so old he can't even read "Made In China" on his hand tools anymore.

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Even monofilament 8lb test for the casual weekend fishermen!

Rated pound strength means nothing because I can take a lariat rope and rate it at 30 lb strength and it’ll beat every line on the market. Manufactures rating are irrelevant if one company makes a really thick 30 lb line vs another company’s thin 30 lb line. The only true test is matching very similar diameters. Power Pro Maxcuatro gets my vote if diameters are matched equal. It’s thin and strong. Thin matters when your comparing handling characteristics.

I'd love to see what he builds to test how well it casts!

@@jamesbarron1202 thicker line can be nice if you're jigging in rock pinnacles

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This is what RU-vid was intended for I believe.

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For work any ratchet here would get the job done. But some are sexier than others are.

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I got a couple Crescent sets from sam's club forever ago (maybe 20 years ago?) when I started driving to work on my car. Really good stuff for what you pay.

Honestly cheap ratchets can be great. My favorites of all time are the composite Pittsburghs from Harbor Freight. They're $14-17, non-conductive, light, have decent ratcheting mechanisms, and are so much stronger than you'd expect. I've put a breaker bar on them and hit it with a hammer before. I've also put a breaker bar on them and pulled it with a ratchet strap. Haven't broken one yet.

@@cybercheese2212 When he still had his garage a mechanic friend of mine had a go-to composite handled Pittsburgh Pro he loved a lot. It was a 3/8 model with the black and gray composite handle. With all of the cheater bars he used on it he literally bent it into a horse shoe and it still worked. It eventually gave up the ghost but it slowly evolved from a boomerang into a horse shoe before doing so. He got his $17 out of it that's for sure. Some of his Snap-On wrenches on the other hand were a different story. He literally broke two ratchets and three combination wrenches working on my old Silverado. That truck was a wrench eater and it had expensive taste. 😁

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Before the Internet and knowing stuff from Japan/USA, polished tools were considered cheap shit in Germany.

The polishing and chrome plating helps with cleaning, so it is a nice touch. on the other hand when you have no chrome plating there is no chrome to get worn out and peel off.. my Stahlwille is like you said not polished, but as long as I give it a good clean by the end of each usage, it stays clean.

@@davideyt1242 stahlwille and others are chromed too, but they are just not polished. I think it is just cheaper or they think with oily hands you will have a better grip.

@@dirtyhands8351 I think chromed tool that are oily have less grip. In regarding to Stahlwille, I have three of their Ratchets (different sizes) and I am sure they are not chromed, they are more likely brushed finish. I am in Germany, so I am not sure, maybe there is an export version? like there are some US made products here that are slightly "changed" because of some regulations or marketing

Great point! I wonder about this too.

I've thought about tracking how many things go out of stock or increase price within a week of a PF uploading. I've watched it happen a few times but some data on it would be cool to see.

The Lock Picking Lawyer is constantly exposing pathetic lock designs which seem to never be improved and manufacturers just ignore him. I would HOPE that tool manufacturers could show more respect to consumers (and testers!) and actually respond with improvements AND respect for great channels like Project Farm!

I know Torque Test Channel has made an impact on manufacturers. So much so that Astro has taken him on their workforce to help design better tools. Astro sells some tools to snap on and matco for rebranding, so it would appear that they are actually watching. Project farm has made a huge impact on the youtube community that you can go to other channels and hear about him. Project Farm, TTC, VCG Construction, AVE, Tool Shop Reviews, and some new comers like Mastering Mayhem are changing the way people consider buying tools. I'm sure the companies are watching

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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@@ProjectFarm …and I am glad you chose the HP (HiPer / High Performance) version of it, instead of the SP (Standard Performance) version, to give the line-up a good chance, since, at least in Germany, the price difference between the SP and HP sometimes is not even existing. :)

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I concur, I prefer American brands but my second choice behind Matco is Stahlville.

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Hazet is repairable also I believe.

oh man I just wrote a comment mentioning Stahlwille, it is really remarkable when you buy a Ratchet from them, you get a small leaflet / instructions, where there is an exploded-view of how the ratchet is built so that you can disassemble and assemble it, and each part has a part number that can be ordered as a replacement part if needed

I once found a 1/4'' ratchet from Hazet that didn't seem to work. I opened it, cleaned it, a little drop of oil, and it worked like it was new. I think, when we buy tools that cost some money repair-ability and availability of parts becomes important. Many people want tools they can use for decades and maybe even hand them over to their kids some day.

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@@ProjectFarm I totally agree with CS. Have you made a video showing how you make them?. It'd no doubt make us fans appreciate your effort all the more.👍🏻

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My most expensive single hand tool I've ever bought was a really long, indexing head 1/2" drive Matco Ratchet. I love that ratchet, man. No RAGRETS on that purchase

Was looking for this comment. I have the Matco 88 and it has been my go to ratchet for everything. I love that tool. It's done pretty much all of my brake jobs and much more. It just doesn't stop.

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Agree. I have the old version one, not as smooth, but it's been very reliable since I bought in 2005

Yes, in the 'real world' Koken ratchets are fantastic to actually use.

Also, you can buy 6 Koken ratchets for the price of one snapon

They also had the best extensions out of all the ones I've tested, tolerance wise. And I'm an aircraft engineer so I've tested a lot of quality tools.

Some makers would probably say (after looking at the broken tool sent in by ProjectFarm), "You obviously used a cheater bar on this." Tool companies are not dummies.

That might be a bit beyond the scope of what Todd does. Especially since it's subjective based on which customer service rep you talk to, which store/vendor/dealer you talk to, what you say, how you say it, and what was actually wrong with the product.

He should be up front about how he broke them and still see what the company does or says.

Old school guys never return a tool if they destroyed it. But I really do miss the Sears craftsman era

@@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli I have done a lot of customer service in my time and it comes down to company ethos and systems in place. A forward thinking company aces customer service because they know that it is cheaper to be good at it (efficiency) and that it is the best way to get the best marketing (word of mouth). Customer service is a team effort with someone in charge and a management to report to. It can be seen as a cost and outsourced or placed at the heart of a company, so problems with products are instantly identified. If it takes four weeks for warranty tickets to be picked up then that is a month of useless product going out the door (in the case of a design failure). I would test customer service for warranty on things like how long it takes to fill in the form, how long it takes to get acknowledgement, how long it takes to get a meaningful response and how much information needs to be exchanged to get to the decision point. As well as warranty there needs to be an enquiry that goes outside of customer service, for example if you wanted to represent the brand in a different market then the customer service team would need to put you in touch with sales, outside their department. The other test is the 'fan boy' letter, where you choose to write in to 'not complain'. Perhaps it is a tip for using the product or an update to the instructions that you wish to add. For example, you might have a workshop full of Snap On but can't get the T Shirt from the man with the van. You could beg for one with the C.S. team, offering to pay for whatever they have, saying it is for the shop manager's birthday. A bit contrived, but fine if you do give the T shirt to your shop manager and he wears it as often as he can. You will need different IP addresses and writing styles because a C.S. pro will spot such things.

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I too vouched for Koken These things are tough as nail not to mention their excellent sockets. I have been abusing mine to hell and back for 10+ years, haven’t skipped a teeth

I would argue that Japanese tools are actually very well known gems. Particularly the precision tools.

@@dejectedfrogcat2840 Not in the USA. I would guess that at least 90% of mechanic shops and even home shops do not have any Japanese made tools aside from maybe some old stuff from back when they made our cheap imported tools. Most people have never heard of Ko-Ken, Tone, or KTC for example.

Have a ton of nepros stuff and never been let down.

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That reminds me of the waterjet channel when they were still good. they cut a chainsaw in half to see the inside and then brought it back to the store, saying it broke. the store employee totally freaked out because the thing was cleanly cut in half. 😂

@littlebr4d That is a good suggestion. If you don't have good customer service than you have nothing. To me customer service is one of the most important part of any company.

@@marshallcollins8634 Yep. I don't work with mechanical tools anymore. But way back in the day (50 years ago) I always bought Craftsman tools. Not the classiest, not the "sexiest", but Sears had a very good "No questions asked" guarantee. A friend put a pipe extension on a 1/2" breaker bar and bent it. He took it back to Sears. The sales rep said, "No human hand did this!" And then quietly turned and went into the back storeroom to fetch a brand new breaker bar for his customer! 😁

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Agreed, he doesn't have to go through with it just test if they actually will and if they do just give them away.

You're not wrong that testing the warranty is a valid point on the value of anything. However, how do you come up with a valid test? Warranties normally cover only "normal use" of a tool. Any product he tests to destruction is not tested under "normal use". He always goes to extraordinary lengths to intentionally destroy many of these product. So the manufacturer is certainly within their rights to refuse a warranty return since the use is by definition extra-ordinary.

I hear for warranties Tekton is good, Gearwrench warranty is good if you can get ahold of them, Husky (HD) is good, Craftsman can be hit or miss on the store, and those are the only tools I have experience with. Maybe a survey could be done.

Besides manufacturing defects if you break tools that's on you.

I'd definitely be like "yeah I wanted to know what your tool would take and snapped it will you honnor the warranty? At least for the snap on that was quite a firework xD

Sears would give a replacement rebuilt ratchet no questions asked

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Agreed on the headlamps/flashlights!

This, exactly. High switching force is good not bad.

In a tight spot, the long handles aren't a plus either.

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Great point! I have a lot of Craftsman tools too. I really like the GearWrench 90 tooth ratchet.

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