Some fun info.... Those wright ratchets you love... Were also made for Matco tools back in 1988. I had to replace the internal recently and it works great! Only took 30 years of daily use before it finally broke.
Refreshing to see a guy with proper tools. The long Wright flex is 4430 and the 12" 1/2 is 4427....for those few interested in good tools. WARNING: Not by the week. Cash and carry.
Buy williams usa tools. Their ratchets are a very good price, they used the old snap on 36 tooth style and made in the same snap on plant. Can find them a good price on ebay and Amazon plus lifetime warranty. Very good quality tools.
If you do any engine work, (building/rebuilding performance) the 12 points will serve you far better than 6 point....If you do pretty much anything else then you don't need twelve point but they definitely have their place....
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That was my thought. Aircraft have a lot of 12 point not vehicles. 6 point won't damage old bolts as bad.
I like the proto stuff I have. Especially the ratcheting wrenches I have by them. They are stout. Use them every day and haven't had any issues of the ratcheting feature failing like many others I have had.
I have to say I’m impressed with tekton quality. I bought sunnex impacts and they are very good as well for the money. Eventually I will sell them and buy American made impact sockets. I’m hair wondering if Wright tools is good for automotive stuff.
Wright Tool is good for anything. In my opinion, it’s some of the best stuff you can get. I have some of their impact sockets and they’re great. Having said that, I think I’d buy Tekton or something along those lines for impacts. The reason being, they get so beat up. I usually wind up throwing away the ones I use often after a year or so. Then again, maybe the USA made ones last that much longer. I’ve never tracked it. Anyway, try out some Wright Sockets. You won’t be disappointed.
@@niferous1 yeah I was trying to find sk but eBay is insane on the prices. I know acme tools sells Wright tools they are mostly back ordered so I don’t mind waiting. I have a bunch of sockets. I just want more USA made tools. I also have gearwrench impact sockets. They seems to do well and are holding up.
I have proto USA, Armstrong, snap on, mac tools, JH Williams, SK been using them for years... Buy proto USA trust me, wrench, sockets, screwdrivers, etc for the price it's unbeatable and don't ask me why but never seen a rusty proto in my cabinet, metal feel different and is undefeatable... My snap on sockets are rusty like dollar store and do quickly, lots of my sk socket chiped...for years of experience money wise = Proto USA made > JH Williams USA made > Armstrong > snap on > mac tools USA made > SK (some sockets chipped the first use never happened to any other brand) recently started to get some Matco tools and I must say I prefer the power tools over my snap on. If I would start all over I would get Perfect setup : Snap on toolbox or Matco, Matco power tools, full of proto USA hand tool! It would last a lifetime and not the most expensive setup.
That Kobalt breaker broke on me like it was a piece of uncooked spaghetti. And it was $80. Returned that as fast as possible and bought something USA made that hasn't broken yet.
my 17yo collects ratchets from all brands. but his sockets? his 1/4 mm stuff is koken and tone for shorts with snap on deep sockets carlyle sae shallows and proto deeps, his 3/8 stuff is carlyle short mm and deep, sae shallow and deep are wright, 1/2 mm short and deep are snap on, sae short and deep are mac, his 3/4 stuff is all wright tools. His combo wrenches are wright, his ratcheting flex locking ones are snap on, his impacts are grey pneumatic and milwaukee in 3/8... his 1/2 stuff is hf and gp. malco irwin and snap on locking pliers, and etc. he doesnt have complete mech sets for booj brands, but he has samplings of them that make up his toolsetup. He also doesnt have a porsche gt3 or new corvette z06 like his classmates hahaha. Just an awd '67 malibu with a 6.2L he built, using a jeep trackhawk as a donor. His heart is set on going to Cornell for engineering when he graduates. I am thinking of getting him an apprentice set from snap on, or wright tools mm/sae mech set. Still a long way to june, so plenty of time to figure out. Great video!
I remember when sidchrome tools were very good and they were originally australian made and every aussie mechanics garage had them and swore by them for years but like everything now there made in china or taiwan to keep the price down and cheap labour in manufacturing, its a pitty.
It really sucks they are doing away with Kobalt they are amazing tools and as a professional mechanic I have used them for years I talked to the manager at my store and he said yep plan for them to all be gone by the end of the year and expect to see Craftsman their Craftsman really sucks nothing like the old stuff
Tony Brown Yeah I am a professional mechanic and use lots of Kobalt it’s much better than modern Craftsman Tekton is really good too and Gearwrench but I took a Gearwrench socket to advance auto to be warrantied the other day and it said made in China instead of Taiwan so I am going to not use Gearwrench anymore either. Sunex is also really good which is who I buy a lot from too.
Kobalt has sucked for the past 10 years when kobalt was made by williams it was good at least newer craftsman is Taiwan made unlike china kobalt garbage