Socket Organizer review, Olsa, Ares, Pittsburgh, Hansen, Snapon. Socket Storage Trays and Rails. 

Start using code words… big socket is still watching and listening. Stay safe my brother

I don't let my kids back in the house until all the sockets are back on the rails...I'm that OCD with tools.

Don't need crows feet often but when you do you'll know it and be glad ya have em

Thanks for your feedback regarding our rails!!

Haha I know you're joking about the crows feet. BUT in aviation we use them all the time. And I'm definitely copying that crows feet storage idea because laying flat they take up a lot of space

Crows feet for high pressure fuel lines/pumps on diesel engines, where the spaces are so tight to get into. Nice review.

Excellent suggestion on applying mag tape on the bottom of Olsa rails. This should end up half the price of the Ares/Harbor Freight magnetic rails. Thanks, that's exactly what I will do.

I have the Harbor Freight ones and they have been great. The idea of using the tape magnet on the Olsa is a good idea.

Aviation we use crows feet all the time but at the house I’ve rarely needed them! Great videos!

I have the socket trays from harbor freight and I brought the sockets also. I like them

A good way to store crowsfeet sockets are to get ya a piece of 3/8" key stock and cut it a little longer than ya need for all your crows feet. Then take a file and put a notch on each end and use an o-ring on the ends to keep em in place.

I've never been a fan of crow's feet on a socket rails due to the amount of space they take up but your placement of the with a magnet so you put on the side of the drawer is a great idea. 👍

Honestly, I have only ever used a "Crows Foot" once or twice and both times were on brake lines coming off of a distribution block where I couldn't get on the fitting with a line wrench or socket of any kind. With that I had to use the crows foot with an extension to break it loose to the point that I could get it with my fingers then I used it again to tighten the fitting when the new line was replaced. They do have their place but you are correct, they are very far and few between.

I have had situations that only crows feet will work. I have one that I think is 3.5" for getting transducer nuts in bilges and I use smaller ones for some other situations that a wrench just won't work. I also have a few line wrench style crows foot for specific situations. Once upon a time I used them for marine engine alignments until I fabricated my own special tools for this purpose so if you get around enough you will find uses for them but they do suck at corroded fastener situations.

;Box end crowsfeet for hydraulic fittings (oil, gas, air) are very good to have.

I've thought many times about switching to trays, but I love being able to grab a strip o sockets and carry it to where I'm not sure which socket I will need.

Crows feet are for torqueing things you can't get a socket onto. We use them all the time in aviation. Think jam-nuts on control rods, flare fittings, cable turnbuckles, things like that.

Look into the Westling Machine socket trays! They're great, and they look amazing!

I've used crows feet a few times this past year.

we use crows feet to torque in tight areas but we build high powered linear generators electromagnetic energy but for a common wrench garage your right I never used them at home.

Hansen was the original company to make that style trays and they made them for snap on. The Hansen's are USA made and all the copied brands like olsa are made overseas. I use to have gearwrench and oemtools and their both Hansen copies made in China.

Great review. My only complaint about rails is there’s no socket size indicators on them for easy searching.

Crows feet like dog bones (torque adapters) are used along with a torque wrench to apply a certain torque.

1:50 Thats what the Bolt said to the Nut! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I use the old 2 row hands-on socket trays working well and you can save space and put 3 and even 4 set's of sockets on a 2 row socket try I've made RU-vid videos about it. I also use the plastic socket rails but if you want the best socket rails it the vim magrail but there msrp $$$ is there Achilles heel.

I use crows feet to torque high pressure fuel lines on a digital torque wrench with offset compensation

I used to have a complete set of 3/8 mid deep sockets they were Craftsman old USA

I knew plenty of people that use crow's feet wrenches me included sir, and I have OEM tools socket trays and neiko I believe aluminum socket rails I don't believe they are magnetic but both came from Amazon and I also have titan bit socket sets on aluminum rails those I believe are magnetic.

“Crowsfeet are useless.” I guess you’ve don’t/never done much heavy equipment lol. They’re real useful for hard to reach fitting, but I used them a lot on hydraulic lines. I’m looking for some good socket trays, but having trouble with the 3/8 and 1/2. My problem is my most 3/8 got up to 19 or 20 (mine go up to 22) and 1/2 typically stop at 27 (mine are up to 36). Only ones that seem to go up that high are the Westling trays or the modular ones, such as Toolbox Widget and Toolganizer.

Only occasion I needed a crows foot is removing a turbo off an obs 7.3 other than that I couldn’t tell what they’re used for definitely the least useful tool in my box as well til you need it

I didnt think id like the peg treys but i prefer them over the rails all day.

Now I have gearwrench midlength sockets.

nice saddle, looks like a Billy Cook

i like magnetic designs. too bad there aren't many that hold up to 1-1/2" sockets.

You are so funny you rock bud just like I think

the problem with all of these systems is no decent customization, those magnetic trays look decent, but my sockets go up way past the sizes offered so it would be crappy to have that. Then the rails while decent and I guess customizable, are quite boring in terms of look and also quite small in terms of length. Might have to make my own.

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If you have a valve that's flagged against a wall...you are looking for a crows foot.

Those Plastic Trays are all made Hansen Global since they own the Patent on them. I know for a Fact that the ones you buy off the Snap On Truck are manufactured by Hansen Global. They are contracted by Snap On to manufacture them and they just Stamp Snap Ons name on them. I have verified this thru Hansen and my Snap On Dealer.

I use crows feet a few times hear and there on aircraft but that's about it LOL.

Bruh I use crows feet, my feelings are hurt. Tekton has the best crowsfoot storage ive seen, I personal have a small red metal toolbox that I keep mine in, its heavy as fuck though because its loaded.

I'm going to try to find rails without magnets, I don't like all the things that the magnets attract, screws Nails wire staples, razor blades

No way. You are featuring socket rails that do not have the twist feature. Olsa and Gearwrench both have magnetic rails with twist feature so you can rotate each socket to exactly where you want it, usually for visibility of markings. I would never have rails that don't allow for that rotation.

I will take your crow foots an you can mail them to me.lol

If you work on aircraft, you gotta have crows feet.

This guy kinda reminds me of Ted Nugent.

I wish you would have said crows feet are worthless earlier in the video so I would have known to stop listening earlier.

Cheap !!!! Love it

Damn

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