[TR] Wrenches

[kinderlehrer at comcast.net]

Better unlucky in ratchets than in....



I recently bought a 3/8" ratchet at Harbour Freight, of all places, that has a
swivel head. I've been giving it a pretty good workout on my truck with no
problems. I like it so much I went back and got 1/4" to match. It may not hold
up like my Snap-on (Waaay too expensive, but I won it in a raffle) or even the
Craftsman I've had for 50 years, but at the price, I can replace it many times
to make up the difference.



Bob




----- Original Message -----
From: terryrs at comcast.net
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 5:09:19 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [TR] Wrenches

Have always used Craftsman sockets and ratchets, screwdrivers, pliers, and so
on.B B Never liked their electric power tools or chainsaws.B



But now I'm into my second 3/8ths ratchet with a switch lever that can't seem
to work in swapping back and forth from clockwise to counterclockwise.B



Anybody have luck with a different brand of tool that has the quality that I'm
coming to believe Craftsman only used to have?



...Or am I just unlucky with ratchets here....



Terry Smith, '59 TR3A

New Hampshire