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Anyone check out Harbor freights Pro series rachets recently? They look extremely low profile like my dad’s snap on rachet set from years back, though I don’t have access to compare them I recently bought a Pro Series breaker bar and looked at my father’s ol’ Snap on breaker bar and im 99.9% sure they’re identical.
How about the rachets?
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Chinese knock-offs are designed to look a lot like the better tool they are copying. That is intentional and part of their design but it’s only cosmetic. The HF tool uses cheaper materials, less engineering and testing, and less quality control.
All you need to do is turn the ratchet mechanism and the difference will be clear.
That said, I do have one of the HF Pitts Pro ratchets that I use for light duty stuff. For a DIY like me, it’s good for those situations.
Please don’t hate me. 😆BTW, Humble Mechanic just did a podcast on ratchets, it was pretty good.
Humble Mechanic, did an ok job there is a lot more that could be touched on.
He missed things like when to use a ratchet and when not too. The number of teeth engagement between the paw and the drive gear, how to lube your ratchets, how you should have a true dual paw design because that with a large # tooth engagement is what dictates whether a ratchet will slip, the bolt sizes that you generally need to go to the larger drive size at, the important things to look for when looking at a flex head or quick release. If you want to know my opinions on that stuff check this link below:
http://www.ericthecarguy.com/kunena/15-Technicians-Only/55499-so-you-want-are-going-to-be-a-mechanic-technician
Also if you ask me he really does not know what a large amount of force is on a ratchet because if he did his hands would have told him that the round handles do not work well. I put huge amounts of force on bolts and have broken multiple Snap-On ratchets they are not the best imho. You should aim for industrial grade stuff it is normally cheaper and stronger because buisness’ buy them and they are not going to continually buy something that does not work and they are also not going to pay an arm and a leg for it either.
NHRA, NASCAR, pro drift, pro rally teams don’t go to Harbor Freight to purchase their tools.
Catfish at the trailer park that does brake jobs for a 6 pack uses harbor freight.
Professionals use professional equipment.
Professionals will use what the can afford if they are smart. Lot of those pro teams are sponsored by tool suppliers, they aren’t paying street prices if they are paying at all. I can afford all the professional mechanics tools I want but there are some tools at HF that are a decent value and more so if they are tools that take abuse prying and striking tools. Real professionals know where they need to spend their money and where they can save it.
I’ve seen a Scion TC with a Tundra V-8 crammed into it. The shop that built it didn’t purchase tools from Harbor Freight…..
You’re right. I’m sure a NASCAR team, or Pro Rally cross team somewhere in the world trust a car that cost $300,000 to $1 million to harbor freight tools.
Yes a “professional” mechanic working on Hyundai’s will get away with using harbor freight.
Everyone I know with Harbor freight tools ask me to borrow my stuff multiple times a day.
Nice, dishonest post you have there. I didn’t say anything about those teams using HF tools and you can try quoting where I did if you think so. I said those teams are often sponsored by tool suppliers and they sure as hell aren’t the only “professionals” in existence. I know pros that have a few random HF tools in their boxes and I know shade-tree mechanics with $20,000 in debt to Snap-On and MAC. Get over yourself.
Dishonest? Ok……..
Something obviously doesn’t sit well with you. Frankly I don’t give a shit what it is.
It’s the internet. It doesn’t cost you money, or get you a write up at work.
With that attitude, good luck…
I don’t tolerate those that make up shit about what somebody else posts. I don’t give a shit about what you think on anything else either, I deal with professionals, not children.
LOL you just keep making yourself look worse and worse.
It’s ok. The less you have in life the more important it is to argue with people on the internet to feel special.
Don’t eat your crayons buddy.
No, you are making yourself look like anything but the “professional” you think you are. Typical of the paste eater in the back of the class. You had to lie about somebody else’s posts to make a point nobody but you thought was important. Laughable.
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