Looking into buying an air ratchet

[Austin Hansen]

who makes a good air ratchet? I was looking into mac tools rotating sealed head air ratchet. are these any good. Snap on, IR? advantages and disadvantages of sealed head ratchets.

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[Joeseph Mama]

Perhaps I should be of assistance…

I like my craftsman 3/8″ drive air ratchet. Bought it brand new and with a 3 year warranty. It runs like a charm. and just like my women, I keep it oiled up and it never lets me down.

Don’t despair, buy yourself a ratchet of air. :side:

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banana: I would just like to take this opportunity to recognize my 69th post; a great personal milestone in ETCG forumage. banana:

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[Mike]

I have the same ratchet listed above that Ratchet Face has, and also a Kobalt 3/8 air ratchet that i’ve had now for about 4 years… both work excellent with no issues. I also have a little 1/4 in. air ratchet that I got with my Craftsman air compressor years ago, and it works great too.

IMHO, stay with a good name tool. Snap On (if you can afford it) is fine, I. Rand is fine as well. Had a friend buy a Harbor Freight air ratchet and it blew out after 3 hours of use!! His second one though is still up and running. It’s very much hit or miss with those. Some tools I say you can get away skimping out on, but others I say get something that has a reputation to last.

Personally I dont know the differences of seal vs. unsealed. But, like Ratchet Face said, keep em oiled, clean up your tools when you are done with them, and you should be fine. I put a couple of drops of oil into mine after every use and have never had an issue yet.

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