Good 1/2" drive Ratchet

[Guido]

I have a Sidchrome micro 1/2" ratchet, it is the shiznah! Also hae a Fuller one which I can not complain about.

[nihilism]

I'd either go for sidchrome or CGL which is the coventrys brand stuff - it's supposed to be made in the same factory as sidchrome and the stuff i've seen is high quality but it's cheaper than sidchrome.

[10sec rx7]

Dale...are they local (Aussie) sellers or is the stuff mailed from the US??

A mate who flies for Qantas bought most of mine for me in LA...he even took back a breaker bar that had snapped 3 years after I bought it (a 260ftpounds nut on a VW flywheel) and they exchanged it without a reciept.

all shipped from the USA, to buy it local bend over before entering the store..

[stockymcstock]

FORCE from tradies tool


so bloody tough

excellent ratchet, another vote for FORCE here. apparently it's kinchrome-made in the same factory but with a different brand name and heaps cheaper. very quality ratchet and mine was $40 with an adjustable angle head and oversize handle for heavy use.

[tim510]

our force 1/2 inch rachet doubled as a hammer, a crowbar and with the addition of the trolley jack handle it made an awesome 1m breaker bar..


could not kill it

[bennjamin]

ive got a bunch of kinchrome stuff ~ daily abuse and its all good and not warped/cracked or anything. Ive had this "supertools" breaker bar for over a year and used it to take of small truck nuts ( with abit of leverage help with a race-jack handle end) and its still fine

[mizone]

I have a Stanley which is made in the UK. This thing has taken some serious work abuse and still is going strong.

It's funny I was talking to a guy who owns a tool shop and he "claims" that for the money you can get better tools that the Snap-on brand.

[260BC]

Here is a Snap-on one, $250
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/new-snap-on-1...QQcmdZViewItem