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Old 12-13-2014, 08:37 AM
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I've had this gearwrench ratchet for almost two years now I feel like. I beat the piss outta that thing. This is home use, but I've used it on things I really shouldn't. But it's held up really well. It's the previous model before they came out with the 120XP ratchets too. Not sure how those are. I have the long handle one, it's like 13 inches?

I haven't paid as much attention to tools, I don't really wrench on cars too much anymore.
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Old 12-13-2014, 05:20 PM
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I just upgraded my standard Craftsman 3/8" drive ratchet to the 84 tooth professional, massive improvement, and still made in the USA.
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Old 12-13-2014, 06:02 PM
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That's one of the Armstrong ratchets with a Craftsman logo on it. I hope you don't have the quality problems that I keep hearing about with those. The Armstrong version doesn't seem to have those problems, so I wonder if Craftsman has their version cost reduced or something...
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Originally Posted by Fabrik8
That's one of the Armstrong ratchets with a Craftsman logo on it. I hope you don't have the quality problems that I keep hearing about with those. The Armstrong version doesn't seem to have those problems, so I wonder if Craftsman has their version cost reduced or something...
I've got a few Armstrong ratchets that I got from an industrial supplier & I really like them. They're not the fancy new ones like that though.
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Originally Posted by Fabrik8
That's one of the Armstrong ratchets with a Craftsman logo on it. I hope you don't have the quality problems that I keep hearing about with those. The Armstrong version doesn't seem to have those problems, so I wonder if Craftsman has their version cost reduced or something...
I hope it lasts, time will tell I suppose...
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