Which 3/8 Inch Drive Ratchets Brand Wins?

of progress per pass, tied for second place at 18 passes

of progress per pass, moved into the lead among early brands at just under 21 passes

of progress per pass, won the working arc swing test outright at 17.5 passes

of progress per pass, 18.5 passes, a little better than Wera

of progress per pass, about 18.7 passes, performed almost as well as Icon Pro and GearWrench

of progress per pass, 21.7 passes

of progress per pass, performed better than average at 20 passes

of progress per pass, 22.5 passes

of progress per pass, 23.7 passes

of progress per pass, 22.5 passes, tied with Milwaukee

of progress per pass, 24 passes, the slowest of the standard ratchets tested at that point

of progress per pass, tied with SATA at 20.8 passes

of progress per pass, the best yet at that point, took the lead at 19 passes

of progress per pass, 20 passes, just one more than Craftsman

of progress per pass, took the lead among the weaker early brands at 27 passes

only about 10 degrees of progress per pass in a 30 degree space, took the lead from Performance Tool at 36 passes, described as very loose with an oversized handle

the worst of all ratchets tested, 39 back and forth passes for one full 360 degree rotation

did not perform as well as GearWrench on this test

performed great, tied with Wera

lower pressure than Snap-on

performed very well, tied with Zero Degree

pretty high pressure

almost identical to Williams

stiffer than average

about the same as Milwaukee

a lot better than Williams or Milwaukee despite a similar arc swing result

the stiffest back drag pressure recorded at that point in testing, even stiffer than Craftsman

the highest back drag pressure recorded up to that point in testing

very stiff

much less than Craftsman despite a similar arc swing result

very low pressure, described as feeling very loose

the lowest (loosest) of all ratchets tested

about the same as Williams

about 1 lb of pressure

about 100 g less than Snap-on

a little more force than Icon Pro

by far the stiffest directional lever of all ratchets tested

pretty easy to work with

pretty stiff

about as stiff as Husky

easy to work with

about twice the pressure of most other ratchets

extremely stiff, about 1.5 lb of pressure

about the same as Pittsburgh, easy to work with

very easy to work with

(almost 3.5 lb of pressure), by far the stiffest directional lever of any ratchet tested

described as up there with Husky and GearWrench

drive broke, gear and pawl held up fine

drive/pin mechanism was the source of failure, some damage to plastic components

broke, but other than the broken handle the ratchet held up fine

the weakest failure load of all ratchets tested despite being very compact

close to average

second place overall behind Milwaukee

won the failure load test outright, by far the strongest ratchet tested

drive snapped, gear and pawl held up fine

almost identical to Williams, some gear tooth damage

about 55 ft lb less than Kobalt

very difficult to beat at that point in testing, directional switch ejected on failure but gear and pawl stayed in great shape

the presenter accidentally damaged some already-worn teeth with an angle grinder during inspection; the pawl also experienced some damage

came up a little short of Kobalt

21 ft lb better than Pittsburgh

on the first attempt (handle bent), 239.4 ft lb on a second attempt when the drive broke, gear and pawl held up fine

by far the weakest of all ratchets tested; the ratchet head is made of soft metal and stretched significantly before the drive broke

front to back, one of the more compact head sizes

front to back, one of the more compact head sizes, under 30 mm side to side

front to back, one of the more compact head sizes, under 30 mm side to side

front to back, one of the more compact head sizes