Which Half Inch Drive Ratchet Brand Wins?

second place overall per the video's final ranking (behind ARES at 18.2)

took the lead at that point in testing (not in the final top-3 for this category)

best of all 18 ratchets per the video's final ranking

described as a pretty disappointing result

fourth place behind WorkPro at the point tested

described as performing well for a 72 tooth ratchet

the transcript describes the handle as 'really getting in the way' and holding back this result

described as performing well despite only having 80 teeth

described as really pretty good

described as pretty good for an 80 tooth ratchet

described as pretty bad, due to an extremely loose and sloppy ratcheting mechanism

exact pass count not clearly stated in the transcript due to caption garbling around this section, but WorkPro is referenced as holding first place until Duratech's 22.5-pass result ('second place behind the work pro') and again when Icon's 21-pass result is described as 'fourth place behind the workpro,' implying WorkPro's own figure was better than 21 passes

moved into second place behind WorkPro at that point in testing

best of all 18 ratchets

the worst result recorded up to that point in testing

third place behind Neiko and GearWrench

described as a little too much to work efficiently

described as really struggling in this test

described as struggling in this test

about the same as Craftsman

described as needing to loosen up to work efficiently

described as needing to revisit the design

described as way too much to work efficiently

described as way too much for a premium ratchet

described as way too much to work efficiently

described as performing well for a budget ratchet

a little better than average

second place behind GearWrench

third place behind GearWrench and Neiko

to rotate the ratchet's directional dial; the presenter notes this is 'apples to oranges' since the Williams uses a rotating dial rather than a lever like most of the other brands

performed almost as well as Icon

the most of any ratchet tested

of raw force reported during the breaking test; the closing summary's converted torque figure lists this ratchet at 782 ft-lb among the top three converted results, a different metric/unit than the raw 1,042 lb figure

briefly reached just over 900 lb of raw force during testing; the closing summary states it 'broke at 680 ft-lbs' as its converted torque figure

the transcript states 'over 97 pounds of force, the most yet,' which does not fit the surrounding context since every other ratchet's failure load is in the 600 to 1,100+ lb range; almost certainly a caption error dropping a digit (likely meant to read roughly 970 lb), kept verbatim and flagged as unreliable

before the drive failed

before the ratchet let go

the highest raw force figure recorded up to that point in testing; the handle had to have its length removed/reduced to 8 in from the drive due to excessive bending under load

no specific final breaking-force number is stated in the transcript; described only as the main drive fragmenting under load while the main gear and pawl remained in very good condition

before gradually losing grip

first attempt reached 819 lbs before the gearbox jammed; on retest it finally gave up at just over 800 lb

of raw force before breaking

of raw force before the drive snapped; the closing summary's converted torque figure for this ratchet is 773 ft-lb, among the top three converted results

of raw force before the main drive failed

of raw force before breaking; minor damage to the main gear teeth

first sample reached 676 lb before failing (150 lb less than SATA); a second sample tested gave up at only 65 lb, a large and unexplained drop from the first sample; kept verbatim, flagged as possibly a defective unit or a caption error dropping a digit

before the ratchet 'stopped working like a pro'

first sample reached 822 lb before the teeth on the main gear completely stripped; a second sample tested gave up at only 235 lbs, a large drop from the first sample, kept verbatim and flagged as possibly a defective unit

before finally breaking

transcript reads '122 ratchet' at introduction and '12 to gear set' later, which is inconsistent with typical ratchet tooth counts in this video (72 to 120); likely a caption-mangled '120 tooth' given the pattern elsewhere in the transcript of 'X to' meaning 'X tooth,' but kept as an unresolved flag rather than corrected

claimed (appears to use a 60-tooth main gear with two alternating pawls to achieve this rating), described as a sloppy and inefficient gear set for the tooth count advertised

dual-pawl 'Dual 80' design with 7 teeth in contact at once