shane_3800
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Paying around $300 for a ratchet that has a twig for a lever is beyond a joke, especially when you can see a $30 ratchet has a thicker lever.
And as a mechanic, you need your tools to do your job....Having to wait a week for that to be repaired is beyond a joke....
I have sp tools as well....I had an issue with the 3/8 ratchet in that kit....1/2 hour later I had a brand new one sitting back in my tool box....Majority of that time was heading to and from the shop for a free replacement....
I'm not compaining about it being bad to use...The complaint is simple...A twig for a lever. And you surposedly being a mechanic should be able to see the difference and see how pathetic it is
But your complaint is flawed, that lever has never broke on my 9 ratchets that have one, if you break that you're abusing the tool and it's operator error.
I have enough ratchets that if one is broken I can wait a week at most, as if I break it on a friday arvo it's a two working day wait, but besides that I don't have to drive to a shop for a warranty, plus I keep the original tool it just gets fixed.
This is a big deal, as I have a few flex-head ratchets, the heads have differing degrees of how stiff the flex-head is, if you get a whole new ratchet it's max stiff, whereas if I get a repair done then it is where it was prior to the break.
I agree that $300 is too much, even though they're closer to $400 now, but when I bought most of mine they were closer to $200 a ratchet.
You obviously don't own one, I bet if I through one in your tool box, the others would start to collect dust.