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Originally Posted by MR-3sgte
Why waste 120+ dollers on a 80 tooth snap on ratchet when craftsman ratchets work just great.
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because they dont work great.. in fact they work terrible... many, many times worse than a snapon ratchet. the matco one is like a craftsman one that doesnt break, its still a pretty loose ratchet though. we're not all turning a wrench on a nice big open work bench. when you have a bolt to remove with about 4 inches of clearance on both sides, those extra teeth are the difference between having something off in 20 seconds verus 5 minutes.. when you're paid by time, you're losing money goofing off with cheap tools.
nothing touches the snapon 80 tooth, its worth every cent. the time it has saved me has literally paid for itself over a sloppy 36 tooth craftsman.
craftsman professional is a 72 tooth. i returned one at least once a month until i got fed up and got the snapon. it broke that much, thats rediculous. my snapon ratchet is finer, and hasnt so much as skipped once.
im kinda with you half way though.. you dont need to blow thousands on a box filled with 100% snapon tools. some tools are worth every cent, some arent.. some are worth paying extra for the weekly service.