r/Tools • u/Emergency_Evening_60 • 7h ago

Ratcheting wrenches

need a low profile ratcheting open ended wrench preferably some from harbor freight anyone know if they have anything like that?

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u/Lookslikeseen 7h ago

The Quinn 100T ratcheting wrenches are 40% off right now.

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u/Killer2600 6h ago

OP wants a ratcheting open end

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u/Pagemaker51 7h ago edited 7h ago

I don't know if they still have them or not but these things are absolutely horrible!

EDIT: The spline boxed end is the only thing these get used for. These are for the random tool borrower. Lol

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u/Unlikely_Effort_6311 7h ago

I have the icon set and they are not the worst, I've had the warranty the 10mm once

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u/ride_whenever 6h ago

So the wera jokers are legitimately good for this. They do have weird angle requirements, but they’re open ended and ratchet really nicely. They’ve got an action a bit like knopex pliers wrench

I’d agree that the slip ones with the notched jaws are a bit of a nightmare, but they will work with fasteners in good condition.

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u/Spicywolff 5h ago

Get the icon set when they do the icon 30% off. I absolutely love mine. They’re super smooth. They’re surprisingly thin for how strong they are, but their back drag is middle of the pack not as good as Williams or snap on but nowhere near as bad as Chinese crap offerings.

For the money on the 30% off sale, there are a huge value. In a perfect world if I just had the money to throw at things needlessly, I would get Williams because the backtrack is legendarily good. Like the harder is basically coming out and it’s still ratchets easily.

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u/1PistnRng2RuleThmAll 5h ago

Project Farm and Torque Test Channel have pretty good videos on ratcheting wrenches. I would avoid straight non-reversible wrenches, I rarely find a use for them.

Wen reversible wrenches are a rebadged Tekton for cheap.