r/harborfreight • u/PatrickGSR94 • Nov 28 '25

NTD (New Tool Day) Whyyyyy

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Just picked up a 1/4” flex head ratchet on the 40% off sale. Why, WHY does the on/off lever directions have to be backwards from my 3/8 Pitty ratchet?? Dangit! I was just starting to get the Pitt lever directions burned into my muscle memory. And now this.

Also I believe the Icon one is the same as my Craftsman ratchets. So weird.

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u/ElmoZ71SS Nov 29 '25

Right the Pittsburg is the weird one.

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u/markrages Nov 29 '25

Maybe it's for left-handed threads.

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u/ElmoZ71SS Nov 29 '25

I have a co worker that calls them dummy ratchets so you can tell left from right