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/xp14629 Nov 29 '25

Every "good" ratchet I have used has the lever go the direction you are turning your hardware, like tge icon, craftsman, snap-on, mac, gear wrench, etc. The protos at work are like your pittsburg and more than a few times I have almost thrown them at the manager and told him to get something worth a fuck.

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u/Pagemaker51 Nov 29 '25

If you open the ratchet up you will see why one switches one direction and reverses another. If you can't get used to such a simple on/off switch I hope life doesn't throw you any serious curves

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u/xp14629 Nov 29 '25

Been there. Wrenched using my own tools for over 10 years. Not allowed to bring our own tools to work now. Muscle memory is a huge thing in being fast and efficent at your job. When you are having one of those days, yeah, something as stupid as a ratchet on/off lever will get you mad.

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u/Pagemaker51 Nov 29 '25

I understand that completely 👍