4:10 pm
Anyone have a set of Gearwrench ratcheting wrenches? I'd like to get a decent set of ratcheting wrenches. Their prices are good, their warranty is good, and they have good buzz on the internet. Just curious if anyone has any first hand experience.
5:36 pm
January 7, 2003
Offline I have a couple set of them and they work just fine. I prefer the ones with the switch on it for for going forward/reverse over the the wrenches you have to flip over to change directions.
6:43 pm
May 4, 2004
Offline I've got some gearwrench wrenches. They're vary handy, but I've had a few stop working. I got a couple replaced, but got tired of it.
6:52 pm
I have a set of wrenches made by Husky from Home depot. They are the kind with the foreward and reverse lever. I really like them. Never had any problems. I'm not sure about gearwrench but I would suggest getting the foreward/ reverse lever, if avaliable.
7:11 pm
"FAM" wrote: I've got some gearwrench wrenches. They're vary handy, but I've had a few stop working. I got a couple replaced, but got tired of it.
This sounds like a "would not buy again" type review.
I'll get mine from Sears because I have a gift card, but I was comparing Craftsman vs. Gearwrench prices and they're not even in the same league. Especially becuase I was reading that a lot of the guts of several major brands are pretty much the same.
Thanks for the $0.02 on the lever.
7:29 pm
May 4, 2004
Offline "Bender" wrote: This sounds like a "would not buy again" type review.
It may have been my fault the wrenches stopped working. I may have used them for nuts that were too tight.
9:30 pm
January 12, 2007
Offline I have a few sets made by BluePoint (Snap-On) that have given me 10+ years of good service and I am not easy on my tools. They are the kind with the reversible switch.
I have no experience with the other brands.
9:44 pm
Club President
April 2, 2003
Offline I own three different brands of ratcheting wrenches. One is Gearwrench. I thinik I also have Craftsman, and one other brand.
I also had at least one gearwrench stop working, but it locked and now works like a regular wrench - so it's still usable.
The rest work fine.
9:51 pm
May 4, 2004
Offline "BKGM Jeepers" wrote: I also had at least one gearwrench stop working, but it locked and now works like a regular wrench - so it's still usable.
This is what happened with my broken gearwrenches. I still use them they just don't rachet.
9:53 pm
May 4, 2004
Offline "Justin" wrote: I have a few sets made by BluePoint (Snap-On) that have given me 10+ years of good service and I am not easy on my tools. They are the kind with the reversible switch.
I have no experience with the other brands.
Don was generous enough to get me a 3/4" BluePoint ratchet wrench to replace the gearwrench one that wasn't working. The BluePoint wrench is NICE!
4:37 am
Check into the Husky. I haven't had any problems. I am also hard on my tools. Evey other wrench I have is craftsman. I have had problems with craftsman tools. They are both life time guarantee.
This is my final 2 1/4 cents.
4:29 pm
"lj4x4" wrote: Check into the Husky. I haven't had any problems. I am also hard on my tools. Evey other wrench I have is craftsman. I have had problems with craftsman tools. They are both life time guarantee.
This is my final 2 1/4 cents.
I've heard bad things about people trying to get their warranty from Home Depot but I do have a gift card there too. I was trying to spend my Sears card after reading an article predicting they would go bankrupt in 2009.
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