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Wrenches and sockets

Best “Ratcheting” Wrench? Craftsman, GearWrench, Blue Point, Proto, Wera, DeWalt, SK, Williams

Oct 2022 · 18 min · 14 products tested

His winner

Tekton

It is the best value considering performance as well as price

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Results, round by round

Working arc swing (passes for 360 circle)

Lower is better, in passes11 of 14 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1SK15.3passesAmazon
  2. 2Wera16passesAmazon
  3. 3Tekton18passesAmazon
  4. 4Capri Tools18passesAmazon
  5. 5Proto18.7passesAmazon
  6. 6Greenlee22passesAmazon
  7. 7DeWalt24passesAmazon
  8. 8Craftsman24passesAmazon
  9. 9Olsa27passesAmazon
  10. 10Blue Point27passesNo link
  11. 11Williams28passesAmazon

Back drag

Lower is better, in g13 of 14 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1GearWrench109gAmazon
  2. 2Capri Tools237gAmazon
  3. 3SK288gAmazon
  4. 4Williams289gAmazon
  5. 5Tekton394gAmazon
  6. 6Wera408gAmazon
  7. 7Blue Point415gNo link
  8. 8Craftsman549gAmazon
  9. 9Greenlee601gAmazon
  10. 10Proto647gAmazon
  11. 11DeWalt696gAmazon
  12. 12Olsa743gAmazon
  13. 13Jetech772gAmazon

Rusty fastener grip (box end)

Higher is better, in in lb13 of 14 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Tekton793.8in lbAmazon
  2. 2Proto719.5in lbAmazon
  3. 3Craftsman691in lbAmazon
  4. 4Olsa668in lbAmazon
  5. 5Wera667in lbAmazon
  6. 6DeWalt666.4in lbAmazon
  7. 7SK663in lbAmazon
  8. 8GearWrench586.8in lbAmazon
  9. 9Blue Point536.8in lbNo link
  10. 10Capri Tools529.8in lbAmazon
  11. 11Greenlee523in lbAmazon
  12. 12Jetech475in lbAmazon
  13. 13Williams447.7in lbAmazon

Rusty fastener grip (open end)

Higher is better, in in lb10 of 14 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1GearWrench714.4in lbAmazon
  2. 2Olsa675.9in lbAmazon
  3. 3Tekton638.2in lbAmazon
  4. 4Greenlee610in lbAmazon
  5. 5DeWalt569in lbAmazon
  6. 6Blue Point540.1in lbNo link
  7. 7Williams530.4in lbAmazon
  8. 8Capri Tools489.3in lbAmazon
  9. 9Craftsman469.5in lbAmazon
  10. 10Wera404.4in lbAmazon

Box end failure load

Higher is better, in lb13 of 14 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1SK531lbAmazon
  2. 2Olsa514lbAmazon
  3. 3Craftsman415lbAmazon
  4. 4Wera400lbAmazon
  5. 5Greenlee371lbAmazon
  6. 6DeWalt368lbAmazon
  7. 7Proto341lbAmazon
  8. 8Blue Point336lbNo link
  9. 9GearWrench329lbAmazon
  10. 10Williams325lbAmazon
  11. 11Capri Tools302lbAmazon
  12. 12Jetech226lbAmazon
  13. 13Tekton224lbAmazon

Open end failure load

Higher is better, in in lb12 of 14 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Greenlee1,311in lbAmazon
  2. 2Tekton1,173in lbAmazon
  3. 3GearWrench1,128in lbAmazon
  4. 4Craftsman1,058in lbAmazon
  5. 5Proto1,045in lbAmazon
  6. 6Williams1,033in lbAmazon
  7. 7Capri Tools1,018in lbAmazon
  8. 8Blue Point945in lbNo link
  9. 9Olsa870in lbAmazon
  10. 10Wera866in lbAmazon
  11. 11DeWalt856in lbAmazon
  12. 12SK836.8in lbAmazon

Everything he tested

Results were read from the video's captions by two AI models, and only the numbers both agree on and that he says out loud are shown. Some results appear only on screen in the video. Check the video before you buy.