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Wrenches and sockets

Best Ratchet? ICON vs Snap On, GearWrench, SK Tools, Mac Tools, Wera, Zero Degree, Milwaukee, Kobalt

Sep 2022 · 17 min · 17 products tested

His winner

GearWrench

It earned an A plus in every category and is a great value

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Results, round by round

Working Arc Swing

Lower is better, in passes16 of 17 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Zero Degree17.5passesNo link
  2. 2Harbor Freght Icon18passesNo link
  3. 3GearWrench18passesAmazon
  4. 4Wera18.7passesAmazon
  5. 5Craftsman19passesAmazon
  6. 6Husky20passesAmazon
  7. 7Snap On20passesNo link
  8. 8Kobalt20.8passesNo link
  9. 9SATA21passesAmazon
  10. 10SK Tools21.7passesAmazon
  11. 11Milwaukee22.5passesNo link
  12. 12Tekton22.5passesAmazon
  13. 13Williams23.7passesAmazon
  14. 14DeWalt24passesAmazon
  15. 15ARES27passesAmazon
  16. 16Performance Tool39passesAmazon

Back Drag

Lower is better, in g
  1. 1GearWrench209gAmazon
  2. 2ARES238gAmazon
  3. 3Tekton278gAmazon
  4. 4SATA288gAmazon
  5. 5Zero Degree298gNo link
  6. 6Wera298gAmazon
  7. 7Kobalt388gNo link
  8. 8Husky389gAmazon
  9. 9Mac Tools398gNo link
  10. 10Williams497gAmazon
  11. 11Milwaukee499gNo link
  12. 12Snap On499gNo link
  13. 13SK Tools609gAmazon
  14. 14Harbor Freght Icon669gNo link
  15. 15Performance Tool698gAmazon
  16. 16Craftsman729gAmazon
  17. 17DeWalt799gAmazon

Directional Switch Pressure

Lower is better, in g
  1. 1GearWrench181gAmazon
  2. 2ARES199gAmazon
  3. 3Kobalt217gNo link
  4. 4Milwaukee226gNo link
  5. 5SATA227gAmazon
  6. 6Williams314gAmazon
  7. 7Harbor Freght Icon326gNo link
  8. 8Wera364gAmazon
  9. 9Mac Tools408gNo link
  10. 10Tekton421gAmazon
  11. 11Craftsman431gAmazon
  12. 12Zero Degree446gNo link
  13. 13Snap On503gNo link
  14. 14DeWalt611gAmazon
  15. 15Husky653gAmazon
  16. 16SK Tools970gAmazon
  17. 17Performance Tool1,561gAmazon

Failure Load

Higher is better, in ft lb
  1. 1Milwaukee312.9ft lbNo link
  2. 2Snap On295.4ft lbNo link
  3. 3GearWrench286.2ft lbAmazon
  4. 4Kobalt285.9ft lbNo link
  5. 5Harbor Freght Icon284.5ft lbNo link
  6. 6Husky283.4ft lbAmazon
  7. 7Tekton273.8ft lbAmazon
  8. 8Williams273.5ft lbAmazon
  9. 9SK Tools267.9ft lbAmazon
  10. 10ARES267.2ft lbAmazon
  11. 11Craftsman262.1ft lbAmazon
  12. 12SATA258ft lbAmazon
  13. 13Mac Tools251.3ft lbNo link
  14. 14Zero Degree250.9ft lbNo link
  15. 15DeWalt230.8ft lbAmazon
  16. 16Wera202.7ft lbAmazon
  17. 17Performance Tool58.4ft 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.