Made by WILDE, and excellent quality. I own every single size. WILDE recently introduced a 2pc set of mini pry bars too which are also HT rebranded and available at many walmarts ( not in my area yet though). The shanks are actually Mayhew though , and Wilde just makes the handles. BTW these are not actually the only American made tools sold at Walmart , there are some EMPIRE levels rebranded for HART, the HYPER tough plastic tool boxes and plastic " utility boxes " ( Plano ammo boxes ) are American made, there are some Hyper Tough utility knife blades that are American made, an American made razor scraper, I think the hacksaws are as well as the cheap miter saw, and the walmarts in my area carry Swanson speed squares. There used to be more before they dropped Vaughan & Bushnell / Dasco and Channellock when they introduced the HART brand that I refuse to ever ever support, but there is more than most people might realize.

You are correct they are made by wilde tools wt will be on the shaft the company was founded by 2 brothers Paul and Otto froeschl in Kansas city Missouri in 1953 or 54 there was a flood so they move the factory to Hiawatha Kansas I had the pleasure of meeting a relative of theirs in Falls City Nebraska by the name of Eric Froeschl really cool guy gave me some history of the company he worked for the family a bit when he was younger I told him about a pair of Witco pliers I posted on my youtube channel I mentioned the grip tight faster that is apart of the mechanism that holds them together and how it was patd in 1962 he said his great uncle Paul I believe it was ordered a special washer and got the wrong part and they got millions of them so instead of sending them back they made them work and advertised them as grip tite fastening system Eric Stated they really didn't make an improvement in the operation of the pliers but was a great sales pitch really nice people and their pliers and tools are great

What sizes are those pry bars?

I believe the "D" that precedes the Wizard name on the handle stands for Duro Metal Products (Duro-Indestro). I have a set of old Craftsman ~laminated~ ratcheting double end box wrenches and they have the same D stamped into the wrench...also made by Duro-Indestro I recently picked up a couple old Wizard H2775 3/8 ratchets at a flea market. They work fine but I'm going to disassemble to clean and oil.

not bad for the money .

not bad. surprised the tool bench name was engraved onto the tool

Great find, 👍 Thanks for sharing.

Ya looks good for the price and I'll keep my eyes open and grab a pair, thanks.

The Dollar Tree is going to take down Harbor Freight as the King of Cheap Tools.😂😂

Interesting find at the Dollar Tree Store $ 5.00 vice grips not a bad deal and cheaper than HF .. Not pro Quality but what they are really good for is Welding and Metal fabrication or a Tool bag for a Car or Boat as for a Tool Warranty well good luck with that at 5 bucks not worth the hassle .. Great Video Mr Ratchet man Take Care and Enjoy your Monday

$5 - amazing isn’t it? 😃👍

They look good

Did you actually try to use it to see if it functions properly or not? Many of the cheap tools won't stay aligned properly when put under pressure. That would be an interesting comparison for you to make, especially if you compared them with vise-grip brand.

Thanks for sharing this!

Looks like dollar tree for the win minus the lifetime warranty but who needs a lifetime warranty on a five dollar tool if it last a year of weekend use its paid for itself thanks for sharing my freind

Any warranty??

Almost certain these were probably factory rejects but they re branded them to make at least something from them

Nah I’m here cos I can’t thanks now I know I’m going to replace battery now.

The Plomb (Plvmb) Los Angeles Period, 1934-1938. The Proto Los Angeles Period, 1949-1956. Plomb Tool Company leading up to the creation of the Proto brand. Both marked LA on the tools.

Cripe distributing on Ebay has the 1/4 and 3/8 for dirt cheap. I bought a few sets of them. They are all old new stock. They will need to be taken down and cleaned and lubed but they are solid workhorse units. You don't need a wimpy 120th ratchet for everything..

The Mustang ratchets were the roughest of all. I've got a collection of Sparta ratchets from 1/4 to 1/2 and the 3/8 flex-head all with nice polish. But did give away a few that weren't finished as good as the ones I kept. The 1/4 are one of the tiniest ratchets I've seen.

Pretty crappy. My one and only Doyle tool. Never again.The clasp that holds the handles together is only held in a shut position by a little lip of plastic that tears immediately. And this has the worst cutting power of any cutter I have used. Even the crummiest tiny screw defeats it. That's because the handles stick straight out rather than taper inwards. Can't get a firm grip with the handles spread so far out.

Did you know the 1/2 will fit into the 3/8 ratchets BUT they are thicker and there isn't enough room left over to fit the snap ring back in. These also have a smaller head than other round head ratchets and are my go-to for tight spots when you need a 1/2.

I have this set. They are OK for the price. I also have a Husky 3/8 drive that's ten times nicer. You pay for what you get.

That sucks about the snapring.... i have allways wondered about these... i know there cheaper ratchet but iv wanted one for a few years,, i think i might try out the 1/4 drive... there on ebay brand new for like 15 or 20 bucks... and i betthe 1/4 inch would be pretty strong if the snap ring has no problems........ another great video man...LOL,,

Thanks for this video, I just tore down, cleaned and lubricated my old 3/8" drive KAL ratchet using your instructions. Country of origin on mine is Japan. Have been using it since high school when I started wrenching on my first truck. It was given to me by a mechanic for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) so I do believe this company supplied tools for US Government contracts. If I remember correctly the tools in the shop would be replaced every X number of years with new regardless of wear. He had a garage full of things he had saved from being junked during the normal replacement cycle (I'm sure he wasn't supposed to do that). He got me started with a basic tool kit from these leftovers when I was in high school. I'm still using the same old tools 20+ years later. Anyway, the ratchet was having trouble selecting forward or reverse. Disassembled, cleaned in kerosene, lubricated with light oil, reassembled and the ratchet is back to working great. The 3/8" drive was a single pawl compared to your 1/2" drive dual pawl otherwise the same. Thanks for the video if I hadn't run across it that ratchet would probably be in the trash can.

I have a new one! Does anyone know how much it cost?

This ratchet is the only ratchet design that Craftsman currently offers through Sears...All 3 sizes are available except the classic 3/4 drive.....This design is obviously very different from the current Craftsman lineup that you can get at Lowes....These look like they are sourced from the mighty Apex as the date code looks like a Apex code....The Z-AG stands for: Z=some Apex sourced Chinese plant.....AG=2017....So theoretically if these are still being made today in 2025 by the same Apex Chinese manufacturer,the current code would be Z-AO.....But I'm sure you know all of this.😂...It's very sad how the old classic Sears Roebuck &Co Craftsman brand has fallen isn't it as they used to have everything under the sun.?...Good vid.👍

I say shitty engineering and shitty design from a brand name who supposedly cares. So simple to check that fit in quality control or route a little deeper so snap ring fits. When that fails under load you'll smash your knuckles and not get your job done. Shame on Craftsmen

That's a quality control issue, I've seen it a few times on various makes, once on a Craftsman, a Dremel with a cutoff wheel works wonders, just carefully deepen the groove, takes about 60 seconds

I can't imagine they were all that way. I think that one is just defective and slipped by quality control.

WOW nice find Too bad the Craftsman Ratchet has a fatal flaw that looks like a QC problem hopefully only a few slip by or do they all have the same problem not sure what to say about that I know one thing don't use that Ratchet as a hammer LOL .. Great Video Mr Ratchet man Take care enjoy and your Sunday with a few Beers 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

My guess is you got a lemon but on the other hand I haven't seen many ratchet models like that so maybe it wasn't a lemon really a shame if it is because I think it was a good start to a revision thanks for sharing my friend

I have the 1/4" drive version (99967), and it has an adequate groove for the snap ring (not generous, but adequate).

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Wow, that lack of a decent groove to retain the snap ring is pretty terrible. I wonder if they're all that bad or if you got a lemon?

You save me mines got stuck n no i can have a bit of faith to fix it

I think the "S" is for "short"... I have these in the flex-head / bent handle and they seem to be labeled "S" or "L", but the length is very similar.

Does the craftsman batwing mechanism fit in the benchtop ratchet?

Capri clone

"Lost a lot of sleep over it"! LOL! 👍

No lube?!

I have the 44833 long handle 3/8 ratchet. It’s still my go to ratchet to this day.

Litton was a big name in a 1980s high tech product....microwave ovens.

the old ones lasted,all the best for the new year.

Happy New Year! Thanks for sharing 👍

Nice clean up. I was happy to see it was an easy fix.

Happy New Year. I have one of those that I got in 1973. By the late 1980s, the ratchet mechanism stuck. Thanks for showing how to fix the problem. Good Luck, Rick

New ones are dual pawl 72 tooth

Hell yeah....Oil that baby up....Oil is all I use as I have mentioned before...Easy to clean out.....Easy to re-apply.....Nothing sounds better than the clicks of a ratchet with thin oil inside of it instead of thick heavy grease....Happy New Year!