1/4" Hex Ratchet Review & Comparison

Here we are comparing various quarter inch Drive hex ratchets and showing why they're so useful . .

[@shaunofsouthaustralia7170]

Thanks - I really appreciate that someone has done a video like this. There are some fairly expensive brands such as Wurth and some more mid priced ones like bosch etc. But you have to fairly actively search for them because there are such a limited variety of them out there. Awesome for automotive purposes.

[@blknblubkrdude]

The Wurth looks like exactly what Id want! Naturally having trouble finding it for purchase in the US

[@marcmckenzie5110]

Catus, once again you rock - this time giving me new ideas on tools to solve tough problems.

[@CatusMaximus]

Thank you

[@Garland77]

Those Chapman hex drivers are designed to be used with their proprietary bits that have an integrated ball detent to keep them from falling out. As you point out, they can be used with standard bits also.

[@billlee1724]

Awesome video man! And yea I thought I saw everything till I watched your videos lol you've turned me on to some great stuff

[@CatusMaximus]

Thank you

[@BOOSTEDLASER]

@@CatusMaximus Searched 25 mins,both Home Depot and Lowes..cant find these..I KNOW they have them

[@jeffhooper3447]

this is your first video I saw and I ordered the Chapman and subscribed instantly

[@45asunder1]

I do maintenance for a chain of gas station/convenience stores and use the little TITAN on a regular basis. I carry it on my edc tool pouch. I love it.

[@CatusMaximus]

Thanks for the real world feedback

[@BrewCityRider]

I've got the little Powerbilt 72 tooth 1/4" drive + bit driver ratchet. Very handy little tool.

[@themountofoliveschannelwit7009]

Thanks for posting this video, I don't own one of these hex bit ratchets however I was thinking about buying one.

[@gregc9220]

you making me spend to much money set building lol! nice video, I just purchased a QL3 kobalt ratchet screwdriver and love how it holds any bit you put in it, now I'm looking for a nice bit ratchet.

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[@TylerSnyder305]

That unbranded one is made by Lang tools, formerly Kastar. They made them for the truck brands as well as for sears / Craftsman. They're no longer offered with the Craftsman name printed on the red rubber grip, but you can still get them from Lang with an orange grip. Btw there's actually a Mac BWFQ5 flex head bit ratchet where the head and handle both flex, they've got some other flex head bit ratchets including a locking flex but this ones the coolest. My only problem with this is paying tool truck prices for what I'm pretty sure is made in Taiwan, I'll only buy tools made in China or Taiwan if they're just super inexpensive.

[@addisonsteiner6473]

Thanks for the heads up. I found a Kastar marked one on eBay to add to my arsenal!

[@TylerSnyder305]

@@addisonsteiner6473 I got my Craftsman NOS at the local hardware a couple months ago.

[@MichaelShor]

You might check out the GearWrench 6 and 12-in flex head versions. I have the 12-in version, and it's pretty nice, although I think the 6-in one might be best for me for most purposes.

[@mandapalque]

Titan made a flex head mini ratchet and they also have a swivel mini ratchet as well.

[@vicpetrishak7705]

GearWrench 1/4 , 5/16” 35 piece set , metric , imperial sockets and bits . $20.00 Amazon . Klein 1/4” finger ratchet p/n 65200 with 5 bits . $16.00 Amazon . Both of Taiwan manufacture . Ratchets of forged head design . 66/23

[@poonbandit9924]

The titan is the EXACT same as my silver eagle I got in a set with a 1/4” ratchet, the commons extensions and a master set of sae/metric sockets deep and shallow. I’m glad I got it for a steal like 8 years ago…

[@davidhamm5626]

Short sweet , and to the point !

[@CatusMaximus]

:)

[@wayneo7307]

Hi Catus , I Just Picked up the Titan 1/4 Ratchet driver . I Needed it For A Space Issue . Really Nice . Autozone .

[@CatusMaximus]

Yeah there an okay mini Driver

[@andrewscott8892]

You need to check out the matco mpwr, it's a palm ratchet but has a wobble extension on it

[@Basement_CNC]

my favourite one are wera , topeak and felo and they are all verry verry nice and not expensive around 20$

[@whatfreedom7]

I prefer the zero degree over all of these. It grips better and no slack. It is a little taller. Or go with the Sunex set which is $20. The sunex is very similar to that titan.

[@kevinbeck6419]

I bought a bill industrial brand off Amazon it's nice

[@davesnothere8859]

the chapman is the industrial standard. They have their own bits with a ball in them so it isn't magnetic. Easily the best

[@jamesconnors5653]

Chapman works for me.

[@hardlyb]

I hate those Yankee ratcheting screwdrivers. All the ones I ever used have lousy bits, and when it has bits back-to-back like the one you showed (which is all I've ever seen), you often can't get the thing in where you need it because the other bit is in the way. Wera makes a really nice ratchet that the bits fit into, so the rachet itself has a profile which is smaller than the bit is long, and the two things together are only a bit wider than the bit's length, and it has a nice action.

[@josephbohme7917]

Some you say a brand. the last few, Zip?

[@TheLexiconDevils]

thumbwheel on a flex shaft

[@MUHAMMADAMIN-gy5mk]

I Have like Craftman.. Hex up and 1/4 down.. 2 side... 😀😀

[@martinschaffmeir7729]

Hello good post sir, I'm just waiting on somebody to make a regular 1/4 ", 1/4" drive socket with a magnet inside, I have adapters none are as small as a regular 1/4 inch socket

[@CatusMaximus]

There is magnetic quarter inch Drive sockets if you look around many manufacturers make socket sets with integrated magnets

[@jalepeno_pete3589]

Apex makes one mine is very old but they may still have them

[@baggins1]

Use all the time. Should have some better quality options.

[@CatusMaximus]

Yes after looking around online and appears there is a vast array of quarter inch hex ratchets nowadays

[@baggins1]

Catus Maximus Comment was meant to indicate not a lot of quality options I've seen anywhere. I'd like to have a high resolution small form factor for getting in super tight places. Vette I'm working on for instance. Or better engineers at GM.

[@rwbishop]

Take a look at the 'VIM' 1/4 bit ratchet... it's very nice! Ratchet on one end, and a special 1/4" bit box end on the other. Nice spring type bit retainers, and both ends have stops so the bits can't push through. 48 tooth. Total length is about 3 1/2", part number is HBR3. Just looked, under $20.00 on Amazon.

[@guybrown2339]

You left out Wiha and Wera mini ratchets.

[@drengskap]

Wera and Facom bit ratchets are much better than any of these.