Williams USA Made Ratchets!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- A couple of months ago, a subscriber, Colton, sent me the Williams USA Ratchets to try out and do a review on. Was an incredible experience trying out thtese "Blasts from the Past" (the older Snap On 936 series ratchets essentially is what these are...but brand new without the Snap On price tag).
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For a shade tree mechanic, these are always such a great learning tool on tools. I’m just thankful that my 1980s Craftsmen tools have held up all of these years.
Ooh, 80's, yeah, for someone using them at home/lighter duty stuff they should last bit while longer, there are a few things I still use from craftsman stuff i got mid 2000's at work yet, hey if it hasnt broken or worn out, why upgrade/replace right?
Williams ie snap on exactly the same thing love the Williams brand USA tool.
I haven't seen a Williams tool in many years. I miss the quality tool stores of the old days...before the dark times...before the Horrible Freight junk tool culture. good video.
Bought a 3/8 flex head one and used it everyday for like 6 years in a row, one day it finally started skipping on me, snap on guy never heard of it, never knew Williams even existed, dude straight rebuilt it for “warranty”
I like the older ratchets. I have one William's that belonged to my dad. Just to let you know how old the tool might be, my dad was born in 1912. The tools were alot heavier, thicker material and made to last a 100 years or more!
Classics such as those made to withstand the test of time indeed and get through the work week regardless where you were at. Thank you for sharing your experience with them!
I have a snap-on 936 that I bought second hand in the '90's.
Cold dead hands mate!
sometimes the tried and true classics can be hard to beat, one thing to be sure made to last down to the core, thanks for watching!
I’m an older fart that wrenched for years before the really fine toothed ratchets started hitting the tool trucks. I appreciate the fine toothed ratchets of today but I don’t remember us busting a lot of the older Mac & SnapOn ratchets back then. I still have several of them that are going on 30 years old that haven’t ever needed head kits in them.
Thanks for watching wayne, hope youve been doint well. One thing to be sure the heavier teeth build quality on the older ratchets were made to last hella longer, do i still love my snap on 80 toothers, yup, but will say these ratchets really grew on me fast!
I use these!! I love them! Bought mine off Amazon. For someone like myself who is starting out, I highly recommend Williams ratchets. Yes the tooth count is low, however they are solid and smooth, the fitment of the socket and anvil is tight doesn't weeble wobble like the Craftsman ratchets. You put Wright impact sockets on one of these you have a serious piece of hardware that can do a majority of jobs. I still have my Craftsman USA set from when I graduated years ago back when owning Craftsman meant something. I retired the Craftsman ratchets, Got the Williams instead. I am not disappointed!
If there was a modern day ratchet, made in USA that could really contend with some of the 72 tooth ratchets out there, i think this set could be it, there are plenty of times when tight spots call for finer tooth count indeed, but for a quality domestic ratchet that runs smooth, this is definitly it for sure! Thanks for watching!
Great video! I don’t think I need anymore ratchets but I can’t help myself. Will most likely end up in my tool box.
I bought the long handle 1/2” ratchet after seeing this video, I love it. It’s also excellent for turning the bolts on large knockouts for putting holes electrical boxes, the extra leverage makes it so much more comfortable to use.
Those ratchet internals definitely look old-school and heavy-duty! Do the Williams ratchets also have the infuriating loose ball bearing on the pawl detent spring like the F936?
Awesome love Williams tool's
quality and smoothness on these guys impressed me, never thought i would go back to 36 tooth after got rid/lost my old craftsman ratchets, but these are definitly a few steps above where those were, thanks for watching!
Very nice made old school ratchet
👍👍 Finally some good info on Williams.... Thanks
LOL, yup, hard to beat "made in usa" but these guys impressed me suprisingly, will definitly be keeping these guys around! Thanks for watching bud! hope your 3 day weekend going well!
@@BeardedSeabee82 Its going well because of good people like yourself... Thanks brother, be safe.
I don't think I've ever tried anything made by Williams. They look like quality tools and I've never heard anything but good about them.
As for the Milwakkee M-12 ratchet i like the new Insider long reach. It has 60 ft lbs rather than 30.
Lol ouch. It hurts when you do the math on how long I’ve had my ratchets.
Great video as always 👍
LOL, I try, thanks for watching bud!
My birthday is Feb 7th, I have been looking at these ratchets and here this video was recorded Feb 7th.
Ordering then possesing these ratchets has got to be part of fulfilling my fate !
You want to talk old school, still have an F720A I bought off the truck probably 30 years ago, 20 tooth count. Never been rebuilt. Also have what I think is an F731 flex head from about the same era. I believe I found that one wedged in the engine compartment of a car I bought. I just recently rebuilt that one. No longer turning wrenches, strictly DIY now and havent moved up to 80 tooth (yet)
Old school rocks!!
It does!
Back in the day these where the big dogs. Crazy how good off shore ratchets got and the price of them. In the last few years.
Tis true, market has no shortage of ratchets from alot of different places indeed. thanks for watching and hope you have a good weekend!
I think some of those types of tools used to build bridges!here in Ohio we need one!😁
LOL, Thanks for watching Dave!
I thought I broke my 3/8" Williams' flex-head ratchet at the junkyard. It somehow got into a position where I could spin it freely in both direction. I messed with the switch and it started working again, not sure what happen inside, but I was glad it wasn't broke.
Good video bro!
Thank you!
I still buy some Williams tools off the Snap On truck, very good quality for the money.
They are indeed, these, granted course tooth count, but teeth by no means corse at all i think are nice ratchets, especially if you were to put them up agains some of the older usa made craftsman stuff. thanks for watching!
Great vid Brandon but I was hoping you’d open up a snap on. I wanted to see if the dual 80 is interchangeable and if not what would it take to get it done. Kinda curious the difference there.
Well, thats actually quite the idea, may have to do that as i have had a couple of other ratchet vids i want to do concerning internals and expectant quality. Thanks for watching bud! Hope that you have been doing well!
Bearded Seabee82 always doing good brother just busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest 😁😂😂👍🏼
I think Williams makes some wrenches and rachets for Snap On but only sell the old styles under there name. I resently bought some Williams SuperTorque combination wrenches, will compare with any.
Not exactly how it works. They don't make them for Snap-On - it; Williams is the industrial arm of Snap-On.
Very nicely lubed ratchets
Joe Smith found couple Williams sockets in his extra sockets collection from auctions
Sweet deal Joe! always neat to get good deals on auction items, thank you for watching!
I used to.have a snap.on fl936 loved the damn thing but got rid of it due to the tooth count being too low for a 3/8,in my opinion. But the tooth count doesn't matter much for a 1/2 so I might have to pick one up.
Well, I am one to not discount want or need for finer tooth count on any ratchet especially snap on, but true, depending what you are doing, for the 1/2" sometimes that heavier meat on the gears can come in handy especially of you have a 4ft cheater on it lol. Thanks for watching!
Williams tools are great, snap on bought this company and now brands their industrial tools under this name.
Yes it is
Looking for good USA crescent wrenches. Looking to add some of the bigger ones to my home collection for working on the farm. Recommendations?
Bahco from spain makes good crescent wrench (they make snap on's and channel lock's). Aside from that, SK, or anything from western forge (craftsman usa, proto usa, and few others are made by them).
Jolsen Wright Tool crescent wrenches are still forged in the USA . Great family owned business too.
Ooh yeah, wright, ive used their wrenches and some sockets over years, Ohio forged i believe. Good stuff.
Williams and SK has them and are both made by Western Forge.
Im trying to decide between the chrome and the industrial oxide, i might have to get both.
The chrome holds up same as snap ons does either way, good choice
My Snap-On 1/2” spud ratchet is less than a year old and a 36 tooth count. My 3/8” Williams made in the USA 🇺🇸 impact sockets look like they rolled off the same line as my 3/8” Snap-On.
They do impress, so does their price tag, i plan on going with a few williams sockets down road for comparisons, and the price tags on individual sockets arent too bad considering. Thanks for watching and input!
@BeardedSeabee82 - How do these Williams ratchets stack up to Proto or Wright?
Better than proto, have yet to try wright ratchets though
Wow beefy teeth adding to the collection for sure nice video
Well that's a new brand to me never hear of Williams but they're close to Snap on with out the Snap on tool truck price they might be worth looking into. The only thing about them I'm not sure about is the tooth count but if you say they're good I'll take your word for it your the expert brother.
JH Williamsis a snap on company, used to be 50s-70s they were part of main line up along with regular snap on. These here are kind of that Blast from the past just before 72 and 80tooth came out about a dozen or so years ago all of snap on was 36. But yup, pricing and quality for USA made i think is where needs to be with these guys, but some people the higher tooth count matters, some people doesnt. Thanks for watchi g bud!
Lower tooth count means stronger ratchet but more swing until you get a click so worse for tight spaces and they have alot of back drag this is ideal for nice open rugged jobs like lug nuts for example
So my question is a Williams 3/4 inch ratchet with metric 6 point sockets set good choice for most DIY weekend mechanics or should one get the 1/2” ratchet set?
How big you needing to go?
Correct me if I am wrong, but I read somewhere that Williams is another sub-brand of SnapOn like BluePoint is?
It is their industrial line suck as Proto is to Stanley. Bahco is another company that is owned by Snap On as well. And they own several others too that produce varying tools for them over the globe.
Hey brandon do you by any chance have the capri 3/4 40 inch long breaker bar or even the 1 inch 40 inch long capri breaker bar
Hey antonio, i only have the ez red extendable 3/4 ratchet goes from like 20 to 40 inches long.
@@BeardedSeabee82 oh okay found out from chris from client graphics that the capri 1 inch 40 inch long breaker bar is cheaper then harbor freight icon 3/4 inch breaker bar that's 36 inches icon is 89.99 and the 1 inch capro 40 inch long breaker bar is 69.99 and the capri 3/4 inch 40 inch long breaker bar is 59.99 good deals information ya want to check them out... I have the Ez Red extendable 3/4 inch ratchet it's a beast
If someone would get off his butt.
You would have a crap load of bits.
Love the 36 tooth ratchet sound.
Built to last a lifetime.
I’ve got all three sizes in flex head sitting in my Amazon cart waiting for payday. $134 total
Cayote cap and shirt.... army guy for sure
Navy Tyrone.
I seen areally nice tlh936 on ebay in a auction but I didn't play =( I think I may pick up the 1/4" you have here.
they are really nice for being a 36tooth.
Anyone know it Williams has a long flex headed 1/2”? Like snap on’s flex head braker bar?
I know they have like a 16" or 17" flex head, avail on amazon, but that was their longest one i was readily able to find.
When it comes to Williams....you can get American tools at good prices....and you cant really buy direct from Williams only dealers and I've never seen anything on the truck.... I have a set of 1" sockets made in the early 90s 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 I paid $150 bucks for in 2005 and they are top of the line impact sockets....I broke one and emailed them and sent me a new one 3 years ago....i just wish snap on was same price lol
Hi Brandon, when sourcing repair kits, are you contacting Snap-On? For my repair kits, I contact them directly via email, and they send me a replacement kit at zero cost. If they don’t offer a repair kit (i.e. older ratchets), they will replace with a newer style tool. I just heard heard you mention $10 cost and I was concerned.
For my snap on and blue point branded tools i just hand them to my tool truck guy. Some folks have said that when they contact williams for warranty they have good process and work relatively fast to get replacement parts. But if you were say remote field worker and wanted spares just in case you can buy extra kits from snap on or williams to have on hand.
How do you get a hold of them in the UK?
@@gl9500 I've actually found the 3/8" on amazon, just out of stock on the 1/4"
@@gl9500 they seem too but not used them before, amazon worked great, got the 12 piece williams shallow metric sockets imported look just the same as snap on...
@@gl9500 they were the USA made in which I bought 👍
If you wipe the greese out and put gear lube in they are much smoother
Help. My wheel came off last week, tore 3 lug nuts off. Put on a new wheel bearing, new caliper, new control arm, still clunking noise near the rotor. Almost sounds like a brake clunking but its not. CV axle changed out on a Honda recal a year ago. Can that new cv axle be bad? I just got a new GSP cv axle today but got rained out. Im scared as hell. This little car is my life.
🤔🤔good luck with that, I work on heavy equipment, not lil hondas, im sure there are dozens of other diy vids here on yt, even some that can show you how to re-key jeeps, and tell you hft toolboxes are better than snap on boxes too
Oorah Four!!
Awesome, was in 25 myself, had alot of buddies in 4 though over years
Bearded Seabee82 awesome! Glad to see a brother bee with a TH-cam channel. Best of luck brother. I’m subscribed and will be following. Keep doing what your doing.
Is there a good place to find these?
Www.toolsdelivered.com or amazon both have decent pricing on them
Thanks!!
Just got my hands on the 3/8 one, imported from US to Denmark.
But wow…. Im kinda dissapointed?
1. The packaging… comeon, a trash thin plasticbag? Tekton, gearwrench, even really cheap ratchets are more protected.
2. The switch feels jammed, i never felt one this jammed, i have Hazet, tekton, Stahlwille, Bahco etc. But felt i had to really give it a jank with my thumb.
3. The build feels super Nice and sturdy.
I never had snap-on though.
Is it just me thats picky? 🤣
Or you could spend 3x as much for snap on that doesnt even come in a box or bag off the truck...
I recently bought a Williams 1/4” round head ratchet made in USA. The knurling on the handle is poor. It has a rough, sharp feel which is uncomfortable. Not what I expected from Williams, as I have a few other things from them. For a time I pondered whether I could fix it with an abrasive, then I came across a new S-K 1/4” round head for sale and decided to buy it and just write off the Williams. I’ll donate it somewhere.
If your hands are that soft, they make these things called gloves. Or perhaps you ahoukd have someone else perform auch laborus tasks for you.
@@BeardedSeabee82 The Bearded SAVAGE! Just about choked myself laughing at your comment! My condolences GH!
😆👍not a prob
@@BeardedSeabee82- I expect quality materials and workmanship in US-made tools. My new S-K 1/4” ratchet is a thing of beauty, as all my S-K tools are. They are all from the Chicago company though. I don’t know how things are going with S-K since being taken over by GreatStar and moved to Pennsylvania. I haven’t bought any S-K since except old stock.
As for Wlliams, I don’t need them.
I love the sk ratchets but honestly the knurling on them seem just for show, they have no grip at all to them. I want aggressive barbell style knurling, might have to try this Williams one
It's like nails on a chalkboard, I can't deal with low tooth count ratchets
LMAO, well, one thing to be sure, i would take these over the hft pits pro 72 toothers anyday. But yeah, Snap On 80 series are prob best ratchets ive ever used still to this day.
Montevallo Mustang They have their place. I have two long handled MAC ratchets (3/8 & 1/2) that are 30 years old and used everyday. Neither have ever had a head kit out in them after years of hard use. Many of my fine tooth ratchets from all three tool trucks have been busted numerous times. In applications that don’t require a low swing arc the larger teeth are stronger.
"commercial grade" .. another word for lack of tooth count and huge swing arcs...
🤣🤣 in a sense yes. But will say tooth longevity and anvil to pawl strength is better than the higher (80 plus) tooth count ratchets. Thanks for watching!
@@BeardedSeabee82 hows the backdrag and is she good for tighter spaces? in 3/8.
Williams ratchets are nothing more than snap-on ratchets that been discontinued they used the same gears manufactured in same factory
Snap on hasnt discontinued the 36 tooth kits, they still make them, and yes williams is snap on industrial, at a better price
Been looking at williams for a big 1/2 ratchet cause spending 250+ on a snap on 1/2 hurts me lol