This is a seriously impressive ratchet! Not only is it insanely strong but having the ability to casually rebuild the internal components after applying 300+ lbs of torque is ridiculous!
It’s pretty slim and narrow and ever so smaller than even a Snapon F80. Definitely he first selector I have had to punch out but still pretty easy to repair.
@@ClientGraphics It actually doesn't need to be punched out. There is a lip or groove on the selector switch that you have to spin around to get it out.
Sk is my favorite ratchet . I'm thrilled that it performed as good as it did . Haven't reviewed my yet, but glad i have more information. Top 3 channels on TH-cam for accurate results & numbers is Project Farm, Torque Test Channel & Client Graphics
I really appreciate the quantitative tests you do for backdrag and gear slack. A lot of cheap ratchets advertise high tooth count, implying good angular resolution only to be offset and ruined by excessive slack. A sort of 2 steps forward, 1 step back thing. Very annoying when working in a limited space.
Wow, fantastic test! It shows that you have really put an enormous effort into expanding your testing by designing a full compliment of tests to understand these tools. That plus the great video production is much appreciated.
So glad to see this and that it performed so well! I recommended this on you other videos and was glad to find it now! A torture test of the x-frame ratchet wrenches would be awesome to see as well! They are still planning on keeping production in the USA! However they are moving their manufacturing to Pennsylvania! Another rumor I heard was that they may be coming to Lowes!
what a shame that SK has sold out i have and use my Dads 3/8” SK socket set he bought in the Service in the late 1950s the set is original and complete plus also has a full set of Metric sockets. to match he purchased sometime in the 1960s to work on his Volkswagen Beetle even with China having the capability of building high quality tools i myself am a Skeptic they will ever have the true Nostalgia of the original Made in USA tools that will be handed down from generation to generation i have other Professional Grade sets but prefer to use my Fathers old treasured set over anything else as a child whatever project my Dad and i worked on together at the end of that Project all the tools we used were degreased and returned to their appropriate storage case untill the next project that insured all the pieces were accounted for and in good condition
My dad still has my grandfathers SK ratchet and socket set. I wanted to buy the newer 90t ratchets, but I cant find anyone in canada who sells them. Emailed SK and never heard back.
@@ClientGraphics ...yeah, thats when i picked mine up... also picked up the "DT" kits (dual tooth) rebuild/retrofit kits for my old round head 3/8 & 1/4 ratchets from harry j epsteins web site for half price, & i've been pretty impressed with em... honestly, my grandpaws old sk "wayne" stuff gets left alone "as is" ,not puttin a kit in those, but for modern sk ratchets, going from single tooth to "opposing" dual pawl set up is a big upgrade in case u havent tried it yet... thanx for the videos man & god bless
Big fan of strong ball detents. I use impact on anything i can so my extensions and sockets are more worn, they are prone to falling off a weak detent.
I hope their Chinese owners realize a made in China S.K. tool will sell poorly. You have very few made in USA choices, but if it's made in China, it's just one of lots lots of has been brands.
I dunno. Them egg rollers do a better job of making chrome stuck than SP(superpeel) ever did. They should have gotten Wright to design their 120 tooth(or whatever) cartridge they finally got around to. They had it correct when the tuff 1 was around. Needed a spring redesign...not redesign, simple wire gauge differences and hardening/tempering and an oil hole...that's it. It was near perfection(enter NEXT owners)
I bought one of these a while back and I was really bummed with the amount of back drag and the fact that you have to twist the anvil as you move the selector switch to get it to change directions. If you don't work the anvil the switch won't budge. The good news is after a fair bit of use the back drag seems better and I really enjoy the handle for some reason.
Having basically grown up with SK that I inherited in the 60s and remain prominent in my auto box to this day, I’m glad to see them coming back. I they change country of mfg or use chinese components however, I will not pay the higher numbers SK USA commands.
My personal favorite ratchet line up I started with the 3/8, now have the 1/4,1/2,3/8flex and 1/4 flex do you happen to have part numbers for a 3/8 rebuild kit
We (in the USA) contributed to this. I bought my first S-K tool (used) 60 years ago. Then, that was the brand shade tree mechanics wanted. Over the years, a lot of people who weren’t brought up right started buying imported brands. Before this sale, S-K had become so rare that you had to know where to find the brand, if you wanted it. Most people never heard of it. They were just buying whatever Home Depot sold.
as at about 8:30 I guess twisting off like that is actually about the best mode of failure vs. the whole head exploding into shrapnel or (on a flex model) the joint failing by breaking off an ear
Test a sample next that you previously tested by hand please. It'll be good info to know if this machine outputs the same results for calibration reference.
The ICON fixed head ratchet tested by hand at 276.3 ft-lbs and the new ICON flex-head has the same internals and maxed at 290.6 ft-lbs. While that is only one single point of data I estimate there could be a 0-15% difference by manual testing vs machine output. However the highest number I know tested on a machine that was calibrated still only produce 305 ft-lbs and that was a SnapOn. I’ll test a SnapOn by the end of the year. Would like to get MAC and Matco tested first
Wayne was the machining era. Tolerances and hardnesses were good. It'd be neat to torture a Wayne but they've already been tortured 60 years.. They lacked in cosmetic detail, like Proto, Williams use to. Wartime eras. Everything was like that except Snap. Even the $200/spork Pentagram didn't get a strap on much. Maybe Air Force kids had some Snaps ? Army corps had Proto, Wright and some Bonney for beating on machinery/tanks and stuff
I have 3/8 and 1/2 LP90s I got for 50% off right before they sold. I mean they were the same price as Tekton. Glad I did before they are no longer made in the usa.
Just hopping back here to say I haven't seen you post much. I hope you and you're family are doing ok , and you're just taking time away from the internet.
I stopped buying Craftsman tools when they shifted production to China and I will do the same with SK. You can buy the same crap from China at HF or Walmart at a fraction of the price.
@@andrewsalazar98 Says who? Ideal Industries has stated that they are offering all SK employees 'opportunities' with their other brands, why would they do that if China intends to keep SK as is?
Hot summer and it took longer than planned to build the new ratchet tester. Then the leftover time went to family and kids sports. Still pretty busy struggling to post content weekly.
On the early LP90S, the springs were too long or tight. Try to cut 1 coil at a time from the spring, that should help. Plus if u haven't, put SuperLube on internals. For whatever reason, they come dry from the factory?
This is why i don't put much weight into "Buy brand x it's better then so and so" from tool snobs a tool is a tool is atool so long is you ain't paying severe bottom of the barrel prices, then if you are you really shouldn't be all that surprised.
For know I will continue to buy sk but if quantity falls off or if they start making them in China I will be done with them. Likely just what ever is cheapest or available very sad to hear about the buy out
Don’t think is fair to say that is stronger than many when the testing equipment is not the gorilla brute force cheat bar male hormonal procedure use on the other, I am almost sure this brand did worst with the other test.
SK has been lacking for the last couple years. They've been falling behind as far as technological advances. I've left my sk ratchets in the toolbox for tekton ratchets of all things
The amount of data, the testing rigs, the digital gauges. It's like my home away from home. This is amazing content
If you are ever in the area you are welcome to come by anytime.
I see a colab some time in your future….;)
This is a seriously impressive ratchet! Not only is it insanely strong but having the ability to casually rebuild the internal components after applying 300+ lbs of torque is ridiculous!
It’s pretty slim and narrow and ever so smaller than even a Snapon F80. Definitely he first selector I have had to punch out but still pretty easy to repair.
@@ClientGraphics It actually doesn't need to be punched out. There is a lip or groove on the selector switch that you have to spin around to get it out.
I have 5 of the LP 90 ratchets and have been pretty happy with them
Hello again Chris and Mrs. CG
Thank you for another Great Video. It's good to see more of your Videos. You always have something unique to learn.
Hey George thanks for stopping by and commenting. Always nice to see people I can constantly remember watch and comment✌️
The new testing equipment really looks awesome well done chris!!
It’s holding up so far and produces clean consistent torque. Can’t wait to test MAC and Matco
Sk is my favorite ratchet . I'm thrilled that it performed as good as it did . Haven't reviewed my yet, but glad i have more information. Top 3 channels on TH-cam for accurate results & numbers is Project Farm, Torque Test Channel & Client Graphics
I really appreciate the quantitative tests you do for backdrag and gear slack. A lot of cheap ratchets advertise high tooth count, implying good angular resolution only to be offset and ruined by excessive slack. A sort of 2 steps forward, 1 step back thing. Very annoying when working in a limited space.
Just wait till we get to one of the 120 dual pawl ratchets. I did a gear slack multiple times and definitely felt like the marketing lied to me.
Wow, fantastic test! It shows that you have really put an enormous effort into expanding your testing by designing a full compliment of tests to understand these tools. That plus the great video production is much appreciated.
So glad to see this and that it performed so well! I recommended this on you other videos and was glad to find it now! A torture test of the x-frame ratchet wrenches would be awesome to see as well! They are still planning on keeping production in the USA! However they are moving their manufacturing to Pennsylvania! Another rumor I heard was that they may be coming to Lowes!
I appreciate the detailed notes is the description Chris.
what a shame that SK has sold out i have and use my Dads 3/8” SK socket set he bought in the Service in the late 1950s the set is original and complete plus also has a full set of Metric sockets. to match he purchased sometime in the 1960s to work on his Volkswagen Beetle even with China having the capability of building high quality tools i myself am a Skeptic they will ever have the true Nostalgia of the original Made in USA tools that will be handed down from generation to generation i have other Professional Grade sets but prefer to use my Fathers old treasured set over anything else as a child whatever project my Dad and i worked on together at the end of that Project all the tools we used were degreased and returned to their appropriate storage case untill the next project that insured all the pieces were accounted for and in good condition
I have been using an older SK Wayne socket and it has yet to disappoint. When used properly their tools do and seem they could last a lifetime.
My dad still has my grandfathers SK ratchet and socket set. I wanted to buy the newer 90t ratchets, but I cant find anyone in canada who sells them. Emailed SK and never heard back.
@@aidenstefanson2175 Try emailing them in Mandarin.
Have to repair or replace this USA made one and in a year test their more recent versions to see if there is a change in quality.
...just starting the video... long time sk user... just purchased this ratchet... crossing my fingers...
It didn’t disappoint when it came to strength. I picked it up on the last Steals & Deals on the SK site so it was a sweet deal.
@@ClientGraphics ...yeah, thats when i picked mine up... also picked up the "DT" kits (dual tooth) rebuild/retrofit kits for my old round head 3/8 & 1/4 ratchets from harry j epsteins web site for half price, & i've been pretty impressed with em... honestly, my grandpaws old sk "wayne" stuff gets left alone "as is" ,not puttin a kit in those, but for modern sk ratchets, going from single tooth to "opposing" dual pawl set up is a big upgrade in case u havent tried it yet... thanx for the videos man & god bless
Big fan of strong ball detents. I use impact on anything i can so my extensions and sockets are more worn, they are prone to falling off a weak detent.
With well used sockets or using impact sockets the strong detent definitely makes sense.
I hope their Chinese owners realize a made in China S.K. tool will sell poorly. You have very few made in USA choices, but if it's made in China, it's just one of lots lots of has been brands.
All they’re doing is moving the factory to PA for now. No talk of anything Chinese yet
@@veryfunclub they sold to a china company. No longer made in USA.
@@BassWhoopinFishingTeam they moved the manufacturing plant to PA. Not China
Grainger is now selling S-K wrenches again and giving the country of origin as China.
I dunno. Them egg rollers do a better job of making chrome stuck than SP(superpeel) ever did. They should have gotten Wright to design their 120 tooth(or whatever) cartridge they finally got around to. They had it correct when the tuff 1 was around. Needed a spring redesign...not redesign, simple wire gauge differences and hardening/tempering and an oil hole...that's it. It was near perfection(enter NEXT owners)
I bought one of these a while back and I was really bummed with the amount of back drag and the fact that you have to twist the anvil as you move the selector switch to get it to change directions. If you don't work the anvil the switch won't budge. The good news is after a fair bit of use the back drag seems better and I really enjoy the handle for some reason.
Having basically grown up with SK that I inherited in the 60s and remain prominent in my auto box to this day, I’m glad to see them coming back.
I they change country of mfg or use chinese components however, I will not pay the higher numbers SK USA commands.
My personal favorite ratchet line up I started with the 3/8, now have the 1/4,1/2,3/8flex and 1/4 flex do you happen to have part numbers for a 3/8 rebuild kit
Love to see you test it to failure then rebuild it good as new.
Damn Chinese need to keep their hands off our last great tool company! All that's left now really is wright.
Has nothing to do with Chinaman. For sale, highest bidder. Greed rules the USA...always has
We (in the USA) contributed to this. I bought my first S-K tool (used) 60 years ago. Then, that was the brand shade tree mechanics wanted. Over the years, a lot of people who weren’t brought up right started buying imported brands. Before this sale, S-K had become so rare that you had to know where to find the brand, if you wanted it. Most people never heard of it. They were just buying whatever Home Depot sold.
And wright is mostly an industrial/construction centered brand. very behind as far as automotive type of products especially ratchets.
as at about 8:30 I guess twisting off like that is actually about the best mode of failure vs. the whole head exploding into shrapnel or (on a flex model) the joint failing by breaking off an ear
Did you ever test the new proto 90 tooth ratchets
ClientGraphics, On the SK socket pull of test, you had the head at an angle to the dictation of pull. At can change your pull of force.
Assuming that they at least keep their core hand tools American made, I will continue buying them.
I think that guy JDTCO had on their channel a few weeks ago was right: SK is gonna start popping up in big box stores.
Like ToyzRus ? ;-)
What are the sockets you're using? They look nice
I used a few different ones. A simi deep Carlyle socket, SK, and the pull test was with a USA Craftsman 7/16
Test a sample next that you previously tested by hand please. It'll be good info to know if this machine outputs the same results for calibration reference.
The ICON fixed head ratchet tested by hand at 276.3 ft-lbs and the new ICON flex-head has the same internals and maxed at 290.6 ft-lbs. While that is only one single point of data I estimate there could be a 0-15% difference by manual testing vs machine output. However the highest number I know tested on a machine that was calibrated still only produce 305 ft-lbs and that was a SnapOn. I’ll test a SnapOn by the end of the year. Would like to get MAC and Matco tested first
Snap-on ratchets are the hardest ratchets to remove sockets from I wish they would make it easier to remove a socket other than using screwdrivers
Use pliers.
Nice video. A little more lighting would be nice for the rebuild part.
Glad I own a bunch of sk tools from the late 60s and 70s. I even have an Sk/Wayne tool set. If ya don't know what that is. Look it up.
Wayne was the machining era. Tolerances and hardnesses were good. It'd be neat to torture a Wayne but they've already been tortured 60 years.. They lacked in cosmetic detail, like Proto, Williams use to. Wartime eras. Everything was like that except Snap. Even the $200/spork Pentagram didn't get a strap on much. Maybe Air Force kids had some Snaps ? Army corps had Proto, Wright and some Bonney for beating on machinery/tanks and stuff
What a great machine to pluck sombody's eyes out
I have 3/8 and 1/2 LP90s I got for 50% off right before they sold. I mean they were the same price as Tekton. Glad I did before they are no longer made in the usa.
That’s exactly when I grabbed the SK ratchet tested on the last Steals & Deals
Just hopping back here to say I haven't seen you post much. I hope you and you're family are doing ok , and you're just taking time away from the internet.
I stopped buying Craftsman tools when they shifted production to China and I will do the same with SK. You can buy the same crap from China at HF or Walmart at a fraction of the price.
SK Tools only changed ownership to a Chinese company. They still intend on manufacturing in the USA.
@@andrewsalazar98 That is very good to hear. Thanks.
craftsman mostly or all USA made now that stanley owns it
@@andrewsalazar98 Says who? Ideal Industries has stated that they are offering all SK employees 'opportunities' with their other brands, why would they do that if China intends to keep SK as is?
@@Senkino5o says greatstar… they are moving production to their existing shop-vac facility in PA
Where have you been haha man I feel like you went bye bye for a minute
Hot summer and it took longer than planned to build the new ratchet tester. Then the leftover time went to family and kids sports. Still pretty busy struggling to post content weekly.
@@ClientGraphics I hear ya there definitely very time!! well glad to see more videos thanks!
My flex head the selector switch is extremely stiff!
On the early LP90S, the springs were too long or tight. Try to cut 1 coil at a time from the spring, that should help. Plus if u haven't, put SuperLube on internals. For whatever reason, they come dry from the factory?
@@olivia_049 thanks Robert, mine came with lube. I I differently want to cut the spring. I make a quick video of it on my channel.
do proto and wright tools, do a koken
All you prove is anvil shear at XX lbs. Nearly every ratt mechanism today will take enough to shear the anvil before the guts fail
This is why i don't put much weight into "Buy brand x it's better then so and so" from tool snobs a tool is a tool is atool so long is you ain't paying severe bottom of the barrel prices, then if you are you really shouldn't be all that surprised.
For know I will continue to buy sk but if quantity falls off or if they start making them in China I will be done with them. Likely just what ever is cheapest or available very sad to hear about the buy out
This is what you should have stayed with. You could have been the torque test channel of ratchets bro.
This title is so hard to comprehend 😅
The original craftsman tool is completely dead now. Sk made them for sears. Rip to a great tool.
....still looks better when destroy by hand😔☹️
It definitely feels more satisfying doing 100% of the work. Although it doesn’t look safer this method is safer.
Don’t think is fair to say that is stronger than many when the testing equipment is not the gorilla brute force cheat bar male hormonal procedure use on the other, I am almost sure this brand did worst with the other test.
Made in USA, owned by china,.... Meh....... Too many other options
Don’t forget Made in USA with global materials from China.
Why do you intentionally break items and have them warranted? That's shady on your part imo
China, USA . . . . potato, po tah toh
Egg roll. eggroll.
SK has been lacking for the last couple years. They've been falling behind as far as technological advances. I've left my sk ratchets in the toolbox for tekton ratchets of all things