Matco
Reddit take
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Pros
- The Matco is a good box
- the key with these wrenches and other similar like snap on and matco, mac, etc are they have little teeth in the wrench that grip like no other so they dont slip.
- My go to ratchets though are Matco brand. The head is thin, the locking flex works well, and tooth count is 88 i think?
- I'm all for a locking one as long as they can keep the mechanism low profile like matco's ones.
- Had to get the matco as my cheapy broke in the middle of a job and my rep was able to hook me up
Cons
- Parent context: Same. I'm stuck sending them back to Matco and it's usually a two week process. Really wish I knew they were Sunex before I bought them. Reply: Are you saying some of Matco's tools are rebranded sunex?
- That matco is more of a machinist type nowadays. Not really mechanics or at least what mechanics boxes are now. More small(shallow drawers.
- Matco is a close second with the locking flex heads, but they are much more expensive and the locking mechanism will eventually wear out and start slipping
Sentiment
6 positive (60%) · 2 mixed (20%) · 2 negative (20%)
Trust + time weighted score: +37% · raw score 40%
What redditors said (10 of 10)
Parent context: Same. I'm stuck sending them back to Matco and it's usually a two week process. Really wish I knew they were Sunex before I bought them. Reply: Are you saying some of Matco's tools are rebranded sunex?
Parent context: Same. I'm stuck sending them back to Matco and it's usually a two week process. Really wish I knew they were Sunex before I bought them. Reply: Same. I'm stuck sending them back to Matco and it's usually a two week process. Really wish I knew they were Sunex before I bought them.
That matco is more of a machinist type nowadays. Not really mechanics or at least what mechanics boxes are now. More small(shallow drawers.
The Matco is a good box
the key with these wrenches and other similar like snap on and matco, mac, etc are they have little teeth in the wrench that grip like no other so they dont slip.
My go to ratchets though are Matco brand. The head is thin, the locking flex works well, and tooth count is 88 i think?
I'm all for a locking one as long as they can keep the mechanism low profile like matco's ones.
Had to get the matco as my cheapy broke in the middle of a job and my rep was able to hook me up
Does anyone other than Matco offer single sided round/comfort handled ratcheting wrenches like these?
Matco is a close second with the locking flex heads, but they are much more expensive and the locking mechanism will eventually wear out and start slipping