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Originally Posted By: dlundblad
How strong is that SO flex head ratchet? I need something stronger than my 120XP.
I said that I would let you guys know about the strength of the extra long FLLF80 ratchet. I just got it yesterday.......But I have been using a coworkers FHLLF80 quite a bit & it WILL handle a least 300 ft lbs!
I broke loose a Duramax Crank Bolt using a cheater pipe with it & they usually take 350-400 ft lbs to loosen.
Really thought doing this would break/shear the drive off....Your still only working with a 3/8" square after all.
I actually broke some teeth on my MAC 1/2" ratchet trying to remove the same bolt (To be fair it is old & worn out), Think I'm going to buy a extra long 1/2" flex head for task like this.
You can see the Flex Head Joint is redesigned compared to the shorter flex heads, I imagine the extra length was causing some issues.
My SO Rep also warrantied out my FCF936 for a FCF80......Very nice ratchet action!!!!
The 2nd pictue is to show the length difference between the FHLLF80 & FLLF80
How strong is that SO flex head ratchet? I need something stronger than my 120XP.
I said that I would let you guys know about the strength of the extra long FLLF80 ratchet. I just got it yesterday.......But I have been using a coworkers FHLLF80 quite a bit & it WILL handle a least 300 ft lbs!
I broke loose a Duramax Crank Bolt using a cheater pipe with it & they usually take 350-400 ft lbs to loosen.
Really thought doing this would break/shear the drive off....Your still only working with a 3/8" square after all.
I actually broke some teeth on my MAC 1/2" ratchet trying to remove the same bolt (To be fair it is old & worn out), Think I'm going to buy a extra long 1/2" flex head for task like this.
You can see the Flex Head Joint is redesigned compared to the shorter flex heads, I imagine the extra length was causing some issues.
My SO Rep also warrantied out my FCF936 for a FCF80......Very nice ratchet action!!!!
The 2nd pictue is to show the length difference between the FHLLF80 & FLLF80
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