The product description says that the Mach ratchet combines the speed of a “Push Twisting” screwdriver, a ratcheting screwdriver, and the higher torque and access of a ratchet. Ratcheting screwdrivers are simply quicker and easier to use.
How often do you see Yankee-style screwdrivers these days? I own one, but never use it. Even if the ratchet could be used as a ratchet when the shaft is extended, how strong will the reduced-diameter shaft be compared to Gearwrench, Wera, and other brands’ swivel ratchets? Swivel-head ratchets are awesome to use, and the Yankee-style push/pull mechanism might make the ratchet even speedier as a screwdriver.īut can the ratchet be used as a ratchet with the helix shaft fully extended? If not, and the ratchet needs to be closed, then it would be a very short and almost stubby-sized ratchet. In theory, this could be a great product. Pricing Update: We have seen sale prices as low as $24.99 for the ratchet, and $49.99 for the ratchet and socket set. The 54pc set comes with an assortment of screwdriver bits, sockets, and adapters, and a carrying case. The new 3/8″ Mach ratchet is regularly priced at $50, and there is also a 54-piece socket set which is regularly priced at $100. I don’t know what they mean by this, as most ratchets I know of have swing arcs of 3° to 10°. I tend to prefer using them on socket head screws and hex-head bolts, which aren’t as easy to turn or spin by hand.Ĭraftsman says that the new Mach ratchet is “ built for speed turning sockets 16 times more efficient than a regular ratchet with a swing arch of 60-degrees”. They can also be used at in-between angles to better access fasteners in tight locations. Swivel-head ratchets can be used in a screwdriver-like manner for quick spinning of loose fasteners, and as ordinary ratchets for final tightening or initial loosening. Several other brands also make these types of ratchets, and Gearwrench recently introduced palm-style gimbal ratchets. It looks like a swivel-head ratchet, similar to the couple of Wera Zyklop ratchets, and set of Gearwrench Roto Ratchets that I have really grown to like using.
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