This week’s featured MVTs are new generation fine-tooth ratcheting wrenches, as nominated by Uthscsaedu. We concur with his comment that these wrenches aid in accessing hard to reach fasteners.
Currently there are flat ratcheting wrenches, reversible ratcheting wrenches, flex-end wrenches, double flex-end variations, wrenches with locking flex-heads, some with interchangeable heads, and several other designs.
Our favorite ratcheting wrenches are Gearwrench’s reversible ratcheting wrenches. Such sets are often on sale at Sears, occasionally at 1/2-off, and they have proved to be quite indispensible.
This is the second featured Most Valuable Tool of the Week entry. There are still two more chances to be eligible to win a Gearwrench Roto Ratchet set or Amazon.com gift certificate – head on over here for contest rules and instructions, and then to the TaG forum to enter.
Don’t forget the latest Craftsman “ELBOW” ratcheting wrenches. Definitely a different design, although not US made.
If it had the ratcheting feature on both ends I would consider a set.
Don’t worry, I didn’t forget about the new elbow wrenches. They’re still very new and it’s hard to find any real user opinions about them. They look good, but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything.
I wonder how long it will be before these wrenches are added to Gearwrench’s product line.
Are you looking for nominations of a particular tool, or a general category? “Ratcheting Wrenches” has a pretty broad scope.
Anything can be nominated as long as the tool has gotten you out of a pinch. MVT entries can be as broad or specific as you like.