Ya, that's pretty bad. I agree you're not being picky, especially being ghosted for a few days. I hate the wait for replacement. Love the HF. Its about ease of warranty, walk in walk out same day replacement if needed. Only had to use a couple times. I'm not waiting till next week when the truck comes back to collect to get it fixed or replaced, maybe.
I think they are intended to be higher quality, but fail qc and are bought by a "cheaper" name brand. That set could have originally have been intended to be a gearwrench. If someone does not mind slight or outright flaws in finish, they are still getting a pretty decent tool especially for the price point.
HAHAHA the curve in that wrench is hilarious, I actually bought a gear wrench x beam wrench that had a similar bow to it. I was like how the hell does that get through to the customer lol
I bought the Duratech black chrome open end ratchet wrenches. After watching this, I checked them, and the SAE set were bent the other way, on the flats, but straight the other way. I guess you get what you pay for. I was inspired to get them mostly to do the shocks on my 1980's Fords, so if it is good enough to do that, I'll be just fine. Nearest Harbor Freight is 80 miles away, and I go about once a year, so an in store warranty won't solve all of my problems anyway.
Yeah, and it's hard to complain about it at the price point they are selling, which had me questioning if I'm just being too picky about it. The warranty is the other thing though that concerns me. Someone else commented here that they had no problems with a duratech warranty, so I really don't know. They still haven't responded to my email trying to initiate a warranty... and that was ultimately why I decided to return the second set and get gearwrench instead even though the second set was acceptable to me. Also... if you didn't notice anything off with yours previous to watching this video, I'd say your wrenches are fine then. I've never checked for straightness of wrenches before either, lmao... but that 17mm was so far off, it got me looking at them.
i have that exact set in flex head to and i also have some of the sets that are tools i might use once a year or so but i have never got a duratech tool that looked like that. but you are right about quality control that has to be one place that they same on money. as for warranty with duratech it was super easy on there website i didn't have to show a receipt they had a few questions and i got a new one in 3 to 5 days. it was easier then Irwin, Stanley and a lot of lower cost tools . but like i said i don't use these on a everyday bases. i stay with the better lines for day to day tools. thanks for the review i know i will start looking more closely when i get them .
I have the Icon set and love it, they’re made by Kabo in Taiwan and are very high quality. Not cheap though! I’m sure they’re anticipating lots of warranty claims with the high leverage offered , which is reflected in the price.
Ive had good luck with the Genius and Capri wrenches of the same type. Never warranted one, because I never had to. Thanks for the tip though. I'd rather go to HF.
From what I see on other channels Capri looks to be pretty decent quality. I don't have any myself, but I've been recommended it a couple times by viewers too.
They're pretty garbage, I picked up a set just for doing a belt pully. Mine are bent too but not quite as bad as the one you got. You can just feel that ratcheting end will snap with any sort of torque on it. I have some gearwrench stuff too, had to warranty something and it took a while but I did get it replaced.
@somedaysoon_ I just put them in the back of a drawer. I tried to attach gearwrench heads to one of the bodies, but they just didn't want to stay on had to tighten the little screw constantly. I did like the extended length and the 1/2 - 9/16 was perfect for my needs. I just picked up a proto double header, it's fantastic.
Harbor Freight has the easiest warranty process for hand tools. Bring in a bad tool, and they hand you a new one. I haven’t tried the new Hercules tool line but the 5 year warranty, good reviews and of course the low price are very compelling.
I have a few Herc tools now: hammer drill, 3/8 long reach ratchet, vacuum, blower, 1/2 impact, and 1/4 bit driver. They are all really good in my opinion, a step over Ridgid which is what I used to buy. And the "extreme performance" batteries actually have Samsung 40T cells in them, so they are great batteries. Thanks for commenting!
this is the best long ratchets ive ever got for 50 bucks lol. not spending 1000 on a strap on set lol. ive had them for 2 years. 0 issues so far. non of mine are bent or have issues. i have lots of strap on and mac tools. but again. im not getting sucked into spending 1000 bucks on a stupid wrench lol
This isn't uncommon for Duratech... others in the comments here have seen the same and I have even watched other videos of people with these wrenches and you can see they are bent, but the people don't realize it. Gearwrench set is much better and doesn't have skips. Gearwrench also has a better warranty process. If you are happy with them, that's cool, but they sent me garbage and never responded to warranty them... which is quite indicative, and confirmation of what I've heard others say is a horrible warranty process.
The grinds and chrome and everything else were all great, my only complaint was how ridiculously bent they were... too bad because they might otherwise be great wrenches.
dang that set is just 60 bucks, just take it with a grain of salt. if this was such of big deal to you. you could of did what i did bought a cornwell tool set extra long ratcheting wrench metric and spend 459 dollars. its a beautiful set. but i would bought this instead.
Nah, I returned it and bought the Gearwrench set instead which was 8-19 with no skips and all straight for $115, pretty much same cost per wrench as the Duratech and has a reliable warranty process. I made the right decision. This Duratech set skips some common sizes.
xD, I wish I had that Snap-on money! I went with the Gearwrench XL (85988) set, 8-19 no skips for $115. About the same cost per wrench as these Duratechs, and they are straight!
Ya, that's pretty bad. I agree you're not being picky, especially being ghosted for a few days. I hate the wait for replacement. Love the HF. Its about ease of warranty, walk in walk out same day replacement if needed. Only had to use a couple times. I'm not waiting till next week when the truck comes back to collect to get it fixed or replaced, maybe.
Fanfunkingtastic: we're all "cheap bastards" when it comes to bargain tools!
I think they are intended to be higher quality, but fail qc and are bought by a "cheaper" name brand. That set could have originally have been intended to be a gearwrench.
If someone does not mind slight or outright flaws in finish, they are still getting a pretty decent tool especially for the price point.
HAHAHA the curve in that wrench is hilarious, I actually bought a gear wrench x beam wrench that had a similar bow to it. I was like how the hell does that get through to the customer lol
I bought the Duratech black chrome open end ratchet wrenches. After watching this, I checked them, and the SAE set were bent the other way, on the flats, but straight the other way. I guess you get what you pay for. I was inspired to get them mostly to do the shocks on my 1980's Fords, so if it is good enough to do that, I'll be just fine. Nearest Harbor Freight is 80 miles away, and I go about once a year, so an in store warranty won't solve all of my problems anyway.
Yeah, and it's hard to complain about it at the price point they are selling, which had me questioning if I'm just being too picky about it. The warranty is the other thing though that concerns me. Someone else commented here that they had no problems with a duratech warranty, so I really don't know. They still haven't responded to my email trying to initiate a warranty... and that was ultimately why I decided to return the second set and get gearwrench instead even though the second set was acceptable to me. Also... if you didn't notice anything off with yours previous to watching this video, I'd say your wrenches are fine then. I've never checked for straightness of wrenches before either, lmao... but that 17mm was so far off, it got me looking at them.
i have that exact set in flex head to and i also have some of the sets that are tools i might use once a year or so but i have never got a duratech tool that looked like that. but you are right about quality control that has to be one place that they same on money. as for warranty with duratech it was super easy on there website i didn't have to show a receipt they had a few questions and i got a new one in 3 to 5 days. it was easier then Irwin, Stanley and a lot of lower cost tools . but like i said i don't use these on a everyday bases. i stay with the better lines for day to day tools. thanks for the review i know i will start looking more closely when i get them .
These are prob the ones that failed QC for a different product line and were then stamped with Duratech and sold cheap
I have the Icon set and love it, they’re made by Kabo in Taiwan and are very high quality. Not cheap though! I’m sure they’re anticipating lots of warranty claims with the high leverage offered , which is reflected in the price.
Look like the quality control lady went on break while the conveyor belt kept going!!!
Ive had good luck with the Genius and Capri wrenches of the same type. Never warranted one, because I never had to.
Thanks for the tip though. I'd rather go to HF.
From what I see on other channels Capri looks to be pretty decent quality. I don't have any myself, but I've been recommended it a couple times by viewers too.
Me too.. I have both and a Tekton set..I've had them all for years..no problems
They're pretty garbage, I picked up a set just for doing a belt pully. Mine are bent too but not quite as bad as the one you got. You can just feel that ratcheting end will snap with any sort of torque on it. I have some gearwrench stuff too, had to warranty something and it took a while but I did get it replaced.
I bought the flex head style. Liked them at first, but the heads fall off quite easily. A nd the ratcheting part stripped, so ya.
That sucks, were you able to warranty them or no?
@somedaysoon_
I just put them in the back of a drawer.
I tried to attach gearwrench heads to one of the bodies, but they just didn't want to stay on had to tighten the little screw constantly.
I did like the extended length and the 1/2 - 9/16 was perfect for my needs.
I just picked up a proto double header, it's fantastic.
Gearwrench will 100 percent warranty might take a week or so but you will get it
Harbor Freight has the easiest warranty process for hand tools. Bring in a bad tool, and they hand you a new one. I haven’t tried the new Hercules tool line but the 5 year warranty, good reviews and of course the low price are very compelling.
I have a few Herc tools now: hammer drill, 3/8 long reach ratchet, vacuum, blower, 1/2 impact, and 1/4 bit driver. They are all really good in my opinion, a step over Ridgid which is what I used to buy. And the "extreme performance" batteries actually have Samsung 40T cells in them, so they are great batteries. Thanks for commenting!
this is the best long ratchets ive ever got for 50 bucks lol. not spending 1000 on a strap on set lol. ive had them for 2 years. 0 issues so far. non of mine are bent or have issues. i have lots of strap on and mac tools. but again. im not getting sucked into spending 1000 bucks on a stupid wrench lol
This isn't uncommon for Duratech... others in the comments here have seen the same and I have even watched other videos of people with these wrenches and you can see they are bent, but the people don't realize it. Gearwrench set is much better and doesn't have skips. Gearwrench also has a better warranty process. If you are happy with them, that's cool, but they sent me garbage and never responded to warranty them... which is quite indicative, and confirmation of what I've heard others say is a horrible warranty process.
@@somedaysoon33 I'm actually looking at the 12 peace gear wrench 120xp set myself. Like the flex head stuff
@@lindseyhunt1090garageb Ooohh, nice!
Sound reasoning 👍
Duratec has horrible QC keep sending em back eventually you might get a decent set
@@somedaysoon33 probably a good call
How are the grinds around the box end i bought the s shaped duratec wrenches.. they were so bad thin in some spots wavy in others
The grinds and chrome and everything else were all great, my only complaint was how ridiculously bent they were... too bad because they might otherwise be great wrenches.
For $116 the Gearwrench is a no brainer
Yeah, it really is, I returned the Duratech and got the GW and it's a great set of wrenches.
It’s not BENT!! It’s OFFSET!
Holy shyt 🤣🤣😂😂
dang that set is just 60 bucks, just take it with a grain of salt. if this was such of big deal to you. you could of did what i did bought a cornwell tool set extra long ratcheting wrench metric and spend 459 dollars. its a beautiful set. but i would bought this instead.
Nah, I returned it and bought the Gearwrench set instead which was 8-19 with no skips and all straight for $115, pretty much same cost per wrench as the Duratech and has a reliable warranty process. I made the right decision. This Duratech set skips some common sizes.
1:57 Okay thats a piece of crap! Makes my cheap soul start thinking about Snap-on instead of bargains!
xD, I wish I had that Snap-on money! I went with the Gearwrench XL (85988) set, 8-19 no skips for $115. About the same cost per wrench as these Duratechs, and they are straight!
@@somedaysoon33 then gearwrench it is!