/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1527149
That’s also about not being retarded.

I think Gearwrench is ~9” and that is straight. My gripe is with the cheap round heads and basic Craftsman 3/8” that are only ~6”. You have to grab a 1/2” to move anything moderately tight, and the 1/2” drive is short as well so you need a breaker bar or hammer on anything >10mm that hasn’t been removed in the past 3 months.

Even when I’m doing oil changes with a bolt torqued to 20ft-lbs, short 3/8” ratchets suck. I nomally don’t jack my car up because I can slide under there, but it’s awkward putting nearly 50lbs of force on a 3/8” ratchet in confined places. 10”+ handle make it much easier as long as you don’t manhandle stuff.