Quote from: kxxr on July 29, 2012, 08:24:00 AM
Williams Trio II
Is there a 1/4 drive version?

Yeppers................'HOUND will do some digging..............stay tuned..................

More recent additions:
Snap On F936 from 2005, like new!

More SK and Thorsen:

Quote from: kxxr on July 29, 2012, 08:24:00 AM
Williams Trio II

Is there a 1/4 drive version?

From top to bottom:

1) B-51A 3/8" drive (refrigeration ratchet)

2) B-51A 3/8" drive (refrigeration ratchet)

3) M-52 1/4" drive (version that fits in with your Williams grouping, only one I've ever seen, traded the shop mechanic for another of the 1/4" drives in the collection.)

4) M-51 1/4" drive

5) NM-51 1/4" drive

6) BM-71 1/4" drive

7) M-51 1/4" drive

Yup, that's a match. I hope I find one someday. I bet its a great tool, the others sure are. Lucky you! Yours looks to be in great shape. That BM-71 looks pretty cool too. I haven't seen one of those either.

Missed one of the Williams.

Plastic handle has M-52A PH  USA molded into it.

Here's some new ones needing a little cleanup. First up is a P&C half drive 6211:

I haven't seen one of these before, though there must be many out there. You expect to see "Craftsman" on these so much that you have to do a double take to make sure of what you're seeing:Easco half drive:

I can't pass up a quarter inch Craftsman in good shape, ever.


Last is a couplel of Thorsen half drives. I put them together to show the unusual break in the one. I'd give a nickel to know how that happened. Any ideas?


I used to be able to post 1024 x 768 pictures here, but for some reason, I had to re-do them all because the ends of the pictures were cut off. I had to resize them to 800 x 600. Has there been a change, Papaw? Or am I screwing it up all by myself? Just curious.

QuoteHas there been a change, Papaw?

Nope.

Nice additions.  I like the Easco; unique it is.

Quote from: kxxr on August 28, 2012, 06:33:42 PM
Last is a couplel of Thorsen half drives. I put them together to show the unusual break in the one. I'd give a nickel to know how that happened. Any ideas?

Looks like the two of them will make you one.   You sure do come across a lot of Thorsen ratchets.

Quote from: OilyRascal on August 28, 2012, 07:20:55 PM
Nice additions.  I like the Easco; unique it is.

Quote from: kxxr on August 28, 2012, 06:33:42 PM
Last is a couplel of Thorsen half drives. I put them together to show the unusual break in the one. I'd give a nickel to know how that happened. Any ideas?

Looks like the two of them will make you one.   You sure do come across a lot of Thorsen ratchets.

Years ago I worked at a Farmer's Union store and the hand tools in stock were all Thorsen. There were many of these stores all over Montana at that time and I think they also stocked Thorsen tools. I think that must have something to do with it as there sure are a lot of them around.

I must have missed posting a picture of these. The 3/8 is a Husky 24900 and the Stanley is 1/4" and is part number 89-808. I like these ratchets. The Husky is older and is stamped Patent Pending and the Stanley has US Patent number 6247386 B1. The patent was issued in 2001, but I think the Husky is quite a bit older than that; maybe not. This design is different from the Proto indexible, as you can see, the indexing feature only allows 5 positions. The Proto would seem to have as many positions as there are teeth in the indexing spline (or what ever it is called).
This design feels very strong and will work pretty much anywhere any other ratchet will work. I think either of these will twist off a bolt as well as most any other ratchet I have. My guess is the handle would bend before the pin would shear, but I'm no engineer, that's just my best guess.
The Husky has about 60 teeth and the Stanley 50. Both have quick release. They are a bit longer than the average ratchet.
Does anyone know if any USA ratchets were produced using this design?

 Got this Milwaukee 3/4 drive today. Alloy says this company eventually ended up as part of SK. Missing drive plug but thats just another search for tomorrow. Didn't see a photo of another one on this thread so thought I'd share. Also got a plomb 3/4 pebble with some issues but thats a story for another day.

 Heres a photo of the 5649 Plomb 3/4 rat I got at auction yesterday.Bid from a distance so didn't see the (professional ?) rework of the selector. Would have bought it anyway as price was reasonable. Selector now reads (gas valve). Assume some interal rework was done to make it into a gas valve. Also has a bogus screw. Will diassemble as time permits. Never been into one of these but I'm pretty good at taking things apart (not always so great putting them together) Have some pics after lacquer thinner wipedown and nylon buffing (may require second post).

 After cleaning and buffing.

Nice cleanup. It's surprising to me how many of these Plomb pebble 3/4 ratchets are out there. I think you may have a good chance of coming across a donor ratchet someday. It turned out pretty nice anyway.