My eyes love Estwing, my elbow does not. I'm a wooden handle hammer fan. No big deal anymore, I'm 20 years past framing all day with a hammer. My hammer only gets used to finish off nails that don't sink fully with my nail gun, or to pound in my cat's paw to fix a mistake... so I picked up my Estwing again.
Can you get a repair kit for the ratchets?
Another option you might consider if buying new are the Wera Zyklop metal ratchets. I'm a snap-on whore but really like the Wera ratchets and they're not super expensive at $45-$55 depending on drive size.
https://products.wera.de/en/zyklop_r..._ratchets.html
And to add as @Darth_Uno said in this post https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....=1#post1129232
Greenlee makes good stuff on a less expensive budget. At least on the electrical side.
Ive bought this set for a couple of helpers starting out.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/22-Piece...7001/202039374
I'll wager you a PF dollar™ 😎
The lunatics are running the asylum
I bought one of the Rigid Aluminum pipe wrenches when I had to replumb our kitchen sink. A great tool compared to a traditional cast iron pipe wrench.
But if one does not own a Crescent wrench you need two of them (8" and 10"). My dad was a big fan of the crescent wrench for many things (about half the ones I inherited from him have hammer marks on them). Once you realize the utility of an adjustable wrench, you'll wonder how you lived life without.
I bought a 12-oz Estwing claw about 4 years ago when I broke an old wood handled dollar store jobby. The 12-ounce is about ideal for around the house things. For the garage a 16-ounce ballpeen reigns supreme.
Multi year Tour de France winners too.
Lightning fast competitors in the regional air races as well.
Pretty bad ass in desert off road category.
They were champs in the Paris to Dakar rally if I recall. sponsored by BMW I think.
Their CEO was a bit of a temperamental prick from what I heard.
I think he got fired though.