Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Who makes good deep well Sockets?

Wrenching a stubborn lug nut off the boat trailer today,

The socket splits and once again the theory of 'for every motion there is an equal and OPPOSITE motion' was verified,

Are impact driver sockets stronger?

Husky, Craftsman, who?

1/2" drive

Get a 6 point impact wrench socket. Any of them will do the job.

I am not an expert but in my younger days I would be right up on the Snap on Truck

I cant justify that anymore especially as a guy who doesn't earn a living wrenching
I am glad I have what I have

I think the level of the lower cost brands has come up quite a bit

I agree 6 PT is the first step

Hank

Not that I think they're any better or any worse but I've caught ridiculously low price stuff at Home Depot and Lowe's over the last few years. $100 set of wrenches clearance now for $15, that kind of thing.

With that said and with the extreme ease of Exchange at Home Depot and Lowe's that's what I use.

If I ran a garage and the Snap-on truck came by once a week that convenience would make me say Snap-on.

On a side note, I have found that if you slightly tighten an old nut before you try to loosen it it will often go much better.

SK

Should get a tire off huh?

Impact sockets need to be softer to stand the impact. I've had good success with Harbor Freight impact sockets. I've heard that their other sockets etc. have improved but I haven't tried them yet.

Just get a set if Cornwell sockets.

Napa makes pretty good ones IME.

Used to be Craftsman had that lifetime warranty on theirs. I've got a set, along with some NAPA

I have been using SK Wayne sockets since the sixties. Still have the original sets in 1/4,3/8 and 1/2 inch drive. Regular and deep socket. I have never broken a socket.

I've got a set of these in both metric and SAE.
(bought locally at Carquest)

Haven't broke any yet.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B..._rd_wg=6dht8&ref_=pd_gw_unk&th=1

Sleeve the one you broke.

Or get some impact rated ones.

When you need an impact rated socket, you really need it. It used to be all impact sockets were black and those for hand tool use were chrome. Probably still that way, i have not had to buy sockets for years. I bit the bullet and bought MAC sockets, i did get wrenchs from Snap-On, they felt better in hand.
Using lesser tools (craftsman) increases the chance of rounding off fastners, who wants that?
Air tools are MAC, the impact i have is 25 years old and still functions like new, as well as the air ratchets.
My FIL will buy tools from wal mart or similar and then get pissed off when the jaws of the open end wrench flex and round off a fastner, i just shake my head.....
I have a MAC taco stand toolbox with enough invested in it to get it and the contents insured and use something in the box almost daily, because i enjoy it.
Bought all this off the trucks when i worked as an industrial/plant mechanic in SLC a couple decades ago.

HF set for $20.

Made in Taiwan.

I have mostly Snap-on, however impact sockets are ingersol rand I bought at northern tool 15 years ago. Have never broke one.

Yes.
Lots have lifetime warranty.
Everlasting, Carlyle, craftsman, husky....

Got a set of impact SAE on sale at tractor supply for $4.80

I just bought a set of these off ebay. Can't say how good they are yet, but seemed like a decent deal. It's an impact set made just for lug nuts, with 4 flip sockets, extension and case. Will fit 8 different size lug nuts.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1243075210...3ocuN7wIVMvC1Ch1UZQCVEAQYBSABEgLGfvD_BwE

I bought a couple sets of these and they work great. https://www.ebay.com/itm/332113798024

HF has 2 levels, Icon and Pittsburgh. Icon is considerably more expensive. Home Depot carries Tekton, which is supposed to be pretty good, for about the same price as Icon.