It would be a lot funnier if it was one of their lower priced brands.
It would be a lot funnier if it was one of their lower priced brands.
In reply to rodknock :
Pittsburgh will always be steel and not gold.
John Welsh said:At only $60 and from the Icon line, you could spend more on a ratchet and it wouldn't be gold.
Does seem like a nice gift and does seem like HF gets the joke that tool-truck tools must be gold plated for the prices they charge
I was going to make the joke that it's cheaper than Snap-on, before knowing that it's only $60. My Matco 3" stubby 3/8 ratchet was $90.
Sadly my HF was out. It's tough being fancy
A gold plated HF ratchet. Im not trying to start a whole big thing but I've never heard a better analogy for modern society.
I really wish that a gold plated 10mm was available as well, that would be proper challenge trophy level stuff if paired together.
In stock at my local store. I shouldn't, but it is tempting to buy it and use the hell out of it.
The reviews are entertaining
Whelp, mine's on the way. Coming soon to the GRM YouTube!
In reply to Tom Suddard :
When you get sick of keeping fingerprints off it, seems like a perfect award for "Most Heroic Fix" at the Challenge...
Oh, I saw that the other day and assumed it was an April Fool's Day joke.
Also anyone who has or gets and Icon ratchet please update this thread with how well the mechanism works. The newer Pittsburgh ratchets have a sucky mechanism that slips into an otherwise non existant neutral position if I slightly bump the lever while using it.
I have the normal chrome Icon version of this and the ratcheting mechanism is really excellent, 90+ teeth and very smooth. It is now my go-to.
Two of my podcast co-hosts just got these this last week, but they haven't used them yet.
In reply to Tom Suddard :
Know how I know that you've celebrated the holidaze?
In reply to Sonic :
I agree on the 90 tooth icon. I have it in 1/2" and 3/8" and it's definitely nicer than the husky that it replaced.
That's good to hear. I plan on taking my pittsburgh stuff in and instead of doing a straight warranty swap I plan on upgrading them to Icon branded stuff. The middle of the road Quinn ratchets look like the pittsburgh just with different handles so I'm sure they'll have the same issues.
My Dad was a Mac dealer and he got a gold plated ratchet as a return once. It had been found in a snowbank, and maybe 30% of the plating was still intact. They were not cheap.
gearheadmb said:A gold plated HF ratchet. Im not trying to start a whole big thing but I've never heard a better analogy for modern society.
This is the best part of this entire thread.
Who's got a link to a 20% off coupon? Do they even still do them?
LOL girl at the checkout asked me, "why are you buying this?"
In reply to Lof8 - Andy :
What did you answer?
mtn said:In reply to Lof8 - Andy :
What did you answer?
I told her "I love the irony". She said, "ok, good"
Look what just arrived!
They are now sold out everywhere near me, and it looks like they won't be available online for more than a month and a half. This had to be a far more successful promotion than HF expected, I bet they sold a lot of regular Icon ratchets because of this.
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