If only, you, Project Farm, and Torque Test Channel got together, the cordless tool industry would be forced to up their game to make any sales.

@JJCCENG

Жыл бұрын

My voice isn't anywhere the size of theirs but that does sound like one heck of a consumer reports trio for tools.

@Technics69

Жыл бұрын

I’d like to add another user to your list AvE is the name. Specifically his BOLTR series where he breakdown and examines power tools and other things.

@JJCCENG

Жыл бұрын

@@Technics69 My subscribers told me about him about a year ago... he's great!

@markconley9279

11 ай бұрын

And AVE

@joseluispcastillo

7 ай бұрын

​@@Technics69AvE is great

ive had mine for 6 months and i abuse the crap out of it and do runing starts and slam in on the bolt lol i also use it to break bolts loose with no issues. defiantly worth the buy

Torque test channel did a failure test and this model had around 150 foot pounds of force applied to it when ratcheting manually before it made a snapping sound but still worked after that.

@portagepete1

3 ай бұрын

Mine the first day made a snapping sound at much less than 150 lbs and it is unusable!

Love this kind of content. Keep it up and we’ll keep watching! Everyone learning together is how we grow.

my non fuel electric ratchet died recently and I was thinkin of picking one of these up I saw in store and was kinda suprised how quality it felt and the batteryies are at a great price

I loved you used "dead nuts". Every machinist who would tolerate me hanging around them used it. I expect a family member was a machinist.

@JJCCENG

11 ай бұрын

lol... i'm friends with 2 machinists at the office so that probably is where i picked it up.

@garyallman3039

7 ай бұрын

He should also be using RCH then.

loved this friggin video man, always wondered how these things work, and for you to be an engineer adds a special note of street cred/ insight into why things may have been beefed up/ skimped out on. youre like a much more refined Ave lol

@JJCCENG

7 ай бұрын

That's high praise, Ave knows his stuff. Much appreciated man. More to come!

Amazing review Sr, haven’t seen your channel before, so now subscribed to see these content, thanks

@JJCCENG

9 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

I'm impressed at how well greased the moving parts and bearing are lubricated.

Thanks for the review; you made a good case for getting the Hercules 12v ratchet.

@CALDues

Ай бұрын

Or in my case feel better about keeping it since I haven't had the chance to use it yet. Thanks for your Great video!

Thanks for the informative vids

Great video and excellent explanation of parts, was great I just ordered one

@JJCCENG

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! Glad it was useful.

I really wish they came out with a 20v brushless version. That would be great

@JJCCENG

11 ай бұрын

yes, i hate that i need a separate battery just for this, its the only 12 Hercules i have.

@wild8757

6 ай бұрын

@@JJCCENG at least the charger charges both 12 and 20 so you don’t need two different chargers

@cbmech2563

2 ай бұрын

​@@JJCCENGI've got the 12v cut off tool too

Great video. Sad though, I thought all of the Hercules tools were brushless. I’m still gonna buy one. It will go well with my standard length of Milwaukee.

Between this style and Den of Tools channel great source of data for making a purchase.😊

Great job on getting it back together 😂,,and man you moved fast! 😅😅

@JJCCENG

Жыл бұрын

🤣 Thanks I was hopped up on a lot of caffeine

Very educational.

@JJCCENG

11 ай бұрын

Thats my goal, thanks for the feedback!

I just bought this today. It loosened a bolt on my Harley Davidson that I have been having trouble with I have a old Impact tool sold by Harbor Freight when stationed in the Philippines that still works. .

Too many reviews ignore head/neck size comparisons. Chunky tools are bad news in tight areas. Self and bro both bought these specifically for the compact head and slender neck which reach LS bellhousing bolts nicely. They will last a LOT longer if you only use them where you need the reach! His is getting noticeably weaker (mine is newer so less used and I conserve it). When I eventually kill mine I'll tear it down to see if I can machine it to work as a 90-degree long reach adapter after discarding the motor.

Dang Man U really know ur stuff

@JJCCENG

Жыл бұрын

Or so it would appear...😁

Yeah man you should keep making videos. I hope to one day work to becoming a mechanical engineer

@JJCCENG

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome man... Alot of why I make these videos are to share what I've learned with people like you that they didn't teach me in University.

@mz4637

Жыл бұрын

@@JJCCENG It's always refreshing to see someone actually explain why something takes the form that it does in a way that doesn't insult my intelligence. Everything seems to dumbed down these days that it hurts my head lol

Hello, please tear down Walmart Hyper Tough version. They are now offering same type product in regular and long reach.

Reminds me of AvE except a bit more serious. Subbed

Have you checked out a Milwaukee ratchet yet? I’m interested as to how the internal designs compare. I have the Hercules and it’s been good for 3 months!

@JJCCENG

10 ай бұрын

I have not, but thanks for the suggestion, I'll add it to my list.

@cbmech2563

2 ай бұрын

Mine is still going strong after just over a year. Buy the 2 year warranty and "break" it at 23 months

A harbor freight employee, I believe she was the manager, said Hercules is about equal to Makita brand tools.

@dylanplagmann5236

7 ай бұрын

Mostly Dewalt and Milwaukee copies

@johnpusch1376

6 ай бұрын

Makita stuff is like Toyota stuff. It can last through years of abuse. Many harbor freight products are very good nowadays but nothing I've got from harbor freight compares to any of my Makita or DeWalt or Milwaukee tools.

Can you do one on the Walmart Hyper Tough cordless ratchets? They are becoming very popular because of their availability and price point.

@JJCCENG

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I'll be posting it in the next 2 weeks.

@JJCCENG

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, the next video will be a hyper tough 12V impact not cordless ratchet, but i will put it on my list. Thanks for the suggestion.

@johnny4713ify

Жыл бұрын

I second that. Hopefully you'll pick up the extended version aswell. It be interesting to see the quality especially since they have a 2 year warranty for under $50.

If you want to compare value to extreme value, take a look at the Walmart hyper tough extended ratchet. It costs 60 dollars for an extended ratchet with a 1.5ah batt, and I'm insanely curious to know what cost-cutting they took to make it more than half the cost of the next most expensive extended ratchet.

@JJCCENG

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion, thanks!

@Kosher3864

Жыл бұрын

@@JJCCENG haha, I just looked through the comments and saw someone already suggested it sorry. In any case if you do the ratchet think about doing the extended one possibly, bc the neck and head looks very similar to this one and I want to see if any of it is interchangable.

@JJCCENG

Жыл бұрын

It's all good bro, The more people I see asking for the same thing helps me decide what I do next.

@jaywholoveseveryone1721

6 ай бұрын

Ditto

You need to do a Tear down of Hercules cordless angle grinder. That thing has a pretty bad design flaw in the gear case that allows one of the gears to spin on the shaft, so you can't tighten your grinder disk. I fixed mine but would never buy another one.

@JJCCENG

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion.

@cbmech2563

2 ай бұрын

The 20v Hercules tools have a 5 year warranty, you should have exchanged it. My 4 1/2 5 inch is a year and a half old, no problems and still a beast with a 7 inch cut off wheel

Do you think the 1/4 in-drive version is made with similar quality and robustness?

@JJCCENG

Жыл бұрын

It looks like an exact scaled down copy but one little component under-engineered is all it takes so hard to tell. Thanks for the question.

User manual says 100 foot pounds of manual torque is max

As soon as that rubber gets full of oil and grease it starts falling apart real fast😢

What snap ring pliers are those?

@JJCCENG

8 ай бұрын

Harbor freight

You said that you used a separate ratchet to break loose the bolts on your CV axle. Couldn't you just use this cordless ratchet by hand to accomplish that?

@JJCCENG

7 ай бұрын

In theory, but those bolts are really sticky and high torque so I wanted to break them loose with a 1/2" drive to avoid the risk of breaking/bending the 3/8 sprocketing mechanism in the driver.

40 ft lbs is the max for this ratchet. Is this supposed to wobble like crazy? The one I bought just messed up the threads in the hole I was trying to put the bolt into. What Is with this wobble?

@JJCCENG

5 ай бұрын

There was some wobble in mine but did not seem excessive.

Are there parts available? I broke the anvil head

@JJCCENG

9 ай бұрын

Not that i'm aware, sorry.

The 3/8 is 45 foot lb torque and the 1/4 is 45 foot lb torque.. Thank you for not using any vulgarity during your video like the other guy...

@stevevogelman3360

9 ай бұрын

That guy is terrible with his language. Completely unnecessary.

dO THOSE SCREW RECIEVERS HAVE METAL INSERTS?

@JJCCENG

10 ай бұрын

The screws holding the grip body together do not

Awesome video! Thanks for the breakdown. I used to like AvE but I dislike his potty mouth.

@JJCCENG

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@JJCCENG

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@JJCCENG

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

5:11 😵‍💫🤤

How to grease it?

@JJCCENG

Ай бұрын

Cant see a way without taking apart. thanks for the comment

90 day warranty?

@JJCCENG

5 ай бұрын

Yes I believe so

This used to be AVE 😅😢

a comment for the algorithm

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"Slave labor countries" is an unfortunate way to describe the people and places that make things for us. Unless ofc you mean actual slavery. I'd be interested in specifics if you have info re Hercules brand.

@JJCCENG

11 ай бұрын

It wasn't meant to be derogatory to the people, they are just trying to survive. I was really only acknowledging the economic realities of trade with communist regimes and that free countries cant compete with communist regimes labor rates... becasue they oppress their citizens. Its actually a huge issue in product design... intricate tedious assemblies almost have to be made oversees becasue Western labor is so expensive... so when i see something tedious to assemble i like to point out the cost benefit dynamic.

@grantcivyt

11 ай бұрын

@@JJCCENG I understand it wasn't your intent. It's nonetheless a false and derogatory way to describe a company unless you have specific information regarding involuntary labor being used to manufacture Hercules products. More broadly, the US was once in the position of these "communist regimes" with very low cost of manufacturing. I don't think you'd describe America in those terms. It's a more nuanced economic reality that's happening. I would rather describe the situation as being that we in the West have made our labor uncompetitive through increasing government control over the economy. It's our own central planning that's largely to blame.

@JJCCENG

11 ай бұрын

​@@grantcivyt My company also sources a small percentage of our components from China so I wasn't blasting the Hercules brand but rather the Chinese regime. But it was a passing comment in a video about a Hercules product so I understand where you're coming from. No argument here on government regs, monetary policy, trade deal etc. being a big problem on our end... but Chinese labor is so cheap in part becasue the Chinese regime suppresses their own citizens keeping them impoverished.

@markcollard9326

4 ай бұрын

Crazy that you had to explain that.@@JJCCENG