Best sockets for high torque

[icanshootwell]

As above, any recommendations ?

 

[Lincs Lass]

Halfords (life time warranty) Teng ,Kennedy ,Britool ,Facom

 

[Lincs Lass]

Gedore and Elora were the best names back in the day but I dont know if they have kept their reputation ,probably made in china now and rebranded

 

[ollie989898]

Hazet. Will not be cheap.

 

[Mursal]

Black as you know with no chrome finish and 6 sided .....
After that it will be budget and available deals when buying.

Above is for a gun ...............

 

[nick...]

I reckon anything made for air ratchets or cordless tools will be ok.ive never broken a socket in 40 years even with a large pipe on the t bar.have bent a few of those though
Nick...

 

[Farmer mk1]

I've got snap on impact sockets and they are good for the job. Expensive but if you have some way of keeping them in order so you can make sure they are all there easy enough then it's worth buying good ones instead of losing and replacing with cheap stuff. Any impact sockets will do the job though.

 

[vantage]

Gedore and Elora were the best names back in the day but I dont know if they have kept their reputation ,probably made in china now and rebranded

I have some large Elora spanners I bought used off Ebay,the quality is superb,doubt they are chinese,Germany's finest.Father had a 1/2" Elora socket set which he gave a lot of work and no complaints . I see Draper tools sell them,they are seriously expensive.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Ive still got my first Gedore socket set ,,bought it 40years ago ,M,AF and W

 

[ollie989898]

I have some large Elora spanners I bought used off Ebay,the quality is superb,doubt they are chinese,Germany's finest.Father had a 1/2" Elora socket set which he gave a lot of work and no complaints . I see Draper tools sell them,they are seriously expensive.

I can't remember why or where but I believe Elora make some of the Draper expert stuff which is ok quality and not so expensive that you need to curse when you lose or break it.

 

[Beowulf]

Got hold of some Franklin Tools branded stuff lately, very pleased with it in general, but especially considering the low cost. Particularly impressed with the thin-wall impact sockets.

 

[Martin Holden]

As above, any recommendations ?

Any proper impact sockets should do the trick

 

[case study]

Gedore and Elora were the best names back in the day but I dont know if they have kept their reputation ,probably made in china now and rebranded

Elora and gedore are Still made in Germany most of my spanners are elora,their ratchet spanners are made in Taiwan,gedore ratchet spanners are forged in Germany the ratchet mechanism is Taiwanese.

 

[snarling bee]

If you want big stuff - Deltec make/sell some serious gear.

 

[hilux]

Father Christmas brought me a 1/2" drive impact set from halfords. It's 18 piece with sockets from 10 to 32mm and 2 extension bars. They're 45 pound if you don't believe in Father Christmas.

 

[Lincs Lass]

I bought a Sealey deep impact set ,,new design called Lock on ,10-32mm for £100 from farmstar

 

[hilux]

I bought a Sealey deep impact set ,,new design called Lock on ,10-32mm for £100 from farmstar

Is there a lifetime guarantee with them?

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

So why are impact sockets typically finished matt black, rather than bright chrome?

Is it simply because the chrome finish will flake off due to the beating they take?

 

[Lincs Lass]

Is there a lifetime guarantee with them?

I dont know ,next time I'm passing I'll ask

 

[Lincs Lass]

So why are impact sockets typically finished matt black, rather than bright chrome?

Is it simply because the chrome finish will flake off due to the beating they take?

Different metal ,,impacts are chrome molybdenum and other sockets are chrome vanadium ,,think the black is to distinguish they are impact ,,saying that ,,Halfords do a 200 set all in black