Best 3/8 Cordless Ratchet? Milwaukee M12 vs Makita, Earthquake & ProStormer. Let’s find out!

for a lot of people a 3 8 inch cordless ratchet is a must-have tool the least expensive brand we'll be testing is only 60 dollars compared to makita which is 189. so the question is is that makita really worth an extra 129. we'll see which ratchet offers the highest rpm we'll test the ratchets for maximum torque we'll see which ratchet can handle a constant load for 30 seconds at a price of only 59.99 is this pro stormer brand it claims to be a very light tool at only 1.85 pounds two thousand milliamp hour battery all the ratchets we'll be testing are powered by 12 volts the prostomer comes with a second battery battery charger delivers up to 30 foot pounds of torque superior fastening speed with 230 rpm led indicator provides you with real-time battery level at all times the prostomer even comes with several sockets made in china the prostomer is really light at only one pound 13.7 ounces 843 grams the balance of a tool is always a factor to consider at the very front of this tool has 472 grams the back of it 372. the prostomer is actually a fairly balanced tool with 56 of the weight on the ratchet end of the tool and 44 on the handle end i'm going to place the sound meter 24 inches from the ratchet so we can compare the noise levels and the prostormer is very close to 81 decibels the prostormer definitely has a compact head at only 36.91 millimeters front to back and 30.37 from side to side at 99.99 the second least expensive brand we'll be testing is the earthquake xt which is sold at harbor freight 60 foot pounds of torque delivers the power of air 2 amp hour high capacity battery it comes with a 12 volt charger variable speed paddle with electronic brake for control and versatility compact head designed for use in tight spaces variable speed 0 to 170 rpm we're going to test that the pro stormer came with two batteries the earthquake only comes with one battery charger compared to the pro stormer there's quite a bit of difference in size the earthquake is made in china the earthquake uses a variable speed paddle neither the pro stormer nor the earthquake have a way to lock the tool out to keep it from accidentally activating inside of a toolbox if something comes in contact with the paddle or the trigger the earthquake is 1 352 grams two pounds and 15.7 ounces so just under three pounds for the earthquake 839 grams and 511. so the earthquake isn't quite as well balanced as a pro stormer with 62 percent of the tool weight on the ratchet head side and 38 on the handle side 86 decibels for the earthquake so it's quite a bit louder than the pro stormer the earthquake claims to have a compact head that's actually quite a bit larger than all the other brands measuring 43.28 millimeters front to back and 40.3 side to side at 162 dollars for the ratchet as well as the starter kit is this milwaukee brand 35 foot pounds of torque 0 to 250 rpm it only weighs 1.5 pounds it's only 10 and 3 4 inches in length the milwaukee is made in china m12 charger 2 4 amp hour batteries made in korea or malaysia with additional processing in china the milwaukee weighs 2 pounds 6.2 ounces 1083 grams the milwaukee does have a lockout feature which keeps the tool from powering up accidentally 511 grams 570. so the milwaukee is the best balanced tool yet with 47 of the weight on the head side of the tool at very close to 81 decibels the milwaukee and the pro stormer put out about the same amount of noise 31.12 that's the best yet wow only 29.66 the milwaukee has the most compact head design at a price of 189 dollars the most expensive brand we'll be testing is made by makita the tool is made in china battery cell made in japan further processing in china the charger is made in china and so is the tool bag one 2 amp hour battery battery charger the makita can be used as both a 3 8 inch drive as well as a quarter inch the makita also has a trigger lock 0 to 800 rpm we're gonna test that 35 foot pounds overall length 13 and 7 16. the makita can be used without the battery and uses a regular ratchet the pro storm and the earthquake don't have lights but the milwaukee and the makita do have them the makita's light definitely seems brighter and has a better broadcast the makita weighs 1066 grams 2 pounds 5.6 ounces the makita is definitely the most balanced tool with a 50 weight balance on each end of the tool at only 80 decibels the makita is the quietest of all four brands the makita is 39.35 the milwaukee and prostomer both have a smaller head size compared to the makita so the makita is the quietest at 80 decibels pro stormer in milwaukee 81 and earthquake 86. the makita is also the most balanced tool with the 5050 weight distribution but the milwaukee is nearly as good at 47 and 53. since the prostomer's light it feels about the same as the milwaukee with its 56 44 weight distribution the length of the earthquake along with the weight distribution definitely makes a very noticeable difference when you compare to the other three brands in the next test let's measure the no load rpm for each ratchet the prostormer battery is fully charged the pro stormer claims to make 230 rpm but actually did better than advertised at 319. the earthquake's battery is fully charged the earthquake is advertised as being capable of 170 rpm but actually did better than that at 256. earthquake does a terrific job at slower speeds too reaching as low as 30 rpm the battery in the milwaukee is fully charged the milwaukee provides the best low rpm control yet at only 15. it also produces the highest rpm at 490. the makita which is advertised as being capable of 800 no load rpm but unfortunately mine only produced 361 which isn't nearly as fast as the milwaukee the minimum rpm was 39. so the milwaukee came in on top for producing the most rpm followed by makita then the pro stormer and finally the earthquake from the time the trigger or paddle is squeezed until the time the tool goes to work is called trigger delay so let's do a side by side comparison with the earthquake on the left and the pro stormer on the right they're actually pretty close let's slow things down a little and the pro storm is slightly faster off the line but the earthquake has a much better break let's compare the pro stormer to the milwaukee and the pro stormer is barely faster than the milwaukee but the milwaukee is definitely faster off the line than the earthquake neither the milwaukee nor the pro stormer come to a stop quickly like the earthquake and the pro storm is actually a fraction of a second faster than makita but it's very close makita does have an electronic brake which allows it to stop quickly so the pro stormer has the best trigger speed but the milwaukee and makita make more rpm so let's see which can spin the 28 lug nuts on the fastest in the next test beginning with the pro stormer [Music] a minute and 52 seconds for the pro stormer which is right at four seconds per lug nut let's test the earthquake the battery is fully charged the earthquake is noticeably slower than a pro storm and also seems to make a lot more vibration as well two minutes and nine seconds for the earthquake which is a little over a half a second per lug nut slower than the pro stormer the milwaukee battery is fully charged and milwaukee is noticeably faster than a pro stormer in the earthquake wow a minute and 22 seconds for the milwaukee which is nearly a minute faster than the earthquake the makita's battery is fully charged just like the milwaukee the makita is very fast minute and 27 seconds from akita which is five seconds slower than the milwaukee let's do a quick side by side comparison just to see the speed difference pro stormer on the left and earthquake on the right the prostomer won the first match pro stormer wins again and it's three in a row for the pro stormer both stormer on the left and makita on the right and it's makita for the win on the first lug nut makita wins again and it's three in a row for makita makita on the left and milwaukee on the right milwaukee won the first match milwaukee wins again but it's close three wins in a row from milwaukee i put together this next test rig in order to measure the maximum torque of each brand the nuts are welded in position but the bolt still rotates freely i'll use an electronic torque adapter which will measure the maximum torque 18.6 foot-pounds for the pro-stormer not bad for a budget tool testing the earthquake next 32.8 foot-pounds for the earthquake testing to milwaukee 29.9 pounds for milwaukee not bad considering it's geared for a much higher rpm and it's a very compact tool the earthquake is in the lead at 32.8 foot pounds let's see if makita can move into the lead 32.8 foot-pounds for makita so the earthquake and makita are tied for the lead sort of torque is a huge factor for you the makita and the earthquake tied for first at 32.8 but milwaukee wasn't too far behind at 29.9 and the pro stormer finished in a distant fourth at 18.6 the purpose of this next test is to demonstrate the ability of these ratchets to remove a nut from a bolt with slightly rusted or damaged threads we'll keep an eye on the green rope to count the total rotations in this 30 second test i went ahead remove the spark plug but i left the engine break in position which is providing right at 4.3 foot-pounds of resistance the prostarm are spinning the engine over just fine but the load has really slowed it down so the pro stormer spun the engine over 38 times in 30 seconds the earthquake is off to a great start and is definitely spinning the engine over quite a bit faster than the pro stormer unfortunately the earthquake gave up at 23 seconds and couldn't get going again 57 rotations for the earthquake milwaukee seems unfazed by the 4.3 foot pounds of resistance and is spinning the engine over quickly 101 rotations in 30 seconds very impressive and the makita definitely started off faster than milwaukee but it slowed down a little around 17 seconds into the test it barely finished ahead of the milwaukee at 104 rotations in the next test we'll find out if using ratchets manually to loosen really tight fasteners will cause damage i'll first tighten all the lug nuts to 90 foot-pounds and then let's use the torque adapter to figure out our breakaway torque it took 77.6 foot-pounds of torque to break loose the first lug nut 77.4 for the second which is quite a bit for a 3 8 inch ratchet and the pro stormer did just fine on the first lug nut it also did just fine in the second there's no apparent damage with the longer handle the earthquake offers quite a bit more leverage and didn't have a problem removing both of the lug nuts with a much shorter handle and a lot less leverage it definitely took more effort but the milwaukee held up just fine removing both of the lug nuts the makita's longer handle definitely provided more leverage and it made easy work of both of the lug nuts went ahead and fully drained all the batteries so let's see how long it takes to charge them all the brands use a 2 amp hour battery except for the milwaukee which uses a 4 amp hour battery so it's definitely not a fair test since the milwaukee has twice the storage capacity but it'll provide us with some great information and the mckee is the first one fully charged at 61 minutes and 29 seconds not bad for a fully drained battery and the prostomer took quite a bit longer at 74 minutes which is very close to 13 minutes longer than the makita the milwaukees took 79 minutes and 30 seconds to charge a 4 amp hour battery that's actually pretty impressive and the earthquake took by far the longest at 91 minutes and 35 seconds all right the batteries are fully charged so let's see how long the tools are run without a load in addition to being able to lock the trigger on the makita to keep it from accidentally powering up it also powers itself off after one minute of continuous use so i'll have to hold the makita and power it up once every minute unfortunately the earthquake which has the longest charge time at over an hour and a half also has the shortest run time at just under 28 minutes it also has the slowest rpm and we'll see how that impacts things in just a minute after 28 minutes of runtime all the tools are pretty hot but not to the point of causing damage the makita which runs at a much higher rpm than the earthquake is finished at just over 30 minutes the pros are did a pretty impressive job at 49 minutes and 40 seconds which is very close to 19 more minutes of run time compared to the makita the milwaukee as expected with its 4 amp hour battery totally crushed the competition at 71 minutes and 20 seconds rpm and battery life both have a huge impact on how much work you can get done on a full charge so going back to our test setup that had 28 lug nuts the milwaukee ratchet installs a lug nut every 2.93 seconds makita needed 3.11 seconds prostome or 4 seconds and earthquake 4.61 assuming the threads are well lubricated the milwaukee could install around 1457 lug nuts in a single charge under perfect conditions the pro stormer could install 745 the makita 585 and the earthquake 364. while we don't know the number of charge and discharge cycles for each battery the earthquake battery is going to have to be charged a lot more often than the other brands and is likely to wear out a lot sooner milwaukee definitely seems to have done the best in this showdown but i also really like the vaquita quite a bit if you need a light duty tool for occasional use the pro stormer actually did a fairly good job the earthquake seems like a decent tool as well but unfortunately the battery seems like the weak point in the tool all the videos in this channel including this one are viewers suggested so i hope you'll take time to leave a comment i read and reply to as many comments as possible thanks so much for watching please take care and look forward to next time

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Length: 13min 30sec (810 seconds)

Published: Sun Nov 08 2020