Delboy's Garage, 'Gedore Red' vs 'Gedore Blue' !

What's the difference between The Red and The Blue ?
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[tsaimidi]

Dell, I really enjoy viewing your videos for two reasons. 1) they are about motorcycles, 2) you are a master communicator. Please keep them coming. Be always well.

[LtDemier]

So use the red gedore until you can buy the blue ratchet

[FAMOUSSLICKRICK]

I bought this GEDORE RED Qty (172) Tool Set and I love it my friend. The tools and case are great quality. I love it!!! Next I will try to buy some GEDORE Blue Tools soon. Thank you so very much for helping me out and letting me know about this Awesome tool set. You are Awesome to my friend. GOD be with you always and bless you always. 😆😆😆😆😆

[OjStudios]

I bought a tiny Gedore red ratchet bitset from Lidl when they had them in. Been a lifesaver at work and does everything a treat. Even tightened Bosch ebike motor mounts with it using a pipe as extension. No damage yet.

[springy-]

36 years after starting my apprenticeship I still buy at least 1 tool a week . Today I ordered a stainless steel spade . Not much use on the bandit but I've got a load of sleepers to set and the fence bloke knicked my old one ! 👍🏻☮❤

[Arjan-uexn]

I have the red kit and its awesome! There is only one weird thing about this set: the 16 mm and 21 mm sparkplug sockets are 1/2 and the 18 mm is 3/8. I needed the 16 mm 3/8 for my torgue wrech so I bought that one extra.

But you get a lot of bang for your buck for this set!

[sterling]

I have a 40 year old 1/2 drive Gedore, built like a tank, It has a function I have never seen on any other brand, , Put the selector lever in the middle and it becomes a breaker bar, rock solid, the amount of times I was under a truck trying to undo a siezed nut I would put a cheater pipe over the handle and it would do the job, , Gedore the very best tools you can buy along with Swedish brand Bahco.

[haroldwiser]

The red set sure would look good in my garage! 😃
145 usd from Amazon, now you've got me thinking!

[tompowell]

i still have my Halfords 1/2" drive socket set that I bought about 43 years ago. They have had some brutal use. I'm hoping that something will break so I can see if they will honour the "Lifetime guarantee". To be fair I have bought a few new ratchet drives since then, and I mostly use 3/8" these days.

[Bristoll]

Back in the day when I was on construction sites installing electrical services, I had the cheapest crappiest tools for the job you could find. First reason, it was all I could afford :-) Apprentices didn't get paid much. Second was, if it was stolen, lost or a one way boomerang loan to someone it wasn't a huge expense to replace. What I did find most valuable though, is you didn't thrash your cheap bit of kit, because it would break. As such I guess you could say that with crappy gear, you (well I did) got a 'feel' for the load being exerted. That means a lot when tightening things up, or getting something sticky un done. Certainly helped me look beyond the tool, and more to the task at hand.
Cheers
Pete'.

[peted]

Buy the Red and replace the bits that wear out with the Blue version.
That is basically what I tell the guys starting out in my trade. Buy a complete kit and replace it with better quality as needed.

[nonamenameless]

Excellent review, it s not easy to get the notion of quality across in a review like that where ppl can t experience it themselves but you did it! I think Gedore did a gj with their brand differentiation, introducing the red line giving amateurs an "easier to swallow" entry point into the brand... Wera or others neglect the market for ppl looking for a good yet still affordable entry into the world of DIY. I think many ppl turn their backs on DIY coz either the entry level point seems too high money-wise or it simply hasnt been fun doing your first steps when the tools at hand are a nuisance to get anything done with- cheap nasty stuff can quickly harm the enjoyment of doing one s first steps. So with the more affordable line up that still keeps essential qualities or offers a good package (like a more complete set for ppl starting out), you create future customers for the more premium stuff (even newbies can quickly tell the difference between decent and lovely) instead of ppl that turn their backs to all of it or go like "oh it s all crap either way".
I m at a point where I m just getting started, having found the courage to do little jobs at the car and I already want the blue line or look at other premium manufacturers but I m fully aware, it s too early to justify going big whilst I even lack most basics...and it d simply be too expensive at this stage. So I found the Gedore Red kit...a brand I didn t even know about before and already loving their approach.
Think I might end up with the very Gedore Red kit that brought me here and if my next car related DIY makes me as happy as the last ones, bah I guess the way you suggested was looking at a ratchet of their blue line...or sth else where I see benefits for the upcoming tasks. No matter what, thank you for this comparison!

[darinh]

I've got a Gedore socket set that was my dads. Must be around 50-60 years old and still working great.

[ghost]

Outstanding video - because You go into the really relevant details AND You got all your facts 100% right - rare these days on YT / the internet.
May I add that the shape of the GEDORE ratchet's head is also much slimmer (pear-shaped) than the cheaper version and the overall ratchet weight is low for the larger than normal size.

[exonusgod]

Proxxon also do good rachet sets btw. I think the advantage of some cheaper tool kits is that things like driver bit attachments are something you think to replace, often people will wear ph2 or hex driver bits until theyre round instead of buying a new bit. Having a more affordable kit means people are willing to replace consumable parts more regularly.

[tonygriffiths]

Never heard of Gedore, thanks. I bought my 3/8 drive Kamasa set for £15.00 Around early 70's. Still great today.

[Weisswolf]

Grandpa left me Gedore and a few other tools from Remscheid. He bought it 65 years ago. Still working. Still use it. The Germans know to make great tools.

[MarinusvdMeulen]

Great review! I have the Red kit and as a 'Brand conscious amateur' I am very happy and satisfied with that kit.

[myzrocks]

still love the sound of an old school 1980s snap on ratchet. I've never found that sound since.

[michaeljohnson-linn]

Del, you are spot on regarding stating that the 3/8 is the most popular drive for use on motorcycles. I have been doing my own maintenance since I started biking in 1974 (Yamaha FS1E) and very rarely I have needed a 1/2 drive ratchet. I do appreciate quality tools and because I work for Rolls-Royce I can purchase Snap-on stuff at a discounted rate. I opted for the 3/8 FOD version of the ratchet as I use this at work. The FOD stands for Foreign Object Damage, this means the if the gear mechanism in the ratchet head fails then the ratchet retains all the pieces. This type costs more to manufacture, but the cost of a full jet engine strip to retrieve parts of a failed ratchet far out way the additional cost. I have used Bergen tools and find them very good for the price, although I was disappointed that you cannot buy a repair kit if the ratchet mechanism fails. I also own a Rolex Datejust watch as well as Snap-on tools, does this make me a watch and tool snob??