HYDRAULIC PRESS VS SOCKET WRENCH HEAD

We will check the strength of the end heads with a hydraulic press. Different price range, and made in different countries

[mikeb.]

1:34 The Bosch and Milwaukee sockets are both made in Taiwan. If you want to demonstrate a German made or USA made socket, then use brands that make sockets in those respective countries i.e. Gedore or SK Tools

[jamesglavich]

I would think the true test of a socket, is the amount of torque it will withstand fastening and removing a bolt or nut. The tolerance between the socket size and the bolt head or the nut is pretty important. I would not base a purchase decision on this demo with the little hydraulic press.

[brinkwolf]

I sold and used tools for almost forty years and a lot of people don't understand the difference between impact and standard sockets. Impact sockets are not only thicker but softer material to take the pounding affect of the impact gun. Hard chrome sockets are designed for the torqueing while using a ratchet or breaker bar. Now not saying you can't use either in each others place(the hard socket will give quicker on a impact gun) but I've always heard people say they wanted the impact socket because it was the premium socket and the hard chrome was not. If you buy a premium socket no matter which one and use it as intended and take care of it it will last a long time.

[SebastianEbel_CNE-ZZFE]

No one in Germany would use Bosch manual tools... Hazet, Gedore, Stahlwille are famous and really high quality tools.

[jakubkrcma]

It would be nice if you put a comprehensive table at the end of the video. Prices, weights, dimensions, breaking forces and, most importantly, the price/force ratios.

[WXSTANG]

Noname $4 - 3218kg
Force Taiwan $5 - 5580kg
Force Taiwan 6 face $5 - 6850kg
Force Impact $3 - 12280kg
Bosch Germany $17 - 7260kg
Milkwalkie USA $5 - 11086kg
OLD/Vintage socket - 4270kg

[hmcredfed]

As a technical draftsman and technician in mechanical engineering, I am not so sure about the usefulness of this test.
The force applied to the top of the nuts/tools only, is very different from the force during use.
Simply increasing the outside diameter would greatly improve these results, but the inside contour would still likely be destroyed at the same torque.
Could you do a torque test to see when the tool shears off so the results show the actual forces during use of the tool.

There is also a big difference between between impact and standard tools!

greetings from germany

As a Taiwanese, my last job was as an employee of a tool factory, and I am an OEM for the world's major brand products. I am proud of the fact that quality creates reputation and brings a safer use environment.

[antaklugom]

I bought many FORCE sockets many years ago without knowing it is the Best and Strongest here. And I still has it now.

[gruenherz]

The wall thickness determines strength (along with the material). Thin walls are very desirable because there is often little space. To be a fair test you should do thickness/breaking force.

[Froschus_Maximus]

Bosch (electronic) tools are mainly used in the private sector, if you really value good tools you will get something else anyway.
That's why I also think that Bosch is really one of the very last representative "German" tool manufacturers, especially since in the end only the brand is German.

[stevemoore]

It’s nice to see that folks around the planet enjoy breaking stuff!!

[normcameron]

After reading the comments, and being in the Heavy Duty Mechanic/machinist business for 50 years, I have this to say:
The first socket was obviously made out of butter.
The rest of the sockets, better stuff.
Notice the sockets that shattered, the very fine grain of the exposed material, beautiful steel.
Thickness plays a direct part of the force required to split, so someone other than me can do the math as to which steel was stronger vs. which socket was stronger.
A long time ago it was pointed out to me anywhere you can use a quality impact socket, even for hand use it is the best.
I would love to see this test carried out on quality hand powered sockets like Wright/ Snap-on/ Mac/Proto etc.

[jkgoogle]

Don't overlook the fact, the Bosch socket was a thin walled impact socket against the Milwaukee thick walled impact socket.. You're not comparing the same TYPE of impact sockets..

[afellowinnewengland]

So thick impact sockets are stronger than thin-walled chrome sockets?! I’m shocked! 🙄

Setting aside the fact that all the interesting tool brands are absent from this test for a moment…This isn’t really meaningful data. Increased durability through harder steel can make a socket more brittle, but still well within the range of the intended use. Also fit tolerance is important to pros. This test doesn’t have any real world benefit. As a retired tech I care about tolerances/ fit, wall thickness and durability (especially on impact sockets).

[hugdam]

Experimento interessante! Eu cheguei até a pensar que a soquete antiga ia ser mais resistente que as modernas...

[joew]

50 years turning wrenches tell me this test means nothing. How well it grips a nut or bolt without slipping is what matters

[Hypurr]

Would have liked to see Snap-On and/or Mac Tools in the mix along with Harbor Freight. Milwaukee isn't the first brand that comes to mind in the US when it comes to sockets.

[Estranged]

Every time a "tool in a hydraulic press" comes up, there's always some Milwaukee hate down here. Always. I know they're more expensive. But there's a mechanic here on youtube that says "cheap tools cost you money. Expensive ones pay you". I guess that's his way of saying "you get what you pay for."

[summerrancher]

The old one appeared to be the shortest. And when you pulled fixture up on the press, it appeared to have witness marks lower on the snout like it had hit the square hole section of the socket. That would have compounded the hoop stress force and likely why it seems to explode evenly as it was loaded at the top and the bottom.