Side by Side Comparison of: Tradespro vs Stanley vs TEKTON

LIKE MY IMPACT TOOL ..OUTSTANDING!!!!!

Excellent

works very well keep clean and dry and itll last!

Very good product

works great. Just wanted a basic drill around the house. Got one for a good price and does what it needs to

I received it on time and in great shape I pulled trigger and had juice in the battery so I charged for 3hrs and it zipped off variator nut& clutch bell nut on a scooter like they were loose already I am very happy with Tradespro product and price was right! Will see how it lasts!

A really good set of sockets for the price. They're not fancy but they get the job done. Not a lot of play or wobble when attached to a wrench or extension. I've seen no wear or signs of breakage even though they get plenty of use on an impact wrench. The case they come with is pretty basic but it works. The sockets had some coating of oil still on them from the factory, so wipe them down when you get them. I would highly recommend them.

Heavy duty, well made works great!
One note. If you are buying these needing a specific size, check the listing for what sizes are included. They have the most common sizes, but if you are looking for a 15mm to remove the transmission mount off the skid plate on a 95 wrangler YJ, you will be out of luck. I didn't remove any stars for this because it was my mistake, the sizes are clearly listed in the details.

I hammered on these with my 1/2 air gun and took very rusty bolts out of the skid plate mounts. No wear on the socket and no stress fractures.

This impact socket set contained all the sockets I needed to remove stubborn metric bolts from my rusted on caliper brackets. Each socket is nicely labeled and the blow molded socket box is great quality and way better than the quality of the "socket tree" that some cheaper brands like harbor freight come with.

Great set. I should have read the description because doing a job last weekend I needed 18mm for many applications on a Jeep. I had to run to Lowe's and pay over $5 for one.

Overall, this is a very good set but if there was a next time, I'd purchase a more complete set.

I do all my own repair and maintenance on my vehicles, which currently number 6... All except my boat are foreign vehicles, and I finally got around to getting a set of deep impact sockets in metric... (Since impact sockets are six sided, you can get by with SAE sizes, but it's far from ideal... :) )

These sockets are good. The finish on the sockets doesn't match quite exactly, but that's really not an issue. Some are a little flatter black than others... Apparently they were made either in separate batches or they were made at different subcontractors, but they don't all look like they came from the same set... But they are well made and sized exactly right... (Some sockets are a little tighter or looser than the standard, but these are dead on. I measured them with an inside micrometer; they are dead on with the spec.)

If I had a wish list, I would have made this set include a 25mm socket and drop the 10mm. I have never seen a 10mm bolt that I actually needed an impact socket for. If the bolt is extremely tight, I would just grab a 6 sided regular socket to remove it.

Since I have a very large collection of sockets and these are deep sockets, I didn't have room in my toolbox drawer that I have all my sockets in... I knew I wouldn't, and that's why I wanted a set that came in some sort of holder or box that I can store in the cabinet where I keep my impact wrenches. The box is nice, two locking tabs and a handle to grab it with. The standard spring loaded socket holders won't work with these, they are far too heavy and will just fall off.

Very happy with these sockets.

Great drill, but very poor quality charger. Have only used the charger a couple of times and now it won't light up and actually charge the battery. The drill is very strong. I use it in place of a tire iron in my paper route cars for the occasional flat tire.

Still running good after a few months. Battery holding ok.

can take off even the most impacted down lug nut after a few seconds, however the battery life goes from 6-8 wheels worth of lugnuts to 4 or less. its only a 1.5 amp hour battery, so its going to have bad battery life anyway. either way, its still a great tool for a great price and it sure beats a ratchet and breaker bar. if you are concerned with battery life, i would recommend getting a corded version.

I've used this now to do a full tire rotation and it worked pretty well. While it claims up to 240 ftlbs, I found it had a hard time breaking the lugnuts which are torqued to 89. After the first wheel I did a quick break with the iron and then used this the rest of the way. Likewise, retorquing the lugs resulted in a final measurement of roughly 80 ftlbs and I had to use my regular torque wrench for the last ten pounds.The battery held up just fine for a total of ten cycles of five lugs on and off and was as strong at the end as the beginning. Since this is the first usage I'll update down the road regarding battery life or any other issues.

I don't know whether the wrench is the highest quality wrench I could get my hands on, but I'm only using it on my scooter and not very often. If you are purchasing this for a heavy duty purpose, I have no advice for you. What I will say and why I am rating it in the first place is that when I ordered it, it was delivered promptly. I appreciate that.

I got this to lower the jacks on my camper. Both my brother and son told me that I needed a more expensive one but this worked great! I can charge it up, throw it in the storage bin of the camper, use it on arrival and stow it again in the case. Then, when I'm ready to break the campsite, I can pull it out and voila! All done with one charge.

Havent broken yet on some insanely stubborn bolts. But it is missing some important sizes I need. Thats what the tool truck is for I guess, or they could complete the socket set........whatever. Does the job

I know this is ridiculous and I should read the description, but the set is missing an 18, 20, and 23. Kind of strange to not include these, and of course I needed an 18 for the first job I was doing....

Other than that, great impact set and way cheaper than any other brand but about 50%. Will be getting the 18, 20, and 23 separately to round off the set.

Didn't care for the grease that comes on them, but it's a solid set for the money. I mainly wanted a quick access set for my torque wrenches when working on my motorcycle and I also needed a 6pt 24mm which my big set didn't have. Covers everything I need in a durable plastic case that fits in my bike with my torque wrench.

Packaging and cleanup was inconvenient, but I'm happy with the ratio of value to quality.

These are a good value. However, they are not Chrome vanadium/black powder coated as shown in the picture. My set looks like the industrial Pittsburgh impact set that you find at Harbor Freight where oil will soak in rather than simply wipe away. Regardless, they work fine and are significantly cheaper in price than the Harbor Freight brand.

If you're looking for a nice similar set that is indeed Chrome vanadium/black powder coated, check out the Ingersoll Rand SK4M14L set here on Amazon. However, note that set costs $65.

Great set, nice and robust. I don't think I'll be needing replacements any time soon, however, two things keep this from being a 5 star set:
1. This is a decently sized set for the money ($22), and even though it includes the sizes in the description, the lack of 15, 18 and 20mm sockets makes this a hard set to finish off later. I really needed a 20mm, although I didn't realize I needed it until I got into the job. It's my fault, but still makes this set less attractive than a truly consecutive one.
2. The case this set comes in is certainly handy (so is the handle), however, mine opened during shipping, despite the extra metal screw to hold it closed. By the time I got it, only 1 of the sockets was actually still in the case, and the box had opened. Luckily, they all stayed inside the box. The sockets were just too heavy for the case given the typical UPS treatment, but it also makes me concerned that it could do that to me should I drop it.
This is a great set, just not perfect.

Does not hold a charge .

Battery charger went bad in about a year.Can't buy a replacement charger.You have to buy a new kit.

Does not have the torque power I expected. Battery life is crap. I bought to use while changing the ball joints and it could not crack the nuts loose; I ended up doing it manually.

Has proven effective so far. The case comes with enough free space to store some parts, bolts, lugs, etc.The battery is the worst part so far. There are STRANGE instructions that come with it. I suppose there's no overcharge protection because it states to not charge it for more than 3 hours at a time. Well, so much for my plans that involve leaving the house.Even with this considered, it has lasted through several light uses and managed to get the job done every time when properly charged. I would say it would be good to keep in your trunk to get lug nuts off quick, but that probably is not the case. My battery did not hold a charge more than a couple days after being last plugged in. Figuring that out was quite the disappointment and frustration.

not bad. doesn't have quite the power I was hoping for, It wont break loose those nuts or bolts that are really tight that a double hammer neumatic would knock off but has much more power than you pay for. I think it's a bargain. don't rely on it to tighten lug nuts to spec. the lug will need another good turn to be tight enough. However, it'll zip that lug nut right into place quickly and tight enough to put the torque on it with a lug wrench which is the best way to do it anyway. Other bolts around the vehicle and home came off with ease with this unit. I'm happy with its performance!

Works great, hits like a dewalt. Keep an eye on how long you let the battery charge, it doesn't shut off. I would suggest just letting it charge 3-4 hours and take it off or it will kill the battery.

I got this to change the timing belt on my Toyota. the 14mm socket is used a lot for that application. My 14mm socket is lightly stamped and there is no way a 14mm bolt head is going to fit in it, but a 13mm bolt head will??? I think this one was dropped off the production line at the factory and was mis-stamped at the factory? I'll be seeing what I can do to get it corrected, no fault of the seller, more a fault of Stanley tools I think. Otherwise a very nice set of sockets that I will probably use my whole life.

Nice set, just wish they wouldn't have skipped the 18mm and 20mm. If they absolutely had to skip a couple it would make a lot more sense to skip the 11mm and 13mm since I'm far less likely to be slamming those smaller sizes with a 1/2" impact, or if I did I'm more comfortable using my standard 11mm and 13mm since they wouldn't be on all that tight anyway.

Who the heck doesn't include a 18 mm! Case doesn't last

Seems like a good enough set for the money but it skips the 15mm size for some reason. I bought this to do replace my shocks and guess what size I needed...15mm. In all fairness, it says what sizes are included in the description and 15mm is not listed in there. Still, I just don't get a set that skips sizes.

Quality seems OK but why leave out 15, 18, & 20 mm sockets?- not like you never use those sizes. Get rid of the 10, 11, & 12 mm- not that useful and a bit overkill thinking you'd really need a 1/2" torque wrench for those size fasteners. Just picking up those 3 individual sockets at Sears cost more than this set. Hindsight is better spending a bit more and getting a complete range.

It worked good. Till it's dropped 2 feet off the ground or knock over. Broke the foward and reverse switch and the casing on the battery

Broke after 3 months

It didn't last too long before it messed up.

I bought this for my son. He fully charged the battery. He went to use it to take lug-nuts off of a car and the battery went dead after taking the first lug-nut off. I am returning this item and I am not satisfied with this product.

I was doing tire rotation on my mazda 5 and after 3 tire, the battery went out and needed to be recharged. power is ok but the battery life sucks.

This thing could not remove the lug nuts on my Subaru that are only tightened to 80 foot pounds. Garbage in my eyes & it was returned for refund

we returned this because it was missing a couple sockets...which just happen to be ones my husband needed.

Didn't fit my impact wrench at all, even though it's supposed to fit 1/2" but I did get a refund & bought another set that actually does fit

Outer rims too thick, cannot go into small spaces, especially car rims.

Solid set in a plastic case. 2 stars because I got two 13 mm and no 12. Pretty disappointed because I use the 12 a lot. Not returning this used item.

1 socket has no chamfer, kind of poor quality

Very disappointed this would not take the lug nuts off my car they were at 80 lbs but it work for putting up the Jack's on my t.v. So I kept it now battery won't charge. Just a waste of money!!

I bought this impact driver to remove blades on my Z turn lawnmower. I worked the first year. I only change blades once a year.. I used it the second year and it would not remove the nut so I had to remove by hand. I thought it may have been misthreaded nut. I tried using it recently, aka 5/15/17 and it did not slipped and did not impact to remove the nut. It now only works as a drill. It is useless so DO NOT BUY. I would give it less than a one if possible. I should take some pictures to show you how unused and new looking it is.

Horrible tool - I cannot tell whether it was broken or just weak. The one I bought was spinning free with almost no torque and could only spin off pre-loosened fasteners. I had to resort back to my 12V emergency torque wrench. I presume this is one of the cases where you indeed get what you've paid for. I torque all my lug nuts myself so I knew that the one on the car were 90 ft/lbs and the lawn mower blade was a mere 45. None of which could even be remotely removed despite a hell of a noise generated by the tool. I can also confirm the problems of other reviewers regarding the proper seating of your impact sockets: most of mine were sitting loose, some even to the point of wobbling.

I purchase this product in September 2015 and used it 5 times, however, each time used it was weaker. I believe that this is due to the battery, which does not seem to recharge properly. Today on it's 5th use, and after several hours of charging, the battery was weak and could maintain enough charge remove a hand tightened bolt. Now, I am stuck with a tool that does not work. There is no warranty details available on the site.

Do not buy this product!Does not fit 1/2" sockets that I have - gave it as a gift and only found out later when a friend and I tried to use it together. By that time it was past amazon's return date on electrical items. Do not buy this item - worthless to me unless I take a grinding wheel to it, and then I might be compromising the strength of the tool - leaving myself open to things failing and possibly hurting someone. I'd give it zero stars if I could.

Does not deliver as it states. Looks good, feels nice in your hands. The anvil is not too heavy, but if I have to use a breaker bar for this to work I can use my impact drill or a regular drill to loosen and tighten if Im going to use the breaker bar and the beginnig or the end. I need something that would beast my lug nuts off and on without a breaker bar. I was excited to use this. I saw a review on you tube. Im assuming they must of had the lugs loose already. My lugs and car arent old or rusty and I took them off and on the day before with a breaker bar and impact drill just fine. Definitely not 240 ft lbs of torque and defintiely not a satisfied customer.

Poorly made product. One socket was out of spec. and wouldn't even fit the bolt.

Socket stripped out lug nuts they do not hold up

Buy an 11 piece socket set, only get 10. Not happy.

The product seems fine, but instead of a 17mm socket (the most common use one for me) it came with two 16mm sockets instead. Obviously a quality issue in the packing. The quality of the product seems fine. Just frustrating to not have the correct sockets it should have.

Some of the sockets engraved markings are hard to read. The photo on Amazon makes the sockets appear to have a nice finished surface, which is also not the case. Socket 14mm appears to have a bit of a casting/forging imperfection and is not readable. Compared to my Pittsburgh SAE set, these look like a child made them. I expected something with the "Stanley" label to be a higher quality to that of it's generic counterparts. I am sure they will work, but now I wish I got the 13 piece Pittsburgh Metric set rather than this set.I own a Sunex 3680 12 Piece 3/8" Deep Drive SAE 12 Point Impact Socket Set, they deserve 5 stars and are what I expected these Stanley sockets to be on-par to (based on the photo they look of the same quality and finish).Update: I've purchased the 13 piece Pittsburgh Metric set to complement this set. The other set includes sizes 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 27, 30 and 32. The end result is 8 duplicate sockets sizes 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, three of which are common lug nut sizes. Combining these two sets to make one well rounded set is the way to go.Had this Stanley set not had poorly made 13 and 14mm sockets in my set I would have given it 4-5 stars. The rest of the sockets are ok for the price I paid.