Perfect for long distance motorcycle trips: hammer out of place metal bits (bent side case)...axle nut remover....breaker bar...tent stake setter...defensive weapon. Perfect!

This is my off-roading go-to! Get the alignment attachment too, and you can eliminate 3-5 tools from your tool roll.

Actually, this would come in very handy for my job. I set up and operate Cincinnati press brakes where I work, and one thing I often have to do is set up a front support for a side gauge to help correctly position the part I'm going to form. These supports run in a dovetail groove in the front of the bed below the bridge, and I've often had to tap them into position (they often have to be positioned precisely) before the final torque-down. We're talking about a 30 to 40-pound (around 15 kg) chunk of metal here. Admittedly, I impatiently got into the habit of using the 15/16" GearWrench which was already in my hand to do this, in order to save time by not switching tools (there is a rate on the setups). My first GearWrench did not hold up from this and the ratchet part became unusable, so I traded it for a new one (thankfully Sears honored the lifetime warranty). This tool would be able to take the blows without destroying the ratcheting system, and I wouldn't have to constantly keep switching tools whenever I want to fine-tune the position of the supports.

my old man was always screaming at me "that's a ratchet not a fucking hammer!", PROBLEM SOLVED I SAY

It is designed for scaffold builders (Gerüstbauer), who build scaffolds out of the layher system

This is a really good idea, it won't replaceiany tools in a mechanics toolbox, but if the strike places reduce impact damage, then the tool will have a longer life. All ratchets this size end up being used as a hammer.

I bought this back in 2010 or 11 to use while working at a lineman's helper - It's a cool idea but I found myself using a normal 1/2" drive Craftsman Professional instead - because I needed to carry a real hammer on me 90% of the time anyway. The issue I had with using it as a hammer was that the weight of the socket made it unbalanced when striking and it would rotate and glance-off of whatever you were trying to hit. This could be minimized by taking off the socket, but it would just be quicker and easier to grab the hammer from your belt loop instead. Still, it's a really high-quality wrench - it now lives in my pickup truck toolbox and I mostly use it for lug nuts or other random jobs.

How about a terminal screwdriver, hatchet & bicycle pump hybrid tool Wera? I can see a market for it.

i like and use many wera tools but this is one that i just cant seem to figure out why should i buy it

Nice fair review, great that you found one job it was good for and if that's all you did all day it would be a great tool to have!

I would love to try it on a rusted rounded off turbo bolt on exhaust manifold on 5.9 cummins diesel truck

it would be better if the hammer part was at the back of the drive, that way you could hit the ratchet inline with the bolt. its a good way of removing stuburn bolts, so the ratchet becomes an impact ratchet when needed

What is it you do for work? Are you in construction?

I have a 3 foot long hammer. There´s also a ratchet in there somewhere.

I can see that being useful for erecting steel framed barns etc but less so for general repairs, maybe its price reflects its specialist nature.

It is wary handy if you are installing fence with bolts, many do use there ratchet as a hammer if the bolt doesn't go lightly in.

I love hammers, and I love ratchets. im going to have to buy this and make uses for it.

Multifunction tools are always good, but when their function is diminished by virtue of an added feature, they are usually not worth it. Thanks for the review!

Not sure of the purpose of this tool when i first came across it , thought maybe if a rounded nut or bolt needed a socket hammered on to so it can be removed.

i guess this is useful for 1 or two specfic jobs and it's an absolute godsend in that field, somewhere where you need to hammer and ratchet a nut in where it's not possible to have access to or carry loads of tools. Think of perhaps up a telephone pole, where carring a long ratchet and hammer might be a chore and one tool that does both is perfect.

You can use a nail or a pen to undue the extension

The locking bar is so there is almost 0% chance off coming out when using. You can use anything to depress the.... get it off

a special tool for specific job good idea

Hmmm. I imagine that I would soon lose the small release tool for extension handle. Looks nice though :-)

I have always wanted this but as an electrician, I could not use it at work...MAYBE when setting anchors for strut racks and pulling equipment, but at the price....I AM GOOD on my hand-me-down 1/2" drive original made in the USA craftsman, SK, Klein, etc...

Thank you for making this video

Really good review 👍

Great review

I reckon this would be a handy tool for scaffolders and the like?

nice concept though but they should make one without the hammer. i love the extension bar

I had to do some work on my engine just yesterday and was barely able to get a normal Ratchet in the tight spots. This Ratchet would have definitely not been able to get inside the tight spots. Bad tool, great review

I suppose when steel erecting on a harness one tool is better than two

No idea why, I really want one now. Guess I have to go buy some 1/ 2 sockets now.

Hate to admit but looks perfect for installing warehouse racks which I did one winter. There are plenty of tools specific fir one job.

Thatd be useful ifnyou were doing a lot of concrete anchoring. Wedge and sleeve anchors. Only need an SDS gun and yhe ratvhet. I used to do millwright work and with a few hundred per day extra shits annoying

its not a bad idea though, but indeed its too big for a rachet. The only thing it could be good for is being a breaker bar. But you would need to use deep sockets because of the larger width of the head.

You found the perfect job to assign to that tool; but yes, rather a niche product.

I have to say I'm guilty of occasionally using a ratchet as a hammer, although as much as I love wera this tool does look pretty naff

Great video - though somehow it seems wrong to bash a £100 ratchet like that but I guess it's designed to take such a hammering ... if you'll pardon the pun?

Yet another great film U.H. but this ratchet is not for me, apart from the price (although I am a fan of Wera screwdrivers) I reckon the extension release key wouldn't last two minutes if I had one. Cheers for sharing mate. N.

cant wait for the hammer with a built in ratchet next

It’s for building scaffolding

The release of technology and new products seems endless but the good old fashioned Brumagem screwdriver will always find a place in your toolbox

Crazy tool!

only times I ever hit things with a ratchet is when a socket gets stuck on a bolt or I'll give things a light tap to try to move the part but will usually go right to a hammer if it doesn't

Can't count how many ratchets I've destroyed by using it as a hammer. I've mostly learned my lesson tho and started to carry a hammer in my toolbox.. Still, sometimes I'm in a real hurry and won't spend the minute to go get it, and then the ratchet is the next best thing.

It's got one purpose, banging plugs into concrete and then tightening them up, unless you build racking all day long you don't need it. I can see there being a big market for the thickest mechanics on earth though

the things ppl come up with these days nice reveiw tho all the same myt be yousefull for steel erectors tho

I couldn't see many people wanting to hit a £100 ball pein hammer let alone a ratchet! Although I have strangely heard of people say they use a ratchet as a hammer.

That might be perfect for the car lug nuts tire checker head splitter ha ha

interesting, i prefer to carry a monkey wrench which is actually designed to be used as a hammer(i ground a ball peen on the pommel for closing rivets) but yeah that looks far to thick to be useful.

considering the price of Wera tools I wouldn'T use this one as a hammer, even though they are solid

I cringed when he started hammering.

Interesting.

koloss in Greek = Ass... excelent name!! hahaahahahahaaha

AWESOME! Would be awesome if they made smaller drive sizes!

I think this tool is made for assembling scaffolds. for some parts you need the ratchet but for the most parts you use the hammer to secure the parts on modern steel scaffolds.

Not really very useful if your both tightening and loosening - having to take the socket off to reverse seems like a bit of a design flaw there

I have seen it all now, what nuter had that I dear pmsl

this is better suited for construction work .. not in the garage... so i believe if used for its intended purpose then its a good tool great review

good idea i bash everything lol

This wins "Stupidest Tool Ever Made" award.

Ahahaha the things people come up with..

Lol this seems like the dumbest thing ever. You still need a socket set too. I'm sure Wera sells a set that can also function as pliers or something for $678.

Great idea but absolutely useless, it should have been double ended, hammer one side ratchet the other. It's useless as a ratchet with the head being that big.

I'm not a fan of wera tools

I'll never buy this thing

Waw what a dumb invention