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Aerobic Equipment | Home » » » Park Tool BT-2 4th Hand Brake with Locking Ratchet | | | | | | | Description: | | Commonly referred to as a “4th Hand”, the Park Tool Cable Stretcher pulls cables tight. It features one-hand operation with a thumb lock to hold the cable tight while your hand is removed to tighten pull-up bolts and nuts. Made from heat treated steel, chrome plated, and featuring cushion grips for comfort. A must for any shop, home or professional. | | | Features: | |
• Commonly referred to as a ?4th Hand?, the Park Tool Cable Stretcher pulls cables tight.
• It features one-hand operation with a thumb lock to hold the cable tight while your hand is removed to tighten pull-up bolts and nuts.
• Made from heat treated steel, chrome plated, and featuring cushion grips for comfort.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 8.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 18 reviews |
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18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 a basic job done well plus a convenient lockJan 07, 2010
By W. Boykin
This is a common tool offered by several companies all of which do the same basic thing. This tool does a great job with that basic thing. What's different between this & some of the others is a locking ratchet. I've read previously that the lock is something between unnecessary & inconvenient. It may be unnecessary, but it is a convenience that makes it possible to pull to the right tension & then let go, relax & either free up your other hand &/or not worry about over tensioning the cable while your focusing on securing it. I use the tool on my brakes as well as derailleurs, it is on the latter where having your other hand is helpful & it is also important not to accidentally over tighten the cable. Rarely has the lock engaged when I didn't want it to, it hasn't been a big deal. If, however, you are the kind of person who yells at your garden hose when it gets stuck on a corner, the lock could be similarly irritating.
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Ratchet Helpful, but not EssentialOct 24, 2008
By New England Yankee
With or without the ratcheting mechanism, the tool gets 5 stars. A 4th Hand is one of those tools for which there is no substitute. The ratchet will save some of the 4th-hand dance whereby you try to hold the adjustment while you snug the fitting, but truthfully, that's really not all that difficult. On the flip side, the ratchet can actually interfere in situations where you really have to finesse the cable as you snug down the fitting. Given my preference, I'd use the version without a ratchet/lock, but if handed one with, no problem.
5 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Overpriced, low quality toolMar 06, 2011
By AdamDZ
"AdamDZ"
The tool feels flimsy, rattles, since the entire thing is wobbly, the part that pulls the cable moves sideways and often slips off of the cable. The handles slide off, what the heck? It's unusable: as you squeeze it the handles slide off and you loose grip. What a junk! I'm very disappointed. It's going back.
 OK ToolNov 23, 2011
By Isaac
"Isaac Images"
This tool is ok, a bit overpriced for what it does and how it's made. It includes no useful instructions, and none exist on the Park Tool site either, so you are left to your own devices.
Great ToolNov 07, 2011
By Blk02
I recently received this tool. It works well and you can disable the ratchet feature if you want (hold it back by hand or use a rubber band). The one thing I disliked was the fact that the blue handle covers slide on and off the tool very easily.
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