Balanced Cheater Bar for Ratchet

[Peter Sanders]

Hi Yes, a neat and simple idea as mdhatter3 said. But you are not lessening the force required, you are just splitting the same amount of effort between two hands (arms). Making the cheater bar "longer" by extending ALONG the handle end, reduces the effort required by ONE hand. Obviously with the need to hold the ratchet in place with the other hand. Using the shortest possible socket extension minimises the effort required to hold the ratchet in place, and minimises the "distorted" leverage that tries to pull the socket away from the bolt/nut.
I think the longer bar is better. Perhaps, when in use) you could place the tube part of the tool the opposite way around and have the welded bar point away from the ratchet head. You'll get the extra leverage that way. This tool offers the best of both worlds, well done.