Ive had enough of Mac, Matco, Snapon bull****

[Stomis]

so I started and account for gearwrench today

Bang for the buck is great...

118pc 1/4 and 3/8s full set - $200
8-19mm Ratchet wrenches - $80
1/4-13/16th Ratchet wrenches - $65
10pc Screwdriver set - $50

$350 for half a full set of standard hand tools is nice

O btw this is all cause I have to bring my brand new box and all my mac **** to work. Hoorah for a raise in the immediate future and actually getting to turn wrenches!

 

[ARAMP1]

Gearwrench isn't made in the USA, is it?

They sell them at sears right next to the craftsman wrenches that say Made in the USA, so it makes me wonder.

 

[Stomis]

Gearwrench isn't made in the USA, is it?

They sell them at sears right next to the craftsman wrenches that say Made in the USA, so it makes me wonder.

I will openly tell you that no they arent and I honestly dont care. Neither is half of snapon and any of mac anymore. I think matco is the only true american company now.

 

[K85 Octane]

sad isn't it
my father lost a 3/8 drive craftsman ratchet I had. Replaced it and bought something else recently. TOTAL POS craftsman ratchets, need to take back. Don't care where they were made, they suck Donkey Kong balls.

 

[smalltruckbigcid]

Some but not all of the basic steel lines from Cornwell and Snap-on are 100% american made from american steel. But you need to ask because Snappy just put about 60 million into a factory in China. And I know Cornwell gets stuff out of several chinese/taiwanese plants just like mac and matco.

To the original poster, you will find that the gearwrenches will break or round off nuts and bolts once you go pro and use them all the time.

 

[J.R.]

for snap on their boxes are made in usa and thats all...they still have old stock that was made here and canada but the new plants in china are making more and more everyday...

talked with cornwell rep and he said all their hand tools are made in usa, everything else is hit and miss on where its made...

 

[ARAMP1]

I think matco is the only true american company now.

I know that their screwdrivers are made by Witte in Germany. Don't care how nice they are, I'm not buying them.

 

[smalltruckbigcid]

for snap on their boxes are made in usa and thats all...they still have old stock that was made here and canada but the new plants in china are making more and more everyday...

talked with cornwell rep and he said all their hand tools are made in usa, everything else is hit and miss on where its made...

The new snappy boxes say assembled in USA with global components.

Not all of Cornwells hand tools are USA made. If the price is decent then probably not USA, if it's high, likely USA. But with all of them you have to ask where it was made

 

[natemc]

My $0.02 for what its worth.

I don't care where it is made. As long as it has a warranty that can be used if need be. When you buy from a tool guy that has less stock than the local 7-11. How do you get it warrantied when it breaks. The biggest plus to me is having one truck payment with a guy that can get me anything. Most good Snap-On dealers can order from anything but Mac, Matco, Craftsman and Cornwell. S-K is sold through Tool News and they should be able to get it.

When I'm in Happy Camp or Challenge CA. I want to be assured that I can be taken care of. Drop ship the replacement the next day or find the local tool truck the same day. Sears can't do that. The simple ratio of trucks per capita makes for good service. Cause the next week when I'm in Prineville, OR headed to Warm Springs. There's a tool truck somewhere.

And a note on gear wrench from personal experience. They will for sure round bolts. They also do not have a sealed ratcheting box end. Keep them oily and use in the shop only. Don't use them outside. Rust voids there warranty on the ratchets.

 

[lak2004]

I always had craftscrap ratchets and finally broke down and bought a couple snap ons recently. I am sold on them and will never buy any other ratchets. they are so smooth!

 

[ARAMP1]

I don't care where it is made.

Normally, for anything else, as long as it's a quality product, I'm the same way. Not with hand tools though. And, not that I'm too good to have some cheapies here and there, but when I am shopping for a specific tool, for me, it needs to be made in the USA.

 

[cuervo]

$600 bucks for 13 wrenches from Snap on? Get the **** out of here with that $hit. I'll take 2 sets for $100 bucks that will last me until I die.

"The Professional Mechanic" may need them, but I surely don't!

 

[Stomis]

$600 bucks for 13 wrenches from Snap on? Get the **** out of here with that $hit. I'll take 2 sets for $100 bucks that will last me until I die.

"The Professional Mechanic" may need them, but I surely don't!

I openly agree with you. The prices for snapon is ridiculous and honestly I dont care how much snappy truck humpers claim that only snapon doesnt break and doesnt this and does that blah blah blah. ALL tools break. They pretty much all get warrantied so why pay 10x more for the same stuff?

Hell I even admit that I overpayed for my MAC stuff. I could have gotten 2-3 times the amount of tools from gear wrench or SK for the same money and been way ahead. O and guess what they wouldnt break any more often and they have the same warranty.

 

[ryoken]

it's not a point of breaking..... in my job, the difference in tool size, fitment, etc is critical.. there are plenty of times where a Crapsmen combo wrench wont fit on some tight spot on a Mann, Cummin's, whatever, where A Snappie one does.... doesn't mean there aren't plenty of times where a Crapsmen will do the job.. I own a fair amount.... but for every day wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, etc in my rigging bags, the majority is Snappie, and some Mac wrenches..

btw, I have 4 sets of Gearwrench combo wrenches.. SAE standard and stubby, and metric in both... decent tool... openend is solid, and tho I've had a couple ratcheting ends f*ck up, they hold up pretty well... thats saying something in my environment, tools dropped in bilges, roughed up in tool bags, etc..

let's see if I can start a fight with someone..... here's a perfect example of tool ignorance... everyone come in and tell me how "oh, an impact socket is an impact socket, Horrible Freight is fine".... try fitting that crap, or not stripping a bolt, in my work environment.....

 

[DEMON44]

ding ding ding.


impact sockets......wall thickness matters. occations have called to mill down an impact socket even. my chromies see lots of duty time hanging off the end of my impacts. for wall thickness.

 

[ryoken]

heck, my 1/2" deep Snappie chromies have been seeing impact service for 20 yrs without a crack... do that with a Crapsman...

 

[lak2004]

heck, my 1/2" deep Snappie chromies have been seeing impact service for 20 yrs without a crack... do that with a Crapsman...

I tried, it doesnt work I broke two 5/16" crapsmen sockets with my 1/4" driver with only my arms. Used a snap on socket and it didnt break and I also broke the bolt loose.

 

[ryoken]

5/16th's nutdriver... it's gotta be my most used tool... yellow snappie nutdriver.. 75% of the time whatever i'm doing involves hoseclamps...

 

[DEMON44]

agreed. I on;y bought 2 snappy nut drivers yellow for clamps. I use it every single day. and orange for Series 60 tuneups, on the exhaust valve adjuster.

 

[Stomis]

it's not a point of breaking..... in my job, the difference in tool size, fitment, etc is critical.. there are plenty of times where a Crapsmen combo wrench wont fit on some tight spot on a Mann, Cummin's, whatever, where A Snappie one does.... doesn't mean there aren't plenty of times where a Crapsmen will do the job.. I own a fair amount.... but for every day wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, etc in my rigging bags, the majority is Snappie, and some Mac wrenches..

btw, I have 4 sets of Gearwrench combo wrenches.. SAE standard and stubby, and metric in both... decent tool... openend is solid, and tho I've had a couple ratcheting ends f*ck up, they hold up pretty well... thats saying something in my environment, tools dropped in bilges, roughed up in tool bags, etc..

let's see if I can start a fight with someone..... here's a perfect example of tool ignorance... everyone come in and tell me how "oh, an impact socket is an impact socket, Horrible Freight is fine".... try fitting that crap, or not stripping a bolt, in my work environment.....

Lol ryoken I hear ya man but boats are like magnifying a tools "bulkiness" by 100. I do agree with you yes the big names have more compact tools that accomplish the same thing but for the average schmoe and even the average mechanic working on cars and trucks its really unnecessary.