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Post by JC Motors on Dec 18, 2012 14:20:00 GMT -5
I was wondering if anyone here owns any Snap-On tools?
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Dec 18, 2012 15:30:28 GMT -5
Nope. Sorry, I'm a Craftsman guy.
Snap-On does have some sweet looking tools, though.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Dec 18, 2012 15:49:24 GMT -5
Too expensive, but they have the nice tradeoff. Craftsman breaks too easily, and more easily, with every tool they outsource. We have a few shop-owned Snap-On tools - our OBD reader being the most particularly pricey one I can name off the top of my head. I keep clamoring for us to pick up a few load testers, but they insist we use the company ones. Garbage.
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Post by JC Motors on Dec 18, 2012 16:23:06 GMT -5
Too expensive, but they have the nice tradeoff. Craftsman breaks too easily, and more easily, with every tool they outsource. We have a few shop-owned Snap-On tools - our OBD reader being the most particularly pricey one I can name off the top of my head. I keep clamoring for us to pick up a few load testers, but they insist we use the company ones. Garbage. i don't think Craftsman tools are guaranteed for life anymore. Are they? |
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Post by Ben on Dec 18, 2012 16:55:39 GMT -5
nobody made a strap-on joke im proud of you wfigs.
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Post by JC Motors on Dec 18, 2012 16:56:49 GMT -5
nobody made a strap-on joke im proud of you wfigs. I am surprised too |
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Post by Nivro™ on Dec 19, 2012 0:21:13 GMT -5
Too expensive, but they have the nice tradeoff. Craftsman breaks too easily, and more easily, with every tool they outsource. We have a few shop-owned Snap-On tools - our OBD reader being the most particularly pricey one I can name off the top of my head. I keep clamoring for us to pick up a few load testers, but they insist we use the company ones. Garbage. i don't think Craftsman tools are guaranteed for life anymore. Are they? They do but instead of taking your tool back and getting a "new" one, you get a "refurbished" or remanufactured one. I personally dont have any snap on tools but Ive got quite a few accounts that use them. I personally use Craftsman and Gearwrench |
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Post by Halloween King on Dec 19, 2012 9:06:40 GMT -5
At first I loved Snap on because of the guarantee, but then I had a tool break and I got a giant run around trying to replace it. I went up to a guy and he said I wasnt a customer on his route so he could not replace the tool for me. Luckily my brother owns a shop so I got my tool replaced through my brother. But still, WTF? They wont replace your tool if you didnt buy it from them?
Craftsman is great cause you can go to any sears and you get no run around.
Also Stanley guarantees there tools, you just have to mail it in.
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Post by JC Motors on Dec 19, 2012 11:46:41 GMT -5
i don't think Craftsman tools are guaranteed for life anymore. Are they? They do but instead of taking your tool back and getting a "new" one, you get a "refurbished" or remanufactured one. I personally dont have any snap on tools but Ive got quite a few accounts that use them. I personally use Craftsman and Gearwrench I never heard of Gearwrench. I didn't know that Craftsman gives you a refurbished tool as a replacement. That sounds like a ripoff to me. |
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Post by Halloween King on Dec 19, 2012 22:13:39 GMT -5
They do but instead of taking your tool back and getting a "new" one, you get a "refurbished" or remanufactured one. I personally dont have any snap on tools but Ive got quite a few accounts that use them. I personally use Craftsman and Gearwrench I never heard of Gearwrench. I didn't know that Craftsman gives you a refurbished tool as a replacement. That sounds like a ripoff to me. It's not a ripoff at all. At least they give you something. And in my experience, when they dont have a referbished tool instock they take one off the shelf. |
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Dec 20, 2012 15:24:25 GMT -5
Dad swore by Snap-On. When it came time to sell his things, his toolbox went for $15,000 (worth $20,000, but Mom sold them to my cousin directly so she didn't have to deal with auctioneer fees on that aspect).
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Post by jeffro2000 on Dec 20, 2012 16:02:51 GMT -5
My Granddad was a diesel mechanic, and he had snap on tools. When he passed, a step uncle went over there and got every thing. My mom never bothered with them. He said all the air tools and stuff were garbage, but the hand tools had to be good.
I just use Craftsman and Kobalt around the house. I have had to exchange a couple of Kobalt tools, but Lowes takes care of it.
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Post by Nivro™ on Dec 20, 2012 16:04:47 GMT -5
I never heard of Gearwrench. I didn't know that Craftsman gives you a refurbished tool as a replacement. That sounds like a ripoff to me. It's not a ripoff at all. At least they give you something. And in my experience, when they dont have a referbished tool instock they take one off the shelf. That is true. Ive personally never had to take a tool back (yet) but my dad said that's what they do and if they dont have one you get a new one. As for Gearwrench, Im pretty sure Sears sells them, the only other place I know that sells them is Advance Auto Parts. Other Automotive places might but for obvious reasons, I dont go there. They as well have lifetime warranties and you *should* be able to take a broken one into any Advance and get it swapped out. I say *should* because there has been some managers that are dicks about it as well as some people that abuse it by constantly breaking stuff by using the wrong tool. |
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Post by Mr. Show on Dec 20, 2012 18:15:32 GMT -5
No but I did work in their factory for a week, filling their vending machines while their usual person was on vacation.
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Post by fallbrawl on Dec 20, 2012 18:29:26 GMT -5
I am a Craftsman guy myself.
I did however work for standley tools for a week.
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Post by JC Motors on Dec 20, 2012 20:34:57 GMT -5
It's not a ripoff at all. At least they give you something. And in my experience, when they dont have a referbished tool instock they take one off the shelf. That is true. Ive personally never had to take a tool back (yet) but my dad said that's what they do and if they dont have one you get a new one. As for Gearwrench, Im pretty sure Sears sells them, the only other place I know that sells them is Advance Auto Parts. Other Automotive places might but for obvious reasons, I dont go there. They as well have lifetime warranties and you *should* be able to take a broken one into any Advance and get it swapped out. I say *should* because there has been some managers that are dicks about it as well as some people that abuse it by constantly breaking stuff by using the wrong tool. My Dad used to get Craftsman tools replaced for free many years ago. They once repaired his Adjustable wrench wrong. |
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Post by King of Kings on Dec 21, 2012 20:40:33 GMT -5
I'm a Binford guy...
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Post by JC Motors on Dec 21, 2012 22:00:18 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2012 1:05:32 GMT -5
Never owned them, but while in high school auto-collision thats all we used. No complaints.
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Post by JC Motors on Dec 22, 2012 21:24:24 GMT -5
No but I did work in their factory for a week, filling their vending machines while their usual person was on vacation. Do you still work for the vending company? |
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I dont know good luck 
