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hondarider2006
08-14-2006, 08:21 PM
We have the Napa ones at work...and sure they work for a while...and then start to lock up and strip out over a period of time. Who out there uses somthing else? and whats the price run on these puppies??
troutman561
08-14-2006, 08:25 PM
Craftsman is nice, and you get a lifetime warranty or something like that if they break.. look for them on sale at sears, I gotta pretty sweet set of metric and standard for really cheap..
cheetah
08-14-2006, 08:26 PM
I have had great luck with Gearwrench. I have used them for a couple years now and great. Only one stripped out and NAPA replaced it for us. The only reason that one stripped though was we put another wrench on it to get extra torque which they were not designed for.
JRP
08-14-2006, 08:28 PM
Originally posted by troutman561
Craftsman is nice, and you get a lifetime warranty or something like that if they break.. look for them on sale at sears, I gotta pretty sweet set of metric and standard for really cheap..


yep thats what i got, and so far they work really good.
bluebaron
08-14-2006, 08:29 PM
John Deere works great for a long time
hondarider2006
08-14-2006, 08:29 PM
Originally posted by cheetah
I have had great luck with Gearwrench. I have used them for a couple years now and great. Only one stripped out and NAPA replaced it for us. The only reason that one stripped though was we put another wrench on it to get extra torque which they were not designed for.

yeah thats the kind we have, the Gearwrench. Napa has warrentied many for us;)


Just be nice to have something that is a little more durable;)
watts16
08-14-2006, 08:32 PM
I have a craftsman set and some other set from sams club. Had 0 problems with the craftcman set but one ratchet has stripped out after 3.5 years
Quad18star
08-14-2006, 08:39 PM
I like the Craftsman stuff . They are durable , and if by chance you break one , you bring it back to Sears and get another one with no questions asked .
G Impala 63n70
08-14-2006, 09:03 PM
I use cornwell ones, they are rebuildable too.
ShiftFMX
08-14-2006, 09:12 PM
Craftsman For sure, I got one of these a few years back and I love it!

http://s7.sears.com/is/image/Sears/00935155000

$100 at Sears!
rmz250
08-14-2006, 09:14 PM
Originally posted by cheetah
I have had great luck with Gearwrench. I have used them for a couple years now and great. Only one stripped out and NAPA replaced it for us. The only reason that one stripped though was we put another wrench on it to get extra torque which they were not designed for.
coolex
08-14-2006, 09:25 PM
craftsmen, cuz the liftime warenty
DieselBoy
08-14-2006, 09:29 PM
Mastercraft! (Canadian Tire Product) good tools, lifetime warrenty, no receipt neccessary and i've not had one break yet.
brian-250
08-14-2006, 09:38 PM
Snap-on all the way, my has one in the shop that he bought new in 1976 and still using it today, only rebuilt once. Snap on stuff isnt cheap but does eventually pay for itself.;)
bigbadbrad
08-14-2006, 10:44 PM
snap on or craftsmen proffesional, not the regular craftsmen becuase the regula ones suck, and i know that from experince(busted knuckels when the ratchet gives out) gearwrench is pretty good to
1fst400
08-14-2006, 10:49 PM
I have a craftsman set that have the reversible ratchet. the ones with the little switch. love em! use them all the time.

My dad being the tool finatic that he is has the snap on set. Only issue I have with his is I always hit the little reverse ratcheting swich.


At the shop theres a set of gear wrench, no reversible, just flip the ratchet over. they are alright other than the fact that they dont have a bend in them for the reason that you have to flip it over to go the other direction.. If that made any scence. and they have box end on both ends. no open end...

out of the three I would gladly use any of of them.
nickmelll
08-15-2006, 05:38 AM
i have the ones walmart sells "i think stanley" and havent had a problem yet. and ive hadem for 2 years.
Mean250r
08-15-2006, 12:50 PM
crafts man is the ****, i broke a screw driver from my granpa, i bought it back and they gace me a new one:eek2:
mx428
08-15-2006, 01:08 PM
Snap on all the way.
1fst400
08-15-2006, 02:38 PM
im all for snap on tools, trust me look at the picture. thats my dads tool box. But I feel that other ratcheting wrenches are just better.
mps211
08-15-2006, 02:38 PM
Matco Tools are really good. They work really well in tight places because there is less wasted movement in them.
Which 450?
08-15-2006, 03:38 PM
regular craftsmans suck, it requires so much to get them to rachet, and they are huge. I'd go blue point or gear wrench. I have the blue points, they have a finer tooth then even the snap-on's But a hefty price, I think i paid $300 for std and metric.
QuadManKev
08-15-2006, 08:11 PM
snap-on all the way.
shftmx300ex
08-15-2006, 10:23 PM
craftsmen is awsome
firefighterjosh
08-15-2006, 10:39 PM
Craftsman
Snap - On
S & K

There all good. They all also have lifetime warranty. I noticed I break alot of craftman sockets. Kind of a pain since I live 30 Mins from the local Sears. But that is why i have double and tripple of tools
08-15-2006, 11:42 PM
i have this store near me called Harbor Freight they are REALLY cheap and if anything breaks you can return it and get a new one for free

its like heaven for me when i go in the store :D

http://www.harborfreight.com/
firefighterjosh
08-15-2006, 11:49 PM
Originally posted by Kickstarts_Suck
i have this store near me called Harbor Freight they are REALLY cheap and if anything breaks you can return it and get a new one for free

its like heaven for me when i go in the store :D

http://www.harborfreight.com/

We have a harbor frieght too. Very Cheap...I didn;t know you could return broken stuff.