Snap-on tools are #1

[Everett]

Lets say one of us pull a heist on a loaded Snap-on truck like they would a Brinks armored bank truck!

I like Snap-on alot. But if I'm on a budget I'll only buy other brand tools with a lifetime warranty.

[jazzcornet]

next to my 3/8" snap-on impact, the blue point stubby gear ratchets were my best investment. the only tool i use more than those is my 3stage-3phase air compressor for media blasting......and that my friends, is still hurting my wallet and will continue to hurt my wallet for generations to come

[TomsMR2]

the snapon guy even told me to just buy gearwrench brand ratchet wrenches, the bp ratchets had waaaay too much play! very sloppy stuff.

i love love love my 3/8th snapon impact though! thats a damn fine tool.

[ve2dict]

about 80 % of my tools are snap on and 20% mac and snap on is def the best although i dont like most of their air tools. one of the have to get snap on tools though is the mini battery powered screwdriver. it come with 2 batteries that charge up really quick and it has enough power to break looser most 10 and 8 mm bolts. its great i think its like 120$ of course 2 weeks after i got it they come out with one that has a clutch so i was pissed but some day it will break and ill get a new one with a clutch for free

[ve2dict]

oh and the picks...depends on which ones u get the ones with the mini screwdriver type grips are great the ones with the rubber sleeve on them suck and are exactly like craftsman picks

[MR-3sgte]

Snap on tools are good but the prices on some of the tools are kinda high. Just cause you think snap on is the best doesnt mean they are. Take alook into matco they sell tools as/almost if not better then snap on and they have better prices. Why waste 120+ dollers on a 80 tooth snap on ratchet when craftsman ratchets work just great. Any serious mechanic that wants to save their money knows what he should buy from matco or snap on and what to buy from harbor freight or sears i only go with snap on and matco for specialty tools.

[Hybrid10]

most of the air tools are made by the same ppl and snapon.cornwell,mac,matco get there names stamped on them....even the screw drivers and some wrenchs are made in the same plant...just different name stamped on them.

[TomsMR2]

Originally Posted by MR-3sgte

Why waste 120+ dollers on a 80 tooth snap on ratchet when craftsman ratchets work just great.

because they dont work great.. in fact they work terrible... many, many times worse than a snapon ratchet. the matco one is like a craftsman one that doesnt break, its still a pretty loose ratchet though. we're not all turning a wrench on a nice big open work bench. when you have a bolt to remove with about 4 inches of clearance on both sides, those extra teeth are the difference between having something off in 20 seconds verus 5 minutes.. when you're paid by time, you're losing money goofing off with cheap tools.

nothing touches the snapon 80 tooth, its worth every cent. the time it has saved me has literally paid for itself over a sloppy 36 tooth craftsman.

craftsman professional is a 72 tooth. i returned one at least once a month until i got fed up and got the snapon. it broke that much, thats rediculous. my snapon ratchet is finer, and hasnt so much as skipped once.

im kinda with you half way though.. you dont need to blow thousands on a box filled with 100% snapon tools. some tools are worth every cent, some arent.. some are worth paying extra for the weekly service.

[KingCeaser]

snap on is the best tool for any job.. But they are expensive. it just depends on how much you use your tools. If you wrench for a living its well worth it to spend all that extra money. I actually get frustrated using other peoples tools when im helping them on something. Its just not the same......... An all my snap on tools just got stolen from my shop. they pryed my box open somehow an took everything in the top 3 drawers....Im pretty pissed..an they funked up my box

[Brad Bedell]

Originally Posted by TomsMR2

lol, if theres one snapon tool that i have to admit just pure sucks and is a ripoff, its the picks!

the new 80 tooth ratchet is BADASS though. expensive, but its easily the best ratchet on the market.

when it comes to strange length/shape/design wrenches pliers and sockets, snapon rocks. their everyday stuff is really just too expensive. check out SK for normal stuff

I second the picks!

However, I have a K-D tools swivel head ratchet that's fine tooth. I reach over that 80 tooth Snap-on 3/8 drive every time for it. When I was wrenching daily, I replaced it once ever 2 years. (usually split the head with a 3' cheater bar on and not stripped the gears)

Now, the 1/4 drive swivel head snap on ratchet, I own 3 of them.

[TomsMR2]

the swivel head.. as in the one where the actual head rotates, or the flex head?

i just realized a 10mm deep socket on a 12 inch extension fits over the handle of my snapon 1/4 drive ratchet, making the longest, most rediculously leveraged 1/4 inch tool ever.. ive been using it to loosen unreasonably large bolts

[Big Thurs]

the snapon guy even told me to just buy gearwrench brand ratchet wrenches, the bp ratchets had waaaay too much play! very sloppy stuff.

I have been impressed with the durability of various tools from Agri-Supply. They carry King Tony hand tools (not to be confused with King **** ), and I must say nobody at my shop has broken a King Tony socket, ratchet, or screwdriver. We frequently use impacts on the 1/2 in. drive sockets and beat the crap out of the screwdrivers. Even the rubber has not deteriorated a bit after years of use in the shop. Did I mention that King Tony hand tools have a lifetime warranty?

Another tool that I think is a fantastic deal are some of the pliers. Several months ago I purchased a pair of Agri-Supply brand right angle 10" pliers, and they have survived their share of abuse to say the least. One more thing: the Ag-Supply flex head gearwrench knockoffs are also EXTREMELY durable, despite having more play than the Gearwrench brand counterparts.

Sorry for the semi off-topic post.

[BrokeMoFuGgA]

I wish i could afford Snap On lol im just a broke @ss craftsman guy lol.i just wanted something with a warranty that if i broke it i could get it replaced.i wasted alot of money when i was younger on "knuckle busters",that when you broke'em that was it!

[Sh0ty]

If I were to get a snap on 80 tooth, would I want to use that as my regular wrench or just use a bog standard craftsman and then the snap on for tight spaces? I used to have a stanley pro, which I liked, but it blew up recently and had too much slop.

[tstoney82]

Originally Posted by canadam

I've been looking for a good deal on a Snap-On multi-bit screwdriver, but they're hard to come by much below retail. My dad has one and it's great. Something I'd actually spend the extra money on

just got mine a few days ago for $125 with the flashlight.

[TreyMR2]

I just bought a snap on 3/8'' drive impact and 1/4'' air ratchit and I love them. The 3/8''s impact has 450ft-lb's or toque :O

[Sh0ty]

Got my 3/8 drive 80 tooth ratchet from Snap-on and it kicks serious butt. The ratchet is so smooth, and compared to my crapsman ratchet... well, you really can't compare the two, it's just that good. Worth every cent. Also, someone said it was $120.00, I paid 2/3 that.