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Snap on tools are extremely overpriced
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:05 pm
I am not sure why anyone would pay thousands of dollars for hand tools. Snap on is so expensive they are offering financing for 3/8” socket sets. I have an old craftsman set set and som stuff from Walmart and harbor freight that work perfect on my dirt bikes, side by side and trucks. I would love to have someone change my mind
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Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:07 pm to 3morereps
Don’t want to touch that thing you call a mind.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:07 pm to 3morereps
not if you finance with weekly payments over a few years...
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:07 pm to 3morereps
So don’t buy them, seems simple enough
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:09 pm to 3morereps
Yeah it’s marketing. Basically the cutco of tools. We used to run a mechanic shop on nothing but harbor freight. The tools typically lasted as long with mechanics abuse of shop tools.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:09 pm to NYCAuburn
their ratchets are night day better than HF crap though
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:10 pm to 3morereps
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:13 pm to 3morereps
I only buy Harbor Freight.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:14 pm to 3morereps
I have busted and ruined cheap tools on many occasions. If I were a mechanic and wanted to buy tools once, and beat the shite out of them daily, I would buy Snap-On. When a $2000 tool set makes you $500 a day then they aren't that expensive.
Have I changed your mind?
Have I changed your mind?
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:17 pm to deeprig9
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Have I changed your mind?
no, i have craftsman hand tools that have never failed. Spending $2000 isn't a requirment to have confidence in one's tools
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:18 pm to 3morereps
Id rather pay extra for tools and not buy cheap shite made by slave wage labor in China. Ill pay even more if I know the tools are made in the US
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:20 pm to 3morereps
It may be worth it if you can utilize the tool trucks. I'm guessing that's why a lot of full-time mechanics use them.
There are definitely other brands out there that offer good quality for a lot less money.
There are definitely other brands out there that offer good quality for a lot less money.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:20 pm to chateaublanc
I agree with that for my home. But when you got knuckle draggers working on old Hondas, you give them the cheapest thing you can find.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:24 pm to wheelr
quote:
It may be worth it if you can utilize the tool trucks
what are these?
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:26 pm to BeerMoney
Craftsman tools are not what they used to be.
Snap On, Matco and the like are excellent but you will pay for it. And if you ever do break it they replace it for free.
Mechanics can't have their tools breaking constantly and in my experience it is hard to break a Snap On. Even with a 4 foot cheater on a 1/2" ratchet.
Snap On, Matco and the like are excellent but you will pay for it. And if you ever do break it they replace it for free.
Mechanics can't have their tools breaking constantly and in my experience it is hard to break a Snap On. Even with a 4 foot cheater on a 1/2" ratchet.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:26 pm to 3morereps
quote:the franchisees that come to the shop once a week to pick up payments, sell more stuff, and handle warranties
what are these?
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:26 pm to 3morereps
I wouldn’t buy a hammer from harbor freight. It’s crap.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:27 pm to 3morereps
Overpriced? Maybe, but it is professional grade and you are not a pro.
The difference in quality between good sets and cheap is most apparent with the ratchet, and SnapOn is the go-to IMO.
Myself, I buy various brands NOS off Eboy and they are worth the money.
The difference in quality between good sets and cheap is most apparent with the ratchet, and SnapOn is the go-to IMO.
Myself, I buy various brands NOS off Eboy and they are worth the money.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:27 pm to 3morereps
I’ve been having Snap On hand tools and a roll around chest for going on 40 years.
Also have some Mac, and Craftsman.
Retired aircraft and helicopter mechanic.
Got my money’s worth.
Also have some Mac, and Craftsman.
Retired aircraft and helicopter mechanic.
Got my money’s worth.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:27 pm to 3morereps
If you think the hand tools are expensive, research the prices of the tool chests lol
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