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Campfire Kahuna
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I broke a Husky 13/16" deep set socket on a Model A wheel about 1961, or so. I thought there warrantied. I walked into the auto pace with the broken socket in my hip pocket. I coolly asked about deep set sockets. When Tom slowed down on his sales pitch, I asked if they were guaranteed. When he said yes, I whipped out the broken socket. I got a replacement, but still feel silly about it.  That went back to a "Flouting Piston I asked about before that!  That place was a hotbed of jokers.
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"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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I buy Wright wrenches, sockets and drive tools, they are made Ohio USA. Summit Racing has them and the delivery is quick.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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HF only sells sets. If one breaks, do they give you a whole new set?
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
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The one I cracked open today was a Craftsman,
with Sears being no longer what it was,
Are they still honoring the warranty's?
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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Craftsman still says lifetime...but do you really want them?
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Craftsman still says lifetime...but do you really want them? In this particular case, for a boat trailer that goes on long road trips, I'd prefer something I can count on.
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Get a 6 point impact wrench socket. Any of them will do the job. ^^^^ yep
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The one I cracked open today was a Craftsman,
with Sears being no longer what it was,
Are they still honoring the warranty's? Don’t know about warranty, but Lowe’s now sells the craftsman brand.
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Campfire Ranger
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The one I cracked open today was a Craftsman,
with Sears being no longer what it was,
Are they still honoring the warranty's? Stanley B&D bought them Find a dealer..
-OMotS
"If memory serves fails me..."
Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay "
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Campfire Kahuna
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I've never broken an impact socket.
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Campfire Savant
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Get a 6 point impact wrench socket. Any of them will do the job. That
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Craftsman still says lifetime...but do you really want them? In this particular case, for a boat trailer that goes on long road trips, I'd prefer something I can count on. We keep a rusty old breaker bar, 9" extension and 13/16" and 7/8" impact sockets on board when pulling stock trailers. If we are going very far away from home we try and remember to throw the spare tires on the flatbed.....lol
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I've made a living with tools for over 30 years, Snap On or nothing, the rest are sheit in my opinion. You can sit here and name all the other bullsheit tool companies all you want, but there is nothing in a professionals hand like Snap On.
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Unless you want a socket priced by weight... like gold, look for the best price, best warranty as they're all made in China now.
I do think some of the bigger chain stores may have a better finished, slightly upgraded quality tool but still Chinese.
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Unless you want a socket priced by weight... like gold, look for the best price, best warranty as they're all made in China now.
Not true, all Snap On hand tools are made in the USA, some of their electric tools are made in gookville.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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If I was a skilled mechanic I'd buy the best made in the USA tools available. When the crackheads relieved me of my mobile tool set I replaced it with all Taiwan, USA, Spanish and German made stuff. (and a new $1500 toolbox, made in the USA) Should start a thread about these... https://www.highwayproducts.com/c/truck-tool-boxes/
Last edited by SamOlson; 02/28/21.
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Campfire Kahuna
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HF has 2 levels, Icon and Pittsburgh. Icon is considerably more expensive. Home Depot carries Tekton, which is supposed to be pretty good, for about the same price as Icon. I was eyeballing the Icon tools a few days ago at HF, I was thinkkng gotdayum, HF tools done got snooty-priced. I don’t see myself paying $80 for 10 harbor freight box end wrenches. People go there for cheap stuff, Go to the other side of the lane and get the Pittsburgh stuff for $12
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Campfire Tracker
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Impact sockets need to be softer to stand the impact. I've had good success with Harbor Freight impact sockets. I've heard that their other sockets etc. have improved but I haven't tried them yet. HF set for $20. Made in Taiwan. What is made in Taiwan is FAR superior than anything from China and likely as good as the best from what I have experienced.
But the fruits of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, Gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galations 5: 22&23
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I've never broken an impact socket. It would take quite a man and a great big cheater bar to do so.
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What kinda fugking loser doesn’t have a decent set of impacts?
Are you 15 years old?
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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