Are Snap-on tools really better ?

well yea i understand that oscar i use what ever i have but im like you i dont make money with my stuff ether

 

Hand tools are hand tools but you can't beat a Snap on our Mac impact for nothing!

 

Well my reply was to the very first comment which stated that he only will be using the tools "recreationally". If you're going to use tools professionally then yes I can see using professional tools which, with repeated use, tend to last longer and the Snap-on or Mac truck comes to your shop and exchanges them. Time is money. But for the "recreational" user I still stand on the fact that less expensive tools like Craftsman will do just as good of a job. Unless you just want bragging rights or are a fan of a more expansive brand. And for the record my Husky tools will rebuild anything on a Cadillac or a Yugo........love

 

The older made in USA john deere tools were good I still have a bunch. Snap-on is what I use the most of but I have always made a living with them till lately, still do when there is time. I have seen cheaper stuff slip and a snap-on hold, course as old and worn as some of mine are well we understand. I have seen the same out of craftsman IMO they are as well made as snap-on. This sounds silly but I don't like the feel of some of them its hard to explain. That's the only reason I prefer snap-on for daily use. But in this truck is a different story got a pretty nice craftsman set I carry with me just in case. Don't have to worry about rounded shoulders with them and can stand the feel deal cause I dont use them much.

 

I do not make my living with wrenches, but I use them on a daily basis. I bought this awesome snap on tool box "Mr.Big" as snap on calls it, chock full of tools. Bought it for 20% of its value from a mechanic that quit for personal reasons. Snap on, blue point, IR, all the top stuff. I dont have any better pictures of it right now. To the right of mr.big, not in the picture, is an old red craftsman box and roll cab full of SK hand tools and a mix of anywhere from harbor freight to proto inside. After the past few years of using both side by side. The SK wrenches will remove hardware that snap on just rounds over. I've broke more snap on sockets in 3 years than I have SK in 25. Snap on is good stuff. It does perform well in most situations. But it aint all it's cracked up to be. Its just a cool factor tool to talk about at the coffee shop. I do however like the fine action of the ratchets from snap on. But I also found that cheap stuff from Titan has an even finer action and so far, I have put a longer cheater on the titan than I dare on the snap on and it has not failed. IMO. If I were to have to make a living turning wrenches, now that I have some experience with many brands, I would not put all my eggs in one brand basket. I would have a mix of whatever works best for me and be proud of it. Often I feel more proud of the ugly, old stuff I own than the shiny, new, spendy stuff.

 

None of my stuff is shiny, except my 359. I haven't worked in a shop much at all however have worked on yellow iron in the field all my life. Everything listed in your red box I probably have some of and its good stuff. You got a bargain for sure, my tools and mechanics truck will never be for sale. Never understood why some mechanics sell out the good ones always end up back at it. I however have had the opposite experience with sockets in 20 years. I'm trying to remember if I have ever broke a snap-on impact socket. Also no matter the brand if you use an impact that has to hammer a lot to break it loose it wears the socket. I have broke a lot of "other" impact sockets on undercarriage jobs. A snap-on will be wore out at the end of it you hammer on a socket with a 1 inch most of two days takes a toll. Not saying I haven't broke one but I don't remember if I did so it wasn't often

 

What is this thing?

 

That's a prototype strip tillage unit I was working on. I should say still working on, but not as aggressively as I once was. I found a factory built style that was easy to adapt, and bought several of them to get going faster. Thanks for asking.

 

You are definitely a "builder" sorry that's southern slang meant as a compliment.

 

Look at Eastwood tools. I got a set of there gear wrenches for $50 and I'm going on 2 years of use with no problems. They too will replace if broken.