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[basstracker89]

Pp a good 😊😊
Yes that will break sockets. 🤣 I have a complete set of SAE and Metric impact sockets I won at a mechanics meeting. They are John Deere brand. I presume they are made buy a good manufacturer and branded John Deere. I even have deep well impact sockets. They are worth their weight in gold. A standard socket on a impact wrench is a grenade for sure.

People that aren't or never have been a mechanic in trade always grab the wrong tool for the job. The guy I built three Camaros for loved my little 1/4 inch drive socket set. One day I just caught him starting to attempt to take his suspension apart with my little socket set that my father has purchased and I remember using as far back as I can remember. It was a Craftsman set from the late sixties or early seventies. I had to sternly reprimand him followed by a lesson in proper tools for the task at hand. He almost obliterated my little socket set that my dad had left me. I would have lost a treasure if I would have been 2 seconds later.

It is amazing what some people will do

 

[ShawnZR-1]

Say what you will but Hazard Fraught has come through in a pinch for me! I have yet to break an impact socket from them, even a 12 point on a six point bolt! LOL
Amazingly, the torque wrenches I have are still within spec. That is to say, they aren't any less accurate than when I bought them (one was -3 ft/lbs at 100 ft/lbs - within 5%).

 

[lostchild]

Still got sets of Craftsman inch and metric wrenches and sockets in the garage. Some go back to the ‘60’s.
Gave all my British Whitworth tools to my BIL when he bought my ‘67 Triumph Bonneville.

 

[Ringleader]

If I remember correctly JCPenny's had some quality tools. Long gone, but I'm sure some of the tools are around.

 

[moosensquirrel]

I don’t believe the Chinese have it in their DNA to produce anything that isn’t ****.
You can make stuff inexpensively that is good quality, they just have no incentive to do so.

great: a quote that lends credence to your ODT name

 

[joel2000]

Don’t leave out New Britain, SK and Proto….all quality tools. They just weren’t the wrenches you wanted to turn for 8-10 hours a day.

 

[RedneckAndy]

Greg Vess> The guy I built three Camaros for loved my little 1/4 inch drive socket set.

My dad had a set of those from Craftsman, can't recall what he used them for. He kept them with a set of small combo wrenches that he called his "ignition set" back when cars had points and condensers. Whenever I use any of dad's old tools it brings back a lot of memories of working with him on various vehicles.

We were taught early on to only get the proper tool that HE said we could use. I once dinged up his "good" axe on some roots and got a lesson in axe sharpening on a hand-turned sharpener. Everytime I sharpen an axe or hatchet I get a laugh about doing that.

 

[EMC45]

Don’t leave out New Britain, SK and Proto….all quality tools. They just weren’t the wrenches you wanted to turn for 8-10 hours a day.

True. The little green metal box of SK sockets and ratchet are solid gear.

 

[basstracker89]

Greg Vess> The guy I built three Camaros for loved my little 1/4 inch drive socket set.

My dad had a set of those from Craftsman, can't recall what he used them for. He kept them with a set of small combo wrenches that he called his "ignition set" back when cars had points and condensers. Whenever I use any of dad's old tools it brings back a lot of memories of working with him on various vehicles.

We were taught early on to only get the proper tool that HE said we could use. I once dinged up his "good" axe on some roots and got a lesson in axe sharpening on a hand-turned sharpener. Everytime I sharpen an axe or hatchet I get a laugh about doing that.

Good memories

 

[AC-130 Above]

I like Hobo Freight, its a great place. If you wanna cry when you bust your breaker bar or bust your chinese wrench, wipe those tears off your face, grab your purse and head back there and replace the broken part, they have a lifetime warranty, I just did it the other day.

If you use tools as a profession then you already know you aren't buying tools from Harbor Freight.