Damn Snap-On man.......

redfastback said
THey had a cash for clunkers on the Snap-On truck and........I traded in my new box for more than I bought it for and got the same financing for just $12 more a week and got this.....

It measures 72"w x 45"h x 28"d.....

Damn tool trucks......8)

Freaking Sweet!

MOPEkidD-3 said
How can tools be more expensive than highly stressed, complicated and precision-machined engine parts? I'd break ten cheapo wrenches or sockets or whatever before I even thought of financing a tool set. Of course, I'm only an amateur mechanic though, I guess it's different for the professionals...

If you're trying to make or better book time as a professional mechanic you HAVE to have tools that don't break (as much) and a box where you can keep all your tools in a single layer so you know exactly where they are and drawers that don't stick with 100+ lbs. of tools in them. There were times when I literally had only one foot on the ground with the other shutting a lower drawer, one hand putting a tool away and the other opening a drawer and pulling a tool out. It's all about efficiency of motion and hauling *** to make money. I had no time to dick around with sub-standard stuff. Plus, the higher quality tools don't round off nuts and bolts as they fit tighter and drive from the flank instead of the corners and sockets are thinner to fit in places that Crapsman stuff just won't go, to mention the balance and feel that good tools have. I could (and still do somtimes) spin tools in my hand to get a better grip or to flip to the other end of a combo wrench. Sometimes I just do it because the job is going well and it feels good, lol. My co-workers used to crack up when they saw me doing it.

I tried using Craftsman tools when I first started out and found myself driving to Sears every couple of days. With Snap-On, they are there once a week and the service with a good tool man is incredible. If it was something I needed right away I'd just call and he'd be there before the end of the day and sometimes within the hour. That kind of service is more or less built into the price. Craftsman stuff is fine for the hobbyist but if your trying to make money, there is nothing like the balance, feel and utility of a tool you can have confidence in. I have tools that have outlasted many finely crafted engine parts, lol.