Tools

[arcfurnace]

its like this guys sears has the best warrenty on there hand tools and they are made buy the danaher corp which also makes allen,jacobs,armstrong,sata,kdtools,gear wrench,and matco and there all good tools

[jdmccright]

Sounds to me like this topic should be opened up to a larger audience than just C/K owners.

Most of my tools are Craftsman (I'm very DIY). I still have and use my first ratchet set from them given to me by my dad when I was 18. Only broke one piece, a socket u-joint, and that was because of stupidity and low-light conditions. Replaced free with no questions.

I have some GreatNeck and Husky stuff only because of the relative cost versus the number of times I would actually use the tool. Why spend a lot on a tool that you will only use once every 2 years? Plus, they were available at Wal-Mart at 11:45 at night when Sears was already closed so I could get that last d&$n bolt loose...you know the scenario. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

[mudrunner80]

I found that over the past 10 or so years, I'm breaking more craftsman tools. This past weekend alone, I busted 3 different brand breaker bars removing an axle nut. I was really surprised at the noticable difference and the force it took to break each one. One was a cheap China bar which was by far the worst. The other was an S-K and the one that took the most abuse was Craftsman. In the end I had a bunch of worthless junk but Sears replaced the breaker bar no questions asked. Maybe because of all the bandages on my hand but I should also note that the Craftsman one was over 30 years old. The china crap was new and the S-K was about a year old but never really used.