broken gear wrenches at pawn shops

[fordbroncodave]

does anyone specifically buy broken gearwrench wrenches from pawn shops as they see them?

i find them in the buckets of misc tools with no name sockets and wrenches

i see them all the time and whenever i ask what the price is they always say $.25 or $.50.

i can't refuse buying broken tools from the pawn shops. my next trip is over to sears to get all new ones

 

[hguerrero]

so sears warranties these?

 

[dankicksass]

so sears warranties these?

Sears, Fastenal, Napa, and Advance Auto Parts warranty Gearwrench in store. Lowes is supposed to but their stock is typically very specific and limited.

 

[comedyman809]

im sure if you called gearwench they will send you new ones without you sending the broken ones, just be an honest man and dont lie.

 

[Packard V8]

That there are so many broken Gearwrenches in the bottom-feeder buckets questions the design and quality of the tool or intelligence of the buyer/user. Which is it?

jack vines

 

[rsieracki]

id buy them and warranty them just like the broken craftsman stuff i buy and warranty reguardless of how wrong the moral police here think it is.

 

[fordbroncodave]

its just been happening more often then not and i can't refuse.

i wonder how some of these wrenches get broken the way they do. a 7/16" combo wrench was missing the whole ratcheting assembly and sears warrantied it.

 

[hguerrero]

i'm guessing the broken ones are being used to break bolts free....not the intended purpose of these ratcheting wrenches...

its just been happening more often then not and i can't refuse.

i wonder how some of these wrenches get broken the way they do. a 7/16" combo wrench was missing the whole ratcheting assembly and sears warrantied it.

 

[Bolster]

If the GWs break too frequently, we can expect to see a larger, beefier version of them soon. Seems like tools always get bigger and beefier over time, to cover warranty issues. Look at the size of modern 3/8" extensions. In the 1940s they were very slim. Now they look like pillars.

I'm predicting the same for GW...bigger, chunkier in the future.

 

[Packard V8]

Look at the size of modern 3/8" extensions. In the 1940s they were very slim. Now they look like pillars.

Air impacts and air ratchets, plus 1/2" was the norm back in the 1940s. My grandad didn't even own any 3/8". Today's techs use 3/8" for everything they don't use 1/4".

jack vines

 

[gtivr4]

I don't expect its that Gearwrench breaks much more often than any other tool, but perhaps that they don't get warrantied as much because a lot of people might not know they are easy to warranty (unlike say Craftsman). I mean you aren't going to see a lot of broken Snap-On because the broken stuff is warrantied and never seen by the public.

 

[mrholeshot]

id buy them and warranty them just like the broken craftsman stuff i buy and warranty reguardless of how wrong the moral police here think it is.

I don't worry about the moral police here. The ones that give you the most **** are the same ones prob going out to the farm shagging the sheep. Guilty dogs bark the loudest.

 

[kams1973]

I bought my first gearwrench set off the snap-on truck

 

[mtwaterguy]

I don't worry about the moral police here. The ones that give you the most **** are the same ones prob going out to the farm shagging the sheep. Guilty dogs bark the loudest.

Yeah and a lot of people use worthless BS to justify doing what they know is wrong.

 

[rsieracki]

Yeah and a lot of people use worthless BS to justify doing what they know is wrong.

if we agreed it was wrong we wouldnt do it, therefore us 'wrong doer's' have a difference of oppinion from the moral/craftsman police. lets just agree to disagree instead of agruing online when we damn well know were gonna do what we want anyways

 

[fordbroncodave]

i'm not breaking the wrenches, i am finding them in bins at the pawn shops.


my dad has 2 sets and has only broken 2 wrenches legitimately. i know they are built really well. i wonder how they get as broken as they are when i find them at the pawn shops

its like a gamble. i can start using some of that change in my cup holder to buy broken wrenches in return get them warrantied for brand new ones

 

[Danglerb]

My only "bad' ratcheting wrench so far was a Husky that had a very sticky drag (back stroke on fastener when it should click instead of turning the fastener the wrong way). Home Depot warrantied it, but was a PITA doing it, so I don't buy Husky. I only use non ratchets, usually box ends, to break pesky fasteners loose.

Unless its a tool I personally want, I would not bother with buying broken and warrantying them.

 

[fordbroncodave]

Unless its a tool I personally want, I would not bother with buying broken and warrantying them.

you wouldn't gamble $.50 for a $24 wrench?

 

[shotgunfatcat]

Unless its a tool I personally want, I would not bother with buying broken and warrantying them.

Of course, why would you buy something you didn't want. Me, I want tools, and if a few gear wrenches just so happen to turn up, I would buy them.

 

[feltciera]

I would like to add, hopefully without drawing the wrath of "moral police", that a tool that has a lifetime warranty is bought and paid for with said warranty attached to it. Therefore if the purchaser of said warranted tool fails to act on the warranty when the tool breaks and then sells the broken/damaged tool for a discounted price to someone who knows the value of the tool and it's lifetime warranty and has the intention of exchanging the tool, that is NOT a moral issue. No one is stealing anything in that scenario, no one is deceiving anyone and no one is hurting anyone else. If you purchased a used set of Snap-On, or any warranted brand, wrenches USED and then broke one, would you feel guilty exchanging it because you are not the original owner and didn't pay full retail price? I certainly wouldn't feel guilt in either case.

 

[mrholeshot]

Yeah and a lot of people use worthless BS to justify doing what they know is wrong.

Just think of iot as sticking it China. If we warranty enough China tools that leaves less money for them to buy the Nukes to kill us with, Man up and be a Patriot, warranty your gearwrench with pride

 

[Kev442]

My only "bad' ratcheting wrench so far was a Husky that had a very sticky drag (back stroke on fastener when it should click instead of turning the fastener the wrong way). Home Depot warrantied it, but was a PITA doing it, so I don't buy Husky. I only use non ratchets, usually box ends, to break pesky fasteners loose.

Unless its a tool I personally want, I would not bother with buying broken and warrantying them.

Only one? All my Kobalts do that. They love to slip too. I now own a lot of Gearwrench, although the Kobalt are longer and prettier. I suppose I should lube the hell out of the Kobalts, but I get pissed at them and set them aside.

 

[tonydanzah]

im sure if you called gearwench they will send you new ones without you sending the broken ones, just be an honest man and dont lie.

they don't do that anymore, I tried a few days ago.

 

[rwhite692]

Chasing broken gear wrenches, man, you have got too much time on your hands, LOL

 

[mkdive]

I would like to add, hopefully without drawing the wrath of "moral police", that a tool that has a lifetime warranty is bought and paid for with said warranty attached to it. Therefore if the purchaser of said warranted tool fails to act on the warranty when the tool breaks and then sells the broken/damaged tool for a discounted price to someone who knows the value of the tool and it's lifetime warranty and has the intention of exchanging the tool, that is NOT a moral issue. No one is stealing anything in that scenario, no one is deceiving anyone and no one is hurting anyone else. If you purchased a used set of Snap-On, or any warranted brand, wrenches USED and then broke one, would you feel guilty exchanging it because you are not the original owner and didn't pay full retail price? I certainly wouldn't feel guilt in either case.

Never really looked at it from that prospective. hmmmmm

 

[Bolster]

Just think of iot as sticking it China. If we warranty enough China tools that leaves less money for them to buy the Nukes to kill us with, Man up and be a Patriot, warranty your gearwrench with pride

LOL! Hilarious post

China gets the last laugh when they nuke our asses.

 

[Displaced Hokie]

I agree with feltciera here. The price of the lifetime warranty is part of the original purchase price, and it totally transferrable to the next owner. Just like when you sell a car that's still within warranty - the new owner gets the remainder of that warranty. If it's a lifetime warranty, so be it. It's not shady and it's far from immoral. Warranty is a function of Marketing, plain and simple. It's used to get folks to buy the product.

I have a broken GW reversible 10mm on the bench right now, and I think I'll go get it replaced tomorrow. Paid $1 for it at the flea market. If I like the new one...guess what I'm going to do? Probably buy myself a set of GW's...and tell my friends. That move by Marketing to offer the lifetime warranty was instantly worth it to GW.

 

[Fedwrench]

First, we owe China tooo much money for them to nuke us...

Secondly, what type are the boken Gearwrenches you've found? are they the reversibles from Sears with the capstop or just the regular non reversing type?

 

[feltciera]

+1 to Hokie for his comments
+Infinity to Hokie for his avatar! LOL

I hope you can see this Hokie because I'm doing it as hard as I can!

 

[Bolster]

First, we owe China tooo much money for them to nuke us...

Good point. I should have said, "enslave us." We're worth little to them dead.

 

[fordbroncodave]

Good point. I should have said, "enslave us." We're worth little to them dead.

i'd start to learn how to make a robot real quick! once its done i will name it david and stamp my social on it then i will flee to canada.