Recent content by bmwhacker

"The effort"...you got that right. I've found one of these tire irons so far, after a few years of searching. They are few and far between. I use my two Heyco Irons along with the Dowidat single iron. I'll keep searching for one or two more...

I found a huge stash of unused Dowidat tools last Winter. Have some "patina" from moisture but most are in very good condition. The guy has quite a few more of them. He said he bought a bulk "lot" of them years ago and stored them away....unfortunately in a leaky barn. Nice "shorty" wrenches...

i believe that they did predate "Jeep". The U.S. Govt. took on numerous tool supply contractors during the WW2 era. The "Williams" Jeep tools were a bit more rare than other tool sets.

I have a large group of metric "Dowidat" wrenches. They are somewhat hard to find in the US. I also have a set of "No. 12" SAE Dowidat wrenches.

I started "life" as a mechanic and have always been a tool guy. I never really thought much about "collectable" tools until a couple years ago when I ran across a set of old "Williams" wrenches at a flea market. I always knew Williams tools were of high quality but this set intrigued me...

Greetings all....new "kid" on the block here.:) I purchased a full set of SK tools when I entered a trade school in the mid 70's. Still using the same tools save for a few that "walked off" over the years. I managed to break a couple of 1/2" drive items due to my own missuse. The only failure of...