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Wondering if anyone can help me get an idea on how old my new (to me) ratchet could be? I remember looking at a few threads to see how to tell the older SK stuff and I know they don’t put any date codes but the SK diamond logo, the thin selector lever, and the earlier pat. no. 1981526 makes me...

I hear what most are saying but this move is something I had already looked into a while ago and have been trying for the last couple years. The company supplies us with all the tools I would ever need and it isnt just a bunch of used lowest bid junk. Besides even if it doesnt work out one of my...

here are more pics. As you can see there is a good amount of tools.

So to make a long story short I took a job that is going to put me in a much better situation financially but....... all my tools and equipment cant come with me. I already have my work box sold to a co-worker but am looking at opinions on what I should do with all my mobile/home equipment, as...

SK's IMO where the best.....not sure how long they made them for though.

The ones I use most are my regular long pattern combo wrenches. Next in line are the ratcheting reversible offset. I own ratcheting wrenches in straight, offset, and flex but if I was to own only one set of those I would probably look for a good set of locking flex. You will always need...

18, I started an apprenticeship working at a Ford truck dealership. Snap-on, Mac, and Matco all got a good chunk of my paycheck when I first started out.

I put a couple drops of Marvel in every time I use them. I have an old 1/4" air ratchet and a IR 2131 impact from the late 90's still going strong with the years I worked at a dealership. I only have had one air tool ever really fail and that was from a defective bearing. maybe oiling helps or...

X2, these are very good quality wrenches for the money. Long pattern, ASD open end and they seem fairly strong with the limited use I have put them through. Dewalt seems to be fairly good on the warranty side as well. I called them up about a ratchet I broke (my fault) and about a week later a...

I have SO FD+, MAC KS (1st. gen.), and now a set of Dewalts that use the same open end design as the MAC/Protos. The only real complaints I hear about the SO's are that they can mar some fasteners and they can feel "grabby" sometimes on fasteners as well. I dont use the SO's on any muscle car or...

My old top chest I used for a while when I did mobile work, now just my home setup.

I made a number of changes to the old Craftsman top chest. Sold some stuff to put new flooring in the house and later found some great deals online and at garage sales. Pretty well packed to the gills now but I can do most anything I need to out of this one small setup.

Decided to check out a garage sale down the road today, don't think I did too bad for $36. Craftsman USA stuff including a couple old round head ratchets, set of Husky long pattern wrenches, Proto locking pliers, and a Rigid 18" pipe wrench.

I picked up a Gearwrench locking flex-head (81016) and it has become my go to ratchet. Thin profile and the locking feature comes in handy more than you would think. As others have said though not having a quick release can be a hassle at times....

Good to hear, thanks for the feedback! My local MAC guy finally came around and I really like the design and how they feel in the hand.