Recent content by dnschmidt

Tools tested and TTC with the occasional Project Farm are about it for me. I trust data not assholes.

OK, I'll bite. I do have four different colors of impacts. Red of course, Yellow, Blue and Teal. That's only four but close enough.

Possibly on the first sentence. No question about it on the second.

In snips it's either Midwest or Malco. All else isn't worth mentioning

The Milwaukee stubby is extremely powerful and frankly sort of cheap these days so why screw around with an antique? 500 ft-lb with the 5.0 XC battery which is more than enough for anything without 18 wheels. DeWalt makes a small impact as well that will run rings around that Snap-On. The only...

The answer is GENUINE TOOLS. Best price on Milwaukee batteries. And they are the real deal and not knock-offs.

I have the ASTRO and it works fine. The only thing I will tell you about these types of paint shakers is that you must BOLT THEM TO A CONCRETE FLOOR if you're shaking gallon cans or even heavy quarts they will walk all over the place. I use the 3/8" Simpson concrete screws going through a...

What they are supposed to last and what they are electronically supported for aren't the same question. If you bought a scanner, as I did, a Launch X-431 Diagun V, when I purchased my 2021 Toyota Camry, you should be good until you sell the car as what it was then is still what it is now and...

***** and moan all you want but reality is that five years is about the absolute max any scan tool is worth keeping and I'm including the big three: Autel, Launch and Topdon.

The Canucks have the answer: https://speedibleed.com/product/c800-toyota-lexus-brake-bleeder-adapter/

I doubt that's the message. What you now find is 15 10mm bolts holding something together rather than six 9/16" bolts. This tons of little bolts rather than a couple of big ones is simply the Japanese philosophy.

The reason is not complicated. Cars have gotten smaller and so have the fasteners that hold them together. In the old days 1/2" and 9/16 inch wrenches would take apart most Chevrolets. Today 8, 10, 12, 14 and 17mm will disassemble everything on a Toyota with the occasional 24mm thrown into the...

I'm sure they would if you were willing to pay the 5X Snap-On rate over the normal coffin rate. Someone should bring this up at the next shareholder meeting. For a nominal surcharge they might be willing to have a Snap-On truck deliver it to the burial site.

I seldom agree with AEAdam but in this case he's right. Even though I have highly accurate digital torque wrenches torque is actually pretty much a ******** measurement with all of the variables inherent to the method. Angle is a much better method of measuring bolt stretch which is really what...

My reason for not liking quick release ratchets is rather unique. Eclatorq makes a digital angle gauge that must be placed on the back of a ratchet's head. Here's an example...