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When I shopped at a local Sears a few days ago it had a lot of tools on the shelves. The riding mower storage area was about empty. A few customers were buying things and I bought some stuff. After reading the article I began wondering if the end of Sears will be in July when the $500 million...

I was shopping at Sears a few days ago and found they have the metal portable tool boxes again. They are available in 16" and 20" sizes. I have been trying to find a 16 inch box with a metal tray and they had one! They were on sale so I bought a new 16" box. The box said they were made in...

Something else I thought of was having a tractor that can help to dig out of snow storms with a plow or snow thrower. That way you can mow the yard, pull stuff to maintain the place and dig out with one machine.

A few years ago I spoke with a guy that owned a mower shop. He said, "don't waste your money on a cheap riding mower, and spend more on a model that will perform better." After I spoke with him I went and looked at some of the cheaper riding mowers anyway. A lot of the cheaper mowers had...

Craftsman 4 pc. Pliers Set Description Item # 00945235000P Model # 45235 Textured grips Exceeds all ASME & ANSI standards Flush Rivet design Lifetime Warranty. Made in the U.S.A. This Craftsman 4 Piece Plier Set has all any homeowner would need in a plier. Needle nose provide an easy access...

That is who I heard made some of the Craftsman sets. Years ago Craftsman had a HSS tap & die set and I cannot remember the name of the company that made them. Irwin has a lot of sets you can compare. I think it was Hanson at one time that made them but they joined Irwin. Somebody should have...

You know, I have a Stihl 028 Woodboss I bought back in 1986 and it has cut up a lot of trees. Countless trees. My Stihl saw ran about 25 years and finally I had to have it serviced at a repair shop. I did stuff like keeping the filter clean, mixing the fuel properly, replaced bars, chains...

I have a variety of tools in my workshop. My work benches have a storage area underneath where I keep some power tools, chain saws, and other large tools. Both benches and my tool chest are pretty packed with tools. It seems like no matter how hard you try to have plenty of storage you will...

That is a tough question without knowing anything about what you want to put in the storage? Some people that don't care about COO buy the $350, or so special at Harbor Freight. I have an old fashioned Craftsman stacked tool chest in my workshop with a set of Craftsman hand tools in it. I...

I heard something about "buy American, hire American" going on today. Maybe it has something to do with it. Maybe Lowe's is having a sale on Kobalt. Did APEX drop Kobalt and GearWrench from production today? From what I have seen articles about SB&D buying Craftsman have said SB&D will be...

I use my 32nd size tools a lot.

I have a set of Craftsman SAE combination wrenches with an 11/32" wrench in it. My Armstrong 1/4" & 3/8" drive SAE socket sets have an 11/32" socket in them also. Usually you can find 1/4" drive SAE socket sets with several 32nd inch sockets in them. Armstrong also made several different...

Sorry to hear another store is closing. How can they order and sell Sears products if Sears is not doing well?

Yeah, you mentioned a big difference between Craftsman sockets and Craftsman Industrial since they switched Sears Craftsman to China. For all I know, without having somebody take a sample of the steel in each socket, both brands of sockets might be made out of the same steel. I am guessing...

Some have said both the Craftsman and Craftsman Industrial brands of tools were made at the same factory. Several of the Craftsman tools like pliers, screwdrivers, punches, chisels, etc. appeared in both brand name catalogs. However, the Craftsman Industrial sockets, wrenches, and ratchets...