Recent content by Judiandave

Thanks for your insight DadsTools...always enjoy your posts. Stillgot...I think you are spot on...it may be fatter but cheaper to produce.

Note the difference in size of the exact same wrench. The =V= code has a much thinner body. There are slight differences in the -VV- and -V^- particularly where the body transitions into the head. I know it's kind of an **** discussion but there are differences. Unless you put a cheater bar on...

An example of the -V- code with and without the part number

Everything you need to know about date codes is on this thread: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84807&page=1 "Just an opinion: when seeking quality, follow the ownership. Moore Drop Forge ( =V= ) were tool guys. Easco ( -V- ) (Eastern Stainless Company) were steel guys...

Just an opinion: when seeking quality, follow the ownership. Moore Drop Forge ( =V= ) were tool guys. Easco ( -V- ) (Eastern Stainless Company) were steel guys looking to control the outlet of their steel. I believe both would have been cognizant of steel quality. I'm suspect however of the...

I believe it's the other way around: Wikipedia has MDF being acquired by Easco in 1967 and Easco acquired in a hostile takeover in 1986 by Equity Group Holdings controlled by the Rales brothers. The Rales brothers eventually sold it to their own company Danaher in 1990. "In 2010, Danaher merged...

Tappet Wrenches: When did they stop numbering them (No.1, No.2, No.3, and No.4)?

One other quick question: The difference between =V= and -V-? Both Moore Forge? Date range? Does this coincide with the Moore/Easco change in ? 68?. I believe I have seen both with the model # but now I'm second guessing myself. All of my =V='s have no model #. I own only one -V- and it has...

A question on the =V= series: I have three craftsman wrenches all the same size; =V=, VV and no mark at all. The =V= and "no mark" do not have the model number; the VV does. What strikes me is that they are progressively "fatter" (wider and slightly thicker). The "no mark" being the thinnest...