Recent content by Keelhauled

I don't think SCR is mandated, just for some reason smaller engines seem to be able to get away with DOC/DFP only. Deere goes up to 75 hp without SCR.

Or, get this, I could buy a cheaper tool, not screw around with any of that, and still end up owning it for ten years.

Auto repair is an essential industry virtually everywhere. Seems like there's a lot more employed techs, proportionally, then there are employed DIY'ers compared to a month or two ago, which puts Snap-On in as good a position as they could ask for with their business model. Why would they cut...

I enjoy OP's avatar vis-a-vis the post.

Depends on the store. I've never had Tractor Supply be wrong about something the website said was in stock. John Deere has a really good system that will drill down to the exact number of a particular part in stock at a dealer. The technology is out there; if a store doesn't use it then...

We order it from Napa, buy five or six boxes at a time.

We use Schaeffer 238 on everything.

I have that gun. It has done very well for me on farm equipment, although it is no longer nearly that clean.

I like Napa's Evercraft sets. They're good enough I've never seen a reason to spend the extra on Carlyle.

The Foxconn factory in WI (if it ever gets built) is for large displays for TVs and such. They will probably then go to Mexico for assembly, but that's neither here nor there. iPhones will still say Made in China. I agree that I don't look for high cost and high quality in Chinese tools...

Any pressure you can put on it with your thumb is going to be nothing compared to when it's hanging onto a bolt. I don't think he's trying to make it look worse than it actually is.

USA companies (Waterloo) already made boxes for Craftsman. By all accounts they were **** compared to the Chinese ones, but instead of trying to compete by matching or bettering the quality they went crying to the government for help. Now we'll have the same options, but we'll get to pay more to...

I wish I had the money to pick and choose what I buy based on COO. But I don't, so unless someone wants to bankroll my purchases I will continue to buy items of good value without regard as to where they are made. Lord knows no one else is looking out for my income, so I guess it's up to me to...

I bent the tips of a pair of Channellock needle noses on a cotter pin within a week of buying them. It's gotta be bad news when the fasteners are tougher than the tool. I was not entirely unhappy when I lost that pair, because it meant I could buy the True Value store brand pliers at half the price.

Caveat emptor. Companies go out of business all the time, such is life.