Recent content by Panzer

It lasted 9 months and broke a hammer. It was rebuilt under warranty and traded in for a XT7100. It might have been defective but a few guys at the Komatsu dealer also had premature failure with their Mac/IR also. I think that was seven years ago so maybe they have addressed some the isssues.

Same here was pulling skid plates off a Cat dozer and it made a funny noise. Still worked just would lock up once in a while. This is where buying of a truck is nice my rep came over gave me another MG to use well it was in the shop. The worst part of it breaking is hearing everyones stupid...

Well my MG 725 had a life cycle in years and not months like my 2135 ti/ AW5500. I will say it was very light and compact nice wrench to use. And I will say the SO XT7100 was a poor design but still had a longer life cycle then my IR/Mac. Still have not heard or found one that will have high...

My MG just did the same thing and in my case it was a broken hammer. Sent it off to SO 130 dollars later it works like new again. Still had more power with a broken hammer then a mid level CP. Working on heavy construction equipment it gets a work out. My IR/Mac only lasted 9 months in the...

I have had my snappy for 6 years work on heavy equipment have had no problems with it all. Started out with the Mac 750 and kept locking up. The other mechanic I work with said there was nothing wrong with it and bought. It died a year later. Very happy and impressed with it use it all the time.

SO credit was not to far out of line when I bought my toolbox it was 7% for 36 months paid it of in 28 though.

If you are looking at those years of f150 with the 5.4 make sure you modify the cam phaser oil screen (pull the plug out and poke a hole in the screen) they have a tendency to plug up and starve the phasers of oil. A very expensive fix and not one I would want to pay for.

I have the LTX 18 volt twice the drill as my old nicad milwaukee 18 volt. Nice drill and it is getting so hard to find power tools that are not made in china.

Just use an 1 5/16 socket I do not think the .42" will make a big difference. I know some people will get upset to use a standard socket on a metric fastener I do it all the time. It is so close in most cases ie 24 mm 15/16 19 mm 3/4 etc etc. I never had trouble unless the fastener is really...

I get about 2 years out of my redwings model 2211. Diesel and oil is the biggest killer on on the waterproofing and concrete if you work around that. I use Obenaufs leather conditioner and that makes a world of difference. The only things that ***** is they are made in us with foreign...

well I have sk and so and I am not pleased with SO concerning COO but I feel alot better paying the upfront cost of Snap On I am going to guess SK name will be whored out with made in china tools another great US tool maker gone.

If you are pulling out crowsfoot wrenches chances are you have a pain in the but job ahead of you. They work great and I have them in 10 to 19 mm and 3/8 to 2". Over a thousand dollars worth but when you need them they save a ton time. Mainly use them on hydraulic systems on heavy equipment...

SO credit is fair the last two boxes I have financed through them 6.75 % not horrible not great credit card has a better interest rate but not high enough limit for my tastes in SO boxes. But after talking to how many tool truck reps many people do not care what they owe and just move on. Like...

I finally gave up on trying to find big Snap On wrenches on Ebay. This was the deal breaker. Four wrenches BIN for 450 list is like 400. Ok fine but the then in the description he says he paid between "800-900" off the truck. So I email him and ask if he has the right sizes listed I pointed...

The Epiq detents are ok I miss my Lock n Roll plus a stated before Lock n Roll keep people out of the box that should not be in there.