Recent content by Reese

Harbor Freight has a manual small tire machine for around $50. I have one I use for lawn tractor tires.

I will join the fan club for the CLC bag. I’m a landlord and do most of my own repair. I have that CLC bag for general repair and specific bags for plumbing and electrical. Only downside with the CLC is that it can be stupid heavy if you really load it up.

I wouldn't have any concern over not having a title. I bought a used trailer 8-10 years ago that I use 4-6 times a year on the road here in Indy. Never had a title or plates and never had an issue. I frequently cross paths with law enforcement who don't seem to care.

You should be able to look up the repair kit using the bent handle ratchet, the date code doesn't mean much in regards to the kit. You should also get the tool Snap On sells to compress the pawl ball and spring. That makes the repair significantly easier.

What do you use them for that you carry them all the time?

I also see a red box that might be a Snap On socket box and a cylinder of MAPP gas. Still a toss up

I see a Snap On hard handle screwdriver, a Snap On ball peen, and a flex ratchet that is possibly Snap On. I would want to see what's in the metal boxes in the socket drawer. The top box and tool cart might have some value if you needed them. It would be a toss up for me if I would pursue it.

The second light in my opinion is the best of the three incandescent options you show. it has the longest cord and a decent sized alligator clip. The logic probe has higher impedance, draws less current, and probably uses an led or lcd display. It would be used when testing computer...

The rubber pin is installed in the outer diameter of the bearing bore, I assume to keep the bearing tight in the bore. I remember seeing them on most Makita tools when I repaired tools in the 80's.

Normally I remove the plastic sub base. You may not get enough bit protrusion out of the table if you leave it on.

I primarily sell tools on Ebay, my buying experience has generally been pretty good. The biggest issues I have had have been the result of poor packaging. Some folks don't understand you can't just toss heavy stuff in an empty carton and ship it. The feedback system has become pretty...

I have that light and I fold it up and carefully toss it in the back of my 1 ton van. As long as you don't toss heavy stuff on it you should be fine.

Thanks for the quick reply. I was sorting through some oddlot tools and wondered if this was worth keeping.

I have a tool identified as a Blue Point AT22. To me it looks like a rebranded Lisle or similar vintage US specialiaty manufacturer. I searched Ebay and on line and came up short. The barrel ends are different sizes. I first thought it was for brake shoe washers but there is no taper in...

I remember suffering through using Thorsen in the USAF in the 80's. The ratchets were absolute junk. I found it ironic the USAF gave me junk tools to maintain the defensive aircraft near the border of then East and West Germany.