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    Dubl-Hex Wrenches

    I realize it's a zombie thread, but for those of you who may still be searching for info, here goes... Made by Gray tools IN CANADA. This blog post has some great info on these wrenches: http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/01/we-used-to-make-things-in-this-country_27.html?m=1
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    Question for heavy equipment / crane mechanics about grade 8 bolts

    Another experienced lineman here... I'm thinking operator error. We pull poles with both the puller (tiger, and basic large ram), as well as the truck by itself. Truck alone is much quicker for a pole that isn't too stuck, but I never grab the swing lever when pulling. Back in the day we had...
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    Best garage sale ever.

    Might have something to do with our current economy...its brutal. Lots of businesses going under, and tons of layoffs. Wouldn't surprise me if there were no other jobs to go to after the plant build. Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk
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    Best garage sale ever.

    Calgary Alberta. He is probably going to start posting stuff on Kijiji soon. Not a huge garage sale market for 2"+ sockets and wrenches. Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk
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    Best garage sale ever.

    Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk
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    Best garage sale ever.

    Haha...the thing is he still has 30x more than this left over. Job boxes full of grinders, drills, sockets wrenches. Apparently the company that was building a plant in the area just boxed up all the tools used in the construction of it, and sold the whole works off. There has to be 40 job...
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    Best garage sale ever.

    Long time lurker, but I needed to share my excitement with like minds. I paid $380 for the whole lot. 10-30mm Proto socket set, full SAE set with ratchet, most of the wrenches are also Proto. Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk
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