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Title says it all, looking for nice ratchets.1/4,3/8,1/2. flex and standard. Let me know what you have Thanks.:thumbup:

Congrats, I think it was a good score.

***** for me! yeah we posted within seconds!

make that 3rd

2nd pm

Proto made great tools back in the day. I have a few that my grandfather gave me in the late 70's still use them to this day.

My Grandfather HM Hurd was the the tool man in the pits, he is the one who developed the tool that Ingersoll Rand still builds for his company too this day that indy and nascar use in the pits. I have his original set of proto 500 wrenches that hung in his tool van till the day he passed away...

I bought the goex in standard and oex in metric just so eaiser on the clean up and put away. But I must say I love my goex (black industrial) they are not as slippery when greasy. And yes easy to leave behind, but I like to clean up the tools after each job and each one has its on home, so easy...

I had to do a little alternator repair on my 83 Toyota pick up, so being 40 miles from all my Snap on tools I thought I would run by and borrow a buddys tools and make it a quick job.......NOT! A busted lip, frozen feet and 2 hours later the damn truck is still in need of the same alternator...

Thanks camarotoolman! Just let me know.

I know their just a pair of needle nose plies, but it is a sentimental thing. My brother lost a set that belonged to my dad. My grandfather was a proto dealer. He gave my Dad a set in 1955 and somewhere in the late 90's my brother lost them. So I thought it would be a neat gift if I could find...

Here is a link to photos from a post here on the forum.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/group.php?do=discuss&groupid=14&gmid=287&order=asc&pp=10&page=1

Trying again, I know someone is holding a set they don t need :0)

Are they flat or phillips or mixed?