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This is my attitude for almost any tool. I have gotten to the point where I skip over all of the ridiculous warranty threads. I can count the tools I have broken in thirty years on one hand. If you are breaking tools all the time, you should probably reexamine your work practices.

Great question, I also have a Snap On with some roughness in the handle. So far brakekleen and oil have not helped.

Was the intent on these trolley attachments that they would be swapped depending on the job at hand, or that each cart might be permanently set up for a specific job? Or did it depend on the user?

Do you have a MT2500?

I decided to use them today while doing spark plugs on some kind of Audi. I think they were just as fast as the electric ratchet. However, there was a much more enjoyable Zen like feeling to the job. I also like to run the spark plugs backwards two or three turns so that I don't cross thread...

I put one in the portable box today. Just for fun, I am going to try to use it instead of the electric impact driver for a few days.

I did three sets last week. Socket, 3" extension, breaker bar. No sweat.

That sounds like something was amiss. I work on a bunch of the 3.6s and they scoot.

He is correct in that it is a flat-rate tool. You can remove the caliper bolt with a chrome socket and short extension.

I will correct myself. Did an Outback with the turbo today and it took 42 minutes. But, I dropped a coil bolt and had to go digging for it.

Oh, totally forgot: I used one a couple of weeks back on a valve cover job after undoing the fuel line. I didn't want to use the electric ratchet around fuel vapor. On a related note, that reminds me of the time I was cleaning a drill with brake cleaner and accidentally popped the trigger...

I recently got a 3/8 Snap On as part of an auction for another thing I actually wanted. Now I want a matching 1/4.

I did a rust-blue process on some tools recently that turned out great. It uses stuff that is already in your kitchen - google for recipes, but as I recall it was vinegar, salt, and a little soda.

Dude, from a style standpoint combination wrenches are THE symbol of a mechanic. I think you have to keep them.

I got the new Icon bit set, where the ratchet and extension can be assembled into a t-handle. I used it around the house for some projects and love it. So, I ordered a 1/4" sliding t-handle to try for a bit with extensions and bit holders before getting a fixed-T type driver.

Is the fit tight enough so that you can get enough torque on it without the handle spinning? It seems like most of the spinner types have wings or a knurled section inside the handle.

Crosstrek plugs should take about 35 minutes, no big deal. Wobble socket on a wobble extension.

Looks like a nice box. Congrats!

Vacuum in action:

Depending on the size of the job, I have a couple of metal trays or a 3x5 foot drop-cloth that go to the job. Tools and parts go onto the tray in an organized manner. At the end of the job they go back where they live.