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    Moving big Snap On Box-Loading/Securing

    Wrap it with saran wrap .most locks work on gravity . The bouncing will unlock it momentarly enuff for the drawers to open. Next thing you have bent drawers.
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    Which air tools are better than electric?

    Air tools. Are the way for body work it is a sealed.unit with only an exuast electric has a fan to pull air in read that as fine bondo dust. Filling the tool with crude.
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    Borrowing tools

    As I work in the field( wrecker driver) I keep my shop box locked for the most part. The shop manager has a key to my box as I trust him. I lend when it is truly neeeded . One day one of the 2 lead mechanic was leaving as I came in , in the morning asked him where he was headed . He answered...
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    Medium Depth Sockets

    sunex has them in Impact sockets both 6 and 12 point
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    What is the best budget battery analyzer / tester?

    The midtronics pbt200 & pbt300 will do alternator and starter tests.
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    What is the best budget battery analyzer / tester?

    I have 2 midtronics an older pbt200 and a pbt300 they both work wonderfully and would recomeend them highly. Had the oldcarbon pile tester my thought is you are just dead shorting a battery. I have a toaster one also but it is no better that the carbon pile tester.
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    What's it worth?

    I think the top box has greater value a guy with a rat rod that would be just the ticcket to fit in. The mac bottem I would 300 for in these parts.
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    Snap-on Inc. is now majority owned by Harbor Freight Co.

    April fools but good none the less.
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    Truck tie strap rating (& chains)

    That chain is good to give a kid to lock up his bicycle with . The strap needs cut in to short pieces and disposed of the ratchet also should be tossed. Grade 70 or higher is what is used in tie down. Some of the trucks in our fleet have grade 100 chains on them and some 120 in the recovery trl.
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    1" Breaker Bar Recommendation

    I bought the 1" drive sliding t-bar off the mac truck. It is there expert line and it was $60. I don't own any 1" drive sockets but the shop.does and iit gives less than a 3/4 drive withan adaptore on it.
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    Need advice: Rusty/Rounded Bolt Tools

    ChannelLock NutBuster pliers "parrot jaws" or the Snap-On pwz line of plier/wrench . these are my choice of tough headed bolt removal tools.
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    Carlyle Professional Hand Tools Pics

    The mid length 3/8 sockets are in the second quarters real deal flyers. I believe they were under 40 per set of metric and sae each.
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    Worst impact sockets?

    The sets homier tools cheapest of the cheap . Put a new socket of proper size onbolt turn ratchet stretch socket without bolt head damage.
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    Wilde Tool roll pin punches?

    Wilde set is holding up well. Roll pin punches have a little *** on them not to be confused with pin punches.
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    1/2 tool help

    Imho ir 2135
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    Good Uses for 1" and 3/4" Sockets & Ratchets?

    His thread gave me somerhing to due while convolesing
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    Good Uses for 1" and 3/4" Sockets & Ratchets?

    I use a 40 inch 3/4 drive breaker bar with a 1 1/8 socket for removing axles on semi tractors to prep them for towing. I watch in amazement when I go to the cat equipment dealer and they are using a spline drive gun hooked to a diesel air compressor turning 5 inch plus fasteners.
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    Tekron vs. Sunex Impact Sockets

    I have both the metric and sae stubby sets and for the little use the get they are doing well even when lent out and beat on with a hammer. I took away and kid had to tell shop manager why he could no longer do the job. Also have the sunex s wrenches and obstatrion wrenches most have never been...
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    Toolbox for air travel

    That box will last 1 flight. You may want to look at something like this.http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/hand-tool-sets/professional-301-piece-mechanics-tool-kit-45951.html
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    HF "pro" breaker bar ?

    Is this for the old style or the newer on with the handle?
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