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Oh and nexiq is garbage

Factory or nothing. I have insite, caterpillar electronic technician and the detroit diesel software specialize or do something like cat/cummins/detroit only. Honestly if you want to make money and you have to ask these questions stick to chassis work and basic repairs with a low shop rate...

I have both long flex head ratchets and have broken them I believe 3 times. My dealer ordered two new style heads with the torx heads on top of the ratchet head hopefully they work better.

I believe I have the 180. Buy from a welding supply store vs big box store. The machines sold at welders supply stores don't have "tapped" voltage knobs. Gotta love that lincoln arc quality!

This right here.

Use them everyday for 10-12 hours then come back and say that. Nobody I know actually pays snap on list price.

I never pay anywhere close to retail ever. Still overpriced :shocking: but oh well I can afford it.

Hydraulic wrenches, 2.5" impacts

Re: I love SnapOn tools ..BUT

Re: I love SnapOn tools ..BUT Wright doesn't I know that for a fact. Maybe the new stuff is better than the 20 y o wrenches etc that I have. I do need to pick up some stawhlwille and hazet stuff, havent had a chance yet. The koken stuff looks nice as well.

I was hanging upside down in the bush fixing a pump on a excavator last week. That 1 1/4" semi stubby saved my ***. A lesser wrench would have spread from the force of my 54" pry bar against it. Saved me at least a few hours of freezing my A** off. That to me is worth it.

Re: I love SnapOn tools ..BUT I work on heavy duty trucks/equipment. I use tools to their limit everyday. Farm shop? You've got to be kidding me? Compare the times/quality of work of a "farm shop" to a real shop and you'll understand how funny this is to me. I couldn't count the times I've...

I'm building a set of those hard handles. Best ever made imo

IMO hard grips are more functional I'm definately not a tool polisher. I gaurantee a 70s contour grip screwdriver handle can be used faster and more efficiently than the new instinct handle. You sacrifice a slight amount of initial torque for a bulkier slower turning handle with the instinct...

Pisses me off to no end. Almost no one likes them so wtf? Why make them? Having gummed up difficult to keep clean rubberized handles slow me down as they do not wipe clean with some brake clean and a rag. Drives me crazy. I despise everything comfort grib and instinct :mad: My 70s snappy...

This is not a trade you can work in until your old age but there are a lot of supervisory positions available where you still get to wrench on things if you feel like it. A position as a shop foreman at a large construction company is where its at imo or running your own shop.

If you stay healthy it and take care of yourself it isn't that hard on yourself. There is money in it. Get good then get on with a large contractor or work as a mechanic in the oil fields. $40+ hourly jobs with as many hours as you can handle jobs are out there.

:lol: I made 42000 net my first year turning wrenches. It will kill your body though. Be the best, stay hungry never be satisfied. Learn to work on everything. The money follows. Don't waste your time and money buying allen and craftsman junk. Hit up pawn shops and craigslist maybe find a old...

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