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64merc

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Does anyone know who makes them or can comment on their quality? I saw a 14 piece set today that included up to 1 1/4" that looked pretty nice. I know that they said made in USA on them, but I had never seen any John Deere wrenches before. They wanted $60 plus tax...is this a good deal?

Sorry if this has come up before. Thanks!

Edit: I've been trying to find a picture but the wrenches I saw today look different then what they are selling new on the internet. They are long pattern, fully polished, and have a "v-notch" in the head. The new ones are rounded like most wrenches.
 
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The old long polished ones are identical to the old Bonney. I have both. These have lasted since the 70's and usually sell for a pretty penny. Made in the USA.

The new ones are your standard Taiwanese wrenches, no better not worse. I buy them at Taiwanese wrench prices no more even though they have the JD label. I believe the new ones are Satin and polished. Farmers usually bang them up so much a polished jewel is ruined in just a few days.
 
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I missed saying for the made in USA JD I have seen them go close to Snap on prices, the JD fan club is about as wild as the Snap on one is. My dad was a JD fan not the most extreme, he did not buy underwear and dye it green or buy air from JD since it smelled better.
 
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What I find odd is that my father has had John Deere tractors for decades, and the two dealerships we deal with, I've never seen John Deere branded hand tools at either one of them. Where did you find John Deere wrenches?

We only have one John Deere hand tool, and it's a 3/4 deep socket, 1/2 inch drive made in the USA. We've had it forever, and even my dad doesn't know where he got it.
 
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My brother worked at a John Deere dealership 30 years ago and bought a set of wrenches then. he still has them. They sure looked nice.
 
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The wrenches I saw today were at a pawn shop. They are unlike the new JD wrenches I saw for sale on the internet today while researching them. These said USA on them and looked like MAC wrenches to me. MARKH suggested that they may be rebadged Bonney wrenches, which definitely could be possible.

As an aside, I went back this evening to get another look since I was in a hurry the first time. Well, the same girl who helped me the first time quoted me a higher price the second time. When I told her that she had offered them to me at a lower priced earlier in the day she grumbled something about me being mistaken and walked off. I know that she recognized me from before so I think she was just being a major b**** because she can. Boy was I pissed off about it. I'm thinking she just saw dollar signs the second time around or was in a bad mood. I'm thinking about sending my wife in tomorrow morning to see if she can get a better deal. Normally I wouldn't go back to a pawn shop who treats me like some *******, but I might make an exception since they are nice wrenches. After that I will not return. I'm going to sleep on it.
 
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64merc said:
The wrenches I saw today were at a pawn shop. They are unlike the new JD wrenches I saw for sale on the internet today while researching them. These said USA on them and looked like MAC wrenches to me. MARKH suggested that they may be rebadged Bonney wrenches, which definitely could be possible.

As an aside, I went back this evening to get another look since I was in a hurry the first time. Well, the same girl who helped me the first time quoted me a higher price the second time. When I told her that she had offered them to me at a lower priced earlier in the day she grumbled something about me being mistaken and walked off. I know that she recognized me from before so I think she was just being a major b**** because she can. Boy was I pissed off about it. I'm thinking she just saw dollar signs the second time around or was in a bad mood. I'm thinking about sending my wife in tomorrow morning to see if she can get a better deal. Normally I wouldn't go back to a pawn shop who treats me like some *******, but I might make an exception since they are nice wrenches. After that I will not return. I'm going to sleep on it.
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I have always roughly followed a three strikes rule with hock shops; and surprisingly for me most fail. I find few that I can actually buy something for a fair price in. I can say this, if they throw me a price that is unusually low I almost always snap it up on the spot assuming I can beg, borrow, not steal the dough elsewhere to pay for the item, even if I give them a few bucks down to get the deal sealed then leave to secure the additional funds. I have had deals just like you described in pawn shops and my practice is what it taught me. Some guys just seem to be wired inherently better for getting the best deals out of hock shops. My brother in law is downright insulting and cheap, yet he makes some killer deals that would likely never come my way! I on the other hand am not aggressively insulting enough in a polite way when I go to hock shops so I guess all I really find are the sales staffs screw ups more or less!:lol_hitti
 
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The old John Deere wrenches that were US made were Bonney Wrenches! I have a friend that works for John Deere and has complete sets of those wrenches and they are nice, great feel and strong too! He said the new wrenches are made by Stanley so there pretty much the same wrench you could buy at Wal-Mart! If you can get these wrenches at a pretty good price you might want to grab them up! :thumbup:
64merc said:
The wrenches I saw today were at a pawn shop. They are unlike the new JD wrenches I saw for sale on the internet today while researching them. These said USA on them and looked like MAC wrenches to me. MARKH suggested that they may be rebadged Bonney wrenches, which definitely could be possible.

As an aside, I went back this evening to get another look since I was in a hurry the first time. Well, the same girl who helped me the first time quoted me a higher price the second time. When I told her that she had offered them to me at a lower priced earlier in the day she grumbled something about me being mistaken and walked off. I know that she recognized me from before so I think she was just being a major b**** because she can. Boy was I pissed off about it. I'm thinking she just saw dollar signs the second time around or was in a bad mood. I'm thinking about sending my wife in tomorrow morning to see if she can get a better deal. Normally I wouldn't go back to a pawn shop who treats me like some *******, but I might make an exception since they are nice wrenches. After that I will not return. I'm going to sleep on it.
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I have always roughly followed a three strikes rule with hock shops; and surprisingly for me most fail. I find few that I can actually buy something for a fair price in. I can say this, if they throw me a price that is unusually low I almost always snap it up on the spot assuming I can beg, borrow, not steal the dough elsewhere to pay for the item, even if I give them a few bucks down to get the deal sealed then leave to secure the additional funds. I have had deals just like you described in pawn shops and my practice is what it taught me. Some guys just seem to be wired inherently better for getting the best deals out of hock shops. My brother in law is downright insulting and cheap, yet he makes some killer deals that would likely never come my way! I on the other hand am not aggressively insulting enough in a polite way when I go to hock shops so I guess all I really find are the sales staffs screw ups more or less!:lol_hitti
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I have definitely had to become more aggressive when dealing with hock shops, but there are so many of them in my area that I will usually just move on to the next deal if it doesn't work out for me. I always always treat the person behind the counter the way I would like to be treated and expect the same in return. I've worked in retail before and I refuse to be an a-hole just to get a better deal. Most of the time being aggressive but polite and respectful works for me, but obviously not all the time. It deosn't hurt that most of the hock shops in my area know me and know that I'm not afraid to drop some cash on what I like. The hock shop in question is (was) a new one on my route.
 
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Uncle Buck said:
I have always roughly followed a three strikes rule with hock shops; and surprisingly for me most fail. I find few that I can actually buy something for a fair price in. I can say this, if they throw me a price that is unusually low I almost always snap it up on the spot assuming I can beg, borrow, not steal the dough elsewhere to pay for the item, even if I give them a few bucks down to get the deal sealed then leave to secure the additional funds. I have had deals just like you described in pawn shops and my practice is what it taught me. Some guys just seem to be wired inherently better for getting the best deals out of hock shops. My brother in law is downright insulting and cheap, yet he makes some killer deals that would likely never come my way! I on the other hand am not aggressively insulting enough in a polite way when I go to hock shops so I guess all I really find are the sales staffs screw ups more or less!:lol_hitti
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I second that same goes for me!:beer:
 
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the deere wrenches i have are approx 15-20 years old.
i bought a metric 20-32 mm when i worked for a deere const dealer
mine are not polished, more of a dull satin chrome finish.


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