Another Chinese tool FAIL

[Tucko]

I was tearing apart an old porch on my mother-in-laws mobile home yesterday, when her neighbor (a retired contractor) came to see what was up. I had forgotten my prybar, and he offered to let me use his. It was a chinese version of the Vaughan Superbar. Yep, my arms and some 30 year old plywood were just too much...It snapped in half like an old potato chip...
What a piece of ****. Lucky for me, I have a few extras. I'll replace his with a REAL prybar.

 

[mrjaw14]

This is why I hate borrowing tools. I won't put people in a worse position than when I first borrowed the tool, so I have to replace it. On the other hand, people love loaning me tools

 

[TinKnocker]

i have a task force that i bought as a broke apprentice, it has taken one hell of a beating for the past 8 years. it will be replaced with a usa made bar when it comes time.

 

[sensei_]

wait... a chinese tool failing is news?

went to the flea market on the weekend bought a few things and in there was a diamond brand spirit level. looked ok to the untrained eye, but when tested against my stabila level, it was about as level as an unicycle.

 

[hickmlg09]

This is why I try not to buy made in china things, learned to much when i watched the ex play around with things and break half of his tools that were made in china. I learned my lesson watching him.

 

[padronanniversary]

I love giving my neighbor the HF Chinese sand paper. He's always "borrowing" consumables and never pay for them. The dollar I pay at HF is entertainment for me watching him hand sand over and over ging through sheets and sheets

The best was him taking the HF flare nut wrenches and hearing him ***** at his cheap brake line fittings lol. The other good one was when he "borrowed" engine oil. 6 quarts of what he thought was aimsoil. It was oil that came out of my tractor that I was going to recycle. Amazing when people just take stuff from your garage

 

[3 at 8]

So what is the recomended prybar to get?

 

[volvo92906]

Snappy has some good ones, but pricey. They are warrantied.. as for me... I use Pittsburgh (HF) and some other brand from Oreilly's. Most of the time I am using a 6 foot spud bar at work (Caterpillar) and my prybars are no match for the steel...... Oh well. They do hold up well in automotive though.

 

[metaleltr]

Based on his rant I think the OP would suggest the original Vaughan Superbar.

 

[littletoes]

So what is the recomended prybar to get?

I've had good luck with these, and American Made to boot.

http://www.stanleyproto.com/default...trSiteName=TOOLS&strDefaultCatalog=HAND TOOLS

 

[Hootbro]

I've had good luck with these, and American Made to boot.

http://www.stanleyproto.com/default...trSiteName=TOOLS&strDefaultCatalog=HAND TOOLS

Not all American made. I have bought a couple of different FAT MAX crow bars and they were made in Mexico.

 

[FiendFX]

my harbor freight set of 3 prybars are still legit. it has been couple of years..

 

[metal1313]

http://store.harryepstein.com/cp/VaughnGrayvik/90150.html why would you buy anytihing else

 

[retrobuilder]

Easy find for strong USA made bars in N.C.

Search for Council Tools USA..that was easy!

They make real forged USA axes and emergency fire/rescue tools.

 

[Danglerb]

On my list to buy is the set of three small ones from Dasco.

 

[alpinewhite]

Craftsman is what I'd buy.

Reminds me of a time I borrowed a neighbor's cheap dolly to move a washer. Washer was too heavy for the dolly that his plastic wheel crumbled. I had to buy a new plastic wheel and install it on his dolly. All in all, I could've used the cost of the replacement wheel toward the purchase of my own dolly. Oh well. Live and learn.

 

[NWphotog]

Yet another thread bashing tools based on COO? Oh vet.

 

[thesilverone]

Yet another thread bashing tools based on COO? Oh vet.

If you don't like it, then don't read and reply to the thread.

 

[greasemonkey44]

I love giving my neighbor the HF Chinese sand paper. He's always "borrowing" consumables and never pay for them. The dollar I pay at HF is entertainment for me watching him hand sand over and over ging through sheets and sheets

The best was him taking the HF flare nut wrenches and hearing him ***** at his cheap brake line fittings lol. The other good one was when he "borrowed" engine oil. 6 quarts of what he thought was aimsoil. It was oil that came out of my tractor that I was going to recycle. Amazing when people just take stuff from your garage

sheer awesome



im with metaleltr - vaughn original superbar

 

[Modifieddriver]

Buy him a swap meet pry bar. It'll probably be old, made in USA and last another 50 years, unlike that Chinese PoS.

 

[scouting]

While the handles on the snappy bars are much nicer, the craftsman ones will stand a lot of abuse. If you need a HUGE prune, the mayhew dominators are just about indestructible.

 

[sensei_]

Yet another thread bashing tools based on COO? Oh vet.

without over generalising; it seems to be an american thing. another forum that i frequent with a large american user base, does the same thing.

 

[a990dna]

Hey neighbor....

I bet my hand made crowbar would've torn that porch apart in a few minutes. My dad made this bar in the mid-60's when he worked at H&L Tooth Company in Montebello. They make digging teeth for heavy earth moving equipment for construction and mining.

He hand made this crowbar at H&L, right there in Montebello, off Greenwood Ave.... forged and hardened steel. More than likely this steel came out of the Kaiser Steel Mill in Fontana, California.

Brings back fond memories of Southern California during the good days... when my dad and I would work around the house together and go fishing in our local mountains... now mostly defaced with grafitti.

When I was about 10 years old, we tore up a large 4" concrete slab with this in our back yard... right here in Whittier.

Enjoy a true work of art ... all made right here in the USA.



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[retrobuilder]

That be Council Tool...no I do not work there but use their tools. These are resilient heat treated forged steel not brittle cold formed or hot forged MIC..

 

[Danglerb]

Craftsman is what I'd buy.

Reminds me of a time I borrowed a neighbor's cheap dolly to move a washer. Washer was too heavy for the dolly that his plastic wheel crumbled. I had to buy a new plastic wheel and install it on his dolly. All in all, I could've used the cost of the replacement wheel toward the purchase of my own dolly. Oh well. Live and learn.

I have abused the HF $12 moving dolley's so much it isn't funny, moving motors and transmissions around, no issues yet with the exception that the wheels are a little soft, but OTOH they don't mess up floors in a house.

The cheap plastic wheel handtrucks, guess those are called a dolley as well, those are a POS and I have seen them fail in all expected ways. The $30 version with pneumatic tires other than pumping up from time to time have worked great for me, and everybody who has borrowed it.

 

[Danglerb]

More than likely this steel came out of the Kaiser Steel Mill in Fontana, California.
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Nice crowbar, bet you feel it after using it few hours.

Back in the 80's I made some of that steel in Fontana. Early on the ore came from Eagle Mountain down in the south eastern corner of California, by the time I left it was a full on conversion to imported slabs, mostly from Brazil, but bought on the open market.