Bahco Wrenches?

[bmxr4life87]

Has anyone heard of these before? Saw them at my local tool store. They were in the "Quality" cabinet with the blackhawk and proto stuff. They were a set of 1/4 - 1 on a nice rack they had very nice chrome and were extremely long. They felt very heavy and well made. The salesman had no personal experiences with them but agreed they seemed to be very nice quality for the price. They only had a standard set though so when i got home i did a little research and apparently they are made by Snap on? Anyways heres a link tell me what you know/think/have heard about em!
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garde...e-Combination-Wrench-Set/1542640/product.html

 

[Snappy]

They look nice ! I see they are out of stock at Overstock.com

Maybe they only got a limited number of sets ?

 

[davestlouis]

My local Worldwide Liquidators has a lot of Bahco sets, none of them metric though. Even the socket sets ae all SAE. The wrenches are nice, the ratchets don't impress me at all.

 

[superautobacs]

I think J.H. Williams made the North American line of Bahco products. However, after 2006, all the sockets and ratchet sets are sourced from Taiwan; not sure of the wrenches though. No metric wrenches or socket/ratchet sets were offered.

I don't think they've even produced Bahco labeled wrenches for some years; what you see available at stores should therefore be old stock.

Someone else might say otherwise, as I'm not the authority on this.

 

[Bustawrench]

I think J.H. Williams made the North American line of Bahco products. However, after 2006, all the sockets and ratchet sets are sourced from Taiwan; not sure of the wrenches though. No metric wrenches or socket/ratchet sets were offered.

I don't think they've even produced Bahco labeled wrenches for some years; what you see available at stores should therefore be old stock.

Someone else might say otherwise, as I'm not the authority on this.

I have a Bahco adjustable wrench............ It's best adjustable I've ever had.............never seen their combo wrenches, though.

 

[Monte]

Here in Europe they sell argentinian made sockets/ratchets and wrenches while the socket sets in the orange/black plastic cases are made in Taiwan. The adjustable wrenches were made in Sweden but the newer versions seem to be made in spain (own both versions)

 

[ImportTuner]

I have the Bahco SAE wrench set; excellent quality .. wish I could find a metric set ...

 

[superautobacs]

@Bustawrench,
I've never held one, nor seen one in person, but I wouldn't be surprised that they're the best adj. wrenches available--afterall, the Swedish Bahco is supposedly the founder of the adj. wrench.

@Monte,
I read that starting from 2008, production had shifted to Irimo in Spain, for the manufacturing of adj. wrenches. Namely, the #90 Ergo series. The #80 series AD## under the SO brand is still in Sweden. Who knows, maybe all production will eventually cease in Sweden.

 

[vette-kid]

I have a set. I love these and Im looking to find more of their tools.
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[superautobacs]

I find it puzzling to see that the 1/2" is fulfilled by S-K!?

I think the combo wrenches are the exact same as Williams' SuperCombo.

 

[superautobacs]

I have the Bahco SAE wrench set; excellent quality .. wish I could find a metric set ...

The Williams' SuperCombo should be the same offering as the Bahco, only you can get a metric set with the Williams.
http://www.jhwilliamstoolgroup.com/Cat-21-1-158/SUPERCOMBO_Chrome_Finish.htm

 

[davestlouis]

I've said it before, but just to repeat, I simply don't understand the way SO markets Williams and Bahco tools...if I want USA tools, I'd prefer that they be WIlliams. Why on earth do they only sell Bahco in the US in SAE sizes? And USA-made on top of it? To me, Bahco's strength is in their Swedish connection, which would leaad me to expect lots of metric sizes...I just don't get it.

 

[Coach James]

I have the same wrench as vettekid and like it very much.

Coach

 

[Paladin]

I find it puzzling to see that the 1/2" is fulfilled by S-K!?

I think the combo wrenches are the exact same as Williams' SuperCombo.

I think they are, except the current SuperCombo's are "flank-drive"...

 

[ImportTuner]

The Williams' SuperCombo should be the same offering as the Bahco, only you can get a metric set with the Williams.
http://www.jhwilliamstoolgroup.com/Cat-21-1-158/SUPERCOMBO_Chrome_Finish.htm

I have the Williams Supercombo satin metric set; on the open end, it has jaws very similar to the Snap On flank drive plus .. which loves to chew up nuts .. It's still a excellent set ..

 

[jerk_chicken]

I've said it before, but just to repeat, I simply don't understand the way SO markets Williams and Bahco tools...if I want USA tools, I'd prefer that they be WIlliams. Why on earth do they only sell Bahco in the US in SAE sizes? And USA-made on top of it? To me, Bahco's strength is in their Swedish connection, which would leaad me to expect lots of metric sizes...I just don't get it.

The problem is just because it comes from a supposedly "sophisticated" European country it doesn't mean it's automatically good. You should see some of the domestically made junk here. Makes CM look like luxury items.

I've seen Bahco ratchets before and they reminded me of CM and I wasn't really impressed with the pricing.

 

[Monte]

@Bustawrench,
I've never held one, nor seen one in person, but I wouldn't be surprised that they're the best adj. wrenches available--afterall, the Swedish Bahco is supposedly the founder of the adj. wrench.

@Monte,
I read that starting from 2008, production had shifted to Irimo in Spain, for the manufacturing of adj. wrenches. Namely, the #90 Ergo series. The #80 series AD## under the SO brand is still in Sweden. Who knows, maybe all production will eventually cease in Sweden.

yeah the Ergo wrench is Made in spain and the other one i have the regular one is from sweden. Some saws are still made in sweden while others are from china and germany and the ergo scrapers are from sweden. I don`t know what else but even the wood chisels which i saw 3 weeks ago are now from spain.....

 

[Plombob]

The problem is just because it comes from a supposedly "sophisticated" European country it doesn't mean it's automatically good. You should see some of the domestically made junk here. Makes CM look like luxury items.

I've seen Bahco ratchets before and they reminded me of CM and I wasn't really impressed with the pricing.

Which brands should we stay away from?

 

[Frank Elson]

I saw some in the bucket I'm cleaning up today.
All Swedish.
Pics in my "Spanners" thread soon.

 

[jerk_chicken]

Which brands should we stay away from?

I was making a generalization. For years, marketing companies and manufacturers have been capitalizing on the fact that Americans gobble everything up, no matter how low the quality, if they throw the "European" angle around. I've seen tools and lots of other items, made in Germany, sometimes, available in supermarkets or tool houses and they're complete garbage. There's also dubious "made in Germany" labels that are completely laughable, at best.

 

[Bustawrench]

@Bustawrench,
I've never held one, nor seen one in person, but I wouldn't be surprised that they're the best adj. wrenches available--afterall, the Swedish Bahco is supposedly the founder of the adj. wrench.
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This is the one I have, It lives in my front line service pouch and goes with me on every call..............



I had one before and it grew legs, I drove straight to the supplier and bought another one the same day. Based on the quality of this tool, I would give anything with the Bahco name a try.