Challenger and Jonesway Wrenches

[JMorrison4371]

I have a 19mm Jonesway combo wrench and a 15/16 Challenger combo wrench. I would like to know if they are of good quality and if there worth anything. Anyone got any info?

 

[littletoes]

Don't know anything about the Jonesway, but the Challenger was a lower end version of wrench made by Proto. Not warranted, but not bad as far as tools go.

 

[warmpancakes]

jonesway is grainger IIRC

 

[Coach James]

I got a pair of Jonesway welding pliers from Fastenal. Made in Taiwan and expensive like everything else at fastenal. They are good pliers though.

Coach

 

[Elroy]

jonesway is grainger IIRC

Close but no cigar

Jonesway is the house brand at Fastenal

Grainger's house brand is Westward

 

[plinker]

I've got a co-worker who bought a Jonnesway set they seem to be decent wrenches.

As Elroy said, They are Fastenals brand.

 

[mooman]

I have a set of Jonesway screwdrivers that I got from Fastenal that were made in Germany. Nice set.

 

[SMKS]

Challenger was a lower end version of wrench made by Proto. Not warranted, but not bad as far as tools go.

I think you're wrong about the warranty. I've warrantied several Challenger tools through Proto. They now replace them with Blackhawk. I've warrantied at least one ratchet, a couple wrenches and a couple screwdrivers. All these were over the last year and a half. The replacement wrenches and screwdrivers are USA made.

Blackhawk has now replaced Challenger as Proto's lower-cost brand. Some of the tools are actually identical between Challenger and Blackhawk. The Blackhawk wrenches I got as warranty replacements are the same as some older Challenger and Stanley wrenches.

 

[SCscoutguy]

I think you're wrong about the warranty. I've warrantied several Challenger tools through Proto. They now replace them with Blackhawk. I've warrantied at least one ratchet, a couple wrenches and a couple screwdrivers. All these were over the last year and a half. The wrenches and screwdrivers were USA made.

Blackhawk has now replaced Challenger as Proto's lower-cost brand. Some of the tools are actually identical between Challenger and Blackhawk. The Blackhawk wrenches I got as warranty replacements are the same as some older Challenger and Stanley wrenches.

You beat me to it. They most certainly warranty Challenger stuff and they will send you a Blackhawk took as a replacement now.

 

[lwlobo]

Jonesway is distributed by Fastenal in the US and generally made it Taiwan, as said. I do not think they are a Fastenal only brand, especially outside the US.

I saw a whole display of their tools at a Fastenal event a few years back, looked pretty nice. Seemed to be a lot of copies of European designs. Many of the tools made me think more of Hazet/Felo/Stahwille/etc than Craftsman/Snap On/Proto/etc.

I was told it is a lifetime warranty from Fastenal, but it was generally overpriced from them.