Craftsman Professional 5 piece set

[dpilot83]

I'm on the hunt for a prybar set that is a good value. This is for farm use. I don't make my living turning wrenches, but to make a living, I have to turn wrenches on a regular basis because that's what keeps my equipment (from small cars to semi's to tractors to sprayers) making money.

Because of this, I like tools that are reliable and effective. If sacrificing some ergonomics but not reliability or effectiveness will get me a lower price, I'll likely go for the cheaper tool. But if the cheaper tool will be unreliable or will not be effective at the task it's designed for, I will pay for the higher end tool.

Doing some searches on this site for prybar sets has lead me to the Craftsman Professional 5 piece set. That set appears to not be available anymore. I would like at least a 5 piece set and I was wondering if there was a comparable set in terms of value that would be recommended?

Any thoughts would be great. Thanks.

 

[OxJaw]

Summit Racing still carries the five piece set. I have these bars and I'm pretty impressed with them, I'm about 280 pounds and put all my weight on the large one, it had some deflection but didn't permanently bend. I was impressed.

Link to Summit Racing
www.summitracing.com/parts/shc-947410/overview/

 

[pipsters]

Mayhew made the Craftsman

http://www.tooltopia.com/mayhew-tools-61366.aspx

Unfortunate they got rid of the pro set, I paid around $47 including tax for mine on sale. But the quality is good.

Amazon has it for less but only lists 4 pry bars in their description, so I dunno what you'd get with that set:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WZOJFE/?tag=atomicindus08-20

The regular Craftsman red handled ones don't have striking plates on the handles, they are a good value but I really like the pros more. I had both and sold the standard and kept the pros except for the 36" one I got because the Mayhew was cost prohibitive.

 

[NathanB]

Mayhew 61366 zorotools has a good price

 

[chris_1001]

Just bought a 3-Pc set for $19.95 two days ago at a store. Mine say USA

http://www.craftsman.com/craftsman-...p-00943278000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

There is a 5-Pc set for $55

 

[dpilot83]

Thanks guys. I ordered the Mayhew 61366 from Amazon. The Summit one did not specify what the sizes were. The questions and answers on the Amazon product page said that it was indeed the 5 piece set and had the 31" bar in it as well so I hope that's right.

I'll try to remember to let you all know what's included when I get it. Thanks again.

 

[Farmall450]

Even the US Craftsman non-pro sets rock. Made by Wilde I believe...epstein's has both, they're awesome.