Gearwrench,Kobalt???

[longroof63]

Customer told me today that he can swap out gear wrench at Lowe's and get a Kobalt in it's place....I heard they were the same stuff but didn't believe it....If this is true.....What's next? Matco for Kobalt?
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[mrshaun]

danaher owns KD ( gearwrench) they own Matco, they own kobalt, they own craftsman.
So they might just do that.

 

[Merkava_4]

longroof63 - are you a Cornwell dealer?

We could certainly use one on the board.

 

[Joe B.]

danaher owns KD ( gearwrench) they own Matco, they own kobalt, they own craftsman.
So they might just do that.

Just to be clear, they make some Kobalt and Some Craftsman. Kobalt & Craftsman are owned by Lowe's and Sears respectively and many of the items in those brands are made by companies other than Danaher.

 

[GT89mustang]

Why would you want to? The kobalt ratcheting wrenches uses danahers cheap course ratchet end.

 

[Bo Heck]

Those kobalt ratcheting wrenches are terrible, extremely coarse and hard to turn.