muskaman67
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i have a set of their flex ratcheting wrenches. I've had them for prob 5 years. Never had a issue. Work great.
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camarotoolman
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HD is about the worst for warrenty stuff. Clerks have an attitude and then hand you a phone # to call. The c-man turn in for Husky was cool, i would turn in a torque wrench that Sears wouldn't warrent, and get a nice husky! Very nice just like an SK one.
really?
At my local Home Depot, the CS just holds on to warrantied tool and ask me to go pick a replacement and come back to do an exchange. If there is no direct replacement they usually happy to go a up a notch or give you store credit.
At my local Home Depot, the CS just holds on to warrantied tool and ask me to go pick a replacement and come back to do an exchange. If there is no direct replacement they usually happy to go a up a notch or give you store credit.
Same for me. Never had a problem swapping at tool at HD.
DrZero
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I bought a big wrench set (the "252 Piece Mechanics Tool Set") for $69 - it came in a plastic box. They looked pretty decent. My best friend had his tools lost and appropriated by his two sons over the last 15 years and is always bitching about how he doesn't have any tools anymore. ( They are now both 30, but they have never stood up to replace all the stuff they misappropriated working on stuff over the last 15 years).
Anyway, it was his birthday and it seemed like it was a lot better than nothing. Or then four Snap-On wrenches. (What do you get for the man who has nothing?)
One thing I liked about the set is that is was a combined metric and SAE set, so for a do-it-all it seemed nice.
Wrenches are made in China. Everything is chrome, and looks OK. Says "Lifetime Guarantee" prominently on the box.
The only Husky wrenches I have are a set of pug wrenches. I'd tried every 17mm wrench in my tool box to remove the front oil cleaner bolt on my Road Star and nothing fit. There is a flange there that prevents sockets from working. The little Husky shorty works like a charm, and has a permanent home in the bike tool kit now.
Anyway, after using and hefting those I decided it was good enough for occasional use.
Most of my regular tools are 30 year old Craftsman, the first things I bought when I had a job - a complete metric set for bicycle mechanics, including a bunch of specialty tools (that aren't Craftsman). I recently bought the modern equivalent in SAE tools, they are clearly not as nicely finished but seem to work just fine.
Horses for courses. My friend was thrilled! No reports back on how they work, but lets face it 90% of the time just having the right tool will let you get the job done, especially for minor home repairs and DIY motorcycle fixes.
Anyway, it was his birthday and it seemed like it was a lot better than nothing. Or then four Snap-On wrenches. (What do you get for the man who has nothing?)
One thing I liked about the set is that is was a combined metric and SAE set, so for a do-it-all it seemed nice.
Wrenches are made in China. Everything is chrome, and looks OK. Says "Lifetime Guarantee" prominently on the box.
The only Husky wrenches I have are a set of pug wrenches. I'd tried every 17mm wrench in my tool box to remove the front oil cleaner bolt on my Road Star and nothing fit. There is a flange there that prevents sockets from working. The little Husky shorty works like a charm, and has a permanent home in the bike tool kit now.
Anyway, after using and hefting those I decided it was good enough for occasional use.
Most of my regular tools are 30 year old Craftsman, the first things I bought when I had a job - a complete metric set for bicycle mechanics, including a bunch of specialty tools (that aren't Craftsman). I recently bought the modern equivalent in SAE tools, they are clearly not as nicely finished but seem to work just fine.
Horses for courses. My friend was thrilled! No reports back on how they work, but lets face it 90% of the time just having the right tool will let you get the job done, especially for minor home repairs and DIY motorcycle fixes.
jayrush13
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Most of my hand tools are USA husky I bought about 12 years ago all have served me well. Except there round head ratchets I think the only one I have left is the 1/4. The 1/2 and 3/8 broke and I never took the time to exchange them they were **** when the worked right. I do have a newer set of there black chrome wrenches and they are not the same as my old USA ones but I got them for Xmas so they work as a backup
jayrush13
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When they had the craftsman trade in my Dad got some smoking deals from one guy in the tool dept he came out way ahead
Pantsfall_McFixit
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I bought 3 adjustable wrenches from them in different sizes, two of those at a different time during the year. When I went back for more after the first one the new wrenches had noticeably diminished in quality. One of them would get stuck, the screw would stop turning halfway through and would require considerable force to get past this sticking point. So I returned it and got another one, which also stuck but it was only just noticeable. So, if you're going to get an adjustable wrench open it right after you buy it and test it, so you can get a different one if it sticks. It's a shame quality has gone downhill.