Kincrome quality - you decide

[spv]

Kincrome is marketed in Australia as a "professional quality" tools brand with a "lifetime guarantee against faulty workmanship and materials". The general Australian populous tends to respect the quality of Kincrome tools. I recently purchased a Kincrome Engine Crane specified to hold 1,450 kilos. Here are some photos of the build quality;

What do you think? Would you trust this equipment to hold 1450 kilos?

 

[Monte]

looks trustworthy
the weld in the 2nd pic is what they call full penetration welding
it is, but a bit too much... so it is a critical part ??

Do the other import ones look different???

 

[tank4114]

finished very poorly the welds would hold just look ugly my welds look better then that and I've been welding for about 3 months

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

The undercuts on the welds at the ends in the first two pictures is why welds are started and stopped at 2x the weld size from the end of the part. That would fail ANY weld inspection here in the states. Having said that, would the weld fail under load? It depends on the location of the welds and the stress risers at that location.

Steel is a very forgiving material that will let you be stupid and still keep you safe. For E70xx welds, each 1/16 of fillet weld 1" long is good for about 400 kilos of load. A 1/4 fillet weld 1" long is capable of holding 1600+ kilos.

 

[mrholeshot]

A lot depends on where the weld is and to wheather or not it compromizes the strength of the weld. The weld could have been better but unless I was standing beside it I couldn't give it a fair evaluation. If you don't feel safe using it, then don't and return it.

 

[spv]

I really hope that they stripped the rust and all contamination from metal prior to welding. It is hard to know. Many pieces are not square. Note: This is the piece that holds the jack;

 

[arkangel06]

Made in china???


Send it back demand a full refund and take your money elseware.

 

[spv]

Made in china???

Yes, unfortunately. The sad thing is that in Australia people respect this brand and "believe" they produce great quality tools.

 

[scarrylarry]

I get a great laugh from instuctions that are printed offshore.I know we make mistakes here as well but the term lost in translation comes to mind.With all the money manufacturers are making(speculation on my part) by moving offshore you would think they could hire someone to do a better job with the English.
scarrylarry

 

[Danglerb]

Good reason to buy one used, its been tested.

 

[doctorschmullus]

it ***** lol, kincrome just goes offshore for cheapest stuff, some is the same as hf

 

[spv]

some is the same as hf

That ***** for HF customers. When ever I see the Kincrome "True Blue" brand I keep walking. Interestingly the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) had a few things to say about Kincrome and their "Cant get more Australian than Kincrome" lines. Public apology and a promise to not publish false or misleading advertising as the vast majority of their tools are cheap Chinese imports. Now, "Professional Quality" - I think that is blatantly misleading and something the ACCC should be looking at.

 

[Sick Puppy]

Yes, unfortunately. The sad thing is that in Australia people respect this brand and "believe" they produce great quality tools.

Now so much now- most people know that they have moved their manufacturing overseas to Chaiwan somewhere... I was considering their stuff when I first wanted to buy tools many years ago when I decided I was going to stay in NZ, and didn't know any better... thank god I didn't have the cash!

Look in any forum here in NZ and Oz though (like Aussiefrogs), they know the score... Problem is that there don't appear to be any NZ/ Australian made jacks or stands though.

 

[GBNZ]

I wouldnt touch KINCROME!

 

[eborcim]

Looks a lot like the bulk of $150 engine hoists sold in the states....other than its blue and not red/orange.

 

[sscustom]

i have some kincrome stuff and iv never seen any weld like that on any thing kincrome related but most of ther stuff its pretty good id say its like craftsman to you guys in the us but yeah

 

[catfish]

The sad thing is how expensive that thing would be , considering how much it cost to make.

Kincrome/Sidcrome are ridiculously overpriced for what they are , craftsman is far cheaper and thats made in USA , and superior quality.