new matco creeper

[JeepsAreBuilt]

Has anyone seen them ? good buy for $80 ? is it better than the older style ?

 

[engineboy]

Same basic creeper but it has new/better wheels.

 

[krusty the clown]

they are still whiteside's right?

 

[engineboy]

Lisle.

 

[billymade]

http://www.google.com/products?clie...eper&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wf

 

[krusty the clown]

ohhhh......the plastic ones.

 

[engineboy]

http://www.google.com/products?clie...eper&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wf

The Lisle ones still have the crappy wheels, our new style has inline skate type wheels.

 

[JeepsAreBuilt]

forget the matco creeper.. how about this KING Crawler creeper with 5" wheels and brakes ? http://www.northernautoparts.com/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductId=2197 made in USA

 

[bushhawg73]

I saw one in Sears last week for 70.00. It was built a lot like my 110.00 Snappy. Makes you wonder.

 

[billymade]

Once we got a "Craftsman" creeper in at Sears off the delivery truck; we took it out of the box to stock it and low/behold, it was screen printed "Matco" on the padding! Needless to say; whoever makes the Craftsman creepers makes the Matco ones too! Which seeing how much of the Craftsman tool line is supplied by Danaher, it isn't really that surprising!

 

[Diesel-Mech]

While we are talking about the lisle plastic creepers does anyone of know of a tool box mounted creeper hanger that works with them?

 

[Merkava_4]

Once we got a "Craftsman" creeper in at Sears off the delivery truck; we took it out of the box to stock it and low/behold, it was screen printed "Matco" on the padding!

What eventually happened to it? I'm assuming it didn't go out on the floor....

 

[FuriousGeorge]

forget the matco creeper.. how about this KING Crawler creeper with 5" wheels and brakes ? http://www.northernautoparts.com/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductId=2197 made in USA

Is it just me, or does anyone else have no interest in sliding under a car with anything advertised as "BONE-CRUSHING"?

 

[Bull]

Is it just me, or does anyone else have no interest in sliding under a car with anything advertised as "BONE-CRUSHING"?

hah, dude, I was thinking the exact same thing when I read that ad! It made me shudder a bit, and I told myself to re-check those jack stands the next time I went out to the garage.

 

[billymade]

I think one of the mechanics or sales guys grabbed it quick and the tool manager let him buy it! Not that it was any better then the craftsman; it just had a different name on it!

 

[Garage_Mahal]

Bone crushing is a jibe at the Bone creeper, if you didn't catch it.

 

[billymade]

One of the downsides of the Matco/Lisle creeper, they will "shock" you pretty good; static electricity is a problem with this thing! Anyone else notice this problem? I live in the desert; so the dry climate may contribute to this issue!