Princess Auto now keeps the Mayhew Striking Prybars

[ndoran]

saw them today, the set of three is $72-99 at the regular price.

 

[canuckian]

Do they sell singles? Would love to try them but don't want a full set

 

[ndoran]

unfortunately you have to buy the full set.

 

[dieselmike]

nice!

 

[CAOS]

Hey guys,

The 3 piece set is on sale for $49.99, just picked mine up.

Just a heads up!

 

[GoBlue]

Any chance of a Boxing Day blowout on these bad boys? Might have to take the trip!

 

[buco]

have a set, opened it and its made in taiwan.

 

[GoBlue]

In that case disregard

 

[pipsters]

Just buy the Craftsman branded Mayhews @ Sears for $46 for the 5 pc...

 

[canuckian]

Well curiosity got the best of me after hearing so many people rave about these so I asked the wife to pick up a set while she was in the city shopping. She got the last set in the store. When I got home from work I opened them and looked for the word "Taiwan" on the bars and packaging and the closest I came was "assembled in the USA with US and global components". Maybe I got some old stock? From what I can see, the bar is made in the us (stamped "USA SFF") and the handle looks like it's made elsewhere. The plastic inlay and the rubber used in the handle reminds me of those cheap soft grip made in china screwdrivers you can find anywhere that sells Chinese tools. Haven't tested them out yet but I'm Curious to find something to pry on to compare them to the snappy pry bars of the same length. Not sure what I'm looking for but on initial look and feel, they're nice for the price but they don't have that certain "heft" to them that the snap on's do. Anyways, here's a couple pics....

 

[diesel research]

From what I can see, the bar is made in the us (stamped "USA SFF") and the handle looks like it's made elsewhere

^This.

It's a real shame when even sears can source an american made handle and the "oem" can't.

Check the handles real close, I saw many mayhews with poorly fitting handles. Same would say fit or coo doesn't matter on the handle. They should keep that in mind while the handle is in one hand and an engineer hammer is smashing away in the other hand....

 

[Gtamazing]

The Mayhew Bars have the same shank as Mac prybars. I bought the 3 piece set from PA about a year ago. The handles aren't amazing but have held up fine for me.

Now if your in Canada NorTool was offering 18,24,36,42,58" all for only $149 a while back.

 

[wallythacker]

These are obviously not cheap junk like the $10 set I bought but they don't seem any better than a $7 taiwan set I got on a gas bar coupon deal so I returned them.

I can't break my taiwan cheapies.

 

[PCO6]

Well curiosity got the best of me after hearing so many people rave about these so I asked the wife to pick up a set while she was in the city shopping. She got the last set in the store. When I got home from work I opened them and looked for the word "Taiwan" on the bars and packaging and the closest I came was "assembled in the USA with US and global components". Maybe I got some old stock? From what I can see, the bar is made in the us (stamped "USA SFF") and the handle looks like it's made elsewhere. The plastic inlay and the rubber used in the handle reminds me of those cheap soft grip made in china screwdrivers you can find anywhere that sells Chinese tools. Haven't tested them out yet but I'm Curious to find something to pry on to compare them to the snappy pry bars of the same length. Not sure what I'm looking for but on initial look and feel, they're nice for the price but they don't have that certain "heft" to them that the snap on's do. Anyways, here's a couple pics....

I bought the same Mayhew Tools set at Princess Auto. The package is the same but the plastic tray is black. The label is different and the COO is not stated. There is only one US Patent No. and it's 6471186. The handles appear to be the same. The bars are stamped "USA DD". I haven't used them yet but they appear to be pretty decent.