Saw a rare dinosaur today
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Bighead38
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So what did you buy?
Not a damn thing, I was late for work, I wish I could of stopped and bought something.Hope it won’t take another two years.
2ndGearRubber
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Personally I don't feel you're missing much. I broke a few sockets which were only used for hose clamps (5/16 and 1/4), wrenches are basic, impact stuff has held up well for me. Most everything else is lisle/irwin/otc rebrands. VIM makes nice stuff for them among others. They're cheaper than the other brands, and the truck had well rounded options.
I quit the brand after getting denied warranty on a few things; including an oil filter claw which failed before the truck left the lot.
IMO, if one is to purchase tools via the "truck" format, Snap on is the only logical choice. Mac/matco are rebrands and imports at USA pricing. Got no problem with either, but I'm not paying 2/3x for an OTC slide hammer, or $150 for a Taiwanese 10-19mm socket set. That said, I'm not one to endorse a "truck only" tool acquisition platform.
I quit the brand after getting denied warranty on a few things; including an oil filter claw which failed before the truck left the lot.
IMO, if one is to purchase tools via the "truck" format, Snap on is the only logical choice. Mac/matco are rebrands and imports at USA pricing. Got no problem with either, but I'm not paying 2/3x for an OTC slide hammer, or $150 for a Taiwanese 10-19mm socket set. That said, I'm not one to endorse a "truck only" tool acquisition platform.
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FSrepair&fabrication
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I miss cornwell. We used to have a guy and he just up and disappeared. I bought a good bit from him. Now Ive got no easy options for warranty that Im aware of. Been prolly 6 years since I had seen him around. Not all their stuff is great, but most of what I have I really like
I believe there is a member here that became a Cornwell dealer and things did not work out well for him.
2ndGearRubber
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To be fair, the "tool truck" life is not an incredibly successful pursuit for most. From what I have heard, the older tool truck drivers had much more flexibility in their business. Nowadays your regional guy can hand you 5 scanners, force you to put them on your account, and now you may be maxed out on floating credit from the manufacturer, leaving you basically dead in the water.
Kinda sad, would of been fun 30-40 years ago
Wamsutta
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I must be getting psychic. As soon as I read the thread title, I pictured a Cornwell truck.
My ******** guy can kiss my ***! He pulled up last week and I walked out there with my coworker. I had a broken ratchet in my hand and he had $100 in $20 bills in his hand. Mr ******** sits there with the truck idling while on a phone ignoring us. We go back to work after getting his attention. After about 15 minutes I see him walking to the shop across the parking lot. My coworker goes over there and doesn't come back. After 20 minutes I go to get him and there he is with money in hand and he can't get a word in because ******** is bullshitting with someone who never steps on his truck or owns any Cornwell tools but runs like crazy for the Snap On truck. After an hour of blocking the parking lot with his idling truck he just drives off... With guys like him it is no surprise that Cornwell is a rare dinosaur.
I was thinking a Mac truck. I recently saw one for the first time in my area at a shop. Then I realized the paint was all faded, there were weeds growing around it, and it looked like it hadn't moved in a decade.
I laughed.
Kind of a shame because I would by some of there stuff but whatever.
OHMS LAW
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Our Cornwell guy is pretty good. Always has great deals on Milwaukee stuff and other tools. I buy from him occasionally. Reliable and has the industrial tools that snap on doesn’t have
Lol I won’t use mine anymore unless I really really need to
Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
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I see Matco and Snap On trucks all the time.
If someone would franchise one around here they’d probably do decently, there’s a ton of shops and car dealers around, half the time I see the dealership folks buying tools at Sears.
A guy two roads down from me is a Mac or Matco dealer, forget which, I live in the outskirts and don’t go by his house that often.
A guy two roads down from me is a Mac or Matco dealer, forget which, I live in the outskirts and don’t go by his house that often.
WittHay
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Not sure how much the pie can be split up among shops. Is 4 different brands of tool trucks stopping at the same shop too much?
There are 5 Snap-on trucks and 3 Mac trucks that have routes in my city. The limit for the tool truck business is time. You can only stop at so many shops in a day to have weekly visits.
I am guessing Cornwall truck visits shops in some areas every 2 maybe 3 weeks.
There are 5 Snap-on trucks and 3 Mac trucks that have routes in my city. The limit for the tool truck business is time. You can only stop at so many shops in a day to have weekly visits.
I am guessing Cornwall truck visits shops in some areas every 2 maybe 3 weeks.
A CornWell truck recently started coming to the shop because one of our new hires has an account and asked him to stop in. When you ask for one of the specials it’s always I don’t have anymore because CornWell sent out a message indicating there promo special BOGO is suspended due to no more supply. This happened twice. Now this is after telling him I would definitely purchase if another special like that comes out. Well it did. The second week into January when he stopped in he said he was sold out. He also said we are the last stop on his route. It’s 11.30 in the morning. What up
aussiek2000
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Our cornwell guy never has anything in stock on his truck. I bought a few impact swivel sockets to replace some broken taiwan tools. Broke 3 cornwell within the first couple weeks, been waiting 6 weeks now on replacements. Back to snap on for me I guess.