silly pawn shop

[davesnothere]

I went to a pawn shop today with bins and bins of loose tools. Albeit 99% of it is broken Chicom junk, there is usually a jewel or to to be found if you look for long enough. First thing I saw when I walked in were the sockets, then gradually found a mac screwdriver, brand new duralast 1/4" drive flexhead ratchet, and a old SK box. when i brought them to the counter the guy looks at the lot and says, "You found a set of Snap-On sockets in there?"

To which I replied, "Those aren't Snap-On."

But they are CAT

I left $20 poorer, but considerably happy.

 

[srmofo]

sneaky sneaky

 

[DrkMtnDew]

thats how i got my 3/4'' ratchet so cheap. stamped CAT instead of SO. Good buy.

 

[fordbroncodave]

i got a long 1/2" cat flex head ratchet for $22

 

[Nelson58]

$20, what a deal....nice!


Nelson

 

[Muffduster]

Isn't that the crappy version of the Duralast?

 

[badtomatoes]

Can either of you explain the CAT stamping? Looks like a good find for 20 bucks...

 

[metaleltr]

CAT stamped tools are Snap-ON that are manufactured for Caterpillar technicians. I believe they are also available to everyone at CAT dealers.

 

[davesnothere]

Isn't that the crappy version of the Duralast?

I don't know how to differentiate levels of crappiness in duralast ratchets. I just know its 1/4" drive and flex-headed, a ratchet of such type I previously did not have.

 

[GrantCee]

Don't know about Snap-On, but I have some CAT sockets that are clearly identical to Proto.

 

[JAKE-THE-TOOL-MAN]

Nice score for $20

 

[Gort the giant robot]

I bought a 1/2 inch drive ratchet at a flea market about a year ago. It looked like Snap-On, but had know name on it. Someone on another tool site told me it was made by Snap-On for CAT. The model number is 8H8557 U.S.A. Very heavy ratchet.

Gort

 

[relic7680]

CAT stamped tools are Snap-ON that are manufactured for Caterpillar technicians. I believe they are also available to everyone at CAT dealers.

I recently acquired a set of CAT combo wrenches that are rebranded Williams. There is a huge markup. I had to fill in a missing 15/16 from the Cat dealer that I used to work for and paid $52 for it (would have been $63 w/out the discount). The whole 11 piece Williams set can be had new on Ebay for about $150.