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TopTul vs. Teng ProTools

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cruiser808

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I have zero experience with either. I understand that both are Taiwan and claim to be pro quality. Mike Wren is a great USA supplier of TopTul and serves the GJ board. All this sounds good to me. So, were does the GJ stand on which one is better?
 
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Bo Heck said:
please provide more info than that. especially for your very first post on the board.
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Agreed.

I have not seen much mention of Teng tools that much, but have seen praise towards Mike Wren and the Toptul tools he sells.

The community seems to be unified in a positive stance towards Toptul. I have not tried them out yet, but might in the future, if my finances allow for it and I can find something that I "need." I'd try Teng as well, but who knows where or how they're distributed.

There must be a clear and distinct advantage to choose one brand over another. In case there is no difference in the quality, consider how they're sold. Toptul is sold by Mike, who is still growing his business and customer base yet still manages to treat all orders and inquiries with personal attention. Well what do you know, you have your distinct advantage. =)
 
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Never heard of Teng tools, however I ordered a couple items from Mike from toptul so im going to try those out and post how they are, i should be getting them later this week. As for customer service, like Stuey said, Mike from toptul makes ordering tools like ordering a cookie from the bakery, fast easy and affordable :)
 
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Never heard of Teng tools, however I ordered a couple items from Mike from toptul so im going to try those out and post how they are, i should be getting them later this week. As for customer service, like Stuey said, Mike from toptul makes ordering tools like ordering a cookie from the bakery, fast easy and affordable :)
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Ordering cookies from the bakery is definitely not affordable!! Everytime anyone I know goes to the bakery, they come back with full shopping bags and an empty wallet!
 
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Stuey said:
Ordering cookies from the bakery is definitely not affordable!! Everytime anyone I know goes to the bakery, they come back with full shopping bags and an empty wallet!
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lol sorry MY local bakery haha reguardless...mikes easy to work with
 
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I have a fair amount of teng tools, good enough, never burst one yet.

Like I said before my Smoos sockets are almost identical and again the smoos are excellent especially for the money.

Slightly thicker walls than Snap on abotu the same as Beta
 
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Forget both brands. Snap-On is the best in the world. Oh wait, that didn't add anything constructive to this thread, did it?
 
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I've never used or even seen any Toptul, so i cant comment on them, but i must say i absolutely despise Teng.

Somehow they'va managed to get a reputation as quality tools, especially in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, but unless they have another line that i've never seen i just dont understand the appeal.

An example - A guy at work asks me if i could show him how to lube a ratchet - no problem, we set to work on his Teng ratchet. When i pull it open what do i see? PLASTIC. Ok, its not the gear or anything, but to me, there shouldn't be any plastic anywhere near the guts of a ratchet, period. We lube it anyway and carefully put it back together, and as soon as he uses it it starts auto-reversing. I pull it apart again, checked there was nothing missing, checked everything was where it should be, put it back together again. Still no joy, the ratchet never worked properly again. I accept that i was the one who disassembled and reassembled the tool, and it could be my fault, but i couldn't see anything wrong with the tool - except it was a cheap, nasty, plasticy piece of c**p. I hate Teng
 
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Voltron - there are cases where lubing a ratchet causes it to bind or start auto reversing. I tried it with a C-man thin profile ratchet (all metal insides) and it was a disaster (not really). I ended up cleaning it completely out so it would work again. Just saying that not every ratchet responds well to lube treatment.
 
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I have an el cheapo that only works if you put axle grease in it. I mean PACK it in! Otherwise it spins freely, won't engage or changes direction whenever it likes. Granted, it is a POS but I do use it once in a blue moon.

My Bonney T-35 seems to like transmission fluid best. The Wright N-60 ('42 vintage) likes to be nearly dry. My numerous Craftsman have never been opened and work great. Several are 40+ years old. I have still not found anything that the S&K round head likes. The Companion 1/2" likes the RLL as do the Plombs.

Maybe that one you took apart likes to be dry? Still, I can't comment on the brand as I have never even heard of them till today.
 
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