two tools that impressed me today

[carterbeauford]

spent all afternoon wrenching on my antique tractor with my new Gearwrench 120XPs. I've used them occasionally for light duty stuff but really put them through their paces today. best ratchets I've ever used. so smooth and strong.

3/8 drive Craftsman USA flex sockets, I was replacing an upper water pipe casting that I'm pretty sure hasn't been off my tractor in 73 years. bolts were frozen solid. 5/8 flex socket with an adapter on a 1/2 long handled ratchet got them out. I didn't expect they were this strong.

rare for anything to impress me. that is all

 

[bobcatdan]

What kinda tractor?

 

[bcradio]

I would love to get some of those 120xp ratchets... glad to hear you like em.

 

[carterbeauford]

What kinda tractor?

1941 John Deere B electric start. did a full restoration winter before last. plowed with it last spring and it started leaking coolant. these things are a constant headache but I love them. parts are expensive and every time I tear into it I find 5 things either broken or missing and I have to spend $100 on tools to install the new parts

had the head skimmed, new brass pushrod tubes. took the oil pump out to clean it and found the oil line to the head broken. took the hydraulic pump apart and found the housing cracked after I lapped it. replaced rear end gasket and the axle seals failed. it's in about 100 pieces at the moment. going to try to get it running once the new oil line is in place and see if at least the water leak is fixed. like I said you have to love them.

buddy gave me a 100LB Starrett granite plate so partial I ****.

 

[Farmerguys]

Put some picture. Would really like to see that


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[JBradley500]

I regularly beat the absolute **** out of a 9/16" craftsman swivel, probably for the last 3 years, and it's still going. A little looser in the joint than a new one, but it's still going strong.

 

[bobcatdan]

1941 John Deere B electric start. did a full restoration winter before last. plowed with it last spring and it started leaking coolant. these things are a constant headache but I love them. parts are expensive and every time I tear into it I find 5 things either broken or missing and I have to spend $100 on tools to install the new parts

had the head skimmed, new brass pushrod tubes. took the oil pump out to clean it and found the oil line to the head broken. took the hydraulic pump apart and found the housing cracked after I lapped it. replaced rear end gasket and the axle seals failed. it's in about 100 pieces at the moment. going to try to get it running once the new oil line is in place and see if at least the water leak is fixed. like I said you have to love them.

buddy gave me a 100LB Starrett granite plate so partial I ****.

I have a '39 B along with my '39 farmall H my great grandpa brought in '40 that I really need to get my *** I gear and restore.

 

[Loscaldazar]

I love the 120XPs. They are one of the few import tools that I honestly can't find a better US made tool. Dual 80s from SO and the Matco/Armstrong 88T are both nice, but they aren't quite as nice as a lubed 120XP. The 1/4 drive 120XP I can barely feel any teeth clicking as I use it. Pretty impressive.

Of course, that is my opinion, and it especially irritates SO fanboys.

 

[Steinmetz]

spent all afternoon wrenching on my antique tractor with my new Gearwrench 120XPs. I've used them occasionally for light duty stuff but really put them through their paces today. best ratchets I've ever used. so smooth and strong.

3/8 drive Craftsman USA flex sockets, I was replacing an upper water pipe casting that I'm pretty sure hasn't been off my tractor in 73 years. bolts were frozen solid. 5/8 flex socket with an adapter on a 1/2 long handled ratchet got them out. I didn't expect they were this strong.

rare for anything to impress me. that is all

There's a '50 Farmall Model H just down the road from me.

 

[Steinmetz]

Also used to be an old Fordson tractor over near the stable.