urrea tools

[GreaseMonkey45170]

While at mt local industrial supply store today i noticed they had several sets of urrea wrenches. I have never heard of this brand before but they are stamped mexico. I honestly dont think ive ever seen a hand tool from mexico, but these didnt look to shabby. I have read that they are the mexican version of proto. Does anybody have any more info on these tools?

 

[supertooljunkie]

I have a set of metric flare nut wrenches from them. Bought them in a pawn shop couple years ago. Not sure, but I think they used to be Proto de Mexico.

I have seen ratchets of theirs and they look just like the Proto pear head.

 

[SMKS]

If you perform a search you'll learn more.

They used to be affiliated with Proto, but not anymore. That's why some of their designs were Proto copies.

But, it appears recently they updated many of their ratchets so they are no longer Proto copies. I've only read one member review them and his review wasn't good. See the catalog for the new designs:
http://www.urreaprofessionaltools.com/Home/Catalog

I also have owned two Urrea metric wrench sets. They majorly cheap out on the metric wrenches. To cut costs, it appears they only forge wrench blanks for SAE sizes. So, they use SAE blanks for metric sizes, but they don't have enough different-length blanks to cover all the metric sizes. That means multiple sizes will share the same blank. For example, the 10 and 11mm are the same length. It's pretty stupid.

I posted a review of the extra-long Urrea wrench set here:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119792

 

[Rogue1987]

Ive got a bunch of their **** in a 'go bag' . Wrenches, ratchets, hammer, screwdrivers. For the price its not bad stuff, and if someone steals it I won't cry myself to sleep like I would if someone stole the equivalent in snap on tools.

Mind you, I'll still cry for the loss. Just not as much. My preeccciioouusss

 

[Bolster]

I bought several sets of Urrea screwdrivers from the HD website. They are great bargain screwdrivers; I think they are up there with my Felo and SO and Williams for good hardness of the tips, and good shape to the P#2 tip, although not overall fit and finish. But the tips on the Urreas don't seem to wear any faster than other top brands. Definitely better than my crummy Wihas (rounded, ill-fitting P#2 heads). Not as good as PB Swiss.

The Urrea screwdrivers are basically old-style Proto yellow handles. A throwback, in the best sense of the word. I like the hard, fluted, relatively small handles, and prefer them over the "SO four-sided Brick" for ergos.

And because they're labeled "Urrea," my subcontractors won't touch them due to various prejudices. Good for me--I like it when MY tools get back into MY box.

¡Largos destornilladores mexicanos vivos!

 

[nicksnothereman]

While at mt local industrial supply store today i noticed they had several sets of urrea wrenches. I have never heard of this brand before but they are stamped mexico. I honestly dont think ive ever seen a hand tool from mexico, but these didnt look to shabby. I have read that they are the mexican version of proto. Does anybody have any more info on these tools?

For the prices I see the sets I'd tell em to go f(ly a kite) off. I don't know the quality but with mexican waged labor a 40 dollar set of wrenches would be the equivalent of something like paying 100 bucks a set if not more (that just came out of my rear; they average like 28k a year for engineers probably something like 16k for industrial labor if not less).

Actual price should be in the 15 dollar range for a 7-10 piece set in my opinion unless they were forged by aliens; even if they're well made wrenches.

 

[Vin]

I have a P2 screwdriver of theirs. good screwdriver in my opinion

 

[Hootbro]

For the prices I see the sets I'd tell em to go f(ly a kite) off. I don't know the quality but with mexican waged labor a 40 dollar set of wrenches would be the equivalent of something like paying 100 bucks a set if not more (that just came out of my rear; they average like 28k a year for engineers probably something like 16k for industrial labor if not less).

Actual price should be in the 15 dollar range for a 7-10 piece set in my opinion unless they were forged by aliens; even if they're well made wrenches.

So basically you have no clue on the cost to bring to market and by your own admission do not know the quality, but feel that retail cost is totally dependent on labor cost?

Retail cost, labor costs and cost to bring to market are not always mutually exclusive of each other. Many other tool products do not follow what you think it should be in relation to what labor cost and retail end buyer costs are.