What is the situation with Matco?

[JBradley500]

I haven’t been on here in a while or heard much about Apex since a flood stopped their relocation or something. Now that things have changed drastically with Apex, how was Matco impacted? When I was still on here regularly, it was getting impossible to get rebuild kits and people were taking them from other brands.

I guess my main questions are availability and COO for ratchet parts, are current/future hand tools going to be made by someone else or in a different country, and any other little pieces of info you may think I have missed.

Sorry if this has been covered but I didn’t see it. PS, It was sickening to see how fast Craftsman USA, Allen, Armstrong, KD, and others were lost.

 

[shawndp]

I can comment on availibility of Matco ratchet parts - my 3/8 broke and my dealer didn't have the kit that day because he used it at a previous stop. He ordered one and returned the ratchet to me the following Friday (offered to have it back Wednesday, but I wasn't in a hurry). This would suggest that they aren't hard to come by. COO isn't an issue to me as they are an import (as are most tools in Canada).

 

[plinker]

Ratchets are still made here, AJ manufacturing took that over according to whats been said. Kits should be the same as far as older ratchets are concerned, 60/88 tooth.

The combo wrenches arent made here anymore, possibly Kabo OEM, not sure though, just speculating.

 

[Wamsutta]

Here's the link to the ratchet manufacturer. I got it from 1foxracing.

http://www.ajmanufacturing.com/