What Tool Brands do Professional Mechanics in China Use..?

[Rico.]

I'm just curious if anyone has worked, or knows someone that has worked as a
professional mechanic in China and knows what brands of tools seem to be the
most predominant in use over there.

There are a squillion cars in China now, so what is the professionals tool choice..?

Is there a home grown professional brand that never see's the light of day outside of China.?
Or do they use the Harbour Freight kind of tools that we see in Europe and America, or do
they import tools from Europe, Japan or America (very unlikely).

One last thing... Do professional Chinese mechanics have to supply their own tools
or does the Garage they work for supply them..? I would love a civilised discussion..

 

[Dave455]

A mate of mine flew in and out of there a lot, and all the aircraft engineers had Snap On!

 

[TAMPAGT07]

A mate of mine flew in and out of there a lot, and all the aircraft engineers had Snap On!

No way......No Pittsburg???

 

[T56 Impala]

This discussion has been posted before.

IIRC Snap On was seen a lot as were Koken <sp?>, Koyoto and several other Japaneese makers. Beta and Facom also have a good following. As usual, heavy "mining" operations lean towards Wright.

Not so much different than in the rest of the world.

Almost forgot, Gedore.

 

[oldtools]

There are alot of professional brands (such as Snap On) that have factories in China, so I assume these professional mechanics must used professional brands. The independent mechanics might use Harbor Freight tools, and the farmer mechanics probably use stick and stone.

 

[atwageman]

I saw scafolding made from bamboo that went up to about 5 or 6 stories. For those that don't know, bamboo has amazing strength when used properly.

 

[volunteers]

One thing I am pretty sure - the professional mechanics don't supply their own tools. The garages supply all the tools, from small ratchet to big equipment. (very small private garages are not in this discussion).

 

[Adam.C]

Claftsman

 

[crewchief888]

Claftsman

 

[I van putski]

Wasn't there a thread here on Asian mechanics and their shops? It was a long time ago. There were a lot of photos of them too.

 

[Rezeppa]

I worked in a steel mill in China about 3 years ago. They had 2 blast furnaces and we were redoing the troughs and slag-runners in both. On one side they had the latest and greatest Louie Grant machines and industrial equipment directly maybe less than 500ft away it was China-men with pick axes and wooden shoes. I had never seen anything like that before. It was exactly like the stories the old timers told me when I hired in. I was informed it was due to the extreme growth over such a short period of time and they can't keep up with the demand of everything. If you go to Shanghai it is extremely developed and you would think you were in any US major city (excluding the ppl). I am not surprised the mechanics would be using Snap-On and other premium quality tools. Quality is quality all over the world. I remember Ridged pipe wrenches and Crescent adjustable wrenches in the Chinese steel mill.

 

[WWIIjeep]

I remember Ridged pipe wrenches and Crescent adjustable wrenches in the Chinese steel mill.

Ah, I get it now. It's balance of trade. We sell them our tools, and they sell us their tools.

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

would think you were in any US major city (excluding the ppl)

I could go so many places with that comment......but I don't really want to get banned

 

[Badasssapper67]

When it comes to aviation mechanics, I'm sure everyone involved wants them to be using Snap On torque wrenches at least. Even if their screwdrivers and sockets are no good, which I have no idea if they are or not, some tools have to do the best job everytime.

I bought a red dot sight for my ar plinker and was surprised to find that it was the model their army put on their rifles. If it weren't for our companies going over there, it would've taken them generations to catch up to competitive quality.

 

[volaredon]

they don't... they throw em away and get new in this throw a way world

 

[Dimitri]

China has a weird industrial system, a company over there can produce the **** they import here, and still make a good product on the same lines the next day.

I have a 0-25mm Micrometer the wife brought me back from China, worth about $16 Canadian (~100 CNY IIRC) to buy there direct from the manufacturer. It feels great checked out with gage blocks perfectly, the threads look well ground and generally they are like my Starretts.

The difference? The $15 micrometer you buy at a industrial supplier here is sold in China for $3 for hobbiests at open markets there.

Same factory, same product, two different quality levels for those wishing to pay (mainland Chinese) and those wanting a cheap product (for the export market).

Dimitri

 

[neophyte]

I worked in a steel mill in China about 3 years ago. They had 2 blast furnaces and we were redoing the troughs and slag-runners in both. On one side they had the latest and greatest Louie Grant machines and industrial equipment directly maybe less than 500ft away it was China-men with pick axes and wooden shoes. I had never seen anything like that before. It was exactly like the stories the old timers told me when I hired in. I was informed it was due to the extreme growth over such a short period of time and they can't keep up with the demand of everything. If you go to Shanghai it is extremely developed and you would think you were in any US major city (excluding the ppl). I am not surprised the mechanics would be using Snap-On and other premium quality tools. Quality is quality all over the world. I remember Ridged pipe wrenches and Crescent adjustable wrenches in the Chinese steel mill.

I believe someone in Holland tested wooden shoes, and found they actually met classification as Safety Toes.

 

[oldtools]

I believe someone in Holland tested wooden shoes, and found they actually met classification as Safety Toes.

Chinese workers don't need safety shoe, safety glass, and safety gears. They will die from hunger before they die from accident.

 

[billymade]

This is somewhat dated but part of a series of "whats the tool situation?" threads I started in the past...

Whats the tool situation in Taiwan?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=392746

 

[twostall]

I saw scafolding made from bamboo that went up to about 5 or 6 stories. For those that don't know, bamboo has amazing strength when used properly.

That might be an idea for improving the 12-ton Harbor Freight shop press.




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[nyrapscalion]

Yes....it's called cut up Chevys and Fords. Seriously though...
Matco has a line of tools for sale ONLY in China called SATA.
Like Urrea in Mexico.

The website has tools that look like the chinese craftsman garbage.
I'm waiting to see what happens to the US car market when they start bringing cars here. Bye bye GM and Ford. I hope I'm dead before I see a funeral for the Corvette and Mustang.

 

[Rezeppa]

I believe someone in Holland tested wooden shoes, and found they actually met classification as Safety Toes.

Well hold on we still use wooden shoes at work when doing a descale on a reheat furnace, but what I was saying was they do a much larger portion by hand. Wooden shoes are a dream for saving expensive boots at the mills.

 

[Bumpy55]

Why would you think they need to have "Safety Toes" They have no OSHA in China or EPA, for that matter, retirements ,insurance, unemployment tax's,workmans comp,union dues, ect. This is what makes $1 screwdrivers.

 

[neophyte]

Why would you think they need to have "Safety Toes" They have no OSHA in China or EPA, for that matter, retirements ,insurance, unemployment tax's,workmans comp,union dues, ect. This is what makes $1 screwdrivers.

It's less about safety regulations and more about some workers knowing that heavy things can fall on their feet and taking whatever precautions they can afford even if their bosses don't give a about their safety.

 

[Hawk321]

No clue...but what I heard is that western engineers who work with CAD have snapon measurments as a standard in the app...if true (and not a cheap legend) what do people us in asia???

Last year I started a Thailand thread here and posted also some pics. That Iszuzu shop uses KTC from Japan and the techs there told me that Ko-ken is mainly bought due the fact of excellent value.

In Bangkok is still a big importer of Ko-Ken for the whole country.

But as mentioned by oldtools....it all depends where you are. The main workers in china get nothing fancy. From Communism to ******** capitalism, china made its way.

 

[Brownsfan]

Yes....it's called cut up Chevys and Fords. Seriously though...
Matco has a line of tools for sale ONLY in China called SATA.
Like Urrea in Mexico.

The website has tools that look like the chinese craftsman garbage.
I'm waiting to see what happens to the US car market when they start bringing cars here. Bye bye GM and Ford. I hope I'm dead before I see a funeral for the Corvette and Mustang.

I don't think we will see Chinese cars here anytime soon. They would have to pass our safety standard to even be considered. I dont see the average American buying a chinese car unless it was dirt cheap and even then I don't see it. Then again people said the same thing about Kia and Hyundai

 

[fatfillup]

Claftsman

Now that is just plain funny

 

[bullyboybg]

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old chinese wrenches from 80'

 

[HTGTS350]

I'd be suprised if there were any professional mechanics in China and if there were then they wouldn't be chinese.

 

[Journaler]

I'd be suprised if there were any professional mechanics in China and if there were then they wouldn't be chinese.

Not sure where this is coming from.

Just because you've only seen **** tools from China doesn't mean that's all they know how to do. Just take a look at your computer/tv/phone. They make stuff as good as we're willing to pay.

It's foolish to underestimate your competition.

 

[STR1PES]

I think they use Squint-Tite?

 

[unslow1]

I'd be suprised if there were any professional mechanics in China and if there were then they wouldn't be chinese.

They have nearly as many cars on the road as we do. Somebody has to be working on them.

 

[Hawk]

I don't think we will see Chinese cars here anytime soon. They would have to pass our safety standard to even be considered. I dont see the average American buying a chinese car unless it was dirt cheap and even then I don't see it. Then again people said the same thing about Kia and Hyundai

I remember in the 50's/60's hearing the same song about Japanese cars and manufacturing never being accepted as quality here in the states.

 

[sdguy55]

I'd be suprised if there were any professional mechanics in China and if there were then they wouldn't be chinese.

That's a pretty ignorant statement

 

[toolcrazy]

I'd be suprised if there were any professional mechanics in China and if there were then they wouldn't be chinese.

See quote below.

 

[oldtools]

I'd be suprised if there were any professional mechanics in China and if there were then they wouldn't be chinese.

What make you so much better than the Chinese?

 

[durallymax]

There are alot of professional brands (such as Snap On) that have factories in China, so I assume these professional mechanics must used professional brands. The independent mechanics might use Harbor Freight tools, and the farmer mechanics probably use stick and stone.

Farming is so primitive over there you are actually probably right.

With the way some of their laws are, they have to provide "x" amount of jobs and such for the bigger farms. I read about a 4,000 cow dairy farm that employed hundreds maybe thousands of people because they moved all the manure by hand with wheelbarrows and carted it out to the fields to dump it. Something about they have to provide that many jobs so thats what they came up with.

There was a guy who went there to try and help them out with their Ag infrastructure. The average farmer grows an acre of corn at most and maybe gets 50 bushels off of it.

They have no extension system either like we have in the states, so relaying information to farmers about how to do a better job is nearly impossible.

 

[ganymede]

I think they use Squint-Tite?

To see your ****. ?

 

[ganymede]

No that would be a magnifying gwass.

And it still wouldn't help see the one in your mouth or ***.

 

[MikeF2316]

I remember in the 50's/60's hearing the same song about Japanese cars and manufacturing never being accepted as quality here in the states.

Right, when I was a youngster in the '60s, it was said cheap **** came from Japan. Then in the '70s Japan's stuff was seen to be of higher quality, and the cheap **** came from Taiwan. Then their stock went up and Korea took their place, then others including India, Vietnam and some I can't think of and now finally China. They're on their way up, it wouldn't be smart to underestimate where they're headed.