DTuck
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Guess who's going to be broke..
When will we see Armstrong closeouts at Cripe?
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Guess who's going to be broke..
davethorik
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Well, before Apex announced they were killing off Armstrong, seemed like the 60/88t locking flex ratchets were pretty well loved by gj. Now that they're going down the drain, everyone is saying how horrible they are. Maybe the last few off the assembly lines really were terrible, or maybe a lot of ppl here are sheep. I recommend that you try one.
drink
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Hey Bree! Are you willing to tell what is in all those semi's of Armstrong tools? Will you send a message when you have it ready to sell?
Most of the sheep were the people that bought them.
Lots of people touted 88t on GJ for years, and many people bought based on those threads and later had regrets. And we know that in the 5-6 years of production, Armstrong never fixed the design flaws until AJ manufacturing took over the production for matco.
If people have bought into the ratchets I would first get your hands on some rebuild kits and not really worry about them after that. Def would not tell people to buy into the system with a dead and flawed design. Although it seems they can be fixed with small changes.
Over the tool's lifetime it also doesn't save significant money over snap-on or something like Facom/Usag italy ratchets.
ihateminimumwage
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And so it begins...
Armstrong 1/2" Drive Torque Wrench 20 ft/lb - 150 ft/lb 64-085N
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Armstrong-T...orque-Wrench-20-ft-lb-150-ft-lb-/332174102727
Armstrong 3/8" Drive Torque Wrench 50 In/lb - 250 In/lb 64-041N
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Armstrong-T...orque-Wrench-50-In-lb-250-In-lb-/401303197722
Armstrong 1/2" Drive Torque Wrench 20 ft/lb - 150 ft/lb 64-085N
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Armstrong-T...orque-Wrench-20-ft-lb-150-ft-lb-/332174102727
Armstrong 3/8" Drive Torque Wrench 50 In/lb - 250 In/lb 64-041N
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Armstrong-T...orque-Wrench-50-In-lb-250-In-lb-/401303197722
EOC_Jason
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Cool, maybe I will be able to find some larger matching satin wrenches to expand my set. 
Everything Armstrong gets a cheap gearwrench replacement for warranty now. Also fastenal....will not warrany out sockets. They say armstrong sockets carry a one year warranty....even though socket set box says otherwise. Im not buying anything apex anymore. My 1/2" armstrong maxx locking flex came back as a crappy gearwrench. Not the same quality. spread the ears already, armstrong just needed a rebuild kit...it never loosened up like this. Also armstrong breaker bar came back as gearwrench 24". Those are my two warranty claims. Tooltopia or the trucks for me. HJE is super also. Before someone asks....i have no clue why i didnt just get a rebuild kit...fastenal said they had to send the whole ratchet in. dumb.
2ndGearRubber
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I don't plan on going broke... I have most of what I need.
But I expect to drop a chunk of change on some impulse buying.
metaldad
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I don't plan on going broke... I have most of what I need.
But I expect to drop a chunk of change on some impulse buying.
x2..
davethorik
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Most of the sheep were the people that bought them.
Lots of people touted 88t on GJ for years, and many people bought based on those threads and later had regrets. And we know that in the 5-6 years of production, Armstrong never fixed the design flaws until AJ manufacturing took over the production for matco.
If people have bought into the ratchets I would first get your hands on some rebuild kits and not really worry about them after that. Def would not tell people to buy into the system with a dead and flawed design. Although it seems they can be fixed with small changes.
Over the tool's lifetime it also doesn't save significant money over snap-on or something like Facom/Usag italy ratchets.
I will say this, I bought a 1/4 60t locking flex based off of the positive reviews I found here, before the 88t was available in Armstrong rats. I use it quite a bit and it has never given me problems, and it's one of my favorites in 1/4, although in true gj form I like to have a variety of rats for different jobs, and am not a pro. I also have a 3/8 in 88t I picked up last year that is still unused, but I'm probably just going to toss it in a drawer.
I have six armstrong ratchets, 3 locking flex and and 3 regular maxx ratchets. I have had no problems with any of them. The only negative thing I can say about them is the 3/8 flex had some flaws in the finish, but I got over that quickly. I think 5 of the 6 are 88t.