Who is OEM for John Deere hand tools?

[stercorarius]

I have had multiple John Deere dealerships tell me that the JD hand tools have such a high price because they are rebranded snap-on that get dropped off by the snap-on truck each week. Does the snap-on tool group in fact manufacture tools for John Deere? If not, who does? They seem to be reasonable quality. I know that snap-on and JD do have some sort of deal because when the John Deere parts manager is booting up it has the snap-on logo on the bottom. What have you guys heard?

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[zcbauer89]

Stanley-Black and Decker supplies their hardline of John Deere hand tools. Wrenches, ratchets, sockets etc.

 

[Allenw]

I haven't seen any thing hanging on the wall at my local JD that resembles Snapon. The wrench sets I've seen are chinese I'm sure.

 

[kythri]

Pretty sure the John Deere stuff is Taiwanese production.

https://www.deere.com/en_US/product...workshop_products/hand_tools/hand_tools.page?

^^ This stuff doesn't look like Snap-on.

 

[WittHay]

JD has USA prybars and scrapers made by Wilde. Really good tools for the price.

Snap on/Blue Point/Williams makes USA built ratcheting screwdrivers/ mini picks/ torque wrenches/ ball pien hammers for Case IH/ New Holland

Kubota has some good quality USA made slip joint pliers

 

[KnurledNut]

Once upon a time, Snap-on and Bonney both made tools for JD.
I think the current heavy duty road chest might be Williams (Snap-on Industrial), but i cant verify that.

 

[bobcatdan]

The bulk of the tools are imported and look to be Stanley. If you cherry pick, there is good stuff. I have the USA made std and metric wrench sets. Very nice wrenches I use daily. I have witte screwdrivers from Deere which I think are some of the best screwdrivers. Also USA made pry bays.

 

[p_mori7]

Snap on/Blue Point/Williams makes USA built ratcheting screwdrivers/ mini picks/ torque wrenches/ ball pien hammers for Case IH/ New Holland

True. The wrenches Case / CaseIH / NH offers are also made by Snap-On.

 

[cliftonbros89]

All the current tool boxes are made by QCI. The same company that makes boxes for Masterforce, Montezuma, etc.

Hand tools I think vary. Definitely not Snap On. Pliers are all Knipex. Wrenches I'm not sure. But they're pretty decent wrenches. I like them better than Craftsman. Filter wrenches may be rebranded Lisle. Most of those are U.S. made. Socket sets and ratchets I'm not sure either. But pretty positive it's not Williams that's for sure.

Punches and chisels, maybe Western forge. The ones I've seen look like WF. They are U.S. made.

They also have a scraper that looks like several Titan brand ones I've seen.

 

[stage20]

at one point in time john deere tools were made by bonney, the same era that bonney made wrenches and ratchets for matco.

keep an eye out, you can get some really good deals on great tools

 

[Allenw]

There is one JD dealer in the area that carries a large selection of SK tools.

 

[stage20]

There is one JD dealer in the area that carries a large selection of SK tools.

But they are branded sk, correct?

 

[stercorarius]

Good to know. The JD dealers sell everything for snap-on prices so I'll stay away from the tools. No joke, they sell John Deere popcorn for snap-on prices. Not even the Deere service techs use JD tools. The only place I see them are the occasional farmers pickup and a few sockets rolling around the shop.

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[Gmonkee]

Stanley import wrenches are quite good. But pay import prices for them.

Don't let a name gold plate them.

 

[stercorarius]

Stanley import wrenches are quite good. But pay import prices for them.

Don't let a name gold plate them.

Yeah I have a roll of them that I like, but I paid $70 for them not the something close to $200 that Deere wants.

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[BFBOB]

I LOVE John Deere. Bought a 13/16 FP combo for $1, sold it for $25.

 

[WWheeler]

FWIW the oem for many Caterpillar hand tools is (or at least was) Snap On.

 

[Allenw]

But they are branded sk, correct?

yes, biggest in stock selection I've seen any where.

 

[Loren871]

Have used them daily for years now and haven't broke a single socket,wrench or ratchet. I'm actually using it on farm equipment so I'm not cuttin any of it any kind of slack. The wrenches feel no different then a snap on wrench which I have aswell. Rebranded? I dunno about that but they are right up there with any truck brand.

 

[Farmall450]

True. The wrenches Case / CaseIH / NH offers are also made by Snap-On.

As well as Caterpillar, if we are bringing in other brands.

Maybe old JD was SO?
Old IH was Wright.

 

[bobcatdan]

Who ever makes the USA made wrenches, they are very good in my book. In 10 years, I have only broke the 10mm and had no problems getting it warrantI'd. Quick shot of the standards, kit goes up to 1 1/4", just don't all fit in the holder. Metric set is 7 to 32.

 

[stage20]

Who ever makes the USA made wrenches, they are very good in my book. In 10 years, I have only broke the 10mm and had no problems getting it warrantI'd. Quick shot of the standards, kit goes up to 1 1/4", just don't all fit in the holder. Metric set is 7 to 32.

looks like snap on or sk

the bonney made versions have a little john deere logo in the middle of the wrench.

 

[Farmall450]

looks like snap on or sk

the bonney made versions have a little john deere logo in the middle of the wrench.

Looks like SK

 

[LawnBoy-5247]

I cannot say anything about new tools but the older ones are very good quality, I am friends with a former john Deere dealer who owned a dealership in the 70's and 80's He has quite a few of their tools and I beleive at least the ratchets were made by SK judging by the design.

 

[KnurledNut]

Who ever makes the USA made wrenches, they are very good in my book. In 10 years, I have only broke the 10mm and had no problems getting it warrantI'd. Quick shot of the standards, kit goes up to 1 1/4", just don't all fit in the holder. Metric set is 7 to 32.

These were made by Stanley.
This style can be found marked USA or Taiwan.
Stanley got in trouble with the FTC for marking them USA when they were not.
Because of this, the COO later changed.

https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/1999/06/stanleyworkscmp.htm

 

[KnurledNut]

Heres a pic from a bnwp thread years ago, clearly Snap-on...

 

[btdobie]

Does anyone have some Taiwan made JH Williams tools to compare them too? I'm just curious why there would be an impression that they were rebranded SO and that's the only thing I could come up with.

 

[Farmall450]

These were made by Stanley.
This style can be found marked USA or Taiwan.
Stanley got in trouble with the FTC for marking them USA when they were not.
Because of this, the COO later changed.

https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/1999/06/stanleyworkscmp.htm

That is pretty crazy the FTC caught that, and an interesting read.
I don't see how something like a socket (one solid piece) can be claimed to be made here by accident. It isn't an assembly

 

[Provincial]

I have an older John Deere 3/8" ratchet that appears to be an asian round-head knockoff. I tried Thorsen guts in it becuase they looked alike and they fit. One was a single-pawl, but I don't remember which.

 

[Indexmill]

Lots of great information here.

What we really need is who made what tools WHEN. I have an old John Deere 1/4" ratchet Part Number TY3520 that is marked USA. So, really nothing in this thread tells me who made this ratchet or how old it it. Very fine tooth count and very heavy...but, the head is big! It's awesome.

Any volunteers to create a time line?

 

[crewchief888]

Who ever makes the USA made wrenches, they are very good in my book. In 10 years, I have only broke the 10mm and had no problems getting it warrantI'd. Quick shot of the standards, kit goes up to 1 1/4", just don't all fit in the holder. Metric set is 7 to 32.

those are similar to my metric set of JD wrenches,
except mine are satin finish. i bought mine sometime in the 90's, deere had discontinued some sets,
IIRC i paid about $75 for a set from 10mm-25mm

none of our mechanics would buy JD branded tools,
we had a parts manager that liked to charge full retail, plus shipping...

a few years later we got a new parts manager and asked everyone why dont anyone have JD tools or boxes?
once he found out what the previous manager, (who was now HIS boss) was doing we put a stop to it. we could then buy anything we wanted, tools, collectables, clothing/hats at cost.
plus the fact that he also started stocking a LOT of JD merchandise, previous manager wanted nothing to do with it.

 

[bob15]

looks like snap on or sk

the bonney made versions have a little john deere logo in the middle of the wrench.

The Bonney made wrenches and sockets also have the Loc-Rite box end design whereas the Matco-made bonney wrenches are the conventional (non-lobular) design. Bonney made wrenches also have the "v" in the open end of the wrench.

 

[bob15]

Snap On & SK, along with OTC, supplied much of the Sevicegard specialty tools for deere for many years. Not sure if they still do......

 

[KnurledNut]

I have an old John Deere 1/4" ratchet Part Number TY3520 that is marked USA. So, really nothing in this thread tells me who made this ratchet or how old it it. Very fine tooth count and very heavy...but, the head is big!

Bonney.

 

[LawnBoy-5247]

Indexmill, I have a friend who was JD dealer in the 60's and 70's. He has several ratchets like yours he said they are from the 70's.

 

[cliftonbros89]

Snap On & SK, along with OTC, supplied much of the Sevicegard specialty tools for deere for many years. Not sure if they still do......

Last I heard a few years ago Bosch some how bought out OTC’s part of Servicegard and then jacked the prices up 50%+. At least that’s what my dealer had told me.

 

[6PTsocket]

I have a pair if JD boot socks that I bought at TSC. Anybody know who made them? LOL!!

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[kythri]

For those who care:

I've recently discovered that JD "accessories" such as tools, toolboxes, air compressors, generators and such are being supplied to JD by a company called "Mi-T-M" (pronounced "Mighty Emm"): https://www.mitm.com

While I'm sure they're not manufacturing items like the tools or toolboxes, they seem to be the procurement group for JD branded stuff like that (I can confirm the toolbox end, local JD parts manager says they supply the hand tools as well). It does appear that they are manufacturing or assembling their air compressors and generators stateside.

 

[XJSuperman]

I was told in August of 2017 by a corporate tool man for Deere that JohnDeere makes their own tools now. They aren't paying another company to stamp them out, Deere owns the factories. I was very specific in my asking him, and that was the answer I got.

Its not a promise, and I have no real proof, but that was what a corporate Deere employee who works in their tool dept told me at a farm show.

Nothing in Deere's tool line is made by Snap-on, please let that go. Nearly all of CNH's tools are produced by snap-on and I have verified that though participation in 1/4 scale tractor club at ISU. They have a tool sponsor deal with Case and its all snap-on stuff.

 

[mbshop]

As a mac dealer I sold tools at all the farm equipment dealers. Jd, cat, case, etc.