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I've split a number of craftsman sockets and SK sockets. And a bunch of craftsman ratchets. I've never broke a snap-on or matco socket before.

I have broke way more Snap On and Mac sockets than I have Craftsman sockets, but that is because I have way more Snap On than Craftsman. Usually Snap On is made by Snap On while BluePoint is made by somebody else and Snap On buys it from them. As a professional mechanic it is nice to have the tool truck come to you EVERY week instead of driving to Sears. As a home mechanic it is easier to find a Sears store than a tool truck. So my professional box is mostly Snap On while the tools I have at home are mostly Craftsman. I bought a set of metric combo wrenches from Craftsman and they were made overseas- the first time I used them the open end spread. I took them in a couple at a time and they replaced them with American made ones.

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Jbooker82, yeah its annoying and funny when the sears ratchet has to turn like 60 deg to ratchet 1 tooth. Man them ratchets suck. I remember breaking one, then going and getting it warrantied and when I got home, the new one broke the first time I used it. That's when I said enough is enough and I bought in on snap-on, matco, and a FEW mac itemS. For what I was spending in gas and time to go to sears everytime I worked on a project, it wasn't wortg it. Sure snap-on costs more, but I have never been stuck in the middle of a project cause of a broken tool like with sears "crapsman" tools. I guess I just spend the money and use what works for me.

 

2strokespirit, very interesting you had issues with too long of wristpins before as well.

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Shit, i use f'n harbor freight wrenches, and have a harbor freight tool box, shit works fine....if you're snapping sockets...it's probably to tight.. i can't think of any time i've broken a socket working on a banshee, or any ATV for that matter...i have some cornwell tools i bought when i was younger working on transmissions but for the most part, most of my tools are craftsman and junk from harbor freight... they don't give me to much of a fit

 

got a harbor freight universal.. it snaped with about 3lbs of torque..

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Yep and why do you think the Craftsman ratches have short handles, and coars teeth. So when you put a cheater on it the warrenty is void and they dont have to replace it. Nothing like haveing a junk ratchet that you have to move 1/8 to 1/4 of a turn just to get it to ratchet.

 

The craftsman ratchets I had are 72 tooth and they are available with longer handles. nice pieces actually.

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I've used some of their stuff before, as one of my good buddies is a harbor freight lover and I can see how the 3/4" drive stuff would be more than fine for the average guy. I hate when universals break, as it usually means busted knuckles from being in a weird tight spot around sharp edges....lol.

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Things to blame on Taiwan:

 

1. Rod failures

2. Wristpin length

3. Windycityjohn's Trinity motor

4. Zillafreak's non working EFI

5. EZUP guy's sales techniques

6. RIS brakes

7. Lindsey Lohan's drug problem

8. The unemployment rate

9. Obama's spending

 

EDIT: Oops, I thought I quoted you when I actually hit the edit button - Gato

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