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Need to make my way up there to snatch this deal. 50 bucks for 20 gear wrench ratcheting wrenches.
That’s a good deal
I bought the same set last year and they work great. Make sure that they are made in Taiwan, I’ve heard that the Chinese ones weren’t as good.
Great Deal……Sears as them on sale often and as Nick stated check the COO……
Nice deal,Ive been using Gearwrench for years. Get the Taiwanese ones if you can help it.
Great price on those I have a set that have been great!
I’m thinking they’re Chinese though for that price I’ll let you guys know if a go
Jimbo
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I was able to get the Taiwan set for $45 late last year. I think time(Newer in Chinese) is the only difference(not price).
From the Taiwan to Chinese versions of these, they’re nearly the same but the finishing is better on Taiwan.
Just picked them up, they are made in China but that’s still a solid price regular price is 99
Jimbo
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Just picked a set up at my local carquest, Chinese 50$ lifetime warranty. We good. Thanks man. [External image (uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com), not copied]Jimbos1ice wrote:
Just picked them up, they are made in China but that’s still a solid price regular price is 99
Jimbo
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Stercorarius wrote:
Just picked a set up at my local carquest, Chinese 50$ lifetime warranty. We good. Thanks man. [External image (uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com), not copied]
Disregard my question in the other thread, lol i grabbed mine too!
One thing about these is the ratcheting portion seems to have some manufacturing defects. Go through each other the wrenches and put your find in the hole and ratchet it, wiggle it back and forth, if it doesn’t move excessively or fall out it’s fine. Seems like they have some employees that just forget to put whatever retains the ratcheting portion in the wrench…that is NOT a knock on the wrenches, could even just be a bad batch but I’ve seen it posted and had a bad one myself(Made in Taiwan). Just worth checking out before you lose your ability to exchange it in store.
BTW, I’ve been filling out the missing pieces on eBay and Amazon mostly but occasionally Advance Auto parts has discount codes that helps. Sears also stocks 3 sizes that they skipped. All my singles have been made in China.
BMack37 wrote:
One thing about these is the ratcheting portion seems to have some manufacturing defects. Go through each other the wrenches and put your find in the hole and ratchet it, wiggle it back and forth, if it doesn’t move excessively or fall out it’s fine. Seems like they have some employees that just forget to put whatever retains the ratcheting portion in the wrench…that is NOT a knock on the wrenches, could even just be a bad batch but I’ve seen it posted and had a bad one myself(Made in Taiwan). Just worth checking out before you lose your ability to exchange it in store.
BTW, I’ve been filling out the missing pieces on eBay and Amazon mostly but occasionally Advance Auto parts has discount codes that helps. Sears also stocks 3 sizes that they skipped. All my singles have been made in China.
Your the man dude! I’m excited for these, even the guy at the counter was like wow that’s a great deal.
Jimbo
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Jimbos1ice wrote:
Your the man dude! I’m excited for these, even the guy at the counter was like wow that’s a great deal.
Jimbo
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These are the nicest ratcheting wrenches I’ve ever had. You’ll see what a great deal it is if you start filling up a wrench holder, killer deal! Thanks for sharing this for the crew!
I can post the differences between the two China/Taiwan wrenches but it’s soo minimal that it really didn’t come across in pictures. Basically the etching is a little better on the Taiwan and the finish milling on the black portion of the ratcheting end is smoother on the Taiwan.
BTW, if you’re having trouble reading the etching in lower light, I used nail polish to cover the size and wiped the excess off with a paper towel. Simple and looks good. I did black but you can do blue/red for the SAE/Metric.
BMack37 wrote:
BTW, if you’re having trouble reading the etching in lower light, I used nail polish to cover the size and wiped the excess off with a paper towel. Simple and looks good. I did black but you can do blue/red for the SAE/Metric.
Nice “life hack” as they say, i bet I could do that to many other tools as well.
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Just started messing with them, e definitely are smoother than others, maybe got more grease than others, all around awesome wrenches!
Jimbo
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Cool that u like them Jimbo I bought mine from a box truck about 5 yrs ago I’m not sure where they were made but I love them.
Bigmikez wrote:
Cool that u like them Jimbo I bought mine from a box truck about 5 yrs ago I’m not sure where they were made but I love them.
If it’s stamped with a “0” and two “-” one horizontal and one vertical, it’s Taiwan. One “0” and one horizontal “-” it’s China. Think there are also some without a maker’s mark that are also made in China.
Thanks brotha I’m gonna check them out 2marrow when I get to workBMack37 wrote:
If it’s stamped with a “0” and two “-” one horizontal and one vertical, it’s Taiwan. One “0” and one horizontal “-” it’s China. Think there are also some without a maker’s mark that are also made in China.
BMack37 wrote:
If it’s stamped with a “0” and two “-” one horizontal and one vertical, it’s Taiwan. One “0” and one horizontal “-” it’s China. Think there are also some without a maker’s mark that are also made in China.
Wondered what that marking was
Very nice set. Good find Jimbo
If you want to fill some holes if you bought the smaller sets after passing or that led to passing on this set, check this eBay seller. Looks to be about 50% off Amazon pricing.
I picked up the 20 piece set, nice find though Bmack your always on point
Jimbo
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JimboS1ice wrote:
46 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said:I picked up the 20 piece set, nice find though Bmack your always on point
Jimbo
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I try, I’m only a 1″ ratchet away from completing my full set filling the holes and my wrench racks.
This is the list for filling the holes:
Metric: 7, 9, 11, 19
SAE: 13/16, 7/8, 15/16, 1
I want to get a new set of non ratcheting wrenches as well, is that this list to add to the 20 piece?
Jimbo
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