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Jul 12, 2011 | 09:55 AM

#16

Bootlegger's Deluxe

Fleet Mechanic

Joined: Oct 2010

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From: Delhi, Iowa

I started out with a craftsman set of tools, and slowly replaced them with snap on and Matco tools as my experience grew. The craftsmans simply moved home or became my second set of tools at work (such as, i have a set of craftsman and snap on combination wrenches). Snap on's are nice, but pricey, and its easy to fall into the tool man's "low weekly payments" plan and get in too deep.

The only thing i really dont care for is Craftsman ratchets. They dont fit my hand correctly. I ponied up for Snap on ratchets in my high school days ...

Jul 12, 2011 | 10:36 AM

#17

str8sixman

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Joined: Mar 2011

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i will agree with bootlegger....watch out for the tool accounts, ive buried myself before and if you dont set money aside for him your ditchin him and taking long test drives till he leaves hahaha. its nice to make payments on the big stuff, just be careful

Jul 12, 2011 | 10:53 AM

#18

Bootlegger's Deluxe

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Joined: Oct 2010

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From: Delhi, Iowa

ive never had to take a long test drive to skip out on snap on ... but my good friend (ok, the best man in my wedding ) looked yesterday, his CURRENT snap on account is $19,840. I was like WOW!!! owing a grand on my toolbox isnt so bad!

Jul 12, 2011 | 11:22 AM

#19

str8sixman

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Joined: Mar 2011

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dang, im at 360 something and i hate it haha!

im actually real good friends with my snap on guy so ive never ducked him. hes let me skip a week and double up when im short

ive seen too many guys buy stuff and screw around paying it. ive never ducked out, but i can see where you can get in debt with them real fast