Matco Tools Tool Kit Solutions

[eBiology]

This video is starting to remind me of operating room procedures... particularly the part where tools are accounted for before and after the job. Anybody that works in an operating room knows what I mean.

[879twist]

BUY WHAT YOU WILL JUST WORK CLEAN AND DO A PRO JOB THATS KEY IF YOU LIKE A BRAND SO BE IT AS LONG AS YOUR WORK IS GOOD

[clarkchev2]

nice system! oh and if you think there is no difference between matco a lowes brand your a FUCKING IDIOT . matco , mac, cornwell, snap on , sk , some older craftsman are all great PROFESSIONAL TOOLS they are made for constant use & they are made SMARTER to make uncomfortable or hard jobs a bit easier & they can handle pretty much any abuse you can give them.

[gerry626]

60 tooth in aviation is a waste of time! you need to get the 72 tooth for the awkward places in aviation. which is every place!

[Northropfam]

@gerry626

Or more.

[lightninluke64]

stanley might make mac but the wrenches dont look the same , i only buy snap on, mac, hand tools. i have a nice matco tool box, brand new it was gave to me damn good box. cant tell you how but it was not stolen. i probley own more tools than all of you been buying 30 years. there is a differance.you can quote me on that. craftsmans are ok, china junk screw that im a tool and die maker/welder fab. i like some companys tools over others like screwdrivers snap on all the way. i own 5 roll arounds

[carfixr49]

Never seen adult men argue over who makes the best tools. I use tools from Snap-On, Matco, Mac, Lowes and Sears. Personally I do not see much difference in their quality. The real advantage to buying from the tool trucks is convenience. They have the same warranty as Sears, Lowes, and others, and not much better quality. There are many good brands of tools out there. The brand name does not make you a professional. Your skill is what separates you from the shadetree mechanic.

[evosmybitch]

@carfixr49 I definitely hear what you're saying. but, you gotta look at the types of tools and what they all offer. the ratchets and ratcheting head wrenches from snapon and higher end companies offer more "clicks" per full revolution than what other store bought companies offer. that's a small example. I've worked with tools from many companies, and I see a difference between snapon and craftsman. snapon, mac, and matco also specialize in automotive, and they make incredible specialty tools. =)

[702dirtrider]

@carfixr49 I don't know, but with anything that people are spending big money, or use for work on, these tool companies rely on brand loyalty and with the stiff competition and different choices it's only natural arguments of tool preference arise. Now I will say this, I will use any tool "within reason" to get the job done.But to say their ALL of the about the same quality is a bit much. Economics alone tells you tool truck tools are of higher quality if not people would not buy them.

[BerettaTV]

That looks like a good system!!!

[madmaxmandic]

You are wrong and right. While it is true that Matco sells products that are produced by other companies that does not make up their entire product line. Much of the Matco product line is Matco and Matco only. Their 88 tooth ratchets, high quality sockets, toolboxes, cordless tools, and on and on.

I don't consider the warranty the same on the items you can get through others. Where do you warranty that Torque Wrench? Matco tools, you go to the Matco guy and he takes care of it.

[HunterCO1]

@madmaxmandic you are full of shit it is all made by danher who also makes craftsmen matco does not make anything except they do finally make tool boxes.

Matco's 88 tooth ratchet you can buy at lowes for 1/3 the price its the same fucking racthet try again.

[madmaxmandic]

What do you mean FINALLY make Toolboxes? Matco STARTED as a toolbox company. The VERY first item Matco made and sold, EVER was toolboxes. It has always produced toolboxes. It started as the toolbox division of Mac until it split off to do its own thing over 30 years ago.

And just because Danaher owns the companies producing stuff for Matco and Craftsman does not mean they get the SAME products. They simply do not. They are separate lines with different standards.

88 is Matco ONLY!

[HunterCO1]

@madmaxmandic Once again you are full of shit you can buy your 88 tooth ratchet al Lowes for christ sake you want me to start posting videos. I suppose you think after 20+ years as a tech I am too stupid so know craftsmen swivel less impact sockets are identical to matcos for over half the price both made by the same company danaher!!

[madmaxmandic]

I just scoured over Lowe's website and couldn't find anything but a 36 tooth ratchet. Whenever I am in Lowe's I take a stroll through the tool area, and have never seen a fine tooth Kobalt ratchet. Gearwrench makes 60 tooth ones, but that still isn't an 88 tooth ratchet.

Look at cars, say GM with Cadillac/Chevy, Toyota with Toyota/Lexus, or Ford/Lincoln, I mean there are examples everywhere. Why is it you don't realize that a company could produce different qualities of lines?

[HunterCO1]

@madmaxmandic I will take a picture with my cell phone next time I see it maybe I am mistaken and I was in home depot. I know comanies make different lines snap has blue point however matcos prices are higher than snap ons. Anybody that has ever been a tech knows nobody beats snap ons tool steel it is the best and costs less than matco.

[HunterCO1]

@madmaxmandic go to sears and look at your pinless impact swivel sockets or you could go to KD and look at your $500 dollar torque wrench for $260.

Matco does not make shit it is all out sourced dahnear being who makes all there hand tools might as well go to sears or KD and pay half the price!!!

[702dirtrider]

@HunterCO1 - Now I will admit Matco does seem to outsource a lot of their lower grade tools and a lot of non "hard tool stuff" but to say that Matco is the same quality of Crapsman is funny. Almost all tools these days have outsourced manufacturing or sold out in ownership except a few. For instance Stanley owns Mac,and makes Proto, Husky and a few others including Craftsman a few years back.Is that to say a cheap Stanley wrench is the same quality as a Mac because their made at the same place?

[HunterCO1]

@702dirtrider Matco is owned by dahnear the parent corporation to Matco, KD, Fluke and many others. Look at many of matcos tools they are the same exact tool you can buy at sears for half the price. I own matco, mac, snap on and craftsmen tools. When it comes to hand tools snap on being one of the only ones who make all there hand tools are far superior in the grade of tool steel they use. Snap on has a patent on the tool steel they use.

[702dirtrider]

@HunterCO1 Yes I know all about Danaher and Stanley, two of the largest tool manufacturers . Yes in some cases Matco tools are very similar to other Danaher made brands that are cheaper and this is something I don't like about Matco . Some of Craftsmans "pro" line of tools resembles some of Matco's products very closely like the new Craftsman premium ratchets which have nearly the exact same internals as the Matco 88's with different ergonomics.

[HunterCO1]

@madmaxmandic one more thing for half the price of the torque wrench I would just go to kd and warranty it. Since I am not stupid to pay twice the price for craftsmen grade tools I will just step on the snap on truck if my tech wrench has a problem.

[HunterCO1]

Most matco tools are made by KD you can go buy them direct for 1/3 of the price matco charges in some cases. KD also gives the same warranty.

Example matco toruque angle wrench they sell for $500 you can buy direct from KD for $260. You get the same warranty.

Matco does not make any of the tools they sell they buy them double or triple the price and you get screwed. Might as well go buy them for as much as 1/3 the price from the people they have make them for them.