![]() Many of those are aftermarket and all the dealers carry the same item, often at drasticly different prices. Make educated purchases, check the Mac and Matco dealers prices, especially on specialty tools. So to answer your question, it all depends on what you're getting. It's actually cheaper in the long run, and that's exactly what I do. For that price I can get a brand new Ingersoll every year, with a one year warranty, and break it as much as I want. Cost me $90 to get rebuilt, and rebuilds only have 90 day warranties, plus it usually taked 3 weeks ore more to get back. Another example, my $300 Snap On 1/4" FAR25 air ratchet stripped constantly. I can't say any of the above for Snap On's IM6000. The Ingersoll Ti series are light, fast, quiet, powerful, and inexpensive. If you're looking at air tools, especially impacts, go Ingersoll. 95% of Blue Point stuff is rediculously overpriced, especially the air tools. A Crapsman or Waterloo box will likely die a horrible death in short time at a shop.Īnother thing to keep in mind is much of their "Blue Point" line is rebranded stuff, a lot of it imported. Truck brand boxes are definatly worth the quality, just not for full price. I would NEVER buy a box new for just that reason. Sometimes they just want to move product for something new, and used boxes are a good example of that. The dealer at my last job sold a KRL 7000 (the big double bay bottom) for $800, and it was in awsome shape. Used boxes in good condition are generally an excellent value. The toolboxes are the bread and butter of the trucks. I would have likely paid $600+ for an equal set of Strap On's. I've been thrashing a $100 set of Sunnex sockets for years, that's 10-24mm deep and 3/8-1 1/4 deep for $100. True they are lifetime warrantied, but still hardly worth the rediculous cash they get for them. Their impact sockets, for instance, suck ***. Some however aren't worth the cash, and you're paing for the name. Also their dead blow hammers, although not cheap at all, are probably the best around. Their torque wrenches are also excellent quality. Their swivel sockets are also probably the smoothest and best around. The Flank Drive in their sockets really does a good job of gripping bolts, and their sockets are also very thin walled, which helps with tight access. If you're going to thrash them hard, every day, they are worth it. Their sockets and wrenches are, in my mind, the best in the business. Please register or login to enable Dark Mode.Hot Rod Power Tour/ Pump Gas Drags/ Drag Week.Gen 5 Camaro Tuning, Diagnostics, Dyno results.
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