I gave them Paul's address.

fastfredracing · 03-21-2024, 09:15 AM

They come around a few times a year trying to sell the big dollar stuff. Today was tool boxes . Real quick spec out of something that would intereste me was 50k.
He said he could be at your place by Monday Paul . They send 2 trucks and double team you .
They have easy financing too ! T

LEAKYSEALS951 · 03-21-2024, 09:19 AM

Wow! That's a much hipper/cooler logo than I remember.

Looks like a beer truck.

wdfifteen · wdfifteen's Garage

You’d need to drink a lot of beer to make you pay $50k for a tool chest.

pwd72s · 09:40 AM

LOL! Gee, thanks...I'd love to tour the entire truck, eyeball everything, then tell them I could use a new pocket screwdriver.

What? They didn't offer you an easy payment plan?

(edit) Can't understand why carjackers don't go for something really worth something...a Snap-On truck. What? Maybe a couple of hundred grand worth of tools inside?

911 Rod · 911 Rod's Garage

I'm surprised there are not any gun ports in that truck!

pwd72s · 10:05 AM

I heard a tale decades ago, Monte Shelton's shop got burglarized. $$$$ in snap on stuff stolen. One of the mechanics was a Vietnam Vet trained in interrogation...they caught one of the kids dumb enough to try again later. After some "questioning", the tools came back home.

Also, I remember hearing a new rattle in my old Dodge pickup..bugged me for a couple of days, so I bothered to crawl underneath. Found a 3/8" drive snap-on ratchet, a short extension, a 9/16" socket on a frame rail. Steve, the local wrench, grinned from ear to ear when I took it back to him.
"You don't know how long I've been looking for that."... I'm pretty sure I got on his "good customer" list after that.

john70t · 10:59 AM

I was going to post a pic of a broken Blue Point, sorry, Snap-On torque wrench, but it somehow disappeared...
https://dataromas.org/what-companies-does-snap-on-own/

Brand protection...at the OS level...

Here is an AI pic of an ideal vehicle instead:

masraum · 03-21-2024, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by pwd72s

I heard a tale decades ago, Monte Shelton's shop got burglarized. $$$$ in snap on stuff stolen. One of the mechanics was a Vietnam Vet trained in interrogation...they caught one of the kids dumb enough to try again later. After some "questioning", the tools came back home.

Also, I remember hearing a new rattle in my old Dodge pickup..bugged me for a couple of days, so I bothered to crawl underneath. Found a 3/8" drive snap-on ratchet, a short extension, a 9/16" socket on a frame rail. Steve, the local wrench, grinned from ear to ear when I took it back to him.
"You don't know how long I've been looking for that."... I'm pretty sure I got on his "good customer" list after that.

Years ago, I worked at a FLAPS. One night after closing, pitch black, I found a 1/2" Snap-On ratchet laying in the middle of the empty parking lot. I figured out why, it would turn so far and then stop, so probably some sort of fubar tooth on the gear. I hung on to it and waited until I saw the truck visiting the gas station across the street and took it over. The guy fixed it in about 2 mins and handed it back.

pwd72s · 03-21-2024, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by masraum

Years ago, I worked at a FLAPS. One night after closing, pitch black, I found a 1/2" Snap-On ratchet laying in the middle of the empty parking lot. I figured out why, it would turn so far and then stop, so probably some sort of fubar tooth on the gear. I hung on to it and waited until I saw the truck visiting the gas station across the street and took it over. The guy fixed it in about 2 mins and handed it back.

Wow! Good find!

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

I needed to buy some Snap-On line wrenches to get the fuel filter off on my 911. My Sears brand was not tight enough to do it without rounding off the nuts.

Anyway as I stepped into his truck, I heard an angry mechanic's wife tell the dealer if he sells one more tool to her husband on credit, he will not get paid. She stomped off and the Snap on man said in a low voice, man I am glad she is not my wife.

I got my line wrench and removed the filter with no issues.

fintstone · fintstone's Garage

I have always used craftsman or similar except for special purpose tools (sometime Snap-on) online. I never realized just how much Snap-on stuff cost. Recently one of my (always late/broke) tenants owed me some rent. He was giving me the usual story about when he would have some money (side hustles, etc.) when he began telling me he had a Snap-on toolbox for sale on Facebook that was almost new. He was selling it because he had another box and his current job did not require it (had a truck with built in tool box/set). He had the box for sale for weeks at $4K but no calls so was lowering the price to $3K. Since I was pretty sure I would never get the money he owed me, I told him that I would give him $1500 for it if he delivered it to my garage (take it off the $2000 he owed me). I figured anything was better than nothing. He quickly accepted (and brought the box and the $500 additional he owed me)...so I thought maybe I overpaid. I looked it up and see they are selling for over $12K. It is nice and like new (and I really like it), but who pays that for a tool box?

Por_sha911 · Por_sha911's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by fintstone

I looked it up and see they are selling for over $12K. It is nice and like new (and I really like it), but who pays that for a tool box?

People who are broke due to bad financial decisions

Por_sha911 · Por_sha911's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

Today was tool boxes . Real quick spec out of something that would intereste me was 50k.

That "toolbox" in front of the truck looks like a dumpster to me

LWJ · 03-21-2024, 06:23 PM

Hey Paul,

My very good buddy’s father was a wrench for Monte Shelton. This was long ago.

pwd72s · 10:21 PM

Trying to recall Monte's race cars mechanic...Dick Elvarood? Phonetic spelling...think that was it. If still alive, he'd have to be in his 90's now..

(edit to stay on topic) Remember seeing his pickup, with snap-on tool chests in the pits during the Rose Cups..1970's. Dunno who the former military guy I mentioned was. Heard the tale from a friend who also worked for Monte on Race days.

fastfredracing · 03-22-2024, 07:09 AM

That dumpster is where I like to have fires .
In a way I can see it . If you are a professional wrench in it for the long haul , and will be working out of a box for 30 years or more, it kinda pens out .
I paid big money ( back then ) for the biggest box snap on sold at the time . I think it was 14 k with my trade in. Seemed like a ton of money for tool storage .
25 years later, I am still using it every day , no rust, and all the drawer slides work like the day I bought it .
That being said, I would never do it again

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

I am far away from the professional mechanic. I am very glad I did not pursue a career as a mechanic, as I am the world's slowest mechanic and I would have starved to death as a pro. It took me 2.5 hours to change the oil on my wife's Macan. I asked Porsche mechanic pro what book time is and it is 1 hour, and a good mechanic can do it in less time. I only work on my cars, and my wife's Macan, but my name is on the title so it is my car as well.

Anyway, I have tool chest from Kobalt tool box that fits the space for it perfectly, and holds my lifetime of tools. It is stable, and works like new after many years.

fintstone · fintstone's Garage

There seem to be a lot of Snap-on toolboxes for sale that have had very little use (by guys who thought they were going to be pros, but for some reason did not). You can essentially find one (used) for 60-70% off new retail. Now that I have a large Snap-on toolbox, I can see why one might want one (as it is made like a tank, and is huge). One would last a lifetime. I can find my tools (could not before) as they all fit. It looks great in my garage...but it also takes up a lot of room (but I have a large garage). I am happy with my purchase. I don't expect to do as much wrenching as I used to, so it is really not necessary. I guess it is something my son can inherit that he might actually value/use (unlike family china, etc.).

Superman · 03-22-2024, 08:22 AM

I got tired of always having a drawer full of cheap screwdrivers with damaged heads. So I bought a few Snap-On screwdrivers. They work MUCH MUCH better and will last...forever I suppose.

Now I just need the $50K box to put them in.

pwd72s · 11:59 AM

I can understand why a pro like Fred needs a top of the line box and tools. Daily use as a pro is different from the average Joe wrenching on his own stuff. I mainly bought USA made Craftsman tools & the rollaway stack, but also a smattering of both higher and lower quality tools, depending on the task.

Glen mentioned the snap-on line wrenches. Decades ago, I bought a set of Wright metric line wrenches, aka flare wrenches...fit and function, very similar to snap-on in my opinion. Price? About 1/3 less than Snap-on. Glad I bought them when I did. Tool prices today get almost scary to me, remembering what I paid long ago. Anyway, a tool line guys here might want to check out...very high quality industrial, made in Ohio for a long time. Still family owned, if I'm not mistaken.

https://www.wrighttool.com/

(edit) Short video...snap on flank drive vs. wright grip combination wrenches