BCNUL8R

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Good comparison of Snap on vs Harbor freight torque wrenches...

G Atsma

Good stuff! HF is upping their A-game!

Teddy-2000RS

I would be curious to see if the tests had consistent results after a solid year of regular use.

BCNUL8R

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panda240ss

completely off topic, but has anyone used that HF red and black ratchet that extends and had the 3/8 and the 1/4

that thing is godly!

Daniel Kinsler

Older thread but wow! Thats impressive

Dragframe

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Well the Harbor Freight "ICON" tools are professional grade. I would not assemble anything critical with the ole $10-20 Pittsburgh torque wrench. I keep those for wheels and stuff. Its basically a breaker bar that clicks for me.

I have had my 3/8 Snap On torque wrench for over a decade and everytime i check it on a truck its dead on. This new ICON tool line is good stuff and I would have zero issues trusting its calibration next to my Snap On (and they are probably a third the price). Im just curious if they will get to selling single sockets or wrenches so we can replace misplaced tools.... and if they will have them singles for warranty replacements as well.

97camer

i had a snap on torque wrench once, what a peice of junk, anything that could go wrong with it did.

LilJayV10

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I wonder how long it will be till Snap On sues HF for copying their tools, like the did with the floor jacks a while back...Snap On lost by the way.

Snap On's click type torque wrenches are actually made by CDI, but the Snap on version has a different head on it.

I have the CDI 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 click type torque wrenches and have been very happy with them.

Last year I gave in and bought Snap On's digital 3/8 and 1/2 units mainly for doing OEM TTY fasteners.

It's good to see HF getting some quality tools. I buy a lot of Snap On tools, but some I won't, they are just too expensive for what they are.

G Atsma

I bet HF is working with expired patents; otherwise Snap-on would have won. No dummies at HF...

NEstyle

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Snap On didn't lose, but they certainly didn't win. They settled. Are you referring to a different case?
https://biztimes.com/snap-on-harbor-...oor-jack-case/

LilJayV10

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That Sir I can not say. I'm going off what my Snap On dealer, who I'm good friends with other than buying tools, told me. After the lawsuit, Snap On now makes their own jacks in a new facility IIRC.

LilJayV10

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After reading that article. Yes that's the case I'm referring too.

G Atsma

I just read it too. Interesting how a "name" can sell something nearly and functionally identical to a piece sold by a discount retailer for over double the price, mainly because the "name" has a lot of marketing cost plus a huge rep to uphold. You KNOW the "name's" product is good due to past rep plus a good warranty.
The discounter has a low price. How do you know how good the cheaper product is? You don't. It might or might not be great quality. Pay the low price and take the chance, or empty the wallet for "known" quality. The "name's" products fail too, but are backed by (usually) a good warranty. It's a gamble...

NEstyle

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The other option is to wait a little while and see what everyone else thinks about the cheaper item after they have had a chance to put it through it's paces. The HF jack has been around for a while now and it actually gets rave reviews. HF sells a few really good items, and the jack seems to be one of them.

Corvette Ed

I’ve got the 1/2 and the 3/8,I’m well pleased with them both. They are tough.

WE TODD DID

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Overpriced snap-on torque wrenches are manufactured by CDI which you can buy for a fraction of the price. Just some FYI