Honestly if I was just starting out today, Gearwrench and Icon would be some of my first choices. They make a great ratchet that is strong and smooth. You got your entire career to upgrade and get the tools you find will work for you. When you are just starting, it’s all about stretching those dollars as far as you can in order to become productive and keep your bills paid. Once you have been working awhile, the tools you need to upgrade will start to let you know all by themselves.
@@eightpenny6379I researched, and there are like 150 tool makers in Taiwan. I think it's a myth that tools are all made in the same factory. I see real differences between Taiwan made tools. There is a big range of quality and manufacturing standards between them.
Coming on 2 year diesel tech and I use my gearwrench 120xp ratchets more than my snap on. Other day just used a pipe on my gearwrench 1/2 inch drive. Still just fine
I bought the 106 piece gearwrench set to have a decent set for full time small engine work. 2 years later still going without issue. Love the 90t, sockets have been great. Used the ratchet wrenches a million times before in the past and never had an issue. The magnetic spark plug sockets are a must have for small engine work as well. I personally like the aesthetic of the 6 point chrome sockets in the 1/4 and 3/8 drive. They have a unique look to them. Plus the attention to detail in metric sockets having a knurled ring around the base and the sae having two machined grooves is a nice detail.
I guess, at the end of the day, money and personal taste dictate. What can you afford? What is your taste? What are you willing to pay to get what you need/want? Can what you buy stand up to your level of use/abuse depending? Is a warranty worth your payout? Or do you break , toss and rebuy? Do you break and get something better or just break and rebuy the same stuff?
I understand that snap on has its value but which is more reliable: the snap on or two gear wrench? If I have to pay for it multiple times up front then I may as well have multiple units ceteris parabus.
You can always tell the Harbor Freight crowd in all the comment sections because they always bash Snap On in an attempt to make themselves feel better about their cheap Harbor Fright tools. If you can't afford Snap On fine, but all the Snap On bashing really gets old. This comment is aimed the Harbor Fright fan boys in the comment section not the video.
The best tools are those you can afford and still make a decent living. There is no reason to go into major debt just to have a massive tool box stuffed with whatever expensive tools just to be cool.
You don't have to go into major debt to own Snap On tools, you just have to be smart and buy a little at a time and in four or five yours you will have a super nice set of Snap On tools. You can bash Snap On all you want but it won't make your cheap Harbor Freight set of tools better.
@@mustangecoboosthpp3869Yea but you're forgetting the cost of living has skyrocketed the past few years. It's not like it was when you were starting out, we have a lot less opportunity than you did
Been working on cars for 40 yrs have very few Snap-on tools in my box because of their prices . If they sold their stuff at reasonable prices I'd buy more of their stuff .
They are excellent quality but you pay alot for the service and prestige. A GW etc would work just as well especially with ratchets. I don't fault guys who buy snap on it's their money but hate to see young guys feel they need to go in debt and snap on is a necessity. It's not.
Good? Try some of the best you can buy. Why is it so hard for you to comprehend the higher prices of a superior tool? If you can’t afford Tiffany & Co go to Zales. There is a difference. Justify it however you like.
@@dougbaker9473 I have been working on vehicles cars and trucks for over 45 years and I have a complete set of Snap On tools 90% and the remaining 10% are MAC, Matco, Cornwell, OTC and some other specialty tools, all paid for, you just have to be smart and buy a little at a time, and within 4 to 5 years you can have one hell of a nice set of Snap On tools all paid for.
To kieran's tools look nice but I personally feel the overpriced for being made in Taiwan or China wherever they are. I'd rather go get some Harbor Freight tools for less than the gear wrench and if they break I can just bring it back to the store and then instead of having a call or send it to your wrench
I hate my snap on rachets! I would take a gearwrench 120xp flex head over eny Snap-On far better quality I broke plenty of snap on rachets haven't yet broken my gearwrench rachets or rachet wrenches and I am not easy on them
There's no denying that Snap On make excellent ratchets. But the warranty sell that "the guy is coming by in a week" makes no sense in the age of next day shipping. I can buy a gearwrench repair kit and have it within a day or two.
@eightpenny6379 I worked as a race mechanic for ten years and used snap on tools every day and spent thousands on the van. I still own 5 Snap On ratchets amongst other stuff.
@@mattblackledge9068 🙄Yet learned nothing. I am in the middle of truck country. Guys break something they don’t wait a week. My Snap on guy texts me. Same day I will have what I need and anyone else for that matter. Sales culture with snap on is service service service when you need it.
I think you just enjoy arguing with people rather than taking on board peoples comments. As I said, there's no denying snap on make excellent ratchets, but you seem to have fallen for the marketing bullshit that no longer stacks up. We all know every mechanic has backups for those daily use tools, including ratchets, sockets, and spanners. If people are willing to continue paying well over the odds when more reasonable alternatives have made their way to the marketplace and so widely available, that's their choice.
I bet you own a complete set of tools all bought from harbor freight and spend only $750 dollars for all of it. You harbor freight fan boys always make me laugh.
Your right but if you own Harbor Freight tools I don't want you working on my vehicles, then again I don't let anyone else work on my vehicles because to many people like you have cheap tools that damage fasteners, I will keep using my Snap On set and do the job right. I just had a new set of tires installed at Firestone on my wife's Mustang and I knew something was going to go wrong when I saw the rows of Harbor freight and Home Depot tool boxes and I was right the idiot who installed the valve stems did not have a valve stem installer tool and used a set of pliers damaging the threads on the all four valve stems. Mechanics who own Harbor Freight tools are the worst in the shop.
@@mustangecoboosthpp3869 who said I have cheap tools. Look at the box on my page I've got over 500,000 bucks in snap on alone,not counting other brands and my shop equipment. Lmfao.i wouldn't touch u shit cause I build million dollar race cars and am still an l1 ase master tech. If u knew wtf u were doing with ur snapon tools u wouldn't have anyone working on ur shit period.ur the perfect example of y tools don't make the tech.
Any tool will work for starting tools. I personally have tried most brands out there and for me I like SnapOn and he’s at my shop every week without fail! Buy the best you can afford and what you like!
Almost any brand will work to get you started but you need to start upgrading one set at a time, start off upgrading your socket set and a couple of good Snap On ratchets, pay that off, not hard to do, when that is paid off upgrade your wrench set with a set of Snap On wrenches again pay that set off, it again is not hard to do, before you know it in 4 to 5 years you will have a complete set of Snap On tools all paid for and they will last you a life time.
Honestly if I was just starting out today, Gearwrench and Icon would be some of my first choices. They make a great ratchet that is strong and smooth. You got your entire career to upgrade and get the tools you find will work for you. When you are just starting, it’s all about stretching those dollars as far as you can in order to become productive and keep your bills paid. Once you have been working awhile, the tools you need to upgrade will start to let you know all by themselves.
Good choice!
@@eightpenny6379I researched, and there are like 150 tool makers in Taiwan. I think it's a myth that tools are all made in the same factory. I see real differences between Taiwan made tools. There is a big range of quality and manufacturing standards between them.
Coming on 2 year diesel tech and I use my gearwrench 120xp ratchets more than my snap on. Other day just used a pipe on my gearwrench 1/2 inch drive. Still just fine
I bought the 106 piece gearwrench set to have a decent set for full time small engine work. 2 years later still going without issue. Love the 90t, sockets have been great. Used the ratchet wrenches a million times before in the past and never had an issue. The magnetic spark plug sockets are a must have for small engine work as well.
I personally like the aesthetic of the 6 point chrome sockets in the 1/4 and 3/8 drive. They have a unique look to them. Plus the attention to detail in metric sockets having a knurled ring around the base and the sae having two machined grooves is a nice detail.
Gear Wrench dose have a locking flex head version on the 84 tooth and 90 tooth lines. It uses a similar lever lock style as Matco.
I have a gearwrench 3/8 84 tooth ratchet and have had no troubles with it. I do work in more of an industrial setting.
I guess, at the end of the day, money and personal taste dictate.
What can you afford? What is your taste? What are you willing to pay to get what you need/want? Can what you buy stand up to your level of use/abuse depending? Is a warranty worth your payout? Or do you break , toss and rebuy? Do you break and get something better or just break and rebuy the same stuff?
I understand that snap on has its value but which is more reliable: the snap on or two gear wrench? If I have to pay for it multiple times up front then I may as well have multiple units ceteris parabus.
How much was all set?
You can always tell the Harbor Freight crowd in all the comment sections because they always bash Snap On in an attempt to make themselves feel better about their cheap Harbor Fright tools. If you can't afford Snap On fine, but all the Snap On bashing really gets old. This comment is aimed the Harbor Fright fan boys in the comment section not the video.
Yup. Good old fashioned jealousy. Why did HF mimic snap on? Because they know it is the best.
The best tools are those you can afford and still make a decent living. There is no reason to go into major debt just to have a massive tool box stuffed with whatever expensive tools just to be cool.
You don't have to go into major debt to own Snap On tools, you just have to be smart and buy a little at a time and in four or five yours you will have a super nice set of Snap On tools. You can bash Snap On all you want but it won't make your cheap Harbor Freight set of tools better.
@@mustangecoboosthpp3869Yea but you're forgetting the cost of living has skyrocketed the past few years. It's not like it was when you were starting out, we have a lot less opportunity than you did
What snap on ratchet is this. I notice button is closer to handle than the models I'm familiar with
Snap-on has good stuff but they are not really worth their prices .
Then they’d be out of business. 100 years and still going because they stop in and see the techs.
Been working on cars for 40 yrs have very few Snap-on tools in my box because of their prices . If they sold their stuff at reasonable prices I'd buy more of their stuff .
They are excellent quality but you pay alot for the service and prestige. A GW etc would work just as well especially with ratchets. I don't fault guys who buy snap on it's their money but hate to see young guys feel they need to go in debt and snap on is a necessity. It's not.
Good? Try some of the best you can buy. Why is it so hard for you to comprehend the higher prices of a superior tool? If you can’t afford Tiffany & Co go to Zales. There is a difference. Justify it however you like.
@@dougbaker9473 I have been working on vehicles cars and trucks for over 45 years and I have a complete set of Snap On tools 90% and the remaining 10% are MAC, Matco, Cornwell, OTC and some other specialty tools, all paid for, you just have to be smart and buy a little at a time, and within 4 to 5 years you can have one hell of a nice set of Snap On tools all paid for.
To kieran's tools look nice but I personally feel the overpriced for being made in Taiwan or China wherever they are. I'd rather go get some Harbor Freight tools for less than the gear wrench and if they break I can just bring it back to the store and then instead of having a call or send it to your wrench
I hate my snap on rachets! I would take a gearwrench 120xp flex head over eny Snap-On far better quality I broke plenty of snap on rachets haven't yet broken my gearwrench rachets or rachet wrenches and I am not easy on them
There's no denying that Snap On make excellent ratchets. But the warranty sell that "the guy is coming by in a week" makes no sense in the age of next day shipping. I can buy a gearwrench repair kit and have it within a day or two.
You are not familiar with snap on tools, serious mechanics and their needs.
No one would make a comment like this if they did.
@eightpenny6379 I worked as a race mechanic for ten years and used snap on tools every day and spent thousands on the van. I still own 5 Snap On ratchets amongst other stuff.
@@mattblackledge9068 🙄Yet learned nothing.
I am in the middle of truck country. Guys break something they don’t wait a week. My Snap on guy texts me. Same day I will have what I need and anyone else for that matter.
Sales culture with snap on is service service service when you need it.
I think you just enjoy arguing with people rather than taking on board peoples comments. As I said, there's no denying snap on make excellent ratchets, but you seem to have fallen for the marketing bullshit that no longer stacks up. We all know every mechanic has backups for those daily use tools, including ratchets, sockets, and spanners. If people are willing to continue paying well over the odds when more reasonable alternatives have made their way to the marketplace and so widely available, that's their choice.
@@mattblackledge9068 Ah, so this about money and what is affordable. You guys out yourself in 2 texts or less.
Good bye.
Snap on is for flogs nowadays
I bet you own a complete set of tools all bought from harbor freight and spend only $750 dollars for all of it. You harbor freight fan boys always make me laugh.
@@mustangecoboosthpp3869 Kinda hurts to see other people get a better deal than you huh? Must be really proud of what you spent lol
@@almarkowbender LOL, you can keep your junk Harbor Freight stuff.
@@mustangecoboosthpp3869 Go ahead and lay down and retire, leave the world for us young people who deserve it.
@@mustangecoboosthpp3869Go ahead and retire. Leave the world for us young people who deserve it.
Tools don't make the tech
Brushes don’t make the painter either. But then again Monet didn’t paint with his fingers like a child.
Your right but if you own Harbor Freight tools I don't want you working on my vehicles, then again I don't let anyone else work on my vehicles because to many people like you have cheap tools that damage fasteners, I will keep using my Snap On set and do the job right. I just had a new set of tires installed at Firestone on my wife's Mustang and I knew something was going to go wrong when I saw the rows of Harbor freight and Home Depot tool boxes and I was right the idiot who installed the valve stems did not have a valve stem installer tool and used a set of pliers damaging the threads on the all four valve stems. Mechanics who own Harbor Freight tools are the worst in the shop.
@@mustangecoboosthpp3869 who said I have cheap tools. Look at the box on my page I've got over 500,000 bucks in snap on alone,not counting other brands and my shop equipment. Lmfao.i wouldn't touch u shit cause I build million dollar race cars and am still an l1 ase master tech. If u knew wtf u were doing with ur snapon tools u wouldn't have anyone working on ur shit period.ur the perfect example of y tools don't make the tech.
Any tool will work for starting tools. I personally have tried most brands out there and for me I like SnapOn and he’s at my shop every week without fail! Buy the best you can afford and what you like!
Snap on is the best and has great service.
Almost any brand will work to get you started but you need to start upgrading one set at a time, start off upgrading your socket set and a couple of good Snap On ratchets, pay that off, not hard to do, when that is paid off upgrade your wrench set with a set of Snap On wrenches again pay that set off, it again is not hard to do, before you know it in 4 to 5 years you will have a complete set of Snap On tools all paid for and they will last you a life time.