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I've recently inherited some Mac tools. Are they good? Do they offer a warranty like Craftsman?

Where do they fit in the pecking order as far as tools go.

Craftsman
Snap on
Mac
Husky
Stanley

I'm talking wrenches, sockets, screw drivers & pliers kinda tools. Mechanics Toolchest tools.
 
Oh, yeah - MAC's are good tools....right up there with Snap-on...maybe just below them.
 
vping said:
I've recently inherited some Mac tools. Are they good? Do they offer a warranty like Craftsman?
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I think they're as good as any, including Snap-On. My "top 3" are Mac, S-K, and Snap-on, in that order. The guarantees, whatever they happen to be, don't interest me that much. Once a tool breaks, I'm already inconvenienced and my time is wasted.
 
Nah, you don't want 'em, they're garbage. Tell you what, as a special favour I'll give you ten bucks for the lot of 'em and pay for the shipping, okay? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif

Seriously, MAC are really, really good. The guys' ratings of them are spot-on, they are the best, or on a par with the best. Lucky guy......
 
I'll repeat an old SnapOn story that is true. An area rich and eccentric guy (really, really rich) hounded the SnapOn truck to follow him home so he could look at his tool selection. The SnapOn guy really didn't want to be bothered with selling a wrench or two, but finally followed the guy to his house in the country because it was a slow sales day. The rich guy told him to unload the truck. And come back the next week to match the opposing wall because he "didn't want to have to walk across the room for a screwdriver." Those tools (one of everything SnapOn makes X 2) are still there, the rich guys stroked out and is in a nursing facility and his only son lives in Colorado and could care less. The guy also has a 5 million dollar gun collection.


I have one SnapOn tool.
 
Did'nt inherit that much and I really did'nt inherit I purchased two large tool boxes. Both boxes are about 5 1/2' tall in total and filled to the gills with parts & tools. Gotta figure out the best way to get it in my smallpick up.
Any suggestions?
 
Firstly, nice score! Secondly, I would suggest unloading the contents and then laying the chests on their sides. Do the drawers come out? Then you wouldn't have to unload 'em, just take them out and set them in the bed of your truck.
 
Yes the Drawers come out. Top cabinet is a 9 small & 5 long drawer Crafstman. It will lock so I just need to hump it up into the back. The lower cabinet is a 9 or 10 long drawer. The drawers should slide out but If I put the cabinet in my truck I won't ahve room to lay the drawers down. Do I put the drawers back in the cabinet & strap everything down to the truck bed?
 
It's got locks which I hope would help. I was hoping I did not need to empty every drawer and box the contents just to move it.
 
Be real careful transporting a tall tool box full of loose tools.

Last year in Hawaii, I saw the results of tools shifting in transit - tall toolbox on the hood of the car behind the truck & sockets & wrenches spread all over the road!

This might call for a low, small trailer like the type used to haul lawnmowers....& in addition to locking the boxes, I'd almost duct tape every drawer closed.
 
Hmmm I've got some thinking to do then.
 
Everytime I moved mine I would take the drawer out with the tools still in the drawer. A whole lot eaiser to reassemble later. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
 
Or, you could wrap the box in saran wrap to keep it closed.
 
Me too. Right there's years of experience coming out.
 
The effort of moving a loaded toolbox is far greater than emptying it first. I've moved mine twice. The first time I used a box truck with a lift gate, wrapped the box in packing blankets and secured it with multiple ratcheting tie-down straps. Then I drove very carefully.

The second time I removed the heaviest items and then removed the drawers loaded with the rest of the tools.

Be careful transporting a loaded box not only for the danger of it working loose (which is very likely) but also because shock loading (rough roads for example) can damage the drawer slides.
 
I'm with Steve if just because of his last statement "because shock loading (rough roads for example) can damage the drawer slides" especially with bal bearing drawer slides...but, if you have to move them loaded, completely wrap with whatever that commercial saran wrap stuff is.
 
I never took shock loading under consideration. I don't think this has the ball bearing slides (rats!) but from what I have seen from my "Home" Craftsman toolbox, the slides are affected by heavy loads in the drawers. I have a drawer on my tool box with all of my sockets standing tall but the weight of this drawer is intense. When the new box is picked up I need to reorganise.

What does anyone else use for socket storage, wrench storage... I've seen a few rack & bars & such but have not had a chance to review what works best or holds up to use.
 
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