TheMrDrB

TheMrDrB t1_j8k2tln wrote

Anyone can make a really good product. But anyone can also make complete crap. I've had USA made tools fall apart in my hand and Chinese made tools survive the Gauntlet that is my job. A good example of a USA made tool being trashy is the Matco eighty8 tool line. I one one of each drive for the series and all 4 have been back to the tool truck for a rebuild within 6 months. On the flip side I've had my Chinese built Proto 45 tooth ratchet for over 5 years without incident. I know that tooth counts matter and that it may be an unfair comparison but that's just my 2 cents on the matter i suppose.

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TheMrDrB t1_iy9if34 wrote

I once had 3 of my coworkers on a pickup truck trying to figure out what a loud clunking sound was. The owner said that the truck had been to another shop and they said he needed a transmission replacement. Well my boss tells me to take out the trans to check it but i decided to give it a test drive first. Needless to say there was a 4' iron pipe hitting a couple of paint cans in the back seat.

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