Tool Recommendation

[Boobala]

Found a few items that might be of interest to ya........

Pliers & Vise Grips | Pliers-Snap Ring | Reversible Snap Ring Plier Kit, 5 Piece | B641152 - GlobalIndustrial.com

Snap Ring Pliers | Pliers + Pliers Sets | Hand Tools | Northern Tool + Equipment

Astro 9401 10-Piece Snap Ring Pliers Set - Snap On Tools - Amazon.com

Snap Ring Pliers Set - 8-Pc Astro Pneumatic 9401 (AST9401)

Sears.com

Cant hurt to look , the Craftsman site has a good selection if you scroll around on it, some are "pricey" but its all in what you're after, hope I was of some assistance , Good Luck.....Boobala :smile:

 

[bertsmobile1]

Agree nothing worse than flimsy snap ring pliers. The HFrt stuff is cardboard, but $200 makes my eyes water.

$200 divided by 20 years is 2 cups of coffee a year,,, cheap.

What is $ 200 now days, 1 days profits ?

I just don't get it.
When I bought the A65 BSA it had a tiny tool box ( tray really so I went to the tool store and bought the thinnest lightest ring / Open Enders that had.
These were Stahlwillies and cost around $ 40 each which was 2 days pay in those days.
Expensive at the time , yes, but I still have those spanners and use them daily so from 1972 till 2015, $ 215 / 43 years = $ 5 /year.
And without sounding like a deviant , they give me so much pleasure to use, light comfortable in my hand and able to squeeze into the tightest of spots.

The other thing about good tool that are not cheap, you seldom forget about them and leave them behind.

 

[motoman]

I understand that professionals look at tool cost in a different way. I looked at my motley assortment. Several are bent low grade junk that failed in use. The best one is a Craftsman with 90 degree pins. I do have one set that is very old which takes several different pins. It is ok on small jobs. No brand name on it.

 

[bertsmobile1]

In 1972 I was a metallurgist, not a mower mechanic so essentially they were for private use.
Good tools was a thing I got from dad, fewer good tools in your box is a lot better than many bad ones.
Then as you need more, you buy what you need rather than what the tool company wants to sell you so you don't end up carrying a chest full of spanners you never use.
Cheap tools are a false economy, even snap ring pliers.
A good quality one will hold the snap ring firmly, won't allow it to pop off so you don't spend an hour crawing through the grass looking for the projectile snap ring.
And like a lot of things good tools have become comparatively cheap.
The same Stahlwillies that were a two days pay each in 1972 are now two hours pay in 2015

 

[reynoldston]

I understand that professionals look at tool cost in a different way. I looked at my motley assortment. Several are bent low grade junk that failed in use. The best one is a Craftsman with 90 degree pins. I do have one set that is very old which takes several different pins. It is ok on small jobs. No brand name on it.

When I was making a living as mechanic a cheap broken tool was useless and it would cost me money to be without it. That is why I paid big money for top quality tools. Now that I am retired and doing this more for a hobby, Harbor Freight tools are working just fine for me. It is a surprise how well HF tools do hold up.