On the latest Project Farm, Todd looks at mechanics tool sets that claim to have what you need to work on vehicles. He looks at kits from Craftsman, GearWrench, Husky, Kobalt, Pittsburgh, DeWalt, Crescent, and Starwork.
The tool sets were compared for durability, organization, and tool performance, including ratchet working arc swing, back drag, failure load, open and closed end combination wrench performance, socket adapter failure load, and the tool box’s ability to hold tools in the proper position during movement.
The kits ranged in price from $140 to $355. In the end, this was definitely a “you get what you pay for” situation, with the $355 GearWrench kit outperforming the others and having many of the tools you actually need for mechanics work. Honestly, to me, $355 doesn’t seem like a big investment if you’re really going to be working on vehicles with a set like this.
As a bonus, Todd covers some of the supplemental tools you need for basic mechanics work.
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