New Snap Ons

[Anonymous-0]

I bought a new long 1/2 drive ratchet from my snap-on dealer a couple months ago....really nice fine tooth ratchet and it looks good and feels great in the hand..
I was looking at it closely today and noticed it does not have USA stamped on it anywhere the way my older snap-on tools do....
Am I to assume it was made somewhere besides the US? God forbid it was made in china!

If it was made in china I will admit it is the nicest chinese made tool I have ever seen.

 

[Welding man]

My snap-on guy hasn't been around for a while due to the weather. But I hope he doesn't show up with any chinese rachets to try to sell to me.I have bought thousands and thousands of dollars worth of Snap-on and they are too expensive, but they have a lot of specialty tools you just can't get anywhere else. If they start making them in china and still sell it at it's over inflated prices, I'm done with them for good.

 

[Anonymous-0]

They are USA made acording to snap-on. My guess is they are getting ready to oursource them or a small part is made in one of their chinese plants. What they tell you over the phone is they are USA made.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Doesn't everything new, by law, have to state where it's made or assembled, at least on the package? Otherwise, why would companies like Irwin even state that new vice grips are made in China? I suspect Snap-On may be selling the tools without the package to hide where they're made. They're smart enough to know that a lot of customers aren't going to pay a premium for Chinese made tools. Would seem shady to operate that way to me. Dave

 

[cd1]

I know what ratchets you are talking about, they are very nice, I doubt they are chinese though, if they were, how come they are so nice and every one elses china unit sucks?

 

[Hobo,NC]

(quoted from post at 03:06:00 02/10/10) I bought a new long 1/2 drive ratchet from my snap-on dealer a couple months ago....really nice fine tooth ratchet and it looks good and feels great in the hand..
I was looking at it closely today and noticed it does not have USA stamped on it anywhere the way my older snap-on tools do....
Am I to assume it was made somewhere besides the US? God forbid it was made in china!

If it was made in china I will admit it is the nicest chinese made tool I have ever seen.

I have bout very top of the line name brand ratchet known to man,,, But guess what I use daily and pick up first,,, Titan's I brought from Northern tool and Titan's I bought off the tool truck,,, made in taiwan, they are my favorite,,, they are 1/4 of the price of the tool truck ratchets...

I was in Advance auto a few weeks back and guess what caught my eye,,, they had some Snap-on tools for sale,,, so i did rub on a few of'em,,, like yours did not have made in the USA on'em but on the box made in China,,, I also have some S-ON's I brought off the tool truck that are made in China...

The best ratchets I have ever used are the older SK's

 

[Dusty MI]

I'm with you Hobo, I like my S&Ks. I have a couple S&K Roto Head
3/8 that were made for changing spark plugs that I use for almost
everything.

Dusty

 

[Gabe in Ks]

I bought a 1/2 drive Snap on long ratchet a couple months back it doesn't say USA on it either. If you go to to the Snap on website and look it up says its country of orgin is USA so I don't know.

 

[Cas]

Apparently there is no question that Snap On
is going off shore to make some of their product
line. The real question is will their specialty
tools and older USA made tools hold their
premium resale value.
The rumor that Autozone Duralast are made by
the same group that makes some of Snap On sockets
persists in this area.
I feel sorry for all the people that have invested thousands of dollars in a product and
company that is apparently turning their back
on them.
ps I also have quite a few snap on products.

 

[Hobo,NC]

(quoted from post at 16:57:57 02/10/10) I bought a 1/2 drive Snap on long ratchet a couple months back it doesn't say USA on it either. If you go to to the Snap on website and look it up says its country of orgin is USA so I don't know.

country of origin,,, could that be misleading and a way to get around were its actually made assembled are what ever,,, the last SK tools I brought does not have were they are made stamped on the wrench but the box has made in Taiwan on it,,, still a good tool but twice the price of its counterpart look alike made in Taiwan for sure...

http://www.ezred.com/Product_Pages/NR5M and NR4S.htm

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/p-6189-sk-hand-tool-89650.aspx

Same wrench other then one has SK stamped on it,,, $100 difference in the price when they fist came out now around $70,,, $100 bucks for the SK stamp,,, got took once I will shop next time,,, BTW these are my favorite wrench I have them in metric and standard...[/url]

 

[Anonymous-0]

I contacted Snap On about this - they assured me my ratchet is definately US made.... When I asked why they took the USA off the ratchet the guy said "An Executive decision was made not to fucus on where our tools are made but on the features they have"
I other words they are "fixin' to have them made somewhere else" That's how I read it anyway...
If this irritates you as much as it does me - contact Snap On and let them know..maybe together we can change thier mind! Their number is 262-656-5200... They have a web site you can google as well..

 

[1936]

This sounds like a job for Sara P.?

Did many one see Letterman last and the pic of Sara with writing on her palm. 1. Lens crafters. 2. clean rifle. and etc.?

 

[keh]

Was on S O truck today, looked at standard S O 1/2 drive ratchet, it had USA on the top under the S O name. Didn't remember the details of the original post so didn't ask to look at long ratchet.

The SO online catalog has country of origin listed for individual pieces. The long ratchet has USA listed. Price $156 for the comfort grip handle.

KEH

 

[Spook]

US Manufacturing is almost extinct. A lot of stuff marked "Made in the USA" is assembled or packaged here, but consists of chinese components.

 

[Hobo,NC]

(quoted from post at 14:52:46 02/10/10) I'm with you Hobo, I like my S&Ks. I have a couple S&K Roto Head
3/8 that were made for changing spark plugs that I use for almost
everything.

Dusty

Better take care of them cuzz I have not been able to get a SK tool warranted for the past 6 mo.,,, to answer another post you do not pay the big bucks for a quality tool because the resale value will be more,,, you buy it for quality and dependability,,, are put it this way,,, I don't have time to run to sears to get a busted socket replaced and come back to the shop only to have it break again,,, are depend on a sears socket to get'er done while try'n to make a living.... Snapper, mac, macco, SK to name a few take a lick'n and keep on tick'n usually get'n the job done with no damage to the fastener so you can move on to the next kill...

I normally do not abuse my tools,,, But sometimes have to to get the job done,,, tools that make my life EZ'er I take real good care of,,, example a gearwrench,,, on a tuff fastener I break it loose with a standard wrench then let the gearwrench make my life EZ'er...

Tools like a extra long handle ratchet,,, when you run into a tuff fastener in a tuff place and know you are going to have to lean on it and its possible to loose some skin I break out the extra long handle ratchet,,, tell the fastener I gotcha daddy...

These days the only thing were are sure of is obamer was MADE IN KENYA

 

[burnetma]

Imagine how mad you will be when you break a made in USA tool that you paid good money for and they hand you a "Made in China" replacement...

 

[burnetma]

Companies just do not understand brand loyalty and how they degrade the value of their product through "outsourcing" and "globalization". When some of my favorite companies moved their manufacturing offshore, I either quit buying their product or I started buying on price. Why pay a premium for the name and reputation, if it is not the quality that you expect for that product? Few companies have successfully maintained quality in the transition from domestic to low-cost global manufacturing.

My company was one of the leaders in global outsourcing (manufacturing, design and engineering) and we have paid a huge price in quality and reputation. We went from the world leader in our field down to third or fourth and losing market share FAST. The CEO that set the process in motion wrote several books and his philosophy became adopted as a best practice by the business schools, thus many other companies followed suit. He retired in 2001 with a huge bonus and retirement plan never seeing the result of his bad business philosophy and worse execution. It just makes me sick!

Sorry for the rant.