Recent tool purchases.

I know the feeling. Stuffed a 2500 psi gauge on an excavator. Lesson learned now use digital stauff gauge. Idiot proof.

Mobiltech said: Milwaukee has some very well made hand tools for reasonable prices. Amazon.com Click to expand... We have that set of screwdrivers at the farm. They work so far. The flat heads tend to get abused as pry bars more than they get used to remove screws

Milwaukee has a 2piece demo screwdriver set with metal caps on the end for beating things into submission. Those are awesome.

I saw an ad for gripping screwdriver bits but forget the name. They have little grooves in the flutes. It showed a cordless drill hanging from the bit in a Phillips screw.

Welder Dave said: I saw an ad for gripping screwdriver bits but forget the name. They have little grooves in the flutes. It showed a cordless drill hanging from the bit in a Phillips screw. Click to expand... Probably Vessel, they are really good, also the Williams have them. Tye Japanese screwdrivers have the best bite from what I've heard and saw. Never tried one

The originals were called ACR for anti cam out retraction. Don't know what they are called with seriations on both sides.

ahart said: I’ve got the snapon 12-36v version of that one you posted craneop and when I find a wire that won’t carry a load, the LCD screen reads -.- -v I’ve used it for better than 10 years and I can’t say it’s ever let me down Click to expand... Thought id give one ago. After years of bagging led/low load test lights i feel like a hypocrite.

Cliffy said: Thought id give one ago. After years of bagging led/low load test lights i feel Click to expand... Some of stuff they make is just worth it.

We've been chasing a low voltage situation in one of the upstairs crane cabs. Display and other things were wonky, it would show 12. 8, then 8.8 when we were dropping, and were getting back fed voltage and all kinds of strange things happening. On mine, the display gets faint when it gets below 3 volts or so. We got it chased down to a bad large connector plug below the swivel. I don't know if a standard bulb test light would have shown the difference, ( probably would have just shown dimmer), and it saved having to handle two leads probing in the upper fuse panel.

Those types of testers were invented by one of our members.... Danm right I have one! Ed

Cliffy said: Thought id give one ago. After years of bagging led/low load test lights i feel like a hypocrite. Click to expand... I had one, lol was nice for 12/24v testing. Anyway , I was testing the brake light plugs on a jd loader, forgot I still had it clipped on when I started it after cleaning the plugs and reconnecting to see it code went away on dash. It got wrapped up in the fan of course‍

I have gone through a lot of cordless work lights. Normally leave hanging under machine or truck and never seen again. I went back to my old workplace and they had been using one of my lost lights for 4 years. Thanks fellas. Narva was probably the best light ive had but expensive. Using kenworth brand lights now. 1/3 price of narva. Battery lasts about 4 hours. Wurth lights are rubbish.

Cliffy said: I know the feeling. Stuffed a 2500 psi gauge on an excavator. Lesson learned now use digital stauff gauge. Idiot proof. Click to expand... Not idiot proof . I used to work with the Idiot who managed to run over 2 digital stauff gauges about 3 weeks apart

Cliffy said: My snap on screw drivers where starting to get a bit worn so i grabbed a cat screw driver set the other day while getting parts. Happy with my new toys i went to use the number 3 phillips. Put my shoulder on it and gave it a twist. Crack! Broke the tip right off it. Click to expand...

New valve spring compressor. One i had was too big, couldn’t compress the double spring by hand.

Cliffy said: New valve spring compressor. One i had was too big, couldn’t compress the double spring by hand. Click to expand... When you need a crowsfoot, you find uses...

MarcusZ1967 said: When you need a crowsfoot, you find uses... Click to expand... They also work for pulling injectors and holding down a compression tester in a pinch.

New buy for today, no complaint for $200 bucks

MarshallPowerGen said: They also work for pulling injectors and holding down a compression tester in a pinch. View attachment 324149 View attachment 324150 Click to expand... The crow-foot clamp fixture is brilliant.

Coaldust said: The crow-foot clamp fixture is brilliant. Click to expand... Appreciate that, definitely a "Oh ****, make it work" moment.