[elky] Re: Craftsman rachets....

  • From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:54:47 -0500

Me too!
JC

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Please look for a Jeep steering shaft for me!
>
> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Robert Adams <ladams21@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >                 Well I have a bunch of their stuff and allot of their
> > rachets. I took one in yesterday to exchange it cause it was slipping
> really
> > bad and causing the well known Craftsman bloody knuckles. I take them
> apart
> > and clean and oil them when they start to cause problems. So took this
> > little 1/4" rachet in and got a new one. It's the 44807 rachet and very
> > popular, I have may of them and who doesn't.
> >
> >
> >              So the clerk gives it to me with a reciept and we head home.
> So
> > I get home and i'm on the computer and I pull it out of my jacket pocket
> and
> > check to see how it clicks.  Works perfect for tightening. Flick the
> lever
> > over to loosen and it slips in my finger tips. What a piece of crap... I
> am
> > so tired of their crap quality. I have rachets that I have bought at
> Harbor
> > Freight that are made in China that I have never had a problem with but
> when
> > it comes to this american made stuff it's pure garbage.
> >
> >
> >            Todays plan maybe... depending on weather.. Is to go to the
> junk
> > yard and look for a few things for me and some for Jared and others.. I
> > asked Geri if she wanted to go and she did and even the daughter(14)
> wants
> > to come (weird...).  So I think I'll swing by the sears by there and
> return
> > this piece of garbage. Maybe I can get them to upgrade it to a better
> > rachet....  Or maybe I should buy some more at Harborfreight cause they
> have
> > never slipped once.
> >
> >
> >
> >             So is it just me that notices that Craftsman tools are
> cheaply
> > made? I haven't gotten into how their open end wrenches roll around
> > bolts....
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                      Robert Adams
> >
> >
> >
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