GearWrench 20PC Ratcheting Wrench Set

[pwhittle]

I bought this set last time it was on sale for $60 and it was worth it then. Now it is $50!

GearWrench 20PC Ratcheting Wrench Set – http://m.sears.com/productdetails.do...r=00931535000P

Paul

[shoturtle]

Here is the regular site page,
http://www.sears.com/gearwrench-20pc...1&blockType=G1


They are a pretty good deal,

[arizonaadam]

I'm trying hard to avoid Asian makers but that's tempting!

[Cryptic1911]

I just picked up a set of these in Manchester CT. One set left

[concealer404]

If i didn't already have that metric set i'd be all over this. No real use for SAE though.

[crankshaftdan II]

I just had them do a COO and they are mfg. in CHINA-can understand why they are on special price!

[ishiboo]

Originally Posted by crankshaftdan II

I just had them do a COO and they are mfg. in CHINA-can understand why they are on special price!

Makes perfect sense - most GearWrench stuff is!

[Cryptic1911]

I already have some taiwan, and some china gearwrench stuff, and I have zero problems with all of it

[concealer404]

Originally Posted by Cryptic1911

I already have some taiwan, and some china gearwrench stuff, and I have zero problems with all of it

Ditto. Bang for buck is bang for buck. This offers a lot of it.

[crankshaftdan II]

Originally Posted by crankshaftdan II

I just had them do a COO and they are mfg. in CHINA-can understand why they are on special price!

The first stuff introduced over here was originally made in Tiawan-fit & finish was very good! This new stuff is of a lower price point and is intended to last only for limited usage to get you to take the broken ones back in to sear's for replacement so you can buy some more CHINA tools-just a marketing gismo-so you will shop more at sear's. Most of their tools have been replaced with chinese instead of USA made tools and their prices have not wavered. If you are using the CHINA stuff on a limited basis it will probably hold up-I myself just prefer the older c-man & Tiawan stuff-not trying to start the proverbiale tool war thread!

[RedFordTruck]

Like Everyone else has said, this is the chinese Gearwrench, not Taiwan. Not that ive bought either...


But they do the same thing Home depot does. On black Friday home depot had Husky Wrenches made in INDIA, not even in China. They were half the price of Chinese Husky, and looked horrible.

GW is Doing the same, but with China Specials and Taiwan regular, opposed to Slumdog Millionaire specials and Chinese regular.

[BigV]

I had a friend tell me there was a set of KD sockets on sale via Amazon, this was right as they were being phased out. I ordered them, and got the plastic gear wrench case. I was fit to be tied, but the price was like $50 dollars shipped. I just figured they were Taiwanese and didn't say anything- I needed 6 point 1/2" sockets for working on my Softail.

I was examining a socket one day after the case was left out in the rain and happened to see KD stamped into the socket. They were USA KD's with the old KD PN that had the Gold Gearwrench painted logo and PN applied.

[mjl44]

Does anyone have any experience with the Craftsman flat non-reversible ratcheting wrenches that were made in the USA? I recently purchased this Gearwrench 20 pc. special, but didn't realize it was a lower quality Chinese made set instead of Taiwan. I have yet to use them. You can get a discontinued metric 8 pc. USA Craftsman flat non-reversible set for about the same price online. I would only use the SAE peices in the Gearwrench occasionally. If I ever broke one of the Craftsmans though, I would have to exchange it for a Chinese one. Opinions? Does anyone familiar with the USA Craftsmans think it would be a good idea to buy those and return the Gearwrenches? If the quality of the old USA Craftsmans isn't great, I wouldn't bother.

[ishiboo]

Originally Posted by mjl44

Does anyone have any experience with the Craftsman flat non-reversible ratcheting wrenches that were made in the USA? I recently purchased this Gearwrench 20 pc. special, but didn't realize it was a lower quality Chinese made set instead of Taiwan. I have yet to use them. You can get a discontinued metric 8 pc. USA Craftsman flat non-reversible set for about the same price online. I would only use the SAE peices in the Gearwrench occasionally. If I ever broke one of the Craftsmans though, I would have to exchange it for a Chinese one. Opinions? Does anyone familiar with the USA Craftsmans think it would be a good idea to buy those and return the Gearwrenches? If the quality of the old USA Craftsmans isn't great, I wouldn't bother.

I don't know about the ratcheting wrenches specifically, but ALL the GearWrench I've purchased in the last year (mostly China) has been better quality than the last Craftsman USA sockets/ratchets/etc.

I'd keep the GW.

[unslow1]

I have both and like the GearWrench set better.

[mjl44]

Thank you for the advice. I'm going to keep them. For 20 wrenches at $50 it seems to be a pretty good deal.

[Lewisthepilgrim]

my 8mm gear wrench just broke... doesn't wratchet anymore.... had it like 3 years, not much use.

[gasguzziler]

I was wondering if there was a way to tell what country these were made in, I see a lot of people stating that they are china vs taiwan but I just got a set of these for $40 (with a $10 coupon) from sears and on the box it states that they were made in taiwan. The wrenches say nothing about where they were made though. Not that it really matters when I am getting ratcheting wrenches for $2 a piece but it would be nice to know.

[WhiskyDevil]

There seesm to be 2 different sets of GearWrench 20pc ratcheting wrench set on sale at Sears. Does anyone know the difference between Item# 0093153500 / Model# GW88020 and Item# 00935720000 / Model# 70020?

[gasguzziler]

Originally Posted by WhiskyDevil

There seesm to be 2 different sets of GearWrench 20pc ratcheting wrench set on sale at Sears. Does anyone know the difference between Item# 0093153500 / Model# GW88020 and Item# 00935720000 / Model# 70020?

Well I got the one that is $49.99 today, they look really nice and will defiantly come in handy. I saw that other one online but it looks like it is out of stock online and in-store, where the one that I got they had a display right by the front door. I also signed up for the craftsman club and got $10 off of this which made my decision that much easier.