keithski122
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The more you spend with the dealer the better the warranty.
My old guy was like that. Fair.I must of had at least ten mechanism changes on various snap on ratchets over the years, never had to pay for any. Had a snapon breaker bar pivot pin come adrift and bent one ear/lug on the bar, snapon guy said that if that lug was to snap off he could change the whole thing foc, it snapped off. He changes any broken allen,torx or spline bits, worn or damaged screwdriver blades, spanners. Never been refused anything
Bob
My old guy was like that. Fair.
The new one wouldn’t swap anything.
Everyone stopped using him. The lady who did Mac was better
NoNot seen a Mac dealer for years.
I don't buy much off the Snap On van of late.
@James1979
Do you get one on the Island?
No
We are supposed to come under the bloke over the water who covers wick / Thurso but apparently no one has seen a van for a very long time.
I fell out with the last prat over a pry bar warranty and haven’t really used them since. I send the odd thing to England for my pal to swap on the van and if there’s some odd tool I need then he will buy it and post it for me.
Once you’ve been doing this stuff for a long time there’s not much you buy regularly. Just odd tools that need to be bought for weird jobs
Magnet fishing anyone?We don't lose tools, but sometimes they do fall in the canal.
We know where they are, but effectively lost.
Magnet fishing anyone?
My old guy was like that. Fair.
The new one wouldn’t swap anything.
Everyone stopped using him. The lady who did Mac was better
hold on to that dealer none of the others will do that unless you owe them a great deal of money!I must of had at least ten mechanism changes on various snap on ratchets over the years, never had to pay for any. Had a snapon breaker bar pivot pin come adrift and bent one ear/lug on the bar, snapon guy said that if that lug was to snap off he could change the whole thing foc, it snapped off. He changes any broken allen,torx or spline bits, worn or damaged screwdriver blades, spanners. Never been refused anything
Bob
hold on to that dealer none of the others will do that unless you owe them a great deal of money!
like wise, still dont have warrenty on fair wear and tear or moving parts subject to abuseI also get a discount off mine because I pay as I go
Bob
Smack is cheaper, well cheaper to buy!I don't think ive ever been in a snap on van in my life before.
Ive never done smack either! : )
(Curiously, ive owned both though - if that's what finding and possessing for a short while is!)
I have a Tipco 3/8 ratchet bought from car boot £1 in good working orderRepair kits and plates are likely no longer available for the 3/8" version, yours looks like 1/2"? It would have lost the brass lever if snap on had serviced it any time in the last 60 odd years. I have a 1945 3/8" version, it's a bit sloppy but greased up it works fine, rarely pick it up now I'm out of the motor trade and all my tools are at home, but I like old tools.
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I have a 3/8 Tipco ratchet bought from carboot £1 in good working order nice and light aluminium.Repair kits and plates are likely no longer available for the 3/8" version, yours looks like 1/2"? It would have lost the brass lever if snap on had serviced it any time in the last 60 odd years. I have a 1945 3/8" version, it's a bit sloppy but greased up it works fine, rarely pick it up now I'm out of the motor trade and all my tools are at home, but I like old tools.
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Thanks for the date code chart. The oldest tool I have is a similar Snap On ratchet, which was my Dad's. I can't tell what year its from either, as it looks like the "off" stamp has obliterated the code. Were you able to take your apart after soaking ?The mechanism on this ratchet is poor. I cant even seem to get into it to have a look.
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I pulled it out of a skip some years back, with a bunch of sockets dated from around the 1940s.
The date stamp on this one is below -
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Its always hard to tell with these, but i think thats most likly 1942. Looks a bit more curved than the 50s one, but i cant really be sure. I recall the other parts it was found with were 40s parts so that would make sense, i guess.
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Anyway, aside from dates, any ideas how i get into the insides? Ive tried taking the screws out, and even screwing them into the other side and giving it a bit of a tug, and it all seems solid.
Thank you.