There’s absolutely no reason to purchase tool truck tools. I’m a heavy duty diesel mechanic using gearwrench for all my hand tools and grey pneumatic for sockets
Tekton is Better quality than Blue point hands down Tekon is an American company that also manufacture's some of there tools and is working on making all there tools in North America they also support American Manufacture's and Companies life time warranty weas to deal with no Questions asked ... Plus there Tool chest are made in Canada and are 1/8th the price of Snap on and are 200% better built than Snap on boxes .. and there tools are Professional Quality as they all Exceed ANSI Standards and they meet the Requirements of being a Professional Line
Great upload love the awareness you bring! Im not A tool snob, but figured this out a decade ago, certain things im snappy, all the way but when comes to these items, hard to beat tekton capri,gearwrench and even some icon
Tekton ftw! I have an impact socket set from MIT(Michigan Industrial Tool} , which was or is a parent company for Tekton. I bought it new at a flea market in 2007 and, beat on them, and still going strong. Great video, facts/truth.
Tekton is an American company just like Snap On, grant it the Snap On does has a pedigree in is brand name vs Tekton. But still Tekton are good tools also. I can see Tekton being the new Sunex.
I had a girl i used to work with that was getting a school discount to get me the blue point kit and it was still over 200 bucks..... snapon is not all made in the usa anymore and alot of their tools are bought in bulk from a manufacturer then rebranded with their logo to increase the price 300%. Its bullshit. Tekton has been around for awhile to my understanding but i always say this..... regardless of the quality, you can make a $5 tool work and last just as long as long as you use it the right way.... snapon is a rip on a lot of shit and theres no reason for it. Thats why they have so many competitors now.
You can make the argument for Snapon branded tools. But personally I think bluepoint pricing is a joke and would never buy them over other brands that come out the same factory
Why would you get bluepoint? You can piece together a decent torx set from snap on for 400. I've spent little under 200k in tools and trust me nothing fits fasteners like snapon.
I am almost exclusively Tekton besides some specialty sockets and wrenches. You can't beat the price to performance, not to mention the 6mm to 24mm 3/8 socket set.
Firstly, if your going to buy Torx™ products, make sure they are indeed TORX! Not 'spline' or 'star' bits. Torx is a patented design and top tier tool co's will pay to employ its unique design..Star & spline are Torx copies or generic versions that wonyt fit the same. So check that 1st especially if buying asian made like Tekton. Proprietary Torx bits WILL cost a little more, but are usually made by quality tool brands. Taiwan started making quite decent bits 5-8 years ago from S2 steel. There are a few factories that do a great job with the steel. Dont forget you can buy Wiha bits and put them into whatever brand bit sockets providing they have the grub screw in the side. $600usd for that set is pretty insane, but Grip edge will charge $519msrp for a rack of hex bits with their design 😮 And they too are made in Taiwan. HUGE markups on these kind of tools.
I do what he does I don't ask for price lol. All in all snap on is all about conivience. I can call my snap on guy same day and get it replaced. It sucks they are expensive. But I walk into my shop everyday and I'm proud of the amount of debt I have accrued in my tool box. It's not just convience it's also a static feeling knowing you box is full of some awfully expensive tools. I dunno I would rather look at the snap on logo is all
I have a good bit of Tekton products, I like ‘em. I just purchase from the Website anyway…forget about Amazon. Tekton will explain on its website the Country of origin for any product wanting to be purchased. Tekton also explains the percentage of where their product are produced. The highest percentage was Taiwan, the lowest percentage was China…3% if I remember right. Right in between was the USA-made which includes the angle head wrenches, crow’s feet, screw drivers, pliers, dead blow hammers, and some tool accessories. Tekton is the only company I will mail order tools through. All the other tools I’ve bought were purchased locally.
I have that blueprint set, they are lifetime warranty. However they don't keep the repair parts on the truck, so yeah after you wait the next week for the truck to come, then he orders it and you wait another week before you get the tool
I didn't buy the Tekton but purchased the Capri sets. Three different sets. Ok, but there are sizes in these sets that you will never use ever in automotive. I got two double hand full of socket sizes I won't ever use. The Blue-Point set is designed for auto repair! Plus the Capri rusted and I had to discard many of those. Ended up purchasing the Blue-Point 87 piece set. The 87 pc Blue-Point Torx Hex driver set is the most compact mobile set on the market. Nothing wrong with them and even the plastic case is lifetime warranty. The only negative is the sockets are laid out weird, due to compact design. The Capri cases look better in the pictures, but when I got them the cases are pure garbage. Sockets lay loose in the case and latches fall off.
I just buy the best tool for the job.. that means my box has everything from Snap-On, MAC, Matco, to Capri/Lisle/Lang/Gearwrench/Ko-Ken/Apex/Engineer/Proto/ Grey Pneumatic/ etc.
How had you not heard of Tekton? Probably one of the most consistent of the imported tools and now some being made in the US. They have what I call a “No Pants” Warranty. Gearwrench does too. Lots of Snap On is imported. Part of Snap On’s pricing is due to their business model, sort of more hands in the pot sort of thing. They have driven innovation in the tool sector quite a bit. That said, they are great quality in many regards BUT they aren’t the leader across the board. And while I love to support US products IF they’re great quality, US stuff isn’t always the best. Also, thanks for the reminder that I should look to Tekton for some of my stuff…. Considering them for impact sockets. Oh yeah, btw, a lot of Williams stuff is made in Taiwan too.
Tekton impact sockets are great. Their impact torx are soft and twist off easily. I can vouch for the "picture warranty " but didn't bother with the torx. I want to try the gearwrench.
Tekton is great I’ve found out! Took a chance with some 12 points in 3/8 and man I really like them! 60 bucks compared to 335 (with a student discount) from snap on. I couldn’t bring myself to buy the 12 point snap on when I won’t use them all too often. Love me some snap on but tekton is great.
You have to pay them union workers pay check. I haven’t bought snap on in years. Last time I bought a snap on wrench set my butt hole puckered up in 2018. Still puckered. Honestly I don’t care the brand if it works.
I wish people would wake up from this whole tool truck facade. The tool industry has come such a long way. You can get amazing quality tools without paying these ridiculously inflated prices. It's gotten completely out of hand. Snap-on isn't the only offender either. Other tool truck brands are just as guilty. They are all guilty, but snap-on just happens to be the worst offender. I have so many tools that are Taiwanese made that have held up in a professional setting for years and years and years. There are also high-quality Japanese tools and German tools that are everybit as good as the tool truck brands for a fraction of the price. Snap-on charges $1000 for a freaking socket set y'all!! That's beyond insanity!! Mechanics usually don't make a lot of money either and it's like, WTF?! They offer these payment plans because they know that y'all couldn't afford to buy them otherwise. It's just so crazy to me honestly. I bet my $16 Tsunoda made in Japan pliers are everybit as good as Snap-on's $80 pair of pliers. I bet my $90 set of Tekton made in Taiwan chrome sockets are everybit as good as Snap-on's $1000 set of chrome sockets. I bet my $80 Vessel made in Japan set of screwdrivers is everybit as good as Snap-on's $350 set of screwdrivers. Then ppl say, well i can do a payment plan for my tools, other companies dont offer that. Other companies dont need to offer that because their tools are reasonable priced. You wouldn't have to make payments if you weren't buying $220 ratchets and $800 socket sets!!
Blue point is thai 80 % of tools is made in thai and there exceptional quality. Since snap lost my account ive never got snap ever again snap on are shite and getting worse . I found capri tools are quality for price even then. It's always the tech not the tools
Ive used tekton for my core hand tools professionally for a year now, ive warrantied a few of those XL box end ratcheting wrenches because its so easy to abuse them, and the replacements get to me within 2 days of me sending the warranty claim. They have even upgraded them to the new design. Im not a huge fan of their ratchets, I think Gearwrench 120XPs and of course Snap On Dual80s are much better tools, however they are very price competetive. Their growing USA made lines like picks/pry bars are excellent, and I wolld argue their impact sockets are the best overall in the industry
I should also note that snap ons warranty depends on the tool you broke already being on the truck, otherwise it's got to be ordered which takes 2 weeks for my dealer. Also, your dealer being willing to break packages, which they won't always do if your not a larger or consistent customer.
I roll 100% gearwrench stuff because of the reviews from Project Farm youtube channel. Dollar for Dollar some of the toughest Taiwan made lifetime warranty stuff around. Even across the pond in Australia, had one tool stop ratcheting and 5 days later when I was in the store buying more Gearwrench stuff it was fixed and returned. Snapon stuff is just Gucci for mechanics now.
@@Toolaholic7 I'll keep that in mind. I know tools from Japan are getting cheaper and cheaper as their economy struggles so might be some nice Japanese tools in my future.
years in having all brands and tool truck tools Quit buying off trucks in 01. I have some tekton also. It's actually a more convenient warranty Unless your dealer has it on the truck and has to order it then you get it weekS later.
American made doesnt have the reputation it once had. Stop worrying about "american made" and save yourself cash and make more money. The Taiwan factories make stuff much more robust than china and even the US.
The biggest issue people have is wanting to create more american jobs by supporting domestic tools. Apparently if you dont have all "made in usa" tools, you hate america. I go with good quality i dont if it comes from another planet lol
I think they only do this warranty because they are kinda new on the block. Eventually this type of warranty will have to make them raise their prices or they will change their warranty
My friend is a heavy mechanic he bought some Tekton tools he likes them and he's used the warranty for only a couple things and has never had an issue.
Hitting people with facts makes people mad. Tekton has an always guaranteed. Everything they make is life time. And sometimes you can get it faster than a week for your snap on dealer
Sucks to be you for impulsively buying something and not doing your research. Should have bought Tekton or if you were going for quality get the brand right next time. Last time I read the the box on my tools from Snapon they said made in U.S.A not Chinnesium.
These are made in Taiwan, not China. Manufacturing in the USA can be advertised as such and still be constructed of "Chinesium" materials. The supply chain is global. You sound rude.
Only thing is blue point you can always get a replacement when the snap on truck comes by every week. Tekton would be harder to get warrantied have to ship it off.
Tekton doesn't require sending in the tool. They actually don't even want the tool back in most cases. They just want a picture and you'll have a tool mailed to you within the week. They actually are quicker then snapon in many cases.
@fixntoteachya yeah a lot of people forget that snapon has a route... they aren't gonna stop their whole route to drop off a tool at moments notice. You still have to "wait". The whole convenience of snapon comming to you is long out the window... shipping for most people is almost a next day thing now... but if you want quicker harbor freight has a walk in and walk out with a new tool no receipt required policy.. lol
You do not have to ship off Tekton lol. It’s literally faster than snapon. You go to the website type in your credentials and the part number and send in a picture. They almost immediately send a confirmation and shipping number. Comes in 2 days max. If something’s not right about the order you call them and they answer the phone not an answering machine. Most of the snapon I have had to warranty my dealer had to order. Took almost a month to get my socket once. Then when it came in guess what. My dealer says “I got it in but I left it in my shop” what good does it do me sitting in his shop.
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blue point is the biggest scam.
Really? You smooth brains.
Tekton and Capri are both great options for alot of tools, especially bit sets. Super easy warranty.
Sunex and grey pneumatic as well
There’s absolutely no reason to purchase tool truck tools. I’m a heavy duty diesel mechanic using gearwrench for all my hand tools and grey pneumatic for sockets
Tekton is Better quality than Blue point hands down Tekon is an American company that also manufacture's some of there tools and is working on making all there tools in North America they also support American Manufacture's and Companies life time warranty weas to deal with no Questions asked ... Plus there Tool chest are made in Canada and are 1/8th the price of Snap on and are 200% better built than Snap on boxes .. and there tools are Professional Quality as they all Exceed ANSI Standards and they meet the Requirements of being a Professional Line
I'm a snap On guy. You sir are not wrong!! That's Ludacris even at 480
Great upload love the awareness you bring! Im not A tool snob, but figured this out a decade ago, certain things im snappy, all the way but when comes to these items, hard to beat tekton capri,gearwrench and even some icon
“You get what you pay for”… In some cases, you’re paying for the name, and not much else.
Tekton ftw! I have an impact socket set from MIT(Michigan Industrial Tool} , which was or is a parent company for Tekton. I bought it new at a flea market in 2007 and, beat on them, and still going strong. Great video, facts/truth.
love Tekton!
I would go with the Tekton. There great
I love all my tekton tools 🧰 the long 12 point ratcheting wrenches are so gorgeous 🤩 tekton does no skips on all their sets as well.
Told my snap on guy good luck selling those like the 300 buck tire inflator
I love tekton amd they have the best warranty there is period
Tekton is an American company just like Snap On, grant it the Snap On does has a pedigree in is brand name vs Tekton. But still Tekton are good tools also. I can see Tekton being the new Sunex.
You can go on line or harbor freight makes a kit just like that for 100 bucks with lifetime warranty
The Tekton warranty is the best . Just a picture, e-mail. You get one the same week.
I bought my old 87pc bluepoint 2 sets 8yrs ago for for $200 when they used to be $300(+,-)
i have that same blue point set for years love it
I had a girl i used to work with that was getting a school discount to get me the blue point kit and it was still over 200 bucks..... snapon is not all made in the usa anymore and alot of their tools are bought in bulk from a manufacturer then rebranded with their logo to increase the price 300%. Its bullshit. Tekton has been around for awhile to my understanding but i always say this..... regardless of the quality, you can make a $5 tool work and last just as long as long as you use it the right way.... snapon is a rip on a lot of shit and theres no reason for it. Thats why they have so many competitors now.
You can make the argument for Snapon branded tools. But personally I think bluepoint pricing is a joke and would never buy them over other brands that come out the same factory
Tekton and Capri, Gear wrench all great tools. More Bang for the buck. I'm a consumer that goes for a better price
I'm glad to be out of the tool buying process. I own all snap-on but started my collection in 83 now I'm retired still have all of them.
Why would you get bluepoint? You can piece together a decent torx set from snap on for 400. I've spent little under 200k in tools and trust me nothing fits fasteners like snapon.
I am almost exclusively Tekton besides some specialty sockets and wrenches. You can't beat the price to performance, not to mention the 6mm to 24mm 3/8 socket set.
Tekton is awesome man I’ve gotten most of my tools from tekton or gearwrench
Firstly, if your going to buy Torx™ products, make sure they are indeed TORX! Not 'spline' or 'star' bits. Torx is a patented design and top tier tool co's will pay to employ its unique design..Star & spline are Torx copies or generic versions that wonyt fit the same. So check that 1st especially if buying asian made like Tekton. Proprietary Torx bits WILL cost a little more, but are usually made by quality tool brands. Taiwan started making quite decent bits 5-8 years ago from S2 steel. There are a few factories that do a great job with the steel. Dont forget you can buy Wiha bits and put them into whatever brand bit sockets providing they have the grub screw in the side. $600usd for that set is pretty insane, but Grip edge will charge $519msrp for a rack of hex bits with their design 😮 And they too are made in Taiwan. HUGE markups on these kind of tools.
I do what he does I don't ask for price lol. All in all snap on is all about conivience. I can call my snap on guy same day and get it replaced. It sucks they are expensive. But I walk into my shop everyday and I'm proud of the amount of debt I have accrued in my tool box. It's not just convience it's also a static feeling knowing you box is full of some awfully expensive tools. I dunno I would rather look at the snap on logo is all
I have a good bit of Tekton products, I like ‘em. I just purchase from the Website anyway…forget about Amazon. Tekton will explain on its website the Country of origin for any product wanting to be purchased. Tekton also explains the percentage of where their product are produced. The highest percentage was Taiwan, the lowest percentage was China…3% if I remember right. Right in between was the USA-made which includes the angle head wrenches, crow’s feet, screw drivers, pliers, dead blow hammers, and some tool accessories. Tekton is the only company I will mail order tools through. All the other tools I’ve bought were purchased locally.
They should have a tekton tool truck
Grip Edge has a set like that out now. Blue Point is mostly rebranded made by Lisle,Schley Products,Lang, Ullman and other tool companies
I have that blueprint set, they are lifetime warranty. However they don't keep the repair parts on the truck, so yeah after you wait the next week for the truck to come, then he orders it and you wait another week before you get the tool
I didn't buy the Tekton but purchased the Capri sets. Three different sets. Ok, but there are sizes in these sets that you will never use ever in automotive. I got two double hand full of socket sizes I won't ever use.
The Blue-Point set is designed for auto repair! Plus the Capri rusted and I had to discard many of those. Ended up purchasing the Blue-Point 87 piece set.
The 87 pc Blue-Point Torx Hex driver set is the most compact mobile set on the market. Nothing wrong with them and even the plastic case is lifetime warranty. The only negative is the sockets are laid out weird, due to compact design.
The Capri cases look better in the pictures, but when I got them the cases are pure garbage. Sockets lay loose in the case and latches fall off.
The Blue-Point will rust too.. trust me. Its a fucking waste of money.
Wow. My bp set cost me about 300.
The package is made in Taiwan.
I just buy the best tool for the job.. that means my box has everything from Snap-On, MAC, Matco, to Capri/Lisle/Lang/Gearwrench/Ko-Ken/Apex/Engineer/Proto/ Grey Pneumatic/ etc.
How had you not heard of Tekton? Probably one of the most consistent of the imported tools and now some being made in the US.
They have what I call a “No Pants” Warranty. Gearwrench does too.
Lots of Snap On is imported. Part of Snap On’s pricing is due to their business model, sort of more hands in the pot sort of thing. They have driven innovation in the tool sector quite a bit. That said, they are great quality in many regards BUT they aren’t the leader across the board. And while I love to support US products IF they’re great quality, US stuff isn’t always the best.
Also, thanks for the reminder that I should look to Tekton for some of my stuff…. Considering them for impact sockets.
Oh yeah, btw, a lot of Williams stuff is made in Taiwan too.
Tekton impact sockets are great. Their impact torx are soft and twist off easily. I can vouch for the "picture warranty " but didn't bother with the torx. I want to try the gearwrench.
My tekton impact sockets make me very happy. Havent broke one yet even with rust. Itll bust it loose, round it, or snap it off
Tekton is great I’ve found out! Took a chance with some 12 points in 3/8 and man I really like them! 60 bucks compared to 335 (with a student discount) from snap on. I couldn’t bring myself to buy the 12 point snap on when I won’t use them all too often. Love me some snap on but tekton is great.
I got a Quinn set for $75 using a 25% off cupón at harbor freight.
You have to pay them union workers pay check. I haven’t bought snap on in years. Last time I bought a snap on wrench set my butt hole puckered up in 2018. Still puckered. Honestly I don’t care the brand if it works.
The cheap tools rock even Walmart for the diy or quick fix jobs
I wish people would wake up from this whole tool truck facade. The tool industry has come such a long way. You can get amazing quality tools without paying these ridiculously inflated prices. It's gotten completely out of hand. Snap-on isn't the only offender either. Other tool truck brands are just as guilty. They are all guilty, but snap-on just happens to be the worst offender. I have so many tools that are Taiwanese made that have held up in a professional setting for years and years and years. There are also high-quality Japanese tools and German tools that are everybit as good as the tool truck brands for a fraction of the price. Snap-on charges $1000 for a freaking socket set y'all!! That's beyond insanity!! Mechanics usually don't make a lot of money either and it's like, WTF?! They offer these payment plans because they know that y'all couldn't afford to buy them otherwise. It's just so crazy to me honestly. I bet my $16 Tsunoda made in Japan pliers are everybit as good as Snap-on's $80 pair of pliers. I bet my $90 set of Tekton made in Taiwan chrome sockets are everybit as good as Snap-on's $1000 set of chrome sockets. I bet my $80 Vessel made in Japan set of screwdrivers is everybit as good as Snap-on's $350 set of screwdrivers. Then ppl say, well i can do a payment plan for my tools, other companies dont offer that. Other companies dont need to offer that because their tools are reasonable priced. You wouldn't have to make payments if you weren't buying $220 ratchets and $800 socket sets!!
Just buy the Williams. They’re the original version of BluePoint. Tekton is good as well
Just remember there’s nothing they can justify in that cost.
and videos like this will drive up the cost of tekton, still good info though
I bought that Blue point set used it had 3 missing bits I paid 50 bucks for it.
Awe chit...😢 that's gonna hurt.
Blue point is thai
80 % of tools is made in thai and there exceptional quality. Since snap lost my account ive never got snap ever again snap on are shite and getting worse . I found capri tools are quality for price even then. It's always the tech not the tools
Ive used tekton for my core hand tools professionally for a year now, ive warrantied a few of those XL box end ratcheting wrenches because its so easy to abuse them, and the replacements get to me within 2 days of me sending the warranty claim. They have even upgraded them to the new design. Im not a huge fan of their ratchets, I think Gearwrench 120XPs and of course Snap On Dual80s are much better tools, however they are very price competetive. Their growing USA made lines like picks/pry bars are excellent, and I wolld argue their impact sockets are the best overall in the industry
I should also note that snap ons warranty depends on the tool you broke already being on the truck, otherwise it's got to be ordered which takes 2 weeks for my dealer. Also, your dealer being willing to break packages, which they won't always do if your not a larger or consistent customer.
Really like this channel only just found it. Love the deep dives on the data.
I roll 100% gearwrench stuff because of the reviews from Project Farm youtube channel. Dollar for Dollar some of the toughest Taiwan made lifetime warranty stuff around. Even across the pond in Australia, had one tool stop ratcheting and 5 days later when I was in the store buying more Gearwrench stuff it was fixed and returned. Snapon stuff is just Gucci for mechanics now.
Most are made in China now and the warranty has been getting worse
I love my gearwrench stuff. I need to buy the torx set once im able to work again.
@@Toolaholic7 I'll keep that in mind. I know tools from Japan are getting cheaper and cheaper as their economy struggles so might be some nice Japanese tools in my future.
Buy Williams, or CAT. Tekton prices are unreasonably high for what they are. Buy American, support your own.
With snap on absurd pricing I find it hard to support American. They sure aren't doing us any favors or being supportive of us.
You're joking I'm sure. Those sockets are less than $10 a peice. And they're stout. Take a walk.
years in having all brands and tool truck tools
Quit buying off trucks in 01.
I have some tekton also.
It's actually a more convenient warranty
Unless your dealer has it on the truck and has to order it then you get it weekS later.
American made doesnt have the reputation it once had. Stop worrying about "american made" and save yourself cash and make more money. The Taiwan factories make stuff much more robust than china and even the US.
The biggest issue people have is wanting to create more american jobs by supporting domestic tools. Apparently if you dont have all "made in usa" tools, you hate america. I go with good quality i dont if it comes from another planet lol
I think they only do this warranty because they are kinda new on the block. Eventually this type of warranty will have to make them raise their prices or they will change their warranty
My friend is a heavy mechanic he bought some Tekton tools he likes them and he's used the warranty for only a couple things and has never had an issue.
Hitting people with facts makes people mad. Tekton has an always guaranteed. Everything they make is life time. And sometimes you can get it faster than a week for your snap on dealer
Sucks to be you for impulsively buying something and not doing your research. Should have bought Tekton or if you were going for quality get the brand right next time. Last time I read the the box on my tools from Snapon they said made in U.S.A not Chinnesium.
These are made in Taiwan, not China. Manufacturing in the USA can be advertised as such and still be constructed of "Chinesium" materials. The supply chain is global.
You sound rude.
@@jacoblineberry8356 Same shit. Its all cheap for a reason.
@@jacoblineberry8356 Tiawainesium my bad.
Only thing is blue point you can always get a replacement when the snap on truck comes by every week. Tekton would be harder to get warrantied have to ship it off.
Tekton doesn't require sending in the tool. They actually don't even want the tool back in most cases. They just want a picture and you'll have a tool mailed to you within the week. They actually are quicker then snapon in many cases.
@ Shoot I might have to start trying some of their stuff then
If the truck has it
Then you get to wait weeks .
Tekton 2-3 days
@fixntoteachya yeah a lot of people forget that snapon has a route... they aren't gonna stop their whole route to drop off a tool at moments notice. You still have to "wait". The whole convenience of snapon comming to you is long out the window... shipping for most people is almost a next day thing now... but if you want quicker harbor freight has a walk in and walk out with a new tool no receipt required policy.. lol
You do not have to ship off Tekton lol. It’s literally faster than snapon. You go to the website type in your credentials and the part number and send in a picture. They almost immediately send a confirmation and shipping number. Comes in 2 days max. If something’s not right about the order you call them and they answer the phone not an answering machine. Most of the snapon I have had to warranty my dealer had to order. Took almost a month to get my socket once. Then when it came in guess what. My dealer says “I got it in but I left it in my shop” what good does it do me sitting in his shop.