Comments on: Torque Down The Little Ones http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Phil Cianci http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-1033996 Phil Cianci Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:43:13 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-1033996 I stay with Apco Mossberg tools always. this company has been in business for over 50 years or so....maybe over 100. Can't beat their quality, precision and competitiveness. I stay with Apco Mossberg tools always. this company has been in business for over 50 years or so….maybe over 100. Can’t beat their quality, precision and competitiveness.

]]> By: Bob J http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-893189 Bob J Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:34:54 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-893189 Old Mac Guy...you said your share. As a tech myself, I've seen many Mac men come and go...while Snap-On keeps their routes for many-many years. But, I refuse to pay their absurd prices and shop online for deals. After all, a tool is a piece of metal...and easier to exchange at Sears/Lowes/HD/Napa on the weekends than wait for the tool truck each week. In most cases, if you take care of your tools, don't use cheater bars or beat on them, they'll last a very long time and do the job. Old Mac Guy…you said your share. As a tech myself, I’ve seen many Mac men come and go…while Snap-On keeps their routes for many-many years. But, I refuse to pay their absurd prices and shop online for deals. After all, a tool is a piece of metal…and easier to exchange at Sears/Lowes/HD/Napa on the weekends than wait for the tool truck each week. In most cases, if you take care of your tools, don’t use cheater bars or beat on them, they’ll last a very long time and do the job.

]]> By: Old Mac Guy http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-872106 Old Mac Guy Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:12:30 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-872106 As a prior Mac guy, I can say that things are not looking good for Mac anymore. My district manager gave me some insight just before he left the company...after being offered an expanded territory and a cut in salary. Huge personnel cuts in corporate -- all the way down into the field. I just sold my route and got out with nice profit before things got real bad. The last two were very difficult. I was a "Platinum" dealer for three years, Gold for the remaining but these times have changed. Mac has gone through 3 CEO's in two years and was recently absorbed into the Vidmar/Stanley Supply Service last month. I saw a recent post where S3 sells mac tools online at prices far below our "distributor net" which is a huge slap in the face. I've also seen our discontinued line on Liquidation.com. If someone offers you to be a Mac tool distributor...run away...as fast as you can. Sorry to say, 3 or 4 years ago, I would have recommended it. The truth is, only one in ten who graduate mac's "tool school" will make it beyone the first year and highly unlikely to make it beyond two years. Most go under and bankrupt. Don't believe me, as the question to a "recruiter" - watch them dance around this question. Mac makes more money off recruiting new "fools" than selling tools these days. It's changing times, new techs who see though the "tool truck account" and know that it's easier to build credit using MC, Visa and still pay $30 month, rather than $10 per week. Many of my major dealerships kicked out all the tool trucks during business hours, can't blame them, why pay techs to shop on all the trucks while they're on the clock. Newer insurance laws wouldn't allow us into the bays anymore. All we could do is wait in the parking lot at 6:30 am and 5 pm and hope techs would come shopping, after a long day at work...not! Smaller independent garages are also drying up - Its a tough market. Sorry Andrew, your best bet is to go to find a retailer that sells warranty tools which you can swap out on the way home from work. As a prior Mac guy, I can say that things are not looking good for Mac anymore. My district manager gave me some insight just before he left the company…after being offered an expanded territory and a cut in salary. Huge personnel cuts in corporate — all the way down into the field. I just sold my route and got out with nice profit before things got real bad. The last two were very difficult. I was a “Platinum” dealer for three years, Gold for the remaining but these times have changed. Mac has gone through 3 CEO’s in two years and was recently absorbed into the Vidmar/Stanley Supply Service last month. I saw a recent post where S3 sells mac tools online at prices far below our “distributor net” which is a huge slap in the face. I’ve also seen our discontinued line on Liquidation.com. If someone offers you to be a Mac tool distributor…run away…as fast as you can. Sorry to say, 3 or 4 years ago, I would have recommended it. The truth is, only one in ten who graduate mac’s “tool school” will make it beyone the first year and highly unlikely to make it beyond two years. Most go under and bankrupt. Don’t believe me, as the question to a “recruiter” - watch them dance around this question. Mac makes more money off recruiting new “fools” than selling tools these days.

It’s changing times, new techs who see though the “tool truck account” and know that it’s easier to build credit using MC, Visa and still pay $30 month, rather than $10 per week. Many of my major dealerships kicked out all the tool trucks during business hours, can’t blame them, why pay techs to shop on all the trucks while they’re on the clock. Newer insurance laws wouldn’t allow us into the bays anymore. All we could do is wait in the parking lot at 6:30 am and 5 pm and hope techs would come shopping, after a long day at work…not! Smaller independent garages are also drying up - Its a tough market.

Sorry Andrew, your best bet is to go to find a retailer that sells warranty tools which you can swap out on the way home from work.

]]> By: Andrew http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-851571 Andrew Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:02:35 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-851571 What's up with Mac these days? Lost our guy over a year ago! I haven't seen any of those truck around any more? Can't get any warranty work done, called their corporate office several times, they keep telling me someone will get with me. Never happenes... What’s up with Mac these days? Lost our guy over a year ago! I haven’t seen any of those truck around any more? Can’t get any warranty work done, called their corporate office several times, they keep telling me someone will get with me. Never happenes…

]]> By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Tiny Digital Torque http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-678909 Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Tiny Digital Torque Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:50:39 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-678909 [...] require careful handling.  If you don’t care to keep up with the digital age, an “old-fashioned” torque driver will do — but if you’re interested in the tools of the new [...] [...] require careful handling.  If you don’t care to keep up with the digital age, an “old-fashioned” torque driver will do — but if you’re interested in the tools of the new [...]

]]> By: Aaron http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-409600 Aaron Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:37:44 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-409600 Grainger has these...been around for a while now. But then again, I've not seen a Mac truck in years. Grainger has these…been around for a while now.

But then again, I’ve not seen a Mac truck in years.

]]> By: Don Mackie http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-379388 Don Mackie Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:29:00 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-379388 I could find a use for this on bicycles. More and more components for those are coming with torque specs, and as the materials become more carbon and aluminium than steel I'd be happy to get it right rather than crunch something expensive. I could find a use for this on bicycles. More and more components for those are coming with torque specs, and as the materials become more carbon and aluminium than steel I’d be happy to get it right rather than crunch something expensive.

]]> By: Shopmonger http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-375683 Shopmonger Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:23:32 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-375683 I have built a lot of cars without one....... Is this really needed. Come on. How many Stereo installs ahve been done with out using torque specs. I have built a lot of cars without one…….

Is this really needed. Come on. How many Stereo installs ahve been done with out using torque specs.

]]> By: Eric Dykstra http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-374867 Eric Dykstra Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:22:40 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-374867 http://tinyurl.com/2qr8dv http://tinyurl.com/2qr8dv

]]> By: Pencilneck http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-373312 Pencilneck Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:58:33 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-373312 Kind of like a MAC rep... no where to be found. Kind of like a MAC rep… no where to be found.

]]> By: Old Donn http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-372977 Old Donn Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:09:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/06/30/torque-down-the-little-ones/#comment-372977 These must be pretty new. Tried the part #'s listed above at the MAC website and they're nowhere to be found. These must be pretty new. Tried the part #’s listed above at the MAC website and they’re nowhere to be found.

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