Tools & equipment that are fantastic.

[two_bit_score]

Someone mentioned nailers earlier and it made me think about fencing nailers. I don't have a fencing nailer but will probably get one soon. I had been looking at the Stockade brand but it's air driven and I could do that but now battery fencing nailers are coming out.

Milwaukee 2843-22 M18 18V FUEL Li-Ion Cordless Utility Fencing Stapler

Features Only compatible with Milwaukee 9GA Galvanized Staples (MPU112-960, MPU134-960, MPU2-960) Fires up to 600 Staples on a M18 HO CP 3.0AH Battery No Gas Cartridge Required - Completely Battery Operated Tool Free Depth Adjustment Tool Free Jam Clearing Latch Integrated lanyard loop ensures...

www.maxtool.com

 

[scootr]

Sorry, but that doesn't apply anymore.

You don't have to be sorry I'm just relating my experience for anybody that wishes to listen.
And you don't have to tell somebody they are wrong because they post an opinion or an experience different than what you posted.

 

[4570Man]

Knipex Smooth Jaw Pliers

I love these things. I have giving them as gifts to family and friends.
I have four of them in various sizes, but find that the 7-1/4" pair go with me almost everywhere.

https://www.amazon.com/Knipex-8603180-7-Inch-Pliers-Wrench/dp/B000X4KP1C?th=1

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I have a pair of those and I haven’t found them to be that useful. Maybe if you didn’t want to scar a fastener but I’ve not found them to be much better than a regular adjustable wrench. The Knipex regular adjustable pliers are amazing though. They’re way better than anything else I’ve had.

 

[Dftodd]

Yep I got it, always had very good luck and amazing customer service with DeWalt cordless tools, the red brand not so much. However 5 yrs ago when I bought the Milwaukee tool boxes they offered the most for a price I couldn't pass up.

The one thing with tool boxes is that they are all pretty darn similar. That's something I'm not brand specific on. As long as I like the price, it has roller bearings, and the drawer setup is what I'm looking for, then I'm good. I know some guys that have tool boxes from the big 3 tool trucks. Then another guy in the same shop went and bought one of the roller bearing tool boxes from Harbor freight.

I was really impressed with the Harbor freight boxes. Pretty much the same features as the $5k to $7k boxes from the tool truck with a $1k price tag.

I got $700 invested in my toolbox. The 48" lower was from Home Depot (husky), and the matching upper is from tractor supply. Got around $35k worth of tools stuffed into that box

I did pick up a craftsman locking 3 shelf cabinet from Lowes the first year they started carrying craftsman. They had a good deal on it for black Friday. Use the top shelf for a charging station. The other two shelves hold my cordless impacts, slide hammer, puller sets, and a few other odds and ends. My 12lb dead blow (carnival hammer, 4ft pry bar, and a few other things are stored in the bottom. Cabinet is pretty well crammed full of stuff as well

 

[Dftodd]

Someone mentioned nailers earlier and it made me think about fencing nailers. I don't have a fencing nailer but will probably get one soon. I had been looking at the Stockade brand but it's air driven and I could do that but now battery fencing nailers are coming out.

Milwaukee 2843-22 M18 18V FUEL Li-Ion Cordless Utility Fencing Stapler

Features Only compatible with Milwaukee 9GA Galvanized Staples (MPU112-960, MPU134-960, MPU2-960) Fires up to 600 Staples on a M18 HO CP 3.0AH Battery No Gas Cartridge Required - Completely Battery Operated Tool Free Depth Adjustment Tool Free Jam Clearing Latch Integrated lanyard loop ensures...

www.maxtool.com

They have a 3pt fence roll carrier for the back of a tractor. The table the roll of fence sits on rotates. It had a rod in the center of the table that went through the center of the roll to stand the roll upright. Nail or tie the end of the fence to your first post, and then drive down the line, unwinding the roll of fence as you go.

I sure wished I had seen that before I fenced in about 1200ft with 5ft woven wire fence in my backyard. That would have been $300 well spent.

 

[two_bit_score]

I have a set of those and I haven’t found them to be that useful. Maybe if you didn’t want to scar a fastener but I’ve not found them to be much better than a regular adjustable wrench. The Knipex regular locking pliers are amazing though. They’re way better than anything else I’ve had.

https://www.amazon.com/KNIPEX-82-01-200-TwinGrip/dp/B097C98LCT

These have been pretty handy.

 

[Jstpssng]

A guy could make a Christmas list for the next few years from this thread.

I've already started mine.

 

[ArlyA]

About 5 years ago, we picked a used 6x6 atv to help us while doing trail work. We found it sooooooo useful we eventfully sold it and got a new one. Seems it is the most used tool we got here today.

 

[BigBlue1]

And you don't have to tell somebody they are wrong because they post an opinion or an experience different than what you posted.

Don't be silly... This is the Internet... of course you do! That's why it was invented.

 

[jjeff]

The one thing with tool boxes is that they are all pretty darn similar. That's something I'm not brand specific on. As long as I like the price, it has roller bearings, and the drawer setup is what I'm looking for, then I'm good. I know some guys that have tool boxes from the big 3 tool trucks. Then another guy in the same shop went and bought one of the roller bearing tool boxes from Harbor freight.

I was really impressed with the Harbor freight boxes. Pretty much the same features as the $5k to $7k boxes from the tool truck with a $1k price tag.

I got $700 invested in my toolbox. The 48" lower was from Home Depot (husky), and the matching upper is from tractor supply. Got around $35k worth of tools stuffed into that box

I did pick up a craftsman locking 3 shelf cabinet from Lowes the first year they started carrying craftsman. They had a good deal on it for black Friday. Use the top shelf for a charging station. The other two shelves hold my cordless impacts, slide hammer, puller sets, and a few other odds and ends. My 12lb dead blow (carnival hammer, 4ft pry bar, and a few other things are stored in the bottom. Cabinet is pretty well crammed full of stuff as well

Yep, I probably overly researched when I finally bought the Milwaukee boxes it had deep drawers, roller bearings, soft close, like a few others , but used thicker gauge steel than other comparable boxes, plus it included the drawer liners, and was one of the few at that time that had a power strip to plug in chargers etc. Anyways it's a well built foreign made box at a discounted price I couldn't pass up 5 yrs ago.

 

[ovrszd]

You don't have to be sorry I'm just relating my experience for anybody that wishes to listen.
And you don't have to tell somebody they are wrong because they post an opinion or an experience different than what you posted.

And I didn't say you were wrong. It just doesn't apply anymore. Technology changed that.

 

[jjeff]

Knipex Smooth Jaw Pliers

I love these things. I have giving them as gifts to family and friends.
I have four of them in various sizes, but find that the 7-1/4" pair go with me almost everywhere.

https://www.amazon.com/Knipex-8603180-7-Inch-Pliers-Wrench/dp/B000X4KP1C?th=1

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Knipex makes good stuff I've got there snap ring pliars sets and they make me look like I know what I'm doing lol.

 

[jjeff]

My favorites all have saved my rear in varying degrees. Left to right lockable forceps, Irwin channel lock type pliars similar to the knipex discussed earlier not smooth jaws, heavier duty Stanley scissors/ shears (used a lot), and top cutters best tool ever for removing trim nails plus many other uses imo.

 

[jjeff]

A few more I've used a lot and grown dependent on are right angle screwdrivers and or a stubby ratchet with screwdriver attachments. Reversible ratcheting wrenches. Still surprise myself at some of the places I can get to with above tools without tearing something apart extensively to get to a hard to reach fastener.

 

[2manyrocks]

I hated paying the price for a set of Knipex pliars, but they sure fit well in my hand and the hardened steel teeth seem very well made.

 

[Hay Dude]

Here’s another I couldn’t exist without.
My John Deere Battery Jump Starter.

I bought this from a guy in semi-working condition for $50. The timer was broken. I was able to get the timer from JD parts for like $30 bucks.
That was 10 years ago.

Still works perfect and will start a tugboat diesel. Its the best tool for you if you have a lot of larger equipment that’s older or prone to battery draw down, or just a plain ol dead battery.

 

[Jstpssng]

I hated paying the price for a set of Knipex pliars, but they sure fit well in my hand and the hardened steel teeth seem very well made.

I'd like to have a pair, but that seems like something I would lose in no time.

 

[jjeff]

Close quarters pipe cutter, great for remodeling projects this one is a very inexpensive off brand one that I've used pretty extensively on several projects over the years.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I recently got 4 Knipex assortment. First day use...wow! Sure was great.

 

[Xfaxman]

Here is my 12" Knipex Cobra locking pliers: