New tools?

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RollTideRam

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I have been wanting to get a 3/4 inch socket set lately. I will probably go cheap with harbour freight or TSC. Will I need standard or metric is the question. When tightening or changing out the pins on my implements I'm tired of using my giant adjustable wrench. The largest bolt I have run into on my 3320 was 15/16ths so far. I'm sure a metric equivelant would have worked also. JC
 
   / New tools? #2  
RollTideRam said:
Will I need standard or metric is the question.

Yes.

You will unfortunately need both to work on the tractor AND implements.
 
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As kennyd says, ideally both standard and metric would be best, but once you get to 15/16" and larger, usually a standard socket will fit a metric bolt and vice versa. Especially if you go with 6 point sockets. a 15/16" will fit a 24mm, a 1 1/16" will fit a 27mm, a 1 3/16" will fit a 30mm, a 1 1/4" will fit a 32 mm... Slight differences in size are not as critical as in the smaller sizes. Personnally, I only have a standard 3/4 set. I figure if I run into a metric size that won't interchange, I'll buy an individual socket. Call me cheap I guess.
 

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