All New Craftsman Overdrive Series! MAC RBRT For Pennies On The Dollar?! We Look At The New Line! 

I've been using mostly craftsman tools since 1976. Not once have I been disappointed. They do what I need them to do. No failures whatsoever. I'll continue to buy and use them.

Makes sense given Stanley, MAC and DeWalt are owned by the same conglomerate.

I'm kinda liking the Tekton tools for personal use. Lifetime warranty too (no time limit, no receipt needed and free shipping for replacements). I don't have a lot of them yet, but what I've tried so far seems to be nice quality (personal use at home).

I always appreciate your tool reviews. Your honest assessment and no BS presentations go a long way with many of us who use tools every day.

Dam i think if craftsman went all out on a high end line of tools they could be big because we all WANT to like craftsman but they just let us down for a long time hope they finally make a real comeback

I love these tool reviews especially when you compare the prices between the different brands. Always eye opening.

As a DIY guy just repairing my own vehicles and installing modifications I like Craftsman tools, I have a lot of old USA made tools from my grandpa and dad, but even the new stuff like their impacts, drill and driver, and other power tools they're perfectly fine for what I do with them and didn't break the bank to fill a garage tool box, and I've never broken a ratchet or wrench even when doing extensive work on my vehicles. . If I was a professional mechanic I'd be getting something better for sure.

I helped a friend out last night picking up a storm door at the depot with my pickup, we walked it into his garage and on a little bench was a Craftsman tool box loaded with Craftsman tools. I bet I could go into 75% of American garages and find the same yet sears somehow managed to tank the business. Something to think about when paying for that lifetime warranty. I have Snap on, Mac, SK and Craftsman to mention a few brands I own, I love my Craftsman USA tools and am continually sickened by their demise or should I say multiple demises ~

I just got this video and im a subscriber to the channel and i looked im a couple weeks behind on you're video's RU-vid sucks lately. Thank you great video's as always

I would consider it because the box end is a 6 point, if i didnt already have a set of 6 point wrenches. BTW, my 6 point wrenches were made by Easco, a company that made many Craftsman tools in the 80-90's (identified by a V on the US made vintage tools).

Now that you’ve used tools from all over the world you should do a best of the best in each category. Like if you were starting over as a new tech today, would you still get snap on sockets or would you go with ko-ken?

Boy, years ago when I worked for a French Co., we were issues with Facom Tools. Back in the day, they were the best tools that I had ever had. For a long time, I have not seen these tools at all. Now, I saw your review.. And here they are.. WOW... Thanks!

Thank you for reviewing these. I was in a Lowe’s store a few months ago and saw these. I like the gunmetal chrome. Let us know how you like the sockets.

I’ve been swayed! Recently purchased that very 121 piece set to get started!

Thank you very much

These look like nice wrenches. It is still pretty easy to get ahold of mint older Craftsman usa tools via garage sales, pawn shops ebay, et cetera. There were millions of these tools made.

My Subaru 1387, excellent Craftsman Overdrive series review. I've been using Craftsman tools most of my life, my father had a good selection of Craftsman tools. I purchased some Snap-On and Mac Tools during my 2 years of Automotive Schooling. Snap-On/Mac Tools are great but overpriced, especially for an apprenticeship salary. I had purchased some Craftsman Professional Series stuff back then and i really liked the Pro Series sets. I think these Overdrive Series tools woukd be a great investment for anyone.

Go for the larger set that's like 154 pieces but only 10 my filler screw driver bit everything else is around 21 more sockets plus 2 more wrenches which again just my opinion is well worth the $29 price difference...good luck guys & some great videos!!

My first box was an old craftsman box my parents bought at a yard sale. I remember cleaning it and my dad taking me to sears to get a 108 piece craftsman set

I can’t wait to try the ratchet

I find having some inexpensive (e.g. Harbor Freight) are great tools to have on the motorcycle or car - if they vaporize I won't cry like I would if my Snap-On's went missing. :^) There is a place for budget tools.

That 121-piece tool set is really nice. Back when Sears was still in business, I went there one day and bought a 53-piece tool set. It wasn't very big obviously but came in very handy for just grabbing it to work on a vehicle. It's nice seeing the improvements that were done to those tools. I like how they have six point ends on the wrenches instead of 12 point.

I agree completely with your take on ratchets. I will take a smooth 72/90 tooth with very low back drag over any of these high count ratchets. My older Snap On ratchets are like butter with a really light back drag, probably inpart to many years of use also. In contrast i have a 1987 or 88 Mac 24" 1/2dr beast that lets you know when you engage a new tooth. That ratchet has lived most of it's life with a 4' bar slid over it. It has had my entire weight (172 lbs) swinging on it more than once. She has only seen impact sockets since it left the truck.

I’m tempted to buy the wrenches and sockets and put them to the test over a few months.

I use craftsman tools often, I have quite a few things I've picked up over the Last few years since Lowe's is my only local tool store. While the brand isn't what it used to be, I really don't have any major complaints using most of the regular sockets and wrenches on a homeowner level. They have served me well for quite a while! I'm excited for these overdrive sets, I'm hopeful they will end up just selling the sockets individually or selling the sockets in their own set. The sockets and wrenches Would make an excellent backup set of tools and something to break out for those damaged fasteners! I was at Lowe's the other day and they had the overdrive ratchets out on the rack, and in my opinion the standard 90t ratchet really feels better i feel like the 180t is going to have serious backdrag issues.

Good info as I’m looking for tool organizer solution($) and like the pre-organized (PO) Craftsman wrench set. Also, really like the PO wrench and socket set as I’m wondering what a basic lightweight road kit 🛻 might look like, er, I was wondering until I saw this presentation.

Funny thing, I have tools from most of the major players and from the not so major players. I have wrenches in my tool box I use every day and the funny thing is I grab my Husky wrenches over my Mac, Matco, Snap-on, Craftsman, and Cornwell. I swear I have gotten every penny's worth on there purchase price out of them. Now my Craftsmen wrenches are my go to when I need to modify and or alter a wrench, at least there old school wrenches which had plenty of material to cut, heat, bend, grind, and or weld on. the new ones I couldn't tell you. For my ratchets it is mostly my Snap-On or my Kobalt, I just like the way they feel in my hand. I do have a Gear Wrench ratchet I inherited and its ok so far. Thanks for the video!

I finally don’t feel crazy for using Lucas Gun oil it’s good to see I’m not alone anytime my service, any of my ratchets that’s what I use

Masya Allah.. Very Impresif Craftman MAX RBRT Capri Tools 😀😀

💯 agree on ratchet tooth count. Ive got a set of 72t Carlyle ratchets that are smoother than a 90t ratchet (not sure of brand).

I remember you’ve been praising Tekton for so long and I finally came around to accepting different brands. They’re all the same. They get the job done. It’s nice when there’s more grip or stronger metal but 99% of the time it’s not noticeable.

Just picked up the socket set for $140 over the holidays 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤙🏻

Ive been mainly getting carlyle stuff from napa over the last few years, some gearwrench and tekton also. Never had an issue with those 3 companies so far and couldnt be happier as a hobbiest that does a fair amount of side work and fabrication with them

Mr. Subaru... you have a lot of tools... keep the expensive ones... can I have those Craftman tools?? 😂

I always like Snap on and Gearwrench ratchets

Hey brother. What comes to mind when you say that there are better ratchets than the craftsman with similar price points?

First! Love the videos!

Ive got a couple wrench sets and small 3/8 drive socket sets made by Stanley imma say late 80s... Its all the chromium vanadium stuff, on par with era correct box store stuff. I will say that the smooth polished fjnish and deep cut size And lettering has stood up better than the any Craftsman, duralast, or n e thing else.. only a couple years later is when Stanley completely dropped quality weight and finish suffered, it was the last quality tools Stanley made in my opinion they still make a decent tape😊

I grabbed a set of Craftsman V Series wrenches. I was actually impressed. They aren’t aggressive like the RBRT or 285X but many, they are nicely made and should work great as general use wrenches. Oh! I do absolutely disagree with you on the 180t ratchet. They are truly exceptional. And by that I mean the backdrag is…..significant 😂

I'll probably get a wrench set to keep in my vehicle

Ended up going Milwaukee for wrenches. No skips and a great set in itself. As far as the socket set, it looks decent, but if you don't care much about the ratchet just get the huge Dewalt socket set and the Milwaukee wrenches. Both are super deals around black Friday and handle pretty much any job you need them to do with nearly no fluff other than the hex keys.

i would like to know how the capri Wavedrive stand up against the overdrive craftsman/mac rbrt/usag. it’s a completely different design and i would love to see a video of them both trying to back off the same rounded bolts. Anyways Love the videos man a lot of my new tools come from watching your videos.

Learned a new word @ 2:16, "remissent."

They look similar - but not the same. Would love to see them tested!

Haven't been a super fan of Craftsman wrenches since the quit making them in the U.S.A. They're ok for most homeowner projects but not what they used to be.

They've been doing these in the crescent black wrenches for a few years now for under 50$

Craftsman is homeowner grade? I get excited when I get to use craftsman instead of hyper tough when I'm working on cars :)

@MrSubaru1387 Since you have both, can you tell if the open end teeth are a bit duller on the craftsman? On video the ridges don't look as pronounced, I just received the SAE set from Ace, in person they dont seem as deeply cut as the Mac appears in videos. The chrome is different, so maybe that is it (?) Home DIY, don't expect the full Mac force, but something in the ballpark, or maybe Icon/Milwaukee have better grip than Overdrive? (Box end, to me, looks identical on video, in person seems like maybe deeper cuts than open end)

They are no longer Craftsman, they are now known as Crapsman

Have you seen the new Quinn master socket sets? Basically Tekton case layout but gearwrench slim head ratchet

Cant get individual ones sadly, hearing the speed wrenches X6's by Cresent you can and get a 7/16 to cover the 11 they miss, that euro cars use a lot on brakes

What better alternatives do you recommend around the same price point?

Mr Subaru, On the open end of the craftsman overdrive wrench. It looks like they are one way turning of the wrench, I.E. turn down toward the lower jaw. Is that correct ?

Mr Subaru, Which do you think works better the Ko-Ken surface drive 3/8 dr socket set or the Craftsman overdrive 3/8 dr socket set ?

price point doesn't necessarily mean cheaper alloy. Mac wants 300ish for their version, does it mean it is made out unobtainium? no, it's just priced at a tool truck value, same with USAG. The craftsman uses a Dewalt/craftsman wrench, they just added the RBRT design. the price won't just jump astronomically from that. they also are missing sizes, in this version, it's missing the 11mm. The wrenches are made in Taiwan, so the quality will be decent enough, at 75$ it is a good deal for a specialty wrench.

Question please Sir, I own an 2021 Impreza sport hatchback with 18" tires P225/40R18. I was wanting to get an more cushioned drive for my daily. Can I change the tire to P245/45R 18's "OR" change the wheels out totally for the base 16" and get taller more cushioned tires?

Im a major collector and so far well in ny (nassau/Suffolk) there out a few months but just about evey store from ACE hardware to Lowes only had 2 to 4 pieces (sets) ever most of the problems were makeing people look for the stock on hand so bad i myself found most of what i was looking for myself equipped with just the store apps my cell phones camera zooming ability & patience but of the sae & metric wrench sets (11pcs) and what i believe is the largest set currently available they are on par with any better brand tools probably from milwaukee to snap on but my opinion & just my opinion there fourm & functions pass snap on (feature wise) but will see in the long run how they hold up but for all interested grab em if ya see em and cant see the prices going lower then they currently are right now.. only bad part of the larger overdrive set i feel is the 40+ screwdriver bits & the usual hand full of allen keys (basic filler) that i think are the same in the overdrive smaller sets plus around 10 to 20 sockets less...ok sorry for the long post but just wanted to pass my experience with em along...ok hope this helps any one interested

For fun, last week, I walked through Lowes and spotted the 180 position 1/4" ratchet and bought the thing. I gotta say, I like it. I think it was 30 bucks or so. Seems very smooth and back drag is minimal. It is definitely 180 position. took it apart and oiled it and it stayed smooth.

6 point box end wrench. for those tight spots 😂

So what kit that has the same or around the same price would you recommend

I feel scammed after buying the rbrt wrenches. Still one of the best wrenches I own.

Hey I glad Stanley is trying something new with craftsmen was reading that there doing away with DeWalt hand tools and making craftsmen professional hand tools with last gen DeWalt power tools I hope so can't afford snap blue point Cornwell etc .... I would if I could tho but just a poor mechanic who barley get to eat I'm lucky to eat 1 small meal a day

For the life of me I don't understand why someone doesn't make a repro of the little MAC flex head ratchet wrenches with closed end and handle. Buddy has some and they are so nice...

I'm 51. From age 12 to probably age 35, dad's Christmas present to me from him was Craftsman something or another. Pisses me off that Sears blew it so badly with this brand.

I wonder if the metal is any better on the MAC/USAG items?

This is where Mac will stop getting my money now I stopped buying snap on cause their prices are ridiculous

I would like to see a comparison of these to the anti slip Icon wrenches of Harbor Freight.

have you ever looked at tekton tools? looking into getting some, wondered what you thought of them.

Mr Subaru, got a question for you sir. Trying to find the cheaper price through the real manufacturer that makes the Matco Trim Clip Pliers PN: PPSAJ. Hope to hear back from you soon take care.

Are there instruments like "jonnesway", "king tony" , sales in usa? This is rother good instruments for hard using. They not so beautiful like "snap on" but costs not a lot of money in my country for example

I use Lucas gun oil in my guns and tools too. 😂

My local Lowes sells the RBRT equivalent SAE and Metric Hex Keys standalone. Not sure if you're aware based on your statements in the video (you may have only been talking about the tool set, though).

I have some DeWalt sockets and a 1/4-inch Stanley ratchet that's from a $50 homeowner kit, and a DeWalt 1/2-inch ratchet. The DeWalt is okay, lots of drag on it like you said, and the Stanley is okay. I have a Pittsburgh Pro 3/8-inch that I like a lot better than the two cheap Stanley B&D ratchets I have. I'm a homeowner and I only need my tools 4X or 5X a year maybe a little bit more, so it doesn't bother me all that much, but SBD doesn't make great cheap ratchets. The DeWalt 1/2-inch I have came in a $50 kit I bought for $40 on sale, and that's probably why the DeWalt isn't a great ratchet. I paid $12 or $13 for my Pittsburgh Pro normally I think $20 and it's hell of a lot better than the cheap DeWalt 1/2-inch I have.

The box end on those wrenches are huge. Probably to compensate for lackluster material science in the metalurgy department .I've been in countless situations where the only wrench I could use to bust a nut was my mac with a super skinny sidewall. ex would be driveline bolts. or flywheel bolts

Every comment section always has the Snap On, Matco, Cornwell and MAC bashers but mostly Snap On. What these people do not under stand when you buy sockets and wrenches you only have to invest once when you purchase quality tools from Snap On or Matco, you buy once you cry once. These people buying all these cheap tools end up replacing them over and over with the next new cheap tool that the Harbor Freight crowd thinks is the new in tool brand. So these people end up buying over and over and cry over and over. I have a complete set of Snap On tools (90%) with the a few MAC, Matco and Cornwell and some specialty tools from AST, OTC and the like (10%) All paid for. It is not hard to do.

@MrSubaru1387 ... Well, too many of my so-called Craftsman tools are junk now. So, no, "more than likely", I will not be swayed. BTW, pretty much all companies/corporations that were supposed to bring manufacturing back to the US did not. More left, again! Even the iconic Harley brand sent some manufacturing overseas, probably more by now. Everything is from all over the world. Heh heh! Anytime someone wants/needs something, they have to research by their allowed price/quality and go from there. For instance, "new from Craftsman" means nothing to me.

Wondering if the metal used between the wrenches is the same, as well as the forging. Nothing worse than a cheap wrench breaking in your hand under pressure.

so the Facom not made in France anymore? I used to have a few set from France and italian made usag

Will there be larger sizes?

What is the same as Mac rbrt torx sockets

Crapsman line aka apex now Stanley. Im still butt hurt about how all this went down. Same with SK.. I'll stick with williams,wright,snapon im a firm believer in get what you pay for and what you put back into America and keeping people working. Yes some of them are good to throw in the truck box for emergencies. If they get stolen or rust oh we'll

Mac vs Craftsman in regard to design, they are similar, but certainly not the same. Word choice is important.

Stanley Black Decker owns them all

Will they make Allen and Torx sockets is the biggest question

Where would a TPMS module be in a 09 legacy. I have searched all over the web for a location but have only found vague diagrams no real information

Mr. Subaru, I got a set of the Craftsman overdrive wrenches in the mail yesterday. An I have been trying them out. The open end is not as good as Milwaukee max bite or the WrightGrip 1.0 that I have. The Craftsman teeth are not as sharp as the other wrenches. But the box end has a very good fit to the fastener and seems to work as it should.

I always liked Craftsman. They do get gimmicky that puts me off trying to reinvent the wheel. Their core tools are pretty solid. I think Stanley Black and Decker is doing a good job with them. They were starting to slide under Sears stewardship.

to ALL tool makers: If you wanna impress me, make a tool kit that includes about a dozen extra 10mm pieces in it. Oh, and still make it easy to order replacements (maybe a monthly subscription???)

Australia gets different junk, some US, some EU, but a hell of a lot of Chinese, Maybe because we are Closer LOL

A note about Lowes "Lifetime Warranty" on Craftsman tools - I've been told at Lowes that you must return the entire complete set to get the warranty even if only one tool breaks. Sucks.

Still waiting on the 284 piece overdrive set to be in stock...

Are the wrenches made in USA?

all these babies crying about craftsman not being made in USA or how they wish they never sold to stanley filling up their tool boxes with ICON, Tekton, sunnex, gear wrench, capri ! Craftsman still affordable, still stamp their sizes on everything not lazer etching nothing, and still coming out with new stuff, first the V series and now this, looks pretty good. says allot about Stanley and how much they care about the craftsman name.

First, nice wrench set

So what happened to the Craftsman v series tools? Did they discontinue them and pushing this overdrive series now?

Interesting. The sockets and combination wrenches would be nicer as stand alone choices. But I'm not a fan of these $200 sets regardless of which brand it is. They always toss in those dinky little hex key sets as well as the lame mix of 1/4 driver bits of varying screw types you never use just to fill in dead space. I also don't think you need all three ratchets of each size if you're a standard homeowner doing small tasks. Nine times out of ten you're reaching for a 3/8" ratchet if you're fixing a piece of furniture or your childes bicycle. So I say axe the dinky hex keys, the 1/4" driver bits as well as the other two drive sizes of socket & ratchets. Stick to one size ratchet and do a mix of Metric & SAE with some standard and deep well sockets. Possibly stick to no-skip sizing which isn't a hard task to accomplish, but seems to be for tool makers. Maybe add in more combination wrenches. For $200 they can configure these sets far better if they sat there and thought about it but they just put in random crap they think you want. That's why I prefer stand-alone sets of sockets and wrenches. But I do have three small self-contained socket sets that are for small tasks. The 3/8" set stays in my truck at all times and gets the most use. That set is a better choice, IMO, for the average modern-day home owner who isn't mechanically inclined enough to wrench on their own vehicle. It's all metric, everything is 3/8" drive, there's a mix if standard-depth & deep well sockets and there's enough sizes to fix small stuff around the house. This set you reviewed is a $200 mess of random stuff most home owners don't need. Unless you're wrenching on big stuff you don't need a 1/2" ratchet.

Hey Mr Subaru: Can I drive my Forester to you to get the cvt drained and filled?

Just regular open spanner design is enough. No more no less

You can't warranty Craftsman tools anywhere. Lowe's yeah but that's if they carry it which they most likely don't. Craftsman used to be my favorite tool company but now they suck

I recieved a set of the SAE wrenches on Saturday. While unboxing them I noticed rust in the box end of several of them .Not impressed! The USAG I got about a month ago did not have the same problem.