Just leave it. These tool truck fanboys lovr their tool debt amd refuse to acknowledge there are viable alternatives. Let them pay that $50 a week for 2,000 weeks.
Unfortunately you can't buy a Craftsman Ratchet like that one you were showing anymore. Craftsman has been difficult at best since SBD took over for warranty. If it's not something that is currently in production there's a good chance you're just out of luck. Getting rebuild kits and parts for older models is almost impossible anymore also. The Craftsman of old is not the Craftsman of today. I bought them for almost 40 years before they went offshore and still using many of them. I can't get repair kits for some of my older ratchets and they won't exchange them either. I'm not saying anybody should go into debt to buy tools, but after decades I can honestly say you get what you pay for. I have had Snap-on stuff that is over 30 years old and if they couldn't get me a rebuild kit for a ratchet they would hand me a new one. Not very often I needed to rebuild them but if I did I knew I was covered.
I know what you mean. I have some stainless craftsman ratchets from the mid 80s that were not made very long. I have yet to see more on the secondary market. Wish i could get another 1/4 one. It broke inside and there is no taking it apart to fix.
not true maybe lowes and ace give you an issue but i had a ratchet i bought in the 90s brake a few weeks ago i contacted craftsman directly had a replacement within a week granted it was one from the new stuff being made.
@@mikereisner3335 yeah cause that's what they have now. they matched my V-xxxx serial number with the cmmt serial number lowes carries .I am curious if lowes Tiwan made are better then sears China made ones since they are both being sold. was hoping the new USA plants were going to go well but heard they shut them down
With new craftsman tools you need to keep your original receipt. Even then it us a fight to attempt to get a warranty. The old tools, marked with a 9 is the original american made quality. Now it is chinese junk. Yes, you are partiality right. The cost/quality does not justify the price. I own many old 40 plus year old tools and newer HF tools. It just depends on how much you really need them. Some are just a few times others are daily and dont have time to make exchanges.
Not lifetime warranty. Purchased a electronic torque wrench and was told to pound sand my HF.same with a second hand icon box also told to kick rocks.tbe warranty is not all encompassing
@@theindooroutdoorsman there are different definitions for lifetime warranty. If it was lifetime they would not need a phone number attached to it. It would simply be exchanged in the counter.
@@twostroke12v71fam it says in simple English, it’s only for the original buyer. Snap on, Matco, mac, and cornwell all do the same, don’t cry about harbor freight following their rules. And as for the torque wrench, again original buyer and most every torque wrench sold by anyone is only a 1 year warranty. My craftsman is a year, my Matco is a year, my kobalt was a year, even if you drop $800 on a snap on one it’s only a year
@@twostroke12v71 HF explicitly states their lifetime warranty is for the lifetime of the original purchaser. It's not fine print either, it's regular size on their returns page. "WARRANTY INFORMATION Hand Tool Lifetime Warranty We guarantee our Hand Tools to be free from defects in material and workmanship for the life of the product. Limitations apply. Harbor Freight Tools will replace any hand tool that fails to properly work during the *lifetime of the original purchaser.* In the event an identical item is not available as a replacement: Harbor Freight Tools reserves the right to substitute a substantially similar item in its place. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights that vary from state to state." You are confusing a no questions asked warranty with a lifetime warranty.
By that logic all I require is the phone number of the original purchaser to get the limited lifetime warranty from HF? As fas as I know there is no photo ID required.
