I work out in the field with all the trades and the only people I see using Dewalt battery powered tools are noob helpers and touch up guys who dont do much then fix nicks and scratches.Miluwukee and Ridgid are the most popular.Dewalt electricity powered tools are pretty widespread though.

 

****ing thieves deserve dick cancer. eyeball cancer too.

 

Guess we'll agree to disagree then, as I am anything but a noob helper and find Dewalt cordless power tools more than adequate for most any job.
You ought to chose your words with a bit more thought, wouldn't do well "out in the field" slamming a mans tools like its a personal matter or something.
Use what you want, I really couldn't care less.
I work building bridges, overpasses, scaffolding, huge pole barns, cooling towers, racks, forms, pile driving, setting up trade/auto shows, locks & hardware and a whole lot more, and have forgotten more about construction than most guys are likely to ever know, have been a journeyman for a decade +, and am often the foreman or steward on the job site.
Like I said, union workers, at least here in Michigan, aren't allowed to bring their own power tools on the job, so its not like we have a choice anyhow.
But Dewalt is one of the top brands in use, and I'm doubting if you know more than multi-million$ construction companies, whos productivity & profits depends on quality tools and the workers to use them.

 

Sears Ratchets gears are pretty weak and break easily, ( i've broke a couple 1/2 in) Sears are only good for wrenches and sockets if that, I could compare Harbor frieght rachets to Sears lately, just from personal experience....

 

I have worked union also.They say buy american because it helps our fellow union brothers out but the unions rip off the government all the time on prices so our fellow brothers taxes go up to pay for their greed.Union heads are crooks and need to be Jimmy Hoffa'd.But then again,so does our government.

Back on topic......I bought the autozone cheapies.Worked for me so far and if you look on sears website for reviews of their torque wrenchs its not a very pretty picture.

 

Like is said man, i use nothing but dewalt now and iv been pulling wire since i was 16, im just bout to turn 25, The 18v i have now i cant tell you how many times iv sat there and watch it smoke for 20 minutes after i put an 18' bit through a solid cement wall all day long.

Yea i will admit the batterys arent worth much after about 100 hours of service but the drills are awesome and i cant tell you how many times iv droped this one off of a 40ft ladder and watch it hit a parking lot or a driveway and see the battery go one direction and the drill go the other and pick it up put the battery back in and she keeps on going.

The only issue i have with the one i have is the hammer chuck gets stuck sometimes, but it's built for a type of bit that i dont use so it's not the drills fault and i dont feel like dropping 35 bucks on a new chuck when theres nothing wrong with the one i got.

 

The Dewalts can take a beating and keep on humming, I can attest to that.
I should post a pic of mine, can barely see yellow on them.
Only problem I had in owning them for 4 years or so is one of the forward/reverse switches stopped working and it was stuck in reverse.
I took it apart, cleaned it up and not sure what I did, but when it was back together it was working fine, and has been every since.

Most any cheapie beam type torque wrenches should be fine, if they are zeroed out they are ready to go.
Some of them have 1/2 drive on one side and 1/4 on the other, a good idea in theory but not in practice.
No clearance in tight spaces, I had to grind one of them off torquing up a flywheel last year.

 

I've never had a problem with a Craftsman ratchet. Stanley on the other hand, I've broken 4 of them (3/8"). But Stanley has a good warranty, if you call them and read off the part number stamped into the tool then you'll have a new one in the mail within a week.
Crescent and Craftsman are the same way, call them and they mail the replacement. A lot of people think you have to go to Sears to replace broken Craftsman tools, but all it takes is a phone call.

 

You cant go wrong with a beam/pointer type wrench,if the beam isnt bent its accurate, and inexpensive.

 

post of the year. LOL!