Speaking of tool trucks

charlie n · Sep 11, 2016

The other day we talked about SK,Snap-On,and some others. Nobody mentioned this one . Pretty cool video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imkNreZiBDU

CGID · Sep 11, 2016

There is a Cornwell truck in Boise. The salesman is easy to get along with and the tools seem as good as any of the other premium tools.

JD Seller · Sep 11, 2016

I never heard of Cornwell tools. I find it interesting that they are made in Ohio. Mac started in Ohio. Irwin was in Ohio. Wright tools are from Ohio. Seems like there are a lot of tool companies form there. I will look out for some Cornwell tools to see if they are something I would like.

charlie n · Sep 11, 2016

We had one years ago when there was a market here. There was a Snap-on,Mac ,Matco ,Cornwell , and a Ingersoll Rand- Proto. And at one time or another I did business with them all. Now we have a Snap-On guy and that's it.

I bought a student discounted Snap-On set 35 years ago.I still have them all except a 1/4 inch combo wrench. So the other day I caught up with the truck.I tell the guy what I need and get,I don't have it in stock and it'll take 3 weeks to get it. What used to be a convenience is now a pain in the rear. Tool boxes and scanners are all they want to sell.

tractorguy2 · Sep 11, 2016

We no longer have any implement dealers in the county. We have only one auto dealer. I have not seen a tool truck in these parts
for years. The shops I've been in weather it's one of the big farmers with their own shop or the GM dealer. Tools are either NAPA,
Craftsman, or your basic made it Taiwan.

Bob · Sep 11, 2016

I think Wright made tools/socket sets for both the RED folks and the GREEN folks "back in the day".

I have a set of 3/4" Wright sockets that went through a shop fire in 1983 that I still use on a regular basis. GOOD stuff!

4play · Sep 12, 2016

At my shop we have Snap on, Matco, Mac and Cornwell trucks. I will buy from all of them but am a little reluctant on Mac, only because their frequency of showing up has been weak for the last several years.

Billy Shafer · Sep 12, 2016

I haven't seen a tool truck since I left Dallas. Eight years ago.

caterpillar guy · Sep 16, 2016

Didn't Cornwell used to be the tool supplier for GM back when?

jimg.allentown · Sep 16, 2016

I don't know about who supplied GM with their tools, but I do know that Kent-Moore made all of theor special tools for use in dealerships.

El Hombre · Sep 17, 2016

I got a bunch of Cornwell sockets and extensions from 40 years ago. A tool company was giving us students jobber pricing on anything he sold, 40% off, and that was still when we had 'fair trade laws' that prohibited discounting without some kind of angle. Like being a 'member' of Gemco and getting a discount that way. Cornwell was good stuff, never broke anything, but then I wasn't an animal when it came to abusing my tools. Their trucks were light blue with yellow lettering.

Spook · Sep 19, 2016

(quoted from post at 04:53:36 09/16/16) Didn't Cornwell used to be the tool supplier for GM back when?

We used a lot of Cornwell tools. But a lot of Wright, Snap On, and others. A lot of the snap ons were blue point - no chrome.

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