bobby_hamill
Well-Known Member
My Grandfather was a diesel mechanic at a local sawmill for 20 years and after he retired he would still do rebuilds of the 4 cylinder Detroit Diesel in his shop at home and I was his "grease monkey" growing up.
He swore by Snap-On Tools and if he ever found a metric tool in his Snap-On tool chest he would take it out and put it in his scrap metal barrel . Which I would promptly remove and place in my tool box.
One of the local Snap-On reps found out he had a vintage Snap-On socket from the 1920s and tried to talk him out of it. One of the high brass from the Snap-On tool museum found out he had it and they wanted it for their museum. He wound up getting the VIP tour of the museum and getting a free rolling tool chest in exchange for the socket.
I spent many happy days wrenching with him in my youth and would have not traded it for anything else. He is gone now passed at 94, Thanks GD for the memories !!
Bobby
He swore by Snap-On Tools and if he ever found a metric tool in his Snap-On tool chest he would take it out and put it in his scrap metal barrel . Which I would promptly remove and place in my tool box.
One of the local Snap-On reps found out he had a vintage Snap-On socket from the 1920s and tried to talk him out of it. One of the high brass from the Snap-On tool museum found out he had it and they wanted it for their museum. He wound up getting the VIP tour of the museum and getting a free rolling tool chest in exchange for the socket.
I spent many happy days wrenching with him in my youth and would have not traded it for anything else. He is gone now passed at 94, Thanks GD for the memories !!
Bobby