snap on recently sued harbor freight over their dayton low profile jack for "copy right infringement" harbor freight sued back, come to find out the company that makes snap on's jack is the same one makes hf. snap on low profile jack is like $500 harbor freight is like $169

Matco and Mac use be together until 1979.Matco stood for Mac Allied Tools Corporetion

I’m not an auto mechanic, but a DIY shade tree guy. Watching this guy is awesome. He looks like he would kick my ass, I’m scared of him, but he is so damn knowledgeable.

Thanks for the refresher course. Yep, the tool trucks are basically a service. They’ll get any tool brand in there in one form or another. Many small brands like to get their foot trough the door by exclusively offering it through the truck in the truck brand as well..

I love the old square handle snap-on screwdrivers. I found them rebranded by Williams Tool Co for 1/3 the price. Side by side they are exactly the same as the snap-on I own. The more I look at the Williams line the more it looks like snap-on for less money.

You only just scratched the surface of what is rebranded by snap on. But as you say, sometimes it is worth buying from the tool truck from a service and warranty point of view. I always buy my tools that I think may need to be warrantied from time to time off the tool truck.

Mike - you are going to give a few fanboys an aneurysm! Love the video, more please!

I feel like snap on is starting to rebrand more and more.

You nailed it. Yes Snap-on does rebrand. There is more rebranded things on a Snap-on truck than you think tho. There is no way that 1 tool truck company can make everything. I use to work for a Snap-on franchisee till just a couple of months ago. It would blow people's minds if they knew just how much was rebranded. Once again you nailed it, great video!

Snap off does rebrand quite a bit of stuff, but the main difference seems to be that they are more careful about what they rebrand. Some of the Made in China stuff that Mac tries to sell like their cheap line of pliers are no better than Harbor Freight's junk line of tools.

I was unaware that this wasn’t common knowledge. “Thanks for posting, you are... the flat rate master” 👍🏻🇺🇸😂

Snap on click type torque wrenches? Made by Precision Instruments. You can buy them on Amazon for half the price with the same quality. And if you might need the head rebuilt? That part is snap on.

Snap-on PWZ pliers, BAHCO. Snap-on butane soldering irons, Portasol. I can go on and on. Learned a lot during my time as a Snap-on dealer.

I like MATCO tools their ratchets top notch, sockets as well as other tools no problems. I recently got their LONG Metric wrenches as well. MATCO is always well STOCKED and WARRANTY what they sell. Never had any problems with any tool truck warranties. It is all about SERVICING what you sell and they do a GREAT job. My time is worth more than chasing down some 'happenstance' crummy tool that breaks non-stop with a lifetime warranty as one needs a lifetime replacing it. Work is hard enough without a bunch of garbage tools.

A few years ago someone at my old job told me sunex makes the adv line of sockets for matco. Since then ive replaced my worn out 3/8 shallow 6 point sockets with a new sunex 3/8 set. Ive also picked up a 1/4 magnetic set and a 3/8 metric impact swivel socket set from sunex as well. The tolerances on these sunex sockets feel much tighter than my gearwrench sockets as well as my tektons & my harbor freight sets. I find myself reaching for the sunex sockets instead of my other stuff now. Really glad i decided to try out sunex and found something of great quality while saving money by not buying them from matco. I also have the gearwrench serpentine belt tool i got for $40 that matco sells the rebranded version of for $150!

For Me It's More About the Dealer. I've Had the Same Matco Dealer Since 92. All The Rest Come & go

LOL, some people cannot handle facts, it's all good, they can sit in the corner and cry and wonder why their life sucks. You're putting out good content and I appreciate the ability to wrench through other people while I sit here doing chemo today for 9 hrs. By the way, congrats to the gentleman that won the sockets the other day, I was kind of hoping I'd win them (obviously LOL), because I would have had you give them to the young man you have there in the shop that you did the cart tour on recently. I've got plenty of tools and had a good start, I find it very rewarding to help the young men coming up the maintenance world now. I've always enjoyed teaching and still go back to my old shop where I was the Service Manager (heavy duty driveline shop) and try to teach the young men what I can when they need it. Cheers

This was insightful, I would like matco to sell in the uk. The tool boxes are so nice.

Good video . I knew a lot was rebranded but i didnt know about the extentions. Thank you.

Told people this for years and got the same response. Good video.

Rebranding of tools is no secret; heck it takes place all the time. You name the industry, parts have been sold under various names for years. When I worked with AMC (yeah, one of the "big four" US automakers) Delco made most of the ignition parts as a OEM since the mid sixties or so and we'd get parts in a Delco box with a label glued on with a AMC group number and part number. Same with the Autolite parts that were in use in the ignition system and other places on earlier AMC products. The problem with the tool truck tools that are re-labeled such as the Irwin tap and die sets is that we the techs expect service when we pay extra for re-labeled items and/or a longer warranty on said item. If there is a change in the tool truck franchisee, sometimes we don't get the service we expect for the money that we spent. I've seen more than once where the franchisee has changed and the new tool truck owner won't warrant a tool and you end up either not getting any service or having to do a go around and deal with the customer service at the national level. As you have previously pointed out, a good tool truck owner can be a great help especially to techs just starting out by directing them to purchase tools only as needed and trying to keep people in the industry by not keeping them deeply in debt. I know one driver who told the youngster to buy a used Craftsman roll around to save money and see if he was going to stay in the industry or not. Now that is great advice and a smart tool truck owner. I have more or less re-tired these days, so what I now purchase is the original branded item, not a tool truck item. In some cases, I can get a replacement faster than waiting a week for the S/O or Mac T to show up and repair/replace something. Enjoy your videos, they are a great service especially to potential techs just starting out.

Great video FRM. All the trucks do it some are more upfront about it than others.

Thanks for clearing the air.

Great video nice to see someone putting out there that all snap on , Mac tools are not what you think your buying. So many apprentice think their buying this manufacturers tools and there just buying a rebranded tool with a massive price increase, I know if you have a decent tool rep you get great service and easy replacement if things go wrong but it’s never worth the extra cost. Keep up the good work.

40+ years ago I remember if it said snap on it was almost certainly made by Snap on. Rebranded tools were branded Bluepoint. I'm sure some were contracted like shop equipment and some low volume specialty equipment of top shelf quality.Then in the late 80's I started seeing Bluepoint name changed to Snap on.

Those old Lincoln/Snap on floor jacks, identical.

Thanks for sharing. I’ve always been a fan of Matco over the others,most of my tools are older from when they were made in the USA and even then they were made by other companies. Their wrenches were made by an old company named Bonney.

Hey, I guess you cant blame them for all using allot of the same manufacturers just to be rebranded. I think for them, its a win win. Pretty damn smart to all be in it to win it.

Great video brother and definitely are speaking the truth. Thanks for the info

My dad bought underware off the tool truck only to find out later the tool truck guy wore them while at a water park with his family and not changing them

I bought a roll cab and top chest, branded by halfords(england), cost about £280 for both. Saw same set up on boyd coddingtons hot rod shop on t.v. made by craftsman, so i got an american made,beautiful quality tool box set up for real cheap. I did the checks,and they are identical in design,and quality, but mine was less than half the cost. Yep,rebranding exists, sometimes it pays to buy this stuff.

Interesting information Mike, thanks.

Great video. I learned quite a bit rebranding from your video. Didn’t know MATCO rebranded just about everything. Did know Irwin was the manufacture for tap and die sets for everyone. I still buy tools 🧰 from the tool truck for their services. Keep the videos coming.

That rethread kit is pretty much rebranded by everybody. BUT its a lifesaver and an amazing set so whoever you buy it off. Your goldern

They only thing Snap-on tools makes is more money. They're soooo Damned expensive.

There are a lot of bluepoint, essentially snapon, tools that are rebrands lisle tools. The creepers, the hose cutters, the hood props, etc.

I'm loving the SMA sticker!!

Wow. Great video very enlightening

I bought a matco tap and die set..... One of the taps has both a matco and snapon logo etched on it. So its obviously made in the same building

Best test light I use for diagnosing electrical faults and I use it everyday. Is from harbor freight. I noticed the rebranding game early in my career. Carlyle tools especially their wrenches look exactly like snapon flank drive and for the price are great wrenches. Great price as well

Excellent informative video.

I love it. I love it when you bring out the truth.

This man speaks the truth. I also have sold Mac Tools. Snap-on Tools. And various parts & equipment brands. Rebranding is SOP in the automotive repair aftermarket. Like he says: It's all about service.

A ton of snap on is rebranded sp tools as well.

Many years back I worked in Duluth MN and was using a pair of Diamond Tool diagnal wire cutters and was told they were junk and I needed to use Snap-on Blue Point cutters. Diamond Tool made Blue Point cutters.

That’s a bad ass ratchet!!! Gotta have one! 😬

Love your videos 👍

Informative. Never knew mac tools was Stanley.

I bought a ratcheting brake caliper press over a year ago, it was made by Lang. Snap-on had it labeled as Blue-point and listed for $95.00 on their website. Cornwell had it listed for $75.00 on their website. Amazon had it listed $65 on their website. I bought the press off the Cornwell truck to support the Rep's business over Amazon.

Love that video.👍🏻

Awesome video

The snap on Dan boys… lol

Once i was gonna buy the powerprobe butane soldering kit on the matco truck and it was 140. I needed it for a job and I took too long and the foreman ended up buying it. Went to Amazon and found the kit for 45 bucks shipping included

Matco also sells matco branded knipex tools for like double the price. Only difference is the matco ones have matco engraved on them. Otherwise they still say that they’re made in germany and still have the knipex logo.

I don't consider a tool made by another company a "rebrand" if it's an exclusive product you can't get anywhere else. I consider it a rebrand if you can get the EXACT same product under another name.

My Williams ratchet that's twenty some years old takes a snap on rebuild kit.

SnapOn punches & chisels are made by Mayhew, hold them in your hand and compare them side by side.

A lot of matco’s tools are rebranded sunex tools. Impact sockets being the main one. Sunex’s current heavy duty air hammer is one that used to be branded as a matco.

Yep. They all do it. They use Knipex, Lisle and more.

Why give this video a thumbs down lol people can’t handle the truth?

Technically I wouldn’t call that rebranding in most cases. I would call that having a third party manufacture your tools for you. Rebranding would take the exact same tool and slap your label on it. The tap and die sets and drill bits sold by Snap-on seems to definitely be rebranding. However, someone making your ratchets or wrenches to your specifications isn’t really rebranding. It’s a third party manufacturer. Kind of like Foxcon is for Apple.

matco air tools/impacts are typically re-branded ingersol rand. they also re-brand sunex and gear wrench tools.

Dam the impact locking extentions in 3/8 SO, Mac & Matco are the same. They sell them in same 3 sizes.

Guy at work has a snap on extractor set, i have the neiko one. Same exact sets but like 130$+ difference for them to slap a snap on sticker on the neiko extractor set.

I've seen a set of Snap On wrenches brand new off the truck unopened with a Mac wrench as one of them. Durr. Also the only wrenches I've seen break more often are Snap On wrenches. There is nothing magical about Snap On tools except the price which they pull out of their ass.

Nice Video Quality!

Check out the VIM wire strippers and crimpers. They are the exact tool that snap on sells.

Snap On magnetic lights - Maxxeon, Hammers - trusty cook, vice grips - bahco, etc..

I think I read somewhere that the enhanced digital multimeter from snap on I have is made by some electronics company........ So you could say that is a rebranded tool........have a set of matco 10 ft long roll up test leads all it has a matco sticker but my friend has the same set and I forget who it's made by.....but right where that maco sticker is underneath it says something else on his set of test leads............. To me it comes down to durability and the service of the tool company gives me👍👍👍👍

Thanks for the video! I always try and get the original brand. The matco hammers are trusty cook but, the matco warranty is better

Very good video. Many people think Snap On makes everything but...... nope. Tool Truck Rebrand On Instagram shows all kinds of rebranded tools and who makes them and usually puts the price on there. Some of it will blow your mind at the HUGE price difference. Great video as always !

Cornwell errands otc. They even put otc on it.

KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDEOS ALL OF THE TOOL TRUCKS RE-BRAND (EVERYONE DOES IT TO SOME EXTENT) NO MATTER WHAT MARKET YOU ARE IN MY CORNWELL DEALER HAS EVEN WENT AS FAR AS BUYING A HARBOR FREIGHT BOX TO SELL TO ONE OF THE GUYS IN MY SHOP (AS HE WAS JUST STARTING OUT) OF COARSE HE MARKED IT UP TO MAKE A LITTLE COIN ON THE DEAL AND KEPT THE PAYMENTS ON THE TRUCK TALK ABOUT SERVICE. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THE TECH MAKES THE TOOL WORK NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND USE WHAT YOU LIKE AND WHAT FEELS GOOD TO YOU

So true. There are a couple of websites that show who makes which tools for who. Like those nice dead blow hammers Snappy sells, made by Trusty-Cook.

You just made thousands of heads explode.

What brand makes the snap on thunder drill bits ?

Cool video always thought who made those awesome Matco ratchets because they're the only company that sells them

Thank you for doing this video. So many people are such Homers they can't accept it - especially those drinking the Snap-On kool-aide. One minor correction: Apex Tool Group didn't own Matco, Matco owned Danaher (Who also made Armstrong/Craftsman core tools) which then Danaher left Marco and formed a new company with Apex tools in 2010 to form Apex Tool Group . That Rethreading kit was once rebranded by Craftsman and sold for 1/4 the price of the Snap-On. Thanks again.

Harborfreight has a similar locking socket extension

The pwz pliers are made by bahco and the bahco branded ones are lile a 1/4 of the price. Their files are made in portugal bu someone and their new blow gun and air assist coolant flush gun are made by airboy in denmark

It’s a global economy these days. I laugh when people have a bad starter and complain about the car company who made the car. Most cars have denso starters in them. 🤷🏻‍♂️

As you said the tool truck is selling service and quality. It shouldn't matter if it's rebranded if it's a quality tool and the tool truck company stands behind it. In today's corporate world everything revolves around profit. Corporations don't care about us consumers. All they care about is the bottom line.

Almost all the Air Conditioning equip offered by the tool trucks are rebranded Mastercool or Robinair.

Thanks for making this video. As you inferred, Apex, Lang, and Lisle make a ton of products for many including Snap-On, Matco, MAC, and on. One note: It's A & J Manufacturing as opposed to AJ Manufacturing. Unless a person just has to have the "Name," I don't know why someone would pay Snap On prices for the ubiquitous Rethreading Kit, rebranded by everyone and even sold by Craftsman for about $50 in the mid 2000s. I do miss the days when Danaher was making Matco, Craftsman, Armstrong tools, then they combined with Cooper Industries and formed Apex Tool Group Since then it has continued to spiral downward with less and less manufactured in the U.S. It does seem like Stanley Black & Decker may be on their way to more U.S. made tools under MAC, DeWalt, Craftsman, and Irwin tools. However in my opinion the "Made In USA of Global Materials" is a Con.

A lot of Snap-on's A/C tools are made by Mastercool.

It used to be you could tell the difference between rebranded and in-house by weather said snap-on or blue point on it. Blue point being the rebranded stuff. Unfortunately that's not the case anymore.

Moral is, rebranding 👍

1995 i welded a 80 gal up right tank air tank by the way welded 100 a day at devilbiss air power in Jackson , tn on the way out of the plant one day snap on air compressors are be loaded on trucks that was my first welding job being a 1994 high school grad i didn't know i was welding snap on compressors i stole 2 stickers to put on my to box . rebrand now i understand

Hey FRM, i know it's off subject, but what do u think about only getting 1 hour for diagnostics when a vehicle comes in with several unrelated problems and it takes 3 hours just to diagnose everything?

I don't really care who rebrands as long as the quality is good. I will often look for the same item with a different badge if the price is much cheaper though. It's really not sustainable for a tool company to start up a new facility to make just a few things. *USA Snap On hammers ---made by Trusty Cook *CDI makes the torque wrenches but Snap On owns them. The other type of torque wrench with the side dial adjustment are made by Precision Instruments which are very nice. * Any of the USA made Williams sockets/wrenches/ratchets are basically Snap On and are of excellent quality. I believe Snap On bought them out in the early '90s. First generation USA Kobalt tools were made by JH Williams/Snap On. These came in gray plastic cases. That was the best era for Kobalt tools hands down.

They might be made in the same factory but to different specs. I don't buy tool truck stuff but the tools aren't the same. They use better materials and don't let flaw slide through like some stuff they make for others. I worked at a refrigerator factory and if a flaw came down the line they'd stop the line ask who it's for and if it was for a top of the line manufacturer they'd fix, scrap, or send them to the lower end company. If it was lower end they'd let it ride

Snap-on a/c machines are made by Robinair. And cost almost double.

Actually on their air tools snap on used to ASSEMBLE thye components I know in the 90' and early 2k's they purchased their components from IR (ingersoll rand)

Most things made these days is rebranded. That does for anything and everything. You're not going to have a bunch of factories making the same thing. To keep costs down, you focus on a area and nass produce those things and rebrand to who you are selling to and then it's sold to the customer. We do the same at the food factory I work at. We have out own brand and we're now currently moving in more of that direction. But we would bag our product in their bags to be sold by them. It's like Foxconn not only ing building iPhones, but products for hundreds of other companies. Which is why a million people for for that company. Rebranding is not the big deal, quality of the product overall is what matters.

Their torque wrenches are made by Precision Instruments.

Yup always known this stuff, my Cornwell dealer told me their toolbox’s are or were made by Waterloo

Irwin Hansen is own by stanley black and decker, which owns Mac Tools.

Snap on pwz adjustable pipe wrench pliers are also not made by snap on. Can’t remember the company that makes them for them.

Cle-Line makes Snap On's drill bits. If you have a pair of Snap On work gloves, if you will fold them inside out you will see the Machanix name on the tab. Snap On's floor jack is the exact same as a Harbor Freight Daytona floor jack (they tried to sue Harbor Freight over that one). I've been told by multiple sources that those DeWalt ratchets sold at Tractor Supply Co. have the same internal gears as a Mac Tools ratchet (I admit I've never tried to rundown to see if that's true or not). The Blue Point Jump box is sold at NAPA under the name "Blue Fuel". . . .Also, Klein Tools sells their screwdriver shafts to about a dozen different tool companies and then those companies just put their own handle on it.

Last time I bought Matco they were owned by Danaher Tools, who also made Craftsman's hard line tools. That said, I can't see much quality difference in much of Harbor Freight's hard line anymore, the Taiwanese tools (Crescent, etc) have been good for a long time.