What are your thoughts on ICON ratchets? Do you want to see more about them? How about the Tool Storage Options?

@cuttthroatperformance2752

2 жыл бұрын

I want one but they have ugly colors. Once they come out with better colors. I'll buy one

Have yet to try an Icon tool. Kinda thinking of the snap ring pliers. This is the first demo of the locker that I've seen; it's pretty nice.

That’s a beautiful ICON tool storage. I’m glad we have an option instead of Snap-On or Mac tool boxes.

Just got a set of the 3/8 sockets. Used once so far not bad so far.

Anyone know if there will be any new colors soon? Like orange? Maroon?

Been watching other reviews on ICON the sockets are showing some premature wear. I have one of the ICON 1/ 4 ratchets for a couple of months use it about everyday works fine. I like it. I'm sure It's just growing pains on the sockets they will get it right.

@Crow44195

4 жыл бұрын

I tried the sockets,and they are very soft.

If you're willing to get some Icon ratchets and put them through the paces, I'd be interested in seeing what you think of them. Also, would definitely be interested in seeing a welder review too.

I have no issues with the Hercules tool boxes. Great value for the buck.

I definitely think there is a market for them. The obvious decline of Craftsman tools and having to deal with there warranty service disaster especially without stores. I'm eager to see more from Icon.

@goinhot9133

4 жыл бұрын

GREASED FISH don’t buy the sockets until they change the material used. JUNK

@87FoRunner

4 жыл бұрын

This is how I feel.

I am considering one. Nice looking but not fully spot welded like pro boxes. Instead, rivets are used in many areas especially on the interior vertical support members.

Some of the videos of the Icon torque wrench head to head against the Snap On torque wrench really looks good for the icon units. $99 vs $450 for something that actually does a tiny bit better speaks volumes. Just as you said, you can buy multiple Icon items for the same price you might pay for a single Snap-On tool and have the quality be virtually the same.

@doctordiesel5467

4 жыл бұрын

I had an icon 1/2 torque wrench piece of shit had problems with 2 of them as I've tried icon tools for service truck replacement and they don't hold up for shit so not impressed I'll stick with the usa better stuff

@goinhot9133

4 жыл бұрын

Out of the box, sure. After 500k uses ? No way. Keep telling yourself icon is good lol

@andybub45

3 жыл бұрын

Nope for torque wrenches they need to be bought on the truck... nowhere else unless you're a diyer

I'm liking those tool boxes.

How much fir the entire shebang?

Thad’s aren’t going to kill the tool,truck business but the Icon line is going to put a serious dent in their business. This will Be interesting to watch. A lot of techs will me happy with a line of tools that are professional quality at a fraction of the price!

@doctordiesel5467

4 жыл бұрын

Not good quality I have used plenty of icon shit and ya shit is what it is sorry had problems with all ratchets sockets suck and wrenches aswell sorry to burst the huge hype bubble tried it for service trucks and found it doesn't hold up well

@87FoRunner

4 жыл бұрын

I think the smaller franchise guys like cornwell and Mac will suffer from icon.

@LemonySnicket-EUC

2 жыл бұрын

Plus, the prices have come down.

@Volksoner619

2 жыл бұрын

Icon will never be a snap on killer because you can’t change a fanboy’s mind. My Icon box is holding up great after 2 years daily use in the shop.

Man, those Harbor Freight tools do look an awful lot like Snapon. Awesome review though!

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

They do, but I'd say it's that they got away with modeling their jacks after Snap-On and won the lawsuit so... Brand confusion is only a good thing for them. Snap-On has an 88 tooth ratcheting design, these are 90 teeth. I don't really see Snap-On making something for a competitor AND making it "better".

@TronVila

4 жыл бұрын

I said the same when I saw them in a store. Definitely a tactic to get people to associate them with a known quality wrench.

Are we going to see a hutch. For the U.S gen boxes?

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard any word on that. Seems that ICON is their current focus.

@wormer66

3 жыл бұрын

why would they do that? theres basically no profit margin ...

*I just heard that HF actually hired their lead designer for the whole entire ICON brand, from SnapOn. Not sure if it is true but, I can see the resemblance in EVERYTHING that ICON is producing.*

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

No one made that claim to me at SEMA, I can say that much. I'd think they'd want to tout that a bit if they did. That is a pretty common type of rumor when companies revamp product lines, and it does happen so maybe. That said, looking similar and being similar are two very different things. As I haven't tested and reviewed any of the ICON stuff yet, I cannot say for sure any direction.

@c.r.edmister5223

4 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie *I don't know if there is any truth to it or not. I can say that it is something that may not be highly publicized IF it is true. Most manufacturing companies have employment contracts that forbid an employee to work for a competitor within 5yrs of leaving the company. Maybe "Legality" prevents HF from bragging? Who knows. It's just what I heard while I was talking to a HF employee and, looking at their boxes.*

i dont think snap on is losing any sleep over it...

Can you trade that ICON box in on a trade like Snap-On?

I love it, standing next to a trash can talking about Harbor Freight. 😂😂😂

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not saying that was a conscious choice but I sure did laugh when I noticed it.

@doctordiesel5467

4 жыл бұрын

Ya well its the warranty depository coincidentally

at HF they ask you if you want to buy the extra warranty... at Snap ON you don't have a choice its in the price at an overinflated number. .

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

The ICON line is all Lifetime warranty. If you a cashier asks you about extended warranty on ICON they are just confused.

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

Unless maybe they have the secret to eternal life 🤔🤔🤔

@crisprtalk6963

4 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie I was referring to other stuff at HF.

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

@@crisprtalk6963 Fair enough. I just wanted to be clear since I don't think I mentioned that well enough in the video.

I read that Harbor Freight owns snap-on and just guessing they have figured out how to make money on both brands.

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

Flaco Hueso what you read is very wrong. Snap-On isn’t owned by anyone. They own subsidiary companies, they are the parent company. They have no relation to Harbor Freight. Heck they sued Harbor Freight for copying their products (a jack) a few years ago (and lost).

With all the tests I am seeing on KZread tool truck brands used to be better but have seem to have lost some quality and other brands are catching up with technology allowing the same tool quality of tools truck brands to be made at cheaper price.

3 years later and it will still take 5 months to take delivery.

I just recently bought a brand new snap on masters series box and got over 4K in discounts when everything was said and done. The only place you are going to be be paying full MSRP for a box is if you buy it off the site. If you step on the truck it's an entirely different story. There's also the financing aspect of it as well which is questionable with a company like HF. HF was started to make cheap affordable tools for entry level and that's the key to their success. If they move away from that model I think it's going to hurt their bottom line as they are competing against companies which have decades upon decades more experience than them at this game AND don't cut corners to bring the price down to make it "affordable."

@XBravo1CharlieX

2 жыл бұрын

I've always said snap on is a finance company first and tool company second. There is a reason everything is stupid expensive. It's an incentive to use snap on credit at 20% interest

I was gona buy an icon toolbox......but they are the same price as the boxes on the trucks. Instead, I bought a used tool truck box for 1g instead of 5 gs

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure where you get that from. The ICON 73" triple bank box I showed here is $4999.99. A 73" wide Snap-On Classic 96 (which is Snap-On's entry level pro box) is $6990. A Matco 5s triple bank box is $9400. The tool trucks have better quality, USA made toolboxes, AND they have trade in deals. That said, the price are not the same, not at list price anyway.

@traxxasLOVR

4 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie idk what you know about tool trucks but you almost never pay msrp for them. If you do you are a dumbass. Basically spend 5 gs on an icon or a little over 5 gs for a tool truck box. I will just save a little more and get a better box. And matco is over priced on everything they offer

@MarkusKleis

3 жыл бұрын

@@traxxasLOVR Do you know anyone that pays full retail at HF? Exactly. Apples to apples, both give discounts. FWIW, I believe this week there was a fairly significant price drop across the board on the ICON boxes so the prices are even more compelling now. Definitely cheaper than Snap-on by a wide margin, even with discounts.

Icon. What can I say as the ratchets are problematic don't like any contamination wrenches have no counter sink and makes location on fasteners a pain flex ratchets joint loosens up easy sockets are soft and mush out I have bent a couple 13 mm combo wrenches ratchet wrenches lock up and had direction levers come off all in all over hyped under quality

Nah everyone knows a good tool box extend all the way out them icons boxes don’t do that and the ratchets are shitty sockets are ok but people buying them boxes aren’t designed for technician in a automotive shop they a reason snap on and mat co boxes are there prices

Subscribed, but not because of Icon, cant give a rats ass about them. But like your way of presenting. 👍

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. I'll have more videos coming from SEMA , so hopefully there is something you do give a rats ass about in there. 👍👍

@nevillepretorius8948

4 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie 😂😂!!

I’m so rotted of seeing these the guys that have used them exclusively and they are failing

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to pick some up very soon and give them a go and review. But that doesn't sound promising.

@Volksoner619

2 жыл бұрын

2 years with mine and no issues.

You’re comparing a tool manufacturer to an importer.

Good luck finding techs with 5k to spend on their credit card

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

Supposedly they will be offering a credit card of their own for this purpose. But I agree, that is a point I missed mentioning, big companies have their own financing, often more reasonable than credit cards.

Snap on 40 percent of there box your paying for there name

Those boxes cost to much. Buy a used snap on

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

If you have the cash to lay out in full on a used "name brand" box then I cannot argue with that. Except to note that the warranty on boxes is technically only valid for the original purchaser. So if you have a problem and get a dick of a representative you may be out of pocket on repair costs. It's not common but also not unheard of for them to enforce that. Plenty of good prices on used boxes out there if you've got the money to scoop one up.

@bigrednick100

4 жыл бұрын

0% apr on the financing for the boxes. Free delivery. They’re nice boxes.

@brandonmurphy4657

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigrednick100 can buy a better box for $4000 anywhere

@bigrednick100

4 жыл бұрын

brandon murphy anywhere ehh. Doubt it. Further more have you checked these out in person? Some how I’m doubting it. Enjoy your used fap-off box with no warranty

Harbor freight RECALLED icon ratchets. Their SOCKETS ARE JUNK, (metal to soft) HF has no right to go after SnapOn , considering they have a terrible reputation.

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

It is only the flex head ratchets recalled and they explained that to me. It is under certain conditions the mechanism shifts and fails from the odd load. (When the head is angled at about 30 degrees up.) Something they didn't test for in engineering (but should have). I find it funny that they didn't test them flexed at an angle in their testing.

@goinhot9133

4 жыл бұрын

HotRodHippie it was the 3/8 flex head. THEY DIDNT PUT A DROP OF GREASE IN THE HEAD! Imagine that, and don’t believe them that they “engineered “ these LMAO they used other designs and put their name on them.

Strap-on

You must not own an snap on rachets because harbor freight rachet are lower profile then snap on 🤦🤦🤦

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

I said Snap-On is also thick. I use Matco and GearWrench ratchets most of the time. Those are thinner than Snap-On AND Icon. If you checked out my other videos on ratchets that I was referencing you would see that.

@johnb1121

3 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie gear wrench rachets are nice but there expensive off the tool truck 😥

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnb1121 I highly recommend online purchase of them. Some places definitely charge too much for them sadly.

@johnb1121

3 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie ya but how do you warranty them???

Everyone and their Bro has mentioned Icon. I was HOPING you wouldn't. Sorry, but already have had ENOUGH Icon! MORE THAN ENOUGH!

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

The show was unfortunately skimpy on new tools content this year. I've got more stuff coming but this was the single biggest shake up, I had to cover it. This is a business and views are what matter, folks want to hear about this stuff. Even if some don't (and I can't blame you for that at all.).

@Mark-sn6kh

4 жыл бұрын

Then why are you here watching this? Stop looking for attention.

@andrestnt

4 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie mm bad job covering tools then. have you looked at tekton and gearwrench? Icon has barely any tools out and lots of issues with ratchets/ sockets. not only that, the Japanese and Germans are truly competing with snap-on.

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrestnt Gearwrench, Sunex, Trick-Tools, CRC, Mayhew, and other lesser known brands are all on the way. Traveling, Writing, Networking, Researching, Filming, Editing, and Hosting all solo is not easy. The pace at which I produced content last year was simply unattainable this year. The rest will be coming in the near future. At the end of the day whether you like it or not, ICON is in fact a shake up in the tool market. For me to not cover it would be like Hyundai releasing a new Sports Car that they claim will beat the Corvette, and Car magazines ignoring it. It is news whether it is truly revolutionary or just fluff.

@andrestnt

4 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie I respect you, but you are late to the game. Icon has not shacken up the industry. Icon on the other hand has delivered broken promises. I keep hearing the impending Doom of snap-on, yet it still arguably the bet tool manufacturer. What icon has shaken up is the KZread reviews. If you look at what icon had brought to the market, what is truly revolutionary? 90t ratchets were offered already, antislip wrachechet? Sockets? Their only outstanding product is the length of their wrenches. Tool boxes? Please homak alone has offered a better value. I just bought some Stahlwille 14 series wrenches for around 40$, you want to talk about quality?

BS..

What bottom of a scummy rock did this guy crawl off of ???

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

Well arguably all life is descendent from single celled organisms. So I'd have to say the rock that cell emerged from beneath many billions of years ago.