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Your most useful tool

Started by The Tool Guy, Jun 11 2005 06:16 AM

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Poll: Your most useful tool? (117 member(s) have cast votes)

Your most useful tool?

  1. 9" cutting pliers (34 votes [29.06%])

    Percentage of vote: 29.06%

  2. 1 1/2 Ton strap hoist (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. Safety glasses (4 votes [3.42%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.42%

  4. Bell wrench (1 votes [0.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.85%

  5. Bucket truck (15 votes [12.82%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.82%

  6. Leather gloves (4 votes [3.42%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.42%

  7. 35' Extendo Stick (2 votes [1.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.71%

  8. Lowell wrench (1 votes [0.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.85%

  9. Climbing gear (10 votes [8.55%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.55%

  10. Hammer (1 votes [0.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.85%

  11. Co-workers to watch your back (14 votes [11.97%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.97%

  12. Shotgun stick (2 votes [1.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.71%

  13. Screwdriver (1 votes [0.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.85%

  14. Pole sling (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  15. Adjustable wrench (2 votes [1.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.71%

  16. Hardhat (2 votes [1.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.71%

  17. MD-6 "pop" tool (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  18. Drag bag (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  19. Bolt cutters (1 votes [0.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.85%

  20. Handline (3 votes [2.56%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.56%

  21. Hardhat light (3 votes [2.56%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.56%

  22. Voted Other (17 votes [14.53%])

    Percentage of vote: 14.53%

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#41 639trbl

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Posted 01 September 2005 - 06:31 PM

HATE TO TELL YA THIS BRO-------------I'VE HAD AN 8 FTR LIKE THAT FOR YEARS---GIVES YA A LITTLE EXTRA REACH TO GET THEM GRUNTS :mf_laughbounce: :D

#42 TexasLineworker

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Posted 03 September 2005 - 07:15 PM

HATE TO TELL YA THIS BRO-------------I'VE HAD AN 8 FTR LIKE THAT FOR YEARS---GIVES YA A LITTLE EXTRA REACH TO GET THEM GRUNTS :Voskl1[1]:  :D

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Yeah, same here pardner. I've had this one for a while. Just thought that I would mention it again. They are good for knocking those cell phones out of the grunts hands also!

#43 LinemanBarn

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Posted 04 September 2005 - 05:00 AM

my mouse :D

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Posted 04 September 2005 - 07:48 PM

my mouse :D

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Thinking about it......yer right! Dragonfly's is the vacuum cleaner!

#45 LinemanBarn

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Posted 05 September 2005 - 03:09 PM

my mouse :D

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Thinking about it......yer right! Dragonfly's is the vacuum cleaner!

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I know you didn't just go ther! :mf_w00t2:

#46 TexasLineworker

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Posted 05 September 2005 - 04:06 PM

my mouse :D

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Thinking about it......yer right! Dragonfly's is the vacuum cleaner!

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I know you didn't just go ther! :14_6_7[1]:

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:mf_w00t2: :laugh:

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Posted 08 September 2005 - 05:52 PM

I said my leather gloves, cause I don't do a damned thing without them. Wait, I take that back. I can't run an extendo, cut-over a pot, wipe my ass, j@ck off, or hammer very well with leather gloves on. :D

What you should get is a digital display, auto ranging volt meter (120v to 69kv) that attaches to an extendo. With a display big enough for someone as old as 639 to read at 50 foot. And light enough for someone with arms like Hot Hands to handle (we're talking ounces here). :Voskl1[1]:

Seriously, we had a vender come by a couple of months ago with one. He said there's so many orders, the factory is 6 months behind! The only one he had was for display. If the guy wasn't an old lineman (smart enough to watch his ***** & willing to fight for it) we would have had it. :D

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Posted 08 September 2005 - 07:15 PM

. If the guy wasn't an old lineman (smart enough to watch his ***** & willing to fight for it) we would have had it.


It's always good to hear someone admit they are scared instead of talking big :D

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Posted 09 September 2005 - 04:22 PM

It's always good to hear someone admit they are scared instead of talking big


Scared??!!
I never said anything about scared, just figured if I beat up an old man he'd never come back...with all his tools for me to buy! :D

#50 Robert F

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Posted 09 September 2005 - 05:21 PM

My boss.

#51 ApprenticeMomma

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 07:09 AM

Hey Guys,

My son Joe busted his Klien screw driver in half where the screw driver butts into the handle....Anyone have an address where I can send it and get it replaced? he doesn't remember where he bought the tools....I am looking through his tax records to find the reciept.......The metal screw driver part fell to the ground in a wooded area and he couldn't find that part so all that is left is the handle.....Will Klien accept it?

Thanks.....

#52 Peepers

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 10:50 AM

Apprentice momma
It doesn't matter where he bought it. Anywhere who carries Kliens will honor the lifetime warranty. Sears even carries kleins these days.

Hey Guys,

My son Joe busted his Klien screw driver in half where the screw driver butts into the handle....Anyone have an address where I can send it and get it replaced? he doesn't remember where he bought the tools....I am looking through his tax records to find the reciept.......The metal screw driver part fell to the ground in a wooded area and he couldn't find that part so all that is left is the handle.....Will Klien accept it?

Thanks.....

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#53 The Tool Guy

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 05:49 PM

ApprenticeMomma,
Anywhere that sells Klein products should swap it for you, but...as a dealer, I have to look the tools over carefully before I swap them. Klein's warranty is specific. If you use the tool 'other than intended', it voids the warranty. If the end of the handle has been hammered on or if it has been used as a prybar or if it is burnt, they won't give me credit for it, so I can't swap it. Same goes for 9" Pliers, boxwrenches, knives, etc... Usually when the handle comes off the shaft of a screwdriver, it has been abused in some way, but you can try to swap it anywhere they sell Klein products. If not, Klein screwdrivers usually don't cost enough to make a big deal out of it.

By the way, I'm reporting from Longview, TX. tonight. Tomorrow night I'll be somewhere in south Louisiana and I doubt I'll have a hotel with Internet. There are still contractors, tree-trimmers, insurance agents, etc. in the areas affected by the Hurricanes and rooms are hard to come by even now. Maybe I'll get lucky.

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 07:01 PM

ApprenticeMomma,
Anywhere that sells Klein products should swap it for you, but...as a dealer, I have to look the tools over carefully before I swap them. Klein's warranty is specific. If you use the tool 'other than intended', it voids the warranty. If the end of the handle has been hammered on or if it has been used as a prybar or if it is burnt, they won't give me credit for it, so I can't swap it. Same goes for 9" Pliers, boxwrenches, knives, etc... Usually when the handle comes off the shaft of a screwdriver, it has been abused in some way, but you can try to swap it anywhere they sell Klein products. If not, Klein screwdrivers usually don't cost enough to make a big deal out of it.

By the way, I'm reporting from Longview, TX. tonight. Tomorrow night I'll be somewhere in south Louisiana and I doubt I'll have a hotel with Internet. There are still contractors, tree-trimmers, insurance agents, etc. in the areas affected by the Hurricanes and rooms are hard to come by even now. Maybe I'll get lucky.

The Tool Guy

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Stay safe out there Jason.

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Posted 07 December 2005 - 03:05 PM

I have given this lots of thought and I have finally come up with a pic of my favorite tool.Attached File  IMG_5977.JPG   25.58K   145 downloads
This was a real tough decision ... my 9' Browning drift rod lost out by a hair.


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#56 The Tool Guy

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Posted 07 December 2005 - 05:40 PM

Reporting from Lafayette, LA tonight. Had a long day of driving around in circles, but sold a big wad of tools today. My most useful tool, as I am not a lineman but a salesman, would be a toss-up between my truck, my pen, or my office staff. I think I'll go with the office. Without them, I wouldn't get anything done. Right now, I need my reading glasses, though. The screen's a little blurry.

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Posted 10 March 2006 - 02:24 PM

Not my most wanted, but the most needed is my alarm clock! And after work its a :14_6_7[1]: :D

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Posted 22 March 2006 - 01:19 PM

Not my most wanted, but the most needed is my alarm clock! And after work its a :16_4_6[1]: :D

That is also my favorite tool :16_4_6[1]: :beer[1]: Great to see that there is others in this industry that feel the same way.

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Posted 22 March 2006 - 01:30 PM

Cable cutters...Yellow handle bannana cutter.


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Posted 23 March 2006 - 09:56 PM

I would have to say my signal level meter. I couldn't function without it. :oh_shit:
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