rickeieio Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Since the rest of the truck is metric, I'm leaning towards using metric fasteners on my chocks/tie downs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennWest Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 My truck not got metric, least not found any yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Bolt bin at work had SAE sizes, tool crib controls the metric supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyA Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Tractor Supply doesn't sell metric in their "by the pound" nut and bolt bin. Any new bolt on my truck is SAE grade 2, 5 or 8 depending on location. SAE cost less and availability is much better. I carry both metric and SAE wrenches and sockets in my tool boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 you cannot divide metric by three. So there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 7 hours ago, noteven said: you cannot divide metric by three. So there You assume I can divide in the first place. Heck, at my age, it's not safe to multiply either. I have a metric assortment in the shop, so it's just a matter of reaching in the appropriate bins. I have a limited space for tools, so am thinking that since both bikes, the car, and the truck are metric, I might as well stay with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 SAE - for the reasons Randy stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billr Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 14 minutes ago, Jack Mayer said: SAE - for the reasons Randy stated. Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adept99 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Heck, live large & go Whitworth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 8 hours ago, adept99 said: Heck, live large & go Whitworth.... Wouldn't the truck start leaking oil and the lights would stop working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclord2002 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Good humor with the Whiteorth,oil leaks and Lucas electrical stuff. Been there,done that and have the tee shirt to prove it. Gotta go get 500 cc's of coffee now...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I was killing time once, wandering through a large well know store while waiting on the (then) wife. It was a large store that most are familiar with. I don't want to give them any negative press but their initials are K-Mart. As I walked down the cheap tool aisle I observed a wrench labeled as "Crescent Wrench". On the peg right next to it was the same wrench labeled "Metric Crescent Wrench". I spent days wondering how many Aggies (I'm in Texas..aggie jokes are still politically correct, aren't they?) bought one of each, not knowing which one they needed. Later I began to wish I was the marketing genius that figured out how to sell more Crescent Wrenches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mdonewiththis forum Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I recall seeing an adjustable wrench that had "250mm Angle Head Adjustable Wrench" on it. Phil, unless the wrench was made by Crescent, you could have sued for false advertising since that is a brand name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLOY Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 12 minutes ago, Big5er said: I was killing time once, wandering through a large well know store while waiting on the (then) wife. It was a large store that most are familiar with. I don't want to give them any negative press but their initials are K-Mart. As I walked down the cheap tool aisle I observed a wrench labeled as "Crescent Wrench". On the peg right next to it was the same wrench labeled "Metric Crescent Wrench". I spent days wondering how many Aggies (I'm in Texas..aggie jokes are still politically correct, aren't they?) bought one of each, not knowing which one they needed. Later I began to wish I was the marketing genius that figured out how to sell more Crescent Wrenches. Metric wrenches are left hand thread Imperial wrenches are right hand thread ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, J-T said: Metric wrenches are left hand thread Imperial wrenches are right hand thread ........ You must have some pretty strange wrenches . They all have threads ??? LOL Edited January 7, 2018 by Pat & Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 A Newfoundlander I worked with in the patch asked me to "grab de all sixteenths".... funny thing I knew what he wanted.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaHybrid Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 On 1/7/2018 at 10:43 AM, Big5er said: I was killing time once, wandering through a large well know store while waiting on the (then) wife. It was a large store that most are familiar with. I don't want to give them any negative press but their initials are K-Mart. As I walked down the cheap tool aisle I observed a wrench labeled as "Crescent Wrench". On the peg right next to it was the same wrench labeled "Metric Crescent Wrench". I spent days wondering how many Aggies (I'm in Texas..aggie jokes are still politically correct, aren't they?) bought one of each, not knowing which one they needed. Later I began to wish I was the marketing genius that figured out how to sell more Crescent Wrenches. Phil, the marketing guys actually had the factory mark a scale on the wrenches for a while. One was marked in inches on the frame and the movable jaw had a reference mark to line up with the scale to get you close to the size you needed. The SAE wrench did the same except it was marked in sixteenth's of an inch. That went well for sales until someone asked why they didn't put metric on one side and SAE on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Ok Phil. I’m an Aggie so be careful where you tread. I know where you live😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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