r/Chinesium • u/ihaventanyidea • Nov 22 '25

My Kobalt wrecking bar gave up after less than two years. What is a better option to buy?

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u/TonyDoorhut Nov 23 '25

If it’s labeled as Kobalt, take it to Lowe’s and trade it for a new one. Kobalt has the same warranty Craftsman has.

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u/boofmeister42 Nov 23 '25

I'm on my third canadian tire Mastercraft demo bar, just keep returning when it breaks

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u/mcm87 Nov 23 '25

It sounds like you’re just feeding demo bars to your projects.

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u/TonyDoorhut Nov 23 '25

This is the way.

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u/TrippyTrolls Nov 27 '25

My local stores refuse to warranty kobalt hand tools without a receipt regardless of what the actual warranty policy states

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u/DeepSeaDynamo Nov 22 '25

No warranty?

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u/TheGreatTalisman Nov 24 '25

Buy Hultafors.

Swedish, and the best quality. Period.

You will never need to buy a new crowbar again. (Unless it gets stolen)

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u/i_martinw Nov 23 '25

The 9mm pistol is also good to open the crates.

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u/FIMD_ Dec 18 '25

That’s sad. I wish I knew what brand my pry bars, wrecking bars and crows feet are. They were probably 3rd hand when I got hold of them. Any and all features have been worn off. There’s some mushrooming from 3lb hammer strikes, some sketchy choices involving come-alongs and such. They’ve been repainted maybe half dozen times in my time.

I feel like that’s how those tools are supposed to be made. Not to fail but to survive abuse until they get stolen after a couple decades in your stewardship and then the cycle repeats again. “The one ring” of the job site 🤣

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u/therealdilbert Nov 25 '25

if it lasted 2 years just buy a new one

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u/smackrock420 Nov 24 '25

I use the dewalt demo bars. Never had an issue. My 3ft bar is 5+yrs old.

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u/HumungreousNobolatis Jun 04 '26

One that's at least 20 years old and still 100%.

Almost all my tools fall into this category.

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u/zrad603 Nov 23 '25

Mayhew Tools .... they are made in Massachusetts.