good to see long term reviews on tools, unfortunately just in time for Bahco to have dropped the quality and moved production from Taiwan to China. I bought a second of the same set, sockets have different knurling, no embossed logo and worse finish, plus the ratchet has a lot more slop in it. Box is subtly lower quality plastic and logo has changed. If you could buy another and do a follow up follow up long term review it would be interesting.
Thanks for the review. Looking at buying this set, but i saw the comment below about manufacturing moving from Taiwan to China. Does your box say where it was made anywhere on it?
Hello, unfortunately not. I have two sets and the second seems ever so slightly different, in feel, from the first but not spotted a made in mark. Nor had any issues with either set.
good to see long term reviews on tools, unfortunately just in time for Bahco to have dropped the quality and moved production from Taiwan to China. I bought a second of the same set, sockets have different knurling, no embossed logo and worse finish, plus the ratchet has a lot more slop in it. Box is subtly lower quality plastic and logo has changed. If you could buy another and do a follow up follow up long term review it would be interesting.
Thanks for the heads-up @boddys100. That is disappointing as it is/was a great little set. Will check out the new version at some point.
Thanks for the review. Looking at buying this set, but i saw the comment below about manufacturing moving from Taiwan to China. Does your box say where it was made anywhere on it?
Hello, unfortunately not. I have two sets and the second seems ever so slightly different, in feel, from the first but not spotted a made in mark. Nor had any issues with either set.
Gracias
I like the bahco 6950 dual 80
Thanks BW. Looks a great tool and a step up a level in quality.