Best tool brands

[WoodED]

Gransfors Bruks

Snap on

Makita

Buck knives are well liked, I dont - but lots do

Bladetech sharpeners

Husqvarna & Stihl... clearly

Felco Pruning Shears

Silky Fox saws

Mora knives

Helly Hanson workwear

 

 

 

Hope thats some use

theres a brand i forgot, good old silky

[michaelf]

For spanners etc snap on (as I bought them when i was 17) but if need any thing now it's Halfords expert range as they have life time guarantee.

For bar and chains it's oregon.

[jrose]

for spades, shovels, rakes etc I've always brought Bulldog for preference, brilliant tools. I've never managed to break one yet, can't say the same for Spear and Jackson - I managed to break 3 S+J forks in a week!

[Matthew Arnold]

Bulldog for Billhooks, Snedding axes, etc

Spear and Jackson for loppers.

Bacho for bowsaws.

Silky for folding saws and our only Zubat.

Stihl for 2 stroke powertools

DR and Lawnflite for 4 stroke mowers

Makita and Ryobi for electric tools.

We also run a 1400watt power inverter from our L200 as we have 2 12 volt adapters. If it is dry we use the battery and one of the internals.

[Stereo]

Wow, thanks for so many replies. De-walt, Makita and Bahco are already on our hit list but I will investigate all the rest, particularly the axe brands. We have sold more Silverline mauls this winter than I care to think about. Literally hundreds of them. I only realised the other day that the maul I have been using for years is a Silverline one and it's been used and abused but still goes on.

 

The key we find with cheap tools such as Silverline / AM-Tech / Rolson / JEK etc is to choose the ones without moving parts. A Silverline 3/4" socket set may not be a thing of wonder when you look at the castings but it will likely do 99% of a set costing 20 times the price without breaking. A £30 Silverline cordless drill on the other hand is soon going to let you down. If you don't end up sending it back it will be on charge half the time you are using it where a De-walt 18v Lithium drill will drive 100mm screws in all day long on a single charge.

 

It's worth noting that 99% of the cheap brands come out of exactly the same factories and usually only differ in colour and branding.

[Billy]

Saws-STIHL and Husky

Spades and shovels- Spear & Jackson/anyone who makes full steel ones

Pruning saws-Silky

Spanners- Britool, Teng, Halfords pro/expert, Snap On

[blazer]

look on 'Visa tools' for axes mauls, log splitters etc with both wooden & fibreglass shafts.