We Just Got Ko-ken Tools, Japanese Made Tools - AFTER HOURS

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[@cblack1863]

Envisioning Snappy Carl right now, with an open 26oz of Crown Royal in one hand, smashing his monitor with a $250 high viz 36" prybar, screaming 'If you thought one missing tooth made it hard to eat burgers..."

[@smartiesnestle6679]

That’s grim bruv

[@Nordman555]

We just had a 30min tour of the inside of cams mind and im scared

[@onfxya]

As a British Tech who has used koken for years and now living in BC I'm glad to see ko-ken making a splash here

[@crawfordhelms1480]

This video is all over the place and I loved every second of it. 😂😂

[@keithluke1341]

From Australia, I've been a heavy Diesel Mechanic since 87 and still on the tools and love it. I still have my Ko-ken 1/2 inch drive socket set and more from 88 as an old boy said get these son and you'll be right! he wasn't wrong still use them today.

[@duncanmiller1732]

I've had the same two ratchets for years, one is an S-K and the other is a snapon. Have been thinking about updating and getting another complete socket set. Will definitely be looking at Ko-Ken. Thanks Guys.

[@jdpancoast1790]

I love my old s-k 3/8 ratchet

[@CHASNTRUCKS]

I’m super appreciative of the high quality content these guys put out. It takes a lot of work and time to make this content. Especially sharing insight on tools. They dont have to share insight but they choose to. Thank you

[@nbsdanny1558]

Snappy Carl just fell to his knees screaming Cams name in the rain

[@timblack33]

What’s been missing for a long time is a tool dealer focusing on industrial/construction/heavy equipment techs. Everyone wants to cater to automotive guys that work in the AC on a clean car all day. Can’t wait to see where yall can grow to.

[@neithertwosturrr3016]

Lmfao can tell you know nothing about Northern automotive work. I love seeing people like you who think it's always sunshine and rainbows because you watched a few shows based in Cali and Florida.

[@timblack33]

@@neithertwosturrr3016 I just know what I see when I go buy a vehicle. I’m in the north by the way- North Carolina. lol.

[@neithertwosturrr3016]

@timblack33 North Carolina isn't in the rust belt buddy.

[@timblack33]

@@neithertwosturrr3016no crap Sherlock. are you this personable in real life or just on the internet?

[@neithertwosturrr3016]

@timblack33 im like this to anyone to who pretends they know what they're talking about when they shit on someone else's profession.

[@JankyDubz]

I totally agree if I could go back I would buy all Koken instead of Snapon.

[@iainbearyay2236]

Friendship with Snap on over, Koken is best friend now

[@bfelinemaximus]

I wonder if the Koken truck will warranty out any problem Tools

[@thomasformosa4339]

​@bfelinemaximus they're cheap enough to replace anyway tbh

[@samthesr20man]

​@@bfelinemaximus I use koken daily in the heavy industry. 15 years, haven't had to warranty anything other than tor impact bits. No issue with getting them warrantied

[@balinoob1837]

@@samthesr20man You know having a warranty that is easy to use is good... but you know what's better? Not having to use a warranty Koken FTW

[@samthesr20man]

@@balinoob1837 true, but I've broken almost every brand of impact torx bits on the planet at this stage, there are no good ones.

[@cntrlaltdefeat]

Im not a mechanic but I come to watch these videos just to gain the knowledge from these boys!

[@cave0bear]

A mini service truck tour would be interesting, I'd watch that

[@Terry_Baker]

Going to have to add a Ko-Ken ratchet to the collection. Need to put that Cam hat on the site !

[@zoeylamant8298]

Koken is gold standard.

[@Rrlecroy]

Love the content. Really helpful for someone just starting to run there on service truck to. Tools are always so expensive

[@baldy3435]

I love my Koken stuff! They work great for small motor work with the nut grip

[@jacob.s3619]

The first koken I bought was a 1/2 inch ratchet, like a normal length on and a 1/2 inch extension set. Iv used those extensions on rattle guns, as punches, on torque wrenches doing massive torque. Never failed me in 20years. I use my Koken oven my snap on for my ratchet as well, iv used a cheater bar on it and its never failed. I love them

[@justinllewellyn5822]

Awesome tour of what Ko-Ken has to offer!!

[@ImagineHavinFun]

Those Koken ratchets look mint. Great video

[@chadrides914]

7:24 back drag on point with the Koken

[@scotthastings8845]

In the market for new 1/2 and 3/8 impacts, snap on is just too expensive to justify for these so koken has caught my eye and as a result I might end up buying a fair bit more than that in the future!

[@Chromed121]

That little multi set looks awesome and that case is about the same size as my current Wera set I use daily , I’d consider switching to that one since it has the hex heads. I don’t do mechanic work I’m an industrial electrician but I’m glad I found this channel. Always watch these and learn quite a bit !

[@jeffshackelton1836]

Thanks Cam, and Fortes HD!

[@deanl2427]

Haha, Cam is all the time funny guy all day long! Cool vid, thanks. Can't wait to look at those small ratchets on FORTIS HDeeeeeeeeeeee!

[@theforkliftguy]

The Allen keys joke is not getting enough attention 😂 brilliant

[@CallMeGrim25]

I glad Ko-ken is getting out there i swapped from snap on a few years back in my experience just as good some are even better and the price weights less on the pockets I'd prefer to run American made but snap on prices at this point are almost a scam.

[@JohnSmith-cw3tp]

Yep every time I opened the catalog I couldn’t help but laugh first and then just insulted about how much they think I could afford for tools. I’ve been buying Japanese for the last 2 years just to spite them…

[@Sethhaun78]

😮almost? Down right criminal..it should be illegal to charge 5times more .even if there open wrenches are best. Its way to much..they should make fastners better instead

[@adrianlaverick8040]

Love the video, definitely gonna check koken out more.

[@scantland10]

Absolutely love my Koken stuff, I have started to swap all my Snapon Matco and Cornwell stuff over

[@va_onfly5300]

Koken nut grip swivels have made my life infinitely easier. Excellent quality and tech.

[@wearsjorge55]

I got the zeal 3/8 ratchet a while ago, its small head is a prrfect pairing with the semi deep sockets they make. The thin head is awesome

[@jamesthomas9696]

Koken is top draw stuff. Tons better value for money than snap on

[@Lucasholzlein]

I own a couple ko-Kon tools and I love them 👌🏻👌🏻

[@chriscas-ToolAficionado]

Happy user of Ko-ken tools, including their impact stuff. "Princess Auto is the metric HF" lol!

[@zacs8654]

Koken socketry is world class

[@TheGorillaExhibit]

Something I learned working for a global manufacturer; In Japan they do not advertise based on quality. They believe in the highest quality manufacturing principles and production standards. I never knew Ko-Ken was manufactured there. I’m sure I will be adding them to my box soon.

[@nordicpride9708]

The Japanese are a truly impressive people. Their manufacturing processes are copied by many American companies these days, but don’t forget who taught them “kaizen” Dr Edward Deming…. An American from Iowa

[@dcch4586]

hahaha, I love watching you guys! Hope you're all keeping well and staying warm in the cooling season! Happy holidays Tekamo guys!

[@HCAKA13]

I’ve been running some Koken impact sockets for 2 years now and they’re gold.

[@jessewilliams8067]

Bought some ko Ken ratchets and love them also love that they put stickers in it I feel like everyone loves stickers

[@tcurrid8059]

A 50mm deep (I use one from sunex) will save you quite a bit of time changing out the female quick coupler on a CAT skidsteer. They have a shroud around them on occasion for lack of a better word that make it difficult to get a wrench on them. These are the couplers that thread directly into the manifold on the arm not the the type you can thread adapters in and out of like on the work tools.

[@thomasformosa4339]

I love all my koken gear, reasonably priced and awsome tools love all my ratchets and sockets

[@douglasmayherjr.5733]

Appreciate the initial reviews of the Koken tools. It would be interesting to do a follow up after a year or so. Thanks for the Videos. Thanks Cam.

[@NbsJosh]

Love the videos gunna have to try out Koken in my truck soon

[@blakepaulger3042]

29:08 I'm Australian and I didn't even know this was a thing and it's actually pretty good 🤣🤣, who thought I'd find my new Spotify jam off of Tekamo

[@jacob.s3619]

😂 yea we have such great music down under that is never recognised around the world. I love watching reaction videos of people discovering John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes and Matt Colby and being like "these are the great vocalist in the world" and they are only just now learning about them some 30-40years later (except matt).

[@niallcosgrove5596]

Koken tools have been around 20+ years in New Zealand.. All the older mechanics will definitely have some.. They definitely make quality tools every bit as good as Snap-on if not better. I highly recommend there stuff 👌

[@jonttu0776]

In finland we have allen key sockets that are size 18-25mm in foretry machines

[@craigmackay4909]

Valmet?

[@ozzmann3217]

I loved those rails for the truck but they always brake driving into the rock quarries you know how nice they keep the roads shut breaks the tabs off all the time so I dropped the coin on the VIM magnetic rails for all my sockets never knock over or broken yet

[@ollieachammer9928]

Snappy Carl screaming right now 🤣

[@mitchellsandlin7161]

That’s my dream socket set! You’re a lucky man cam! I would do a lot of messed up things for that set lol😂 hear me out Ko-Ken

[@johnb3240]

When I was a tech I bought the Mac extensions for the knurling

[@haydenmorden7672]

We need those hats that Cams wearing. Love the missing tooth

[@FarminwithBlake]

Well it was nice knowing you Snappy Carl

[@garyradtke3252]

I use my 3/8 drive in a 1/4 frame every day. It almost eliminates the need for having 1/4 drive sockets and ratchet out on the repair job. I can use my 3/8 sockets for hose clamps and other small headed fasteners without the larger handle of the normal 3/8 ratchet.

[@Nordman555]

Cam your experience at the koken booth is part of ur artism

[@Ninersfanatic79]

Sure would like to see a service truck tour

[@TooljunkieDave5215]

Them Hansen rails are the shit!!! I am also ready to switch all my sockets to koken. Aside from my snap on mid lengths. Those are in my box to stay!

[@TokyoCraftsman]

Ko-Ken is the Dean here in Japan! Cheers from Tokyo!

[@tjboylan20]

My favorite part was when he asked off the top of your head the two sizes, standard sizes 9/32 15/16 stuff like that I instantly knew because we started doing those conversions as soon as fractions were taught in America many schools add rulers into math class it makes more sense

[@jacob.s3619]

1inch drive on a 3/4 size socket is used a lot for sheer torque bolts. You tighten the bolt till the bolt sheer head breaks off.

[@chriskleinschmidt5542]

Great analogy from tools to songs

[@MrSwissNZ]

Koken makes possibly the strongest best quality sockets and other tools ever made. But there older ratchets before the z series ratchets tooth counts were too low for auto and motorcycle mechanics. The arc swing angle was too high to do up bolts in confined spaces. Swapped my koken ratchets to my brother and he loves them for tractor/heavy diesel work. Ill need to try the new z series since they wernt are around a few years ago

[@TrackstarBR]

I’ve went to Koken for pretty much anything socket related.

[@nathankisner8332]

I have found the new Snap On "Mountian" double flex ratcheting wrenches have a tight spot in half my set.

[@tonycroteau9264]

Great video 👍

[@branned]

I like my Ko-ken tools. The ratchet is very smooth. The Ko-ken warranty sucks which is the only negative.

[@amacdona32]

Love koken. Wish we had a decent seller/dealer in Australia

[@rashestkhan2878]

One of my colleague calls regular 6 point bolts external allens. He used to work on english shitboxes that had quite a lot of allen bolts and now we work on mercedes, which have a lot of external torx bolts.

[@lukethebeau2595]

Do they have a warranty? And if they do what’s it take to get the warranty?

[@PHATDAN420x]

Lots of “grip-tion” thought I was the only one that said that 😂😂😂

[@workingguy-OU812]

Need some more quality out-in-the-field videos / old custom truck overview videos, Chief! ... And you gotta pay Tylor the going rate for professional comedians.

[@maxvanderspurt2313]

Fluke is my go to

[@luzA43512]

Rachet’s with the grip are insane

[@nicholascardenas1791]

Karnivool and Butterfly Effect are Aussie bands I listened to heavily back when.

[@DMSparky]

My favourite thing about the man on the moon argument is that it was well documented that pretty much all of the important calculations were done in metric @16:50

[@racketbear112]

And almost all the scientists and engineers where Germans from after WW2

[@JasonNealisWC]

I need one of those hats

[@sydneykillian3685]

I get Koken sockets over Snapon the marina loves them, absolutely incredible quality you are doing yourself a disservice not purchasing the double hinge universal impact. The chrome’s and nut grip are the best. Also the lever on the Koken ratchet is the inverse of American ratchets non of these guys tell you that.

[@memethem]

ko-ken can be had for much cheaper on amazon japan, and no tariffs. It's made in Japan, not China.

[@xcofcd]

Heard a few days ago a lot of stuff doesn't ship to the US anymore. I think Koken USA wasn't very happy with that...

[@memethem]

@@xcofcd ko-ken USA can stop marking shit up 150% if they want my business.

[@bcalrisian]

​@@xcofcdI can see why they would be upset, I think it's so much cheaper from Japan because their currency isn't doing so well. I'd love to support North American brands/divisions but it's hard to justify spending literally double for the same tool :/

[@memethem]

@@bcalrisian it was half the USA prices before the currency went bad, it's even more now

[@victorhoyt4352]

I get all my koken stuff from Amazon Japan. It's half the price, sometimes less than half the price. Literally all of my koken sockets, ratchets, and other miscellaneous stuff has all been purchased from Amazon Japan for much much less. I just got in a couple ratchets last week actually. I paid $76 per ratchet, but on the Koken USA website, they are nearly $160 a piece. Granted, the koken USA stuff comes with a warranty, but I don't break my tools very often. If something does break, it's the anvil or a single socket, which costs $25 for a rebuild kit or $8 to $12 for a replacement socket. Their sockets are hands down the best I've ever seen or used. The only gripe I have is with their ratchets. I wish they used a set screw that can be tightened instead of a pin through the yoke on their flex heads.

[@I-HAVE-A-BOMB]

Real easy, which one gets warranty easier and faster done. Figure IT OUT

[@georgiosdelipaltidis4378]

Only Koken💪🏻

[@JustanBeach]

How is the warranty process for Koken?

[@th3tr]

The more videos I watch, the more I want to run my own truck.

[@belak3593]

Love to know what aussie bands you listen too, love from down under

[@Graveltrucking]

You can tell Cam is a capricorn man he loves to talk 😂 All in all this video is interesting never heard of this brand before. Cam is right its nice to have low back drag especially on smaller fasteners. Yes having less teeth but stronger teeth is a lot stronger. If I was willing to pull wrenches I'd be interested. I dont want to do mechanical work unless I really have to 😂 Cam will be getting the cold shoulder from the tool pimps on the Snap On trucks 🤣 When Cam was fondling the ratchets they are buttery smooth. Yeah you get some ratchets that have hard spots in the head.

[@Fl-diesel-Mechanic]

Hex bit is what I have always called them

[@matt3752]

Love tools! But mostly ratchets lol. I am also picky about my extensions.

[@marufali6205]

heavy diesel tech here and I have snapon and knipex and vintage bonnie, Blackhawk, hands down koken sockets are way way better for the price you pay they way better than snapon and it's not heavy on your pocket

[@bradleymincey6905]

I care about back drag too brother ! Lol

[@TheMasterHackUS]

BMW!!!🤣 As a BMW Tech its so true.

[@BB-qn5rj]

Is there hassle free warranty though I heard that’s the big deal with koken USA stuff

[@1234563221]

I use my 3/4” socket in 1” drive more than I thought I would. If you have a smaller bolt in a cover why get another gun and socket out when you have your 1” gun there.

[@victorhoyt4352]

All the stuff that they sent to you is easily several thousands and thousands of dollars. I mean, easily 7 or 8 grand worth of koken stuff they sent you for free bro. Lucky!!

[@flueky021]

Another brand that I think isn’t spoken about enough is teng tools

[@danh2134]

Teng and Sonic tools are not anything special

[@gregshearer423]

That’s cause teng are utter wank impact driver used all of about 5 times had to take it to bits and grind a bur out the inside so it’d actually work teng 30mm spanner the very same lasted about 10 uses and ring end cracked

[@shueher1]

Koken is cool. They don't come by the shop tho. Next man up.

[@Junkyarddogbnr]

Cam the teeth problem with the burger and onion I felt I’m missing the same tooth

[@dayneh5734]

I do enjoy all my husky ratchets

[@shepherdsfleetservicesllc8147]

I wanting start getting koken after all I see and talk to people

[@saluki417]

Stop motion it? Okay Cam Burton lol

[@griffoutdoortv5882]

my argument for imperial over metric has less to do with being a mechanic and more building but 12 can divide by 2 3 or 4 10 can only divide by 2

[@38skippers]

Koken is very nice. 🇦🇺👍