I have been a mechanic since I was 9, almost 50. years ago, when I rebuilt first gocart engine. My father was an architect, who drew plans for riverboats, towboats, casinos, parking garages, hotels, houses, etc. My first jobs were learning new house constrution and working on the shipyard where he was a manager. I eventually became a jet engine mechanic in the military as my primary job. I state all of this because I have worked with and owned, and still own some of the finest tools ever made. In recent years, some of those quality tool companies have become more about profit and less about quality. So, sometimes you look for cheaper and better options. Now, one doesn't go into a Walmart store to buy quality tools, even though some quality brands can be bought on Walmart.com. Regardless, no one expects HyperTough to be a quality brand, but after Walmart dropped Hart, got Stanley out of the stores, and focused on this new store redesign, they have upped the stakes with the HyperTough brand. I don't go shopping. mych, but I walked in and saw the quality. of tools that Walmart had on display with this Greenworks and upgraded HyperTough tool line, I see a glimmer of hope for people looking for a quality budget option without having to take a trip to the questionable Harbor Freight. These tools look and feel better than Lowe's Kobalt, Home Depot's Husky, Harbor Freight's Icon, and even Craftsman. I really like this 3-in-1 multi saw, especially the pull saw. It is very well made and does a clean job with the hobby wood work that I'm using it for. I also like how Walmart has refined the HyperTough look with the bright red and black. I purchased the HyperTough 27" wood topped rolling tool chest at the same time, just to see how well it was made compared to my more expensive box and previous boxes I've owned and used. I am really impressed with it, as well, even though it lacks a lock, something I really don't need in my hobby room. I may just go in and buy a complete set of HyperTough tools just to have them as a backup to my regular tool collection. I just hope that Walmart doesn't stop what they are doing here, and I hope that they only keep on improving the HyperTough line while keeping it the budget option. Maybe if Snap-On, Mac, and S%26K hadn't been consumed with corporate greed and the first two hadn't gone stupid with their high truck commission margins letting aggressive salesmen on the loose, and also dropping their quality, places like Walmart wouldn't have had to up the game. I'm all for it. HyperTough may not be professional grade per se, but I could see someone successfully and repearedly turning a HyperTough wrench, in the near future, at a new car dealership automotive department if Walmart keeps investing in HyperTough.
