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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => GENERAL TOOL AND MACHINE DISCUSSION => Topic started by: jabberwoki on September 24, 2018, 07:35:04 PM

Title: Looks like Proto?
Post by: jabberwoki on September 24, 2018, 07:35:04 PM

https://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/tls/d/urrea-10-ton-puller-set/6706533890.html

Title: Re: Looks like Proto?
Post by: Snaparxon on September 24, 2018, 07:49:33 PM

Says Urrea Mexico on the puller. Proto and Urrea had a relationship at one time

Title: Re: Looks like Proto?
Post by: slip knot on September 24, 2018, 08:05:47 PM

Some of the Urrea tools I've ran across were decent quality tooling. I would imagine the puller would be the same. I doubt I would pay as much for the Urrea over the Proto tho.

Title: Re: Looks like Proto?
Post by: Uncle Buck on September 24, 2018, 08:23:30 PM

That puller was originally made as Plomb, then later Proto. Excellent puller, but dang, not exactly cheap! I doubt the name on it matters though I suspect it would be just as good even though not wearing the Proto name.

Title: Re: Looks like Proto?
Post by: J.A.F.E. on September 24, 2018, 09:34:42 PM

Considering the relationship between Plomb/Proto and what is now Urrea not surprising at all. Probably even has the same part numbers.

Title: Re: Looks like Proto?
Post by: fatfillup on September 25, 2018, 07:23:44 AM

Yeah, I'm not surprised at all either.  But I will say if it wasn't for Strik, I wouldn't have known of the Urea/Proto connection