40 oz., I think. I bought it off the Snap-On truck in the late 1980's. Over the past few years, the poly handle has literally disintegrated.
I thought these were manufactured by Trusty-Cook, but I was apparently mistaken. I recently bought a Trusty-Cook replacement, but it has a much shorter handle and is not nearly the same.
Any ideas where I can find that hammer other than the paycheck-collection truck?
If you have what remains of the truck hammer I know Snap-on will readily replace it. I have warranted two of them, with two different drivers through the years awith zero issues. That is a well known problem too.
TC to me is the high water mark for DB hammers, none better!
Quote from: Uncle Buck on May 05, 2025, 05:05 PMIf you have what remains of the truck hammer I know Snap-on will readily replace it. I have warranted two of them, with two different drivers through the years awith zero issues. That is a well known problem too.
TC to me is the high water mark for DB hammers, none better!
But there is none of the handle with the Blue Point logo remaining. I suspect the truck guy would tell me to kick sand.
Quote from: wilbilt on May 05, 2025, 05:19 PMQuote from: Uncle Buck on May 05, 2025, 05:05 PMIf you have what remains of the truck hammer I know Snap-on will readily replace it. I have warranted two of them, with two different drivers through the years awith zero issues. That is a well known problem too.
TC to me is the high water mark for DB hammers, none better!
But there is none of the handle with the Blue Point logo remaining. I suspect the truck guy would tell me to kick sand.
I returned one where the only things remaining was a brass head and a rod where the handle once was. Give it a try, the worst that can happen is he will turn you down. Then, if he does, ship it to their home office. That was a very well known deficiency.
Call Snap-on directly their reps are usually quite easy to deal with. They might ask for a picture if they honor the warranty but likely won't want to pay the return shipping. I, too, had one and it did as yours but foolishly tossed it in a bone headed move.
Many of these stories on Snap-on dead blow hammers. Certainly stretching back at least two decades, and likely longer.I can't imagine they would give you much grief about replacing the hammer.
This one was branded Blue Point, not Snap-On. I don't have the occasion to visit a Snap-On truck these days. I haven't been on one for 25 years.
I was just wondering if anyone knew who the OE manufacturer was. This hammer was my lifeblood back in the day.
The current Snap-On version states that is 15 1/8" long. Mine would have been closer to 17+". when it was all there. I don't seem to be able to upload an image.
I wouldn't be surprised if was Trusty Cook even if the BP and TC versions are a little different. They did invent it in the first place and I doubt many companies made them back then.
I think I read years ago the early Snap-on ones with the checkerboard pattern on the handle ends were TC. The first hammer I returned was that design. The second one I returned all that remained was the steel head (it was a ball peen) and the steel rod attached to the head that had run through the core of the handle.
I had my Blue Point 11 pound 8 oz. (retail price $478) hammer replaced before (I doubt if I would buy one now). also my SO 40oz dead blow has been replaced three times. no problems, they want the old ones back, but they send you a shipping label. You have to take it to a ups store.