818C Build Featured on Snap-On’s "From the Ground Up"

Posted on August 4, 2016 by in What's New

Jarod and the crew from Snap-on Tools came by Factory Five recently to build an 818C! Check out part 1 of the build featured on their show “From the Ground Up.”

Snap-On is a great partner of Factory Fives, and we were excited to get started on this 818 build when the proposed the build series idea to us.  The Snap-On team built the 818C in a week with the help of Factory Five’s Tony Zullo, Jon Dean, and Jim Schenck.  Here’s a few photos from when they were here back in February.

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Snap-On’s “From the Ground Up” host Jarod Deanda talking with Factory Five President Dave Smith.

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Stay tuned for the other “From the Ground Up” installments featuring this 818C build.

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