ST 300 to the rescue

matt · **on:** October 03, 2009, 12:10:56 PM

My wife and I were going into town to see a movie friday night,we stopped to get gas and her car wouldn't start,I asked her to get her battery checked out a week ago,but needless to say I was stuck at the gas station untill I could get someone to jump start the car,we headed to sears to get the battery tested and ofcourse it was dead as a doornail.sears says no problem we have a battey but there is a 2 hour wait to get it changed.So i say no problem i have a leatherman tool i will change it myself,the guy laughs and hands me the battery.By the time he comes to check on us the battery is changed and i hand him the old one,he says wow that was fast,are you interested in a job,i tell hem no thanks and he says you saved yourself $12.We made the moive on time and saved some money,thanks to my supertool 300.maybe a good tool can pay for itself.

Medic82 · **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2009, 12:18:51 PM

Good work, I just love to hear story like this.

rp252 · **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2009, 01:13:15 PM

Good job mate

How did you find the ST300 did changing the battery? Did the task show up any strong/weak points about the ST300?

Put that $12 you saved towards another MT!

matt · **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2009, 01:59:38 PM

I would give the st 300 a 10 out of 10 based on my usage,the handles were very confortable and it was easy to loosen the nuts holding the battery cables and the battery holder.like i said it only took a couple of minutes start to finish the leatherman couldn't have been more usefull.the tech at sears was supprised how fast it went.this is a very solid tool,i have carried it everyday and have never needed anything else.very tough.

Medic82 · **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2009, 02:33:45 PM

I'm looking forward to getting my ST 300.

rp252 · **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2009, 02:39:14 PM

Quote from: matt on October 03, 2009, 01:59:38 PM

I would give the st 300 a 10 out of 10 based on my usage,the handles were very confortable and it was easy to loosen the nuts holding the battery cables and the battery holder.like i said it only took a couple of minutes start to finish the leatherman couldn't have been more usefull.the tech at sears was supprised how fast it went.this is a very solid tool,i have carried it everyday and have never needed anything else.very tough.

Good to hear mate. Might just invest in one (or two

) ST300s myself. Thanks for the story.

cliosguy · **Reply #6 on:** October 03, 2009, 03:07:52 PM

great story mate, thanks for sharing

geoemt · **Reply #7 on:** October 03, 2009, 04:45:53 PM

Great story Matt, you should send it to Leatherman, they love those stories: http://www.leatherman.com/owners/tool-tales/tell-us.aspx

Regards
Guillermo

Foskey · **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2009, 06:15:48 PM

Awesome! Another great multi tool saves the day story! Love it!

scrappy · **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2009, 06:30:48 PM

Quote from: matt on October 03, 2009, 12:10:56 PM

My wife and I were going into town to see a movie friday night,we stopped to get gas and her car wouldn't start,I asked her to get her battery checked out a week ago,but needless to say I was stuck at the gas station untill I could get someone to jump start the car,we headed to sears to get the battery tested and ofcourse it was dead as a doornail.sears says no problem we have a battey but there is a 2 hour wait to get it changed.So i say no problem i have a leatherman tool i will change it myself,the guy laughs and hands me the battery.By the time he comes to check on us the battery is changed and i hand him the old one,he says wow that was fast,are you interested in a job,i tell hem no thanks and he says you saved yourself $12.We made the moive on time and saved some money,thanks to my supertool 300.maybe a good tool can pay for itself.

that is awesome

Gareth · **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2009, 06:32:26 PM

Jood job Matt.

Freudian Frog · **Reply #11 on:** October 03, 2009, 07:05:28 PM

I think you are quite mistaken. The ST300 performed quite poorly and is a piece of junk that endangered you and your wife's lives. Quickly, get rid of it by sending it to me!

Anthony · **Reply #12 on:** October 03, 2009, 08:18:10 PM

Cool story. Sometimes those battery terminals are a pain to access...and/or corroded and tough to unscrew even with the proper wrench.

matt · **Reply #13 on:** October 04, 2009, 12:51:37 AM

thanks for the comments,it made me feel good to be able to solve a problem on my own,and quickl.I am flattered that anyone thinks it would make a good tool tale,if I were a better story teller I would write them.i am surely grateful for having the tool when I needed it.

Poncho65 · **Reply #14 on:** October 04, 2009, 04:18:59 AM

Glad to hear that the ST 300 worked great for ya

Smitty44 · **Reply #15 on:** October 04, 2009, 05:57:32 AM

It sounds like you are a pretty good story teller to me,go ahead and send it in like above,they will probably like it also,being it's there newest multi.

Buy the way,what was the movie,and how did you and your wife like it??

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matt · **Reply #16 on:** October 04, 2009, 12:02:40 PM

It was zombie land and it was good.funny but violent and bloody.I guess thats to be expected from any movie with zombies in it.

Lamar · **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2009, 10:31:45 PM

You should post it on the site: http://www.leatherman.com/owners/tool-tales/default.aspx

getpower · **Reply #18 on:** October 07, 2009, 10:42:39 PM

Would Have been nice if it was an instance where the tool payed for itself.

Unless, that is, it did and you're holding out on us where you got the tool for 12 dollars.

matt · **Reply #19 on:** October 10, 2009, 02:28:17 PM

I think that since I carry it everyday, and it has already saved me $12,if you consider it has a 25 year warranty,I would say it is on its way to doing just that. 24 years and 10 months to go.

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