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Many tools covered by lifetime warranty.


Many of the tools in the Army's modernized sets, kits and outfits (SKO SKO Some Kind Of
SKO Superior Kerosene Oil
SKO Something Kinda Ooh (Girls Aloud song)
SKO Survival Kits Online (online store)
SKO Sets, Kits & Outfits
SKO Sales Kick Off
SKO Soft Kill Option
) have lifetime warranties. That means it a tool breaks through normal use you get a replacement free. Of course, the warranty does not cover abuse, improper use of tools or stolen tools.

New SKOs with

* general mechanics tool kits

NSN NSN National Stock Number
NSN Nokia Siemens Networks
NSN National Storytelling Network
NSN NATO Stock Number
NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA)
NSN National Student Number (NZ)
NSN Never Say Never
 5180-01-454-3787

NSN 5180-01-483-0249

NSN 5180-01-483-0250

* multi-capable maintenance tool kits

NSN 5180-01-493-1664

NSN 5180-01-493-1665

* individual aircraft armament repairman tool set,

NSN 5180-01-516-0223

* carpenter squad tool kit,

NSN 5180-01-499-3546

* explosive ordnance disposal The detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance. It may also include explosive ordnance which has become hazardous by damage or deterioration. Also called EOD.  response tool kit (EOD EOD

abbreviation for every other day; used in medical records.
 response),

NSN 1385-01-487-8701

* standard automotive tool set (SATS) core,

NSN 4910-01-490-6453

Mod 1, NSN 4910-01-501-7342

Mod 2, NSN 4910-01-501-7343

Lifetime Warranty

* lineman's safety tool kit,

NSN 5180-01-513-5123

* purging kit,

NSN 4931-00-065-1110

* shop equipment, welding (SEW),

NSN 4940-01-454-9877

* shop equipment, contact maintenance (SECM SECM Systems Engineering Capability Model
SECM Shop Equipment, Contact Maintenance
SECM Subrate Establish Command (AT&T) 
)

NSN 4940-01-333-8470 NSN 4940-01-333-8471

* carpenter's tool kit (CTK),

NSN 5180-01-516-1429

* body, explosive ordnance disposal (BEOD BEOD By End of the Day ),

NSN 2510-01-466-5337

* forward repair system (FRS FRS
abbr.
Fellow of the Royal Society


FRS,
n “flexed rotated side-bent,” an osteopathic abbreviation used to describe vertebral position in cases of spinal dysfunction.
),

NSN 4940-01-463-7940

* boresight kit,

NSN 4933-00-930-1957

There are other kits that also have warranties. To check on your kit or make a claim, go to: http://pmskot.army.mil

You can make warranty claims at this site and often get new tools within 48 hours. You will need the tool's part number, your DODAAC DODAAC Department Of Defense Activity Address Code , shipping address, email, and a brief explanation of what happened to the tool.

If you have any SKO questions, write:

Product Manager Sets, Kits, Outfits and Tools ATTN: SFAE-CS-K Rodman Ave, Bldg 104, 1st FI Rock Island, IL 61299-7630

Or call 1-877-4-PM-SKOT (1-877-476-7568) Or fax DSN 793-6701/(309) 782-6701 Or email:

PM-SKOT@ria.army.mil

RATS! NOW I'VE GOTTA BUT A NEW SCREWDRIVER

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HERE ARE SOME OF THE NEW SKOS THAT HAVE LIFETIME WARRATIES ...

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NO!! I'VE GOT LIFETIME WARRANTY!

WITH ANY LUCK, YOU'LL GET A FREE REPLACEMENT IN 48 HOURS.

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NOW YOU TELL ME!

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