Originally Posted by
Panthers007
A Shimano HG did in the (replaceable) pin on my Park CT-3 chain tool. Must be a plot! LOL. Anywho - I think you'd need a hammer to bend the gates on the CT-3. They are the standard of the industry in shops I've been to/worked at. The pins are simple to replace, and the pins are what would give. Not the gates. They cost around $30.
+1. Just last week. I'd had the CT-3 for a long time, but I got a new HG chain, needed to remove a few links, and ended up totally thrashing the CT-3.