Snap-on (SNA) 10-K 2006 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Snap-on Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 30, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Jack D. Michaels as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Jack D. Michaels

Jack D. Michaels

Chief Executive Officer

February 19, 2007

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