UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     October 23, 2006
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                              Snap-on Incorporated
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                         1-7724               39-0622040
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(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)


                 2801-80th Street, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53143-5656
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (262) 656-5200
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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On October 23, 2006,  Snap-on  Incorporated (the  "Corporation")  issued a press
release entitled "Snap-on  Announces 2006  Third-quarter  Results;  Net Sales up
8.2%; EPS increases 33.3%." The text of the press release is furnished  herewith
as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference.

The press release contains cautionary  statements  identifying important factors
that could cause actual  results of the  Corporation to differ  materially  from
those described in any forward-looking statement of the Corporation.

The press release also contains  information  concerning  the impacts of foreign
currency  translation on certain items of reported results, and this information
may include non-GAAP financial measures. The Corporation presents information in
this manner to show changes in these items of reported  results apart from those
related to the quarterly volatility of foreign currency changes.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02)
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(c) Exhibits

      99       Press Release of Snap-on Incorporated, dated October 23, 2006






                                   SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Snap-on
Incorporated  has duly  caused  this  report to be  signed on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                             SNAP-ON INCORPORATED


Date:  October 23, 2006      By:   /s/ Martin M. Ellen
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                                   Martin M. Ellen, Principal Financial Officer,
                                   Senior Vice President - Finance and
                                   Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number      Description
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     99             Press Release of Snap-on Incorporated, dated October 23,
                    entitled "Snap-on Announces 2006 Third-quarter Results; Net
                    Sales up 8.2%; EPS increases 33.3%."