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Message started by LANCER on 05/22/20 at 10:00:52

Title: Harbor freight
Post by LANCER on 05/22/20 at 10:00:52

I now have a local Harbor Freight store.
It beats having to drive an hour to get to one.

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by verslagen1 on 05/22/20 at 10:12:47

beats having to drive an hour when you have to
vs.
getting to ride an hour when you want to... 8-)

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by Ruttly on 05/22/20 at 14:00:31

Some really good deals but beware , some real crappy tools too. Have one around the corner after years of 20 to 30 miles to get to one. If you use your imagination it's a very resourceful place. If I'm stuck on a project I just wander the store till find what I need or the tools to finish the project.
But beware !

P.S. I hate buying anything from China !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by Papa Bear on 05/22/20 at 16:15:52

1D3A3B3B23364F0 wrote:

P.S. I hate buying anything from China !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Egg rolls & wonton ....... ;)

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by bobert_FSO on 05/22/20 at 16:29:29

PSA! Harbor Frieght has put out a recall on a bunch of their jack stands.

https://images.harborfreight.com/hftweb/recalls/Jack-Stand-Recall-56371_61196_61197.pdf

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by Dave on 05/23/20 at 05:22:03

092E2F2F37225B0 wrote:

P.S. I hate buying anything from China !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought a big box end wrench from them that fits my trailer hitch balls. The price was right and it is big enough I won't break it. I find it pretty ironic that on one side it is stamped "PITTSBURGH", and on the other side says "INDIA".

I have had great success painting motorcycle parts with their $14 HVLP spray gun - it could not paint large parts. Also I bought an electric die grinder and small cut off saw....they work just fine and were worth the price for the occasional use I put them to. I also have their $299 bike lift and it works fine for light bikes like the Savage...a 600 pound bike on it is a bit scary as it wobbles. Their boxes of rubber gloves come in several thicknesses and sizes and are a great buy!

I considered buying a sandblast cabinet from them - it was cheap and wobbly and not worth it.

As others have said you just have to pick and choose what you get from them.

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/23/20 at 06:08:52

The grinder and cut off disks are a waste.
I have several of their angle grinders..
I've got sockets, Allen wrenches, vise grips, the vise grips are obviously Not the highest quality, but they work..
I have a stick welder I've had to work on, others can weld just fine with it, and I have the $100.00 mig.. works fine..
Ya pays your money and ya takes your chances...
I returned Three battery chargers..
I don't take that chance..

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by Armen on 05/23/20 at 08:25:09

Their 20 ton hydraulic press is good. Got mine on sale. Almost everything else I saw there was garbage.

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by Gary_in_NJ on 05/23/20 at 08:52:23

I have purchased a few items from HF with good results:

Deep SAE & Metric 1/2 drive Impact Sets
Dead Blow Hammer

hmmm...that's it

For an occasional use tool (the items above are not), certainly one without moving parts, I would buy from HF. If you follow Project Farm, you can see when compared head-to-head with other brands, HF sell mostly garbage. But I have to say, I use the crap out of those impact sockets, but they also meet the "no moving parts" rule.

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by Eegore on 05/23/20 at 09:42:57

I always wondered what people used from there.

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by zipidachimp on 05/23/20 at 13:24:25

these work great, bolted to an 8' 2x10.

https://www.harborfreight.com/automotive/motorcycle-atv/motorcycle-wheel-chock-69026.html
Even better at $29 !
Cheers! 8-)

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by springman on 05/23/20 at 21:15:12

I have HF torque wrenches that get very little use and for the price work just fine. I also have some socket sets from HF which to date have held up quite well. And since I always go in with a get something free coupon I have about 30-40 of their screw drivers which actually work quite well. Their pliers suck. I have no experience with their ratchet wrenches, for that a prefer Craftsman.

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by LANCER on 05/24/20 at 03:22:54

You do have to pick and choose for sure.
I have a digital caliper, a few hand tools and a couple of power tools, m/c lifts, tire changer (hard to use), and ... hmm. Oh well.

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by Matchless G11 on 05/24/20 at 04:41:38

4D6A6B6B73661F0 wrote:

I do too. I found at Harbor Freight brake caliper service sets, one made in China and the other made in Taiwan, they looked identical! :-?

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by Matchless G11 on 05/24/20 at 08:11:09

Mad magazine a while back made fun of Harbor Freight.

called hazard fraught tools.

They included;
Bono safety glasses (look like a rock star),
Laser guided paint brushes,
manual chain saws,
whale gutting knifes,
50 garden hose extension cord combo.
16 ton hydraulic nail unbender.
and who could not live without ,
Muppet grade felt work gloves. ;D

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by Tocsik on 05/26/20 at 06:48:56

As many have stated, ya gotta be careful what you get from HF and what you use it on. Unfortunately, Crapsman has also gone downhill in recent years, too.

I have a set of HF deep impact sockets and 2 different length breaker bars. That stuff seems good. I also have a few of their magnetic parts bowls that I use several times a week. Keep 'em stuck on the outside of my big tool chest.
Definitely bought a few things over the years from them I've thrown out with the rest of the garbage.
I bought this extendable 1/2" drive ratchet that I actually really like: https://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-drive-extendable-ratchet-62311.html. Used it just yesterday to loosen the rear axle nut on the Savage.

Pretty much only buy something with coupons or the 20% coupon you can find just about anywhere.

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by batman on 05/29/20 at 21:26:20

The free (if you buy something else) , or $5.00 volt/ohm meter is a good deal. magnetic parts dish is handy too.

Title: Re: Harbor freight
Post by LANCER on 05/30/20 at 20:32:43

3B382D3438376D61590 wrote:

The free (if you buy something else) , or $5.00 volt/ohm meter is a good deal. magnetic parts dish is handy too.

Yep.
I really like the dish, no moving parts. [ch128578]