Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[lostcreekranch]

Thanks! I think the local rental yard has them.

Question - Can a rental concrete grinder be run wet? That's what I saw in South America where pretty much any commercial building has a concrete floor with embedded colorful stones, ground smooth. The machines looked like the powered concrete floats used here, 3 ft diameter or larger and run wet.

If your shop is hot .. you'll want one of your own.

No clue on wet sanding though. Seems reasonable?

 

[JohnMacca]

Did you say pic-a-nick basket Mr. Ranger Sir?

I'm always showing my age by coming out with "smarter than the av-er-age bear" at the appropriate time! :laughing:

 

[Ford850]

If you can find something like this it is much more comfortable and much cooler and easier to work in than any effective dust mask will be.
With a concrete grinder the dust will be hard on your eyes and plug up most dust masks quite rapidly.

Lou I can't see a link or photo in your post. Is it just my ad-blocker or is something really missing? Sounds good, tell me more! Thanks.

I don't see a link or picture either.
I did notice the grinder listed also has a "Remote access multi-vac port hookup for dust control", and shows a vac hose coming out the rear of it. I thought it was odd they listed gloves and glasses listed for the required safety gear, but nothing about filters or masks (guess masks aren't needed with that vac).

 

[LouNY]

Lou I can't see a link or photo in your post. Is it just my ad-blocker or is something really missing? Sounds good, tell me more! Thanks.

I don't see the link either, here is a new one;
Hobbyair I System Full Face Mask

 

[California]

link ...
Hobbyair I System Full Face Mask

Thanks!

 

[Diggin It]

Sometimes I think they're their own worst enemy.

Went looking for a gear/pulley puller being discussed on another thread. I see the recommended 12 ton and a 'new' 10 ton. They're closing out the 12 ton for some reason and have a 'Clearance' tag on the shelf. Both are shown for the same $89 price. But since the one is 'clearance', the 20% coupon won't work, so I used it on the 10 ton and left the ones they're trying to get rid of there.

 

[Travelover]

Sometimes I think they're their own worst enemy.

Went looking for a gear/pulley puller being discussed on another thread. I see the recommended 12 ton and a 'new' 10 ton. They're closing out the 12 ton for some reason and have a 'Clearance' tag on the shelf. Both are shown for the same $89 price. But since the one is 'clearance', the 20% coupon won't work, so I used it on the 10 ton and left the ones they're trying to get rid of there.

My local store lets me use the 20% on clearance items and sale items, just not the excluded "brands".

 

[stuckmotor]

I bought a gear oil and fluid pump to put fluid in the transmission of my Ford Ranger.
Gear Oil and Fluid Pump
Note: This Ranger has a 5 speed manual transmission. The guy at the counter gave me ATF which I hope is correct.
DESPITE THE PROBLEMS LISTED BELOW, I LIKE THE PUMP. IT'S SIMPLE, EASY TO FIX, AND WORKED.
I didn't do my homework of reading the reviews and carefully examining the pump before draining the transmission. DIDN'T READ THE DIRECTIONS BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND ANY AND DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY. I LOOKED AT THE HF WEBSITE, TOO.
The pump wouldn't fit into the spout of the quart bottles of ATF I bought from Ford. I cut the spout off and when the ATF fluid got too low, cut the bottle short enough that it would go in.
There's a barb on the filler hose that keeps it in the hole in the transmission. The barb popped loose, but not out, twice before I got the hang of making it hold.
There were two kinks in the hose that restricted flow for some reviewers. I squeezed them to temporarily remove the kinks.
Some reviewers put the supplied extensions on the pump and they kept popping out. I didn't use them, when the oil got below the pump, I shortened the bottle and put it in deeper. When the bottom of the pump sealed against the bottom of the bottle I turned the pump at an angle to restore flow.
While putting the pump away it CAME APART and fell onto the driveway. This wasn't as bad as it seemed. It was easy to finish disassembly and make sure no grit was in the pump.
On reassembly the ball wasn't seating. Once centered it worked fine. The pump isn't glued or fastened together. With experience glue isn't necessary and would prevent future disassembly if needed.
What I plan to do next time I use the pump:
Find a pump extension that will stay inserted into the pump. Some reviewers cut theirs from the discharge hose.
Find a bottle that will fit onto the threads on the pump.
Transfer each bottle of ATF into the new bottle. Use oil absorbent pads to catch spills and keep the pump out of the dirt.
Change the fluid.

 

[rangerfredbob]

I bought a gear oil and fluid pump to put fluid in the transmission of my Ford Ranger.
Gear Oil and Fluid Pump
Note: This Ranger has a 5 speed manual transmission. The guy at the counter gave me ATF which I hope is correct.

Basically all manual transmission Ranger's made after 1988 (save for those with a 2.9) have a Mazda M5OD-R1 transmission which does in fact take MERCON ATF, if a 4x4 so does the Borg Warner 1350 or 1354 transfer case

The easy method is to pull the shifter boot up (4 screws hold it down), pull the 3 screws that hold the shifter in and pour the fluid in there until it comes out the fill plug

 

[stuckmotor]

Thank you Ranger. Had I done enough homework, I might have known about the shifter boot trick. The counter guy said something about the transmission fluid changing when aluminum transmissions became the norm. Was that the '88 cut off you mentioned? I'd had the fluid for over a year and can't remember exactly what he told me.