Harbor freight: tool ratings, pass or fail,

[BHD]

I was searching the net and came across a thread on another site, and the title was Harbor freight pass or fail,

basically they gave a review of the tools they had bought from Harbor Freight,

IF possible list a model number if one knows it, as they carry some times two or three different versions of some tools,

there only criteria was pass or fail, but I would like to see an additional rating of 1 to 10, 10 being best, and if you have had other tools by other manufactures your comparing it to, indicate how it compared,

I personally like to buy High quality tools but of late I have felt that I have needed to reduce the expenditures on tools and that has resulted in buying some lower priced tools, harbor freight included.

one other thing that happened I always tried to buy USA made, a few years ago, I ordered a OTC tool that had been USA made, it showed up MADE IN CHINA, so I kinda said If I have to buy china made why pay made in USA prices.

some of my recent buys, in the past few years,

a one inch impact wrench, with twin hammers, do not know the number, there middle unit,
Pass, I would rate it at about a 5
but I do not not have thing to compare it to, (My son who has used it and Drives trucks says it does the same thing the ones in his boss shop does which are hight dollar units).

the brass punches Pass, rate it at a 8

the jumbo 3/4" sockets, Pass, rate at a 8

there little 3/8" pistol grip impact is not to bad, Pass, rate it at a 5, it seem to do as good as my sons "Snap On" of similar design

 

[Travelover]

We currently have two other long running threads titled: "HF Tools that Don't Suck"and "HF Tools that Suck".

It might be tidier if we kept the HF ratings in those two threads.

 

[beenthere]

So rarely go into HF, that don't read either of the "suck" threads.
Also it's a word I don't like to see used.

 

[Car Doc]

I like HF and other such outlets for having a cheap place to get tools that I can make specialty tools out of like welding on, bending to fit into tight spots, sockets to grind to make gasket hole punches or spacers and generally destroy in my everyday job fixing cars w/o voiding the warranty modifying my good tools. :thumbsup:

 

[BHD]

I apologize I never saw the other posts, apparently,

I did do a search and found them,

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/parts-repairs/114375-hf-tools-suck-2.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/parts-repairs/114176-harbor-freight-tools-dont-suck.html

 

[tigers2007]

This post sums it up:

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[chopped]

I found it intyeresting ,when i place an order, I save the link to a folder and then I have it for reference the next time. Tonight I looked at this item
1" x 15 Ft. Ratcheting Tie Down
Interestingly the price was $2.99 four months ago..Interesting how they have changed their sales strategy.
I now have a store close by. 1 1/2 hours one way. so dont gett eh catalogs anymore. Just the newspaper print sales. With shipping things can sure be overpriced now for me..

 

[Taylortractornut]

My wife bought me a tubing notcher from HF Our first Christmas married. I did have to shim out the cradle that holds the tubing out a bit with washers but its been a good tool. I use Lennox saws in it and a good grade of oil on the bearings. I like the pitsburg tools for back up at work. I have one thats been welded to a pipe to make a motor turning tool for adjusting clutches in our DM Macks at work.

 

[rswyan]

My wife bought me a tubing notcher from HF Our first Christmas married.

Sounds like she's definitely a keeper ..... the wife, I mean

 

[Raindem]

I like HF and other such outlets for having a cheap place to get tools that I can make specialty tools out of like welding on, bending to fit into tight spots, sockets to grind to make gasket hole punches or spacers and generally destroy in my everyday job fixing cars w/o voiding the warranty modifying my good tools. :thumbsup:

Good point. I bought a box wrench and bent the head to a specific angle so I could get to the nuts on the back side of my Jeep bumper. In this case the cheap quality was an advantage because I had to bend it a few times until I found the right angle.