Harbor Freight tools that DO suck

[bcp]

PVC melts and grabs. They may have been OK on steel. Mine never broke, just wore out fast.

Bruce

 

[Diggin It]

Ooops, this is a don't, not a do.

 

[falfrenzy]

I just go to estate and farm auctions and buy quality name brand tools at "Hazard Fraud" prices.

I swear that "Chinese tool smell" is a carcinogen.

There's a Youtuber by the name Project Farm that does a bunch of head to head testing of tools and always includes HFs options. The results are predictably laughable.

 

[Diggin It]

Every one of the last batch of belt sander belts has separated at the seam. Every single one.

I need more, but don't know what to buy now.

 

[CADplans]

Every one of the last batch of belt sander belts has separated at the seam. Every single one.

I need more, but don't know what to buy now.

Hey Diggin It,, Order the free flap discs, and the belt sander belt you need, all for one shipping charge,,,

Look at this thread,,,

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...hmark-flap-disc-promotion.html?highlight=flap

Free is GOOD!! :thumbsup:

 

[Threepoint]

Every one of the last batch of belt sander belts has separated at the seam. Every single one.

I need more, but don't know what to buy now.

Hmm. How old were they? What tool were they for? I once had even some good quality 4" x 21" belts separate as soon as I put them on, after several years just sitting in a storage cabinet.

I've been happy with sanding belts and cylinders from Grizzly Industrial for my 6" x 80" oscillating edge sander, 6" x 48" combination sander, and my large oscillating spindle sander. They hold up very well.

 

[Eddie1955]

The HF quick hitch was fully capable of showing me that I have no use for such a contraption,,,

I am glad I only spent $70 to learn, rather than the $300 or $400 that JD charges for the I-Match hitch,, that would be equally useless.

I am enjoying the Pat's Hitch System,,

So would this be a decent quick attach with some modification on the top hook?

 

[CADplans]

So would this be a decent quick attach with some modification on the top hook?

All of your implements must be quick hitch ready,, and I mean ALL,,

If one is not, you will need to remove the QH to use that attachment,,
If an attachment is "close" to QH compatible,, you will fight to get it on the QH,,
the big hook? I have that,, too,, it helps some.

mods to a RFM i a major undertaking,, the mower is the worst attachment to QH convert,,

THEN,, there is a post hole digger,, and boom pole,, neither can be QH adapted,:confused2:

 

[California]

So would this be a decent quick attach with some modification on the top hook?

Yes. Simplest is replace the hook's bolts with slide-in pins that have K-clips to prevent falling out. This lets you adjust height of the hook as needed. (photo. This also shows the drawbar modified so it won't roll out of level).

Rear ballast for loader. Hitch 65 lbs, + 70x2. Easy to mount. I have another two of those rings but haven't needed them. The photo also shows a toolbox I mounted on the q-hitch.

And a spike harrow lifter I built. It pins on in place of the hook.


For some of us it is worthwhile to modify implements to fit those 'standard' (ha) implement dimensions. I used washers to widen the pins of a small disk to get to 'standard' width. For my rotary mower I throw a loop of chain around the mast on the front of the mower and the top of the qhitch, this gives an ability to flex over uneven ground while still being able to lift the mower. I built a rear forks assembly I can back into and lift, this is the implement that is on/off the tractor most often. And some implements can be modified with a piece of 3/4" pipe over the cross-bolt at the top of their front mast.

It's a beginning toward standardization. There will still be some implements that you need to just hitch directly. Hopefully only things that are used rarely.

 

[Diggin It]

I considered one briefly until I found out it changes the distance by several inches and I had already cut my PTO shaft down. If I had tried it first, I may not have had to cut the shaft. Can't say for sure either way.