Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[Michael Aos]

I found that a year or two ago. I really like it too.

This is even easier.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Briggs-Stratton-6151-Pressure-Washer-Pump-Saver/37468909

 

[ch47dpilot]

Just got new flyer. Looks like ALL harbor freight tool boxes come in the rainbow of colors. Don't know how long they have been out but first time I'm seeing them

 

[California]

I see the high-flow couplers below in the latest flier. Anyone try them? Worth the $10 bucks and really give better flow? I've contemplated replacing my cheapo not so high-flow couplers but the affordable ones mentioned in the past are no longer offered. The reviews seem good and supposed to be backwards compatible. $10 with a coupon.

4 Piece High Flow Aluminum Coupler Connector Kit

I bought the previous version hi-flow couplers after I bought HF's cheapest impact wrench, then their next better model impact wrench. $19 then $29, as I recall. Both of those were weak but used huge amounts of air. They emptied my 10 gallon tank before getting very many lug nuts off, if they were able to break them loose at all. The hi-flow couplers helped some to get the torque I needed.

Then I bought the $75 Earthquake impact wrench and it doesn't use near as much air while it has 4x the torque. I think standard couplers would be sufficient to run it.

I wouldn't upgrade until you have something that is obviously starved for air.

 

[thepumpguysc]

The biggest problem I have w/ couplers is AIR LEAKS..
.. besides kicking on the compressor.. it drives me NUTS w/ the constant hissing.!!
IF these new hi-flo design couplers stopped the noise.. I'd buy 100 of'm..

 

[doneill127]

Don’t know about the HF couplers but I just had to replace my hose reel and when I did I decided to change out my mismatch of leaky fittings. I standardized on Milton Type V high flow couplers. Not a single leak. Got them in package sets from eBay. Not that expensive. The type v provides potentiall 70% more flow. In reality it only helps on high flow devices. Ie spray guns, cut off wheels, impact etc. They are also compatible with type M and A couplers

 

[Ford850]

^^ I'd be right behind you in line to get 100 of my own. It seems like every style I've tried ends up leaking.

 

[whitepine2]

It seems like the brass one's always leek. I found that the steel ones worked a lot better but you can't buy them at HF any more and the steel ones they sell now do not work with the older ones.

 

[Diggin It]

Picked up two of the small dollies today to try a platform for my BH.

Also a new Merlin style tire pumper-upper with the dial gauge and an 'open box' deal on the ratchet wrenches. Only one missing was the 13MM which I'm not sure I need, but for $10 off, I figured it would be OK. And if anybody is wondering the 'free' little black flashlights are now COB instead of discrete LEDs.

 

[crazyal]

It seems like the brass one's always leek. I found that the steel ones worked a lot better but you can't buy them at HF any more and the steel ones they sell now do not work with the older ones.

Which is why I threw all the Hf air connectors away. Milton has been making them for decades and their patents are long since expired. So other companies are copying them so you can always find the style you pick.

 

[downsizingnow48]

For the number of air connectors I use, maybe a dozen total, I have always just bought good quality. No leaks, no fitment problems. Saving one or two dollars and then suffering with bad fit and leaks does not make sense.