Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[stuckmotor]

I bought the 60 piece Pittsburgh SAE/Metric Tap & Die set Item 35407. This afternoon I threaded over 16 inches of 3/8" mild steel rod. The die is still cutting well. Tap Magic is the lubricant I used.

 

[MoArk Willy]

Any experience with use in unheated out buildings?

How good do they work in northern winters?

Cold weather has little effect on led lights.

 

[MoArk Willy]

Amazon has quite a few led shop lights, many of them "linkable". Their way of saying they can plug into each other.
They have a 4-pack for about $80. I will most likely purchase those in the near future. I believe the lumen output is about 4800....not bad for just a few watts....42 per fixture compared to a T8 fixture which is closer to 100 watts.

 

[lostcreekranch]

I took a chance on the HF Cat 1 quick hitch. It was on sale for $99.99 and I had a 25% 4 day coupon so ..... $75.

3-Point Quick Hitch for Tractors - 27-3/16" Clearance

I've got a nice piece of 1" steel to modify the Top Hook, if needed.

More later.

 

[reb]

LED's and quite bright

Are those LED bulbs easily found in the marketplace or are they unique to HF?

 

[California]

I took a chance on the HF Cat 1 quick hitch. It was on sale for $99.99 and I had a 25% 4 day coupon so ..... $75.

3-Point Quick Hitch for Tractors - 27-3/16" Clearance

I've got a nice piece of 1" steel to modify the Top Hook, if needed.

More later.

Will the hooks on yours require cat 3 to cat 1 bushings? The HF photo seems to show their original version that took cat 2 to cat 1.

 

[California]

Are those LED bulbs easily found in the marketplace or are they unique to HF?

Claimed 30,000 hours life, that's 10 years in an industrial shop that's open six days a week, and years longer in the typical HF customer's home shop. I think it's a throwaway fixture.

 

[4get gto]

Are those LED bulbs easily found in the marketplace or are they unique to HF?

As California mentions none I've seen are not repairable. Buy a new whole light.
There are LED bulbs that you buy to convert your existing fixtures but that's a whole different thread.... :thumbsup:

 

[lostcreekranch]

Will the hooks on yours require cat 3 to cat 1 bushings? The HF photo seems to show their original version that took cat 2 to cat 1.

I haven't even taken it out of my truck yet but, plan to give it a look over this afternoon and I'll report back. I'll need the bushings on a couple of implements and rest are Cat 1 / Cat 2 hitches. Found some pretty good prices, for the bushings on eBay.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Cold weather has little effect on led lights.

I'm not sure about that. I've had electricians here tell me that some of the cheaper ones have problems starting up the light in the cold. But most will start ok until it gets down to around 0 F degrees. Once it gets to -40 F, some of them have problems (but so do fluorescent lights).

I guess it depends on what you mean by "cold"?