Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[crazyal]

Anyone know anything about the "drywall lift"??
I think its 11' reach.. Is that from the ground to max height or its normal relaxed position,{about 4'}, THEN 11' ??

A coworker bought one and said it works great. The problem is it's kind of bulky to store and once you have one and people find out they will want to borrow it. It's like my HF 10" tile saw. Just when I put it away out of the way someone wants to borrow it.

 

[Oaktree]

This is a cool little flashlight for $4 on coupon. Brighter than you'd expect and durable.

I got this one a couple months ago with a 25% off coupon. Incredibly bright.

 

[Rock Crawler]

Dip any of you guys have the $1,100 Harbor Freight US general version 2 72" roll chest? I'm thinking about going for that with the 56" upper chest on it and the ad on side piece. It's $999 with coupon.

But I also see that Rural King also has a 72" bottom chest and it's $850, so do any of you have that one or have a comparison of why you'd go worth inte over the other?

 

[Threepoint]

Dip any of you guys have the $1,100 Harbor Freight US general version 2 72" roll chest? I'm thinking about going for that with the 56" upper chest on it and the ad on side piece. It's $999 with coupon.

But I also see that Rural King also has a 72" bottom chest and it's $850, so do any of you have that one or have a comparison of why you'd go worth inte over the other?

From the info available on the RK and HF websites (RK details are sparse, check the Q & A), the new HF ver. 2 unit looks like the better buy to me, even at the $149 difference. It weighs 108 lbs more, bigger casters, and the drawer length configuration gives more storage flexibility. As of now, all the RK reviews predate the roll-out of the HF ver. 2. I've inspected the units first hand, and they are impressive. Rock Crawler, if you have both RK and HF stores near you, maybe you could kick the tires of both and report back.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I haven't looked at them in person at Rural King, but I do in fact have a Rural king and a Harbor freight sitting nearly together at the Beaver Vally Mall in Monaca Pa. that is about 10 miles from me.

Trust me I have been fingering up the Harbor freight US general 72" tool Box for weeks.

My current situation is that I have 2 x the old Craftsman 3 piece 26" stacks. They are stuffed, rolls hanging on balls, on shelves and generally stacked everywhere. I'm going crazy with the tool overload and lack of space.

I have 7 garage bays, 4 on top and 3 under. I'm out of room.

 

[Threepoint]

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My current situation is that I have 2 x the old Craftsman 3 piece 26" stacks. They are stuffed, rolls hanging on balls, on shelves and generally stacked everywhere. I'm going crazy with the tool overload and lack of space.[snip]

Yes, but remember the axiom: More tool chests > more space> more tools. Same phenomenon as adding a lane to the Interstate to relieve the commuter congestion. :laughing:

 

[Rock Crawler]

Or doing a 2 story, 5 bay garage addition. When I did this and added 5 more bays to the 2 that were in the house.... everyone said I was crazy, I was wasting money, I would never need 7 garages.

Even with 7 bays, I have things on things, I have things under things, and I have things hanging from things.... on all 7 bays. And I have 4 vehicles sitting outside because 7 bay's is just not nearly enough.

Now I want to put up a 40' x 80' building..... because I'll never fill that up..... right?

I'm out of space.

 

[Code54]

Very nice! Nope can never have enough storage. I like the 7 bay idea - that would be a big selling point for someone like me if we were looking for a house. Around us, it seems most have 3 very small bays if you are lucky.

 

[TractorGuy]

Bought a wire brush set the other day that came with a crimped brush and twisted brush to fit a 4-1/2" grinder. Have only used the crimped one so far but was very impressed with how well the wires stayed in the cup. Last time I used something like this the wires would come out and stick all in you.

 

[PJSprog]

I have the wire brush set, too. I've used a couple of them, and no porcupining yet.