Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[lostcreekranch]

I'd heard the 56" top chest and 44" locker were being discontinued.

Rumor is the 56" version is getting a refresh. That's part of why I decided to get the 44" now and wait and see what the new 56" looks like.

I was kind of counting on the end cabinet for the 44" being around for a while.
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Me too, I saved space for two of them between my 44” cabinets.

 

[bigtiller]

Probably 20-25. I’ve never counted. Is this a concern?

With a mechanical knee on one side and an arthritic knee on the other, yea, it sort-of does. What do you think, does each downward stroke feel like 2 pounds or 20 pounds?

 

[BHD]

The main reasons for this are that I'm a cheap sonofagun, and my skillset sucks so badly that the tool quality hardly makes any difference.

My wife calls me a chainsaw carpenter, because that's about my level of precision.

I under stand you statement, but in the past, there have been times when I wanted to try some new type of tool and would buy something low cost, and on more than one occasion, I wasted a lot of money, and some times nearly gave up on a tool or system, because the inferior tools did such a poor job, even some one skilled and with talent was no more than a chainsaw carpenter, using inferior tools that were not up to the job,

and yes I have a good number of HF tools myself, and some I am impressed with, and some are not worth looking at,
but there are times (for example I have a few sets of HF wood chisels, actually the steel in them is not to bad,
but the way they came out of the box would have made any one look like a chain saw carpenter, if a person had the skill to properly sharpen them they became a usable tool, but from HF they were trash can special,

so on some things getting some thing quality is worth it,

a lot like a junk table saw and a quality table saw, yes both will cut wood, but many times the precision is so bad on the cheap one that beside rough carpentry is all it is good for, and usually dangerous,

 

[lostcreekranch]

With a mechanical knee on one side and an arthritic knee on the other, yea, it sort-of does. What do you think, does each downward stroke feel like 2 pounds or 20 pounds?

It’s actually very easy.

Sorry about your condition.

 

[fried1765]

When I click the link
http://www.hfqpdb.com/coupons/501_ITC_4_GALLON_BACKPACK_SPRAYER_1520695220.9873.jpg
this shows up
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Well worth $18.

AGREED !!!!
I WOULD PAY MORE !!!

 

[4570Man]

That and the general difficulty of getting a forklift close enough to the back of the minivan to get the box in without hitting the mast of the forklift on the tailgate of minivan.

Aaron Z

Loading with forklift inline with the van isn't likely to work. You could drive the 90 degrees to the van and let 2 guys push the box across the forks into the van.

 

[4570Man]

I've got one of the 1100 foot pound rated cordless impacts. I doubt it lives up to the claim of 1100 foot pounds but it's pretty stout. It'll break loose bolts that I can't break loose with a breaker bar without a pipe on it. The HF hammers are all pretty good.

 

[downsizingnow48]

I've got years of excellent service from this Harbor Freight 1300 lb hoist.

13 lb. Electric Hoist with Remote Control

I use it in the garage for lifting heavy stuff in and out of the trailer and pickup. Easy and safe. This planer weighs a bit over 100 lbs, the sturdy lad at the tool outlet just threw it in the back of the pickup, and I could too but 30 years ago!

 

[PhysAssist]

I have hard time finding something to use 20% coupon on.

Might be near HF tonight, what should i buy????

These: Hearing Protector



They have a NRR [Noise Reduction Rating] of 25 dB, which I believe is accurate in comparison with other ear protection I have used.

They work great at the range, chop saw, splitter, etc- and where/which ever I am going to be working on, my nearest pair is nowhere to be found.

 

[California]

These: Hearing Protector

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They have a NRR [Noise Reduction Rating] of 25 dB, which I believe is accurate in comparison with other ear protection I have used.

They work great at the range, chop saw, splitter, etc- and where/which ever I am going to be working on, my nearest pair is nowhere to be found.

Agree. A day on the tractor using HF's cheap $3.99 red ones, and I'm fatigued from the 2-cylinder thumper's hammering. These yellow ones truly cancel all frequencies. They are much better, no noise fatigue. Highly recommended.

But the cheap red ones are a little easier to put on and I find them adequate for short term racket - one run with a power tool etc.


I see there's a $7 red pair as well. Lacking OSHA certification. I haven't tried them but many negative HF reviews say they are too small.