Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[crazyal]

Why does every Harbor Freight store have the exact same smell? And what is it?

It's the magic material that holds the smoke in. It changes smell once you let the smoke out.

 

[Elkins45]

I’m on the last day of a course of Paxlovid. My mouth tastes just like the way a Harbor Freight smells.

 

[Clayak]

Seems like everyone is saying, if you're livelihood depends on your tool, buy the best, a breakdown can cost you money. For occasional users, like me, the most expensive (most reliable) tools aren't needed. I personally have a bit of both.

 

[John_Mc]

Why does every Harbor Freight store have the exact same smell? And what is it?

Years ago, the steel wire company I work for had a manufacturing plant that wove screen cloth. They started noticing imports from China, some of which had our logo on the packaging. You could always tell the imposters when you opened up the package by the smell. Very distinctive. Some of it seemed a bit like fish oil, but that did not completely describe it.

 

[stuckmotor]

They're not heavy duty but I bought two more last week so I must like them. I have a TV on one and a chop saw on another.

Harbor Freight Tools – Quality Tools at Discount Prices Since 1977

Harbor Freight buys their top quality tools from the same factories that supply our competitors. We cut out the middleman and pass the savings to you!

www.harborfreight.com

 

[John_Mc]

They're not heavy duty but I bought two more last week so I must like them. I have a TV on one and a chop saw on another.

Harbor Freight Tools – Quality Tools at Discount Prices Since 1977

Harbor Freight buys their top quality tools from the same factories that supply our competitors. We cut out the middleman and pass the savings to you!

www.harborfreight.com

If they are not completely flimsy, I'll grab one of those if they come in stock at the HF 30 minutes from my home (sadly, shown as not available).

My old Stanley workmate has seen better days. About all it does now is serves as my chainsaw sharpening table: I stick my stump vise into a chunk of 2x4 and clamp that in the table.

 

[stuckmotor]

If they are not completely flimsy, I'll grab one of those if they come in stock at the HF 30 minutes from my home (sadly, shown as not available).

My old Stanley workmate has seen better days. About all it does now is serves as my chainsaw sharpening table: I stick my stump vise into a chunk of 2x4 and clamp that in the table.

I don't know about stores showing items are out when they are really in the store but my app has shown an item in the store while an employee has looked all over and couldn't find a single one. They are flimsy but considering their price they serve my light duty purposes and aren't too heavy to carry around.

 

[bmaverick]

Why does every Harbor Freight store have the exact same smell? And what is it?

Its the cheap cheap cheap sulfur out gassing from the wagon cart or wheelbarrow wheels ! Some people who are sensitive or allergic to concentrations of sulfur will notice the smell once the store door is opened.

 

[newbury]

They're not heavy duty but I bought two more last week so I must like them. I have a TV on one and a chop saw on another.

Harbor Freight Tools – Quality Tools at Discount Prices Since 1977

Harbor Freight buys their top quality tools from the same factories that supply our competitors. We cut out the middleman and pass the savings to you!

www.harborfreight.com

Home Depot had a similar BLACK+DECKER Workmate Portable Workbench, 350-Pound Capacity (WM125), for $10 each. I got 2, should have got more.

 

[bmaverick]

re Quick Hitch Clearance / Closeout:

I just did HF's 'Check Other Stores'.

Every store in a 200 mile radius from the San Francisco Bay Area - Arcata to Reno to Fresno, 50 stores and including California's Central Valley which is a huge ag area, reports they have the QH in stock. Only one of the 50 shows Limited Stock.

Maybe the closeout is regional???

Some QH links:
Post on here showing Speeco's upgrade Top Hook with the offset holes for more clearance.

HF magnet tool bar, cut down and welded on the QH so clips and linch pins don't fall down in the weeds when adjusting the top hook.

Tow bar modified so the trailer ball stays upright. Both ends of the strap are bolted to existing holes.

Temporary rear ballast, when backfilling a trench in a very tight space between barn and fence. I should have also had that towbar on, to get the weight a little farther back and reduce swinging.

I must have a half dozen of those magnetic tool bars. These are used on the mower decks to pick up the nails lost in the yard! And I have another with bale twine as a strap over the arm and the bar swings low to the ground.

I like these upgrades very much!