The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...

[TheCarbideRat]

Originally Posted by tpolley

is there an item number or can you post a link to the indexing prybars? i can't seem to find them on the web site. i've never seen them in the store either and i'm in there 2-3 times a month.

Got them in a HF store in Milwaukie, Oregon. I'll look at them later tonight for a #.

Call em up (503) 659-2228 they are right friendly out there.

[tenchu]

Originally Posted by kevinz

cool; i look forward to hearing about them. they make certain jobs so much easier but i don't know if i'd ever use them enough to justify the $400+ the trucks charge for them. and that's for the 3/8 drive!

Just an update, I've used those swivels a hand full of times now (Well, a couple sizes at least) and so far so good. I've had the 2pc 3/8 + 1/2 universal swivels for a while, at $8 I figured they were worth trying. The 1/2 lasted me almost a year of 100% impact use, nearly every day, before it started to get a little rough, the 3/8 grew legs (while attached to a 10" 3/8 S-O extension) a couple months after I bought it. I bought a 2nd set of the 2pc set about a month ago, I've yet to go see if they will give me a new 1/2 swivel even though its not "broken"


Also, I picked up the 3/8" Earthquake impact on Sunday, i've used it quite a bit yesterday and today, and i'm pretty impressed, especially for $73. We'll see how it does in the long run.

[fsdogwood]

Originally Posted by tenchu

Just an update, I've used those swivels a hand full of times now (Well, a couple sizes at least) and so far so good. I've had the 2pc 3/8 + 1/2 universal swivels for a while, at $8 I figured they were worth trying. The 1/2 lasted me almost a year of 100% impact use, nearly every day, before it started to get a little rough, the 3/8 grew legs (while attached to a 10" 3/8 S-O extension) a couple months after I bought it. I bought a 2nd set of the 2pc set about a month ago, I've yet to go see if they will give me a new 1/2 swivel even though its not "broken"

Is the item http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece...set-67920.html that you are talking about?

Bought one to get the nut for the CRV auto-transmission off. Even tried
a 3/8" wrench with the weight of CRV, the nut won't move. Using the
universal impact joint, the nut was off just 2 bursts.

[tenchu]

Originally Posted by fsdogwood

Is the item http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece...set-67920.html that you are talking about?

Bought one to get the nut for the CRV auto-transmission off. Even tried
a 3/8" wrench with the weight of CRV, the nut won't move. Using the
universal impact joint, the nut was off just 2 bursts.

Yup, those.

[tenchu]

Anyone see the new engine hoist design? Its no longer bright orange, I saw it on Sunday and at a glance it looks "nicer". Grey, Silver, Black, and Red. Thinking about trading mine in...

[neonnblack]

Magnetic strips, four bucks on sale. Cut mine up, works great.

[TheCarbideRat]

Originally Posted by tpolley

is there an item number or can you post a link to the indexing prybars? i can't seem to find them on the web site. i've never seen them in the store either and i'm in there 2-3 times a month.

I pulled one out and i remembered i obliterated the markings [i was ashamed of whatever it said] so...no help there. They were a good deal though for me.

[gtrotter]

Originally Posted by tenchu

Anyone see the new engine hoist design? Its no longer bright orange, I saw it on Sunday and at a glance it looks "nicer". Grey, Silver, Black, and Red. Thinking about trading mine in...

Yeah, I picked one up about 6 months ago. Been going strong since. I got the 1 ton for 99 dollars with the coupon. I've used it to lift an a complete LS1/4L60E combo into my truck, and I even lifted up up the rear of my old truck by the bumper. 09 Toy Tacoma, with heavy mud tires, steel offroad bumper, etc. For 99 dollars you can't beat it.

[emeraldcoupe]

are the links working for you guys? they keep taking me to some cj site.

[fitz11]

Originally Posted by tpolley

is there an item number or can you post a link to the indexing prybars? i can't seem to find them on the web site. i've never seen them in the store either and i'm in there 2-3 times a month.

These were all clearanced out of the stores about 4 months ago. They appear to be gone for good.

[hthighway]

Originally Posted by emeraldcoupe

are the links working for you guys? they keep taking me to some cj site.

It is doing the same thing to me.

[b-body-bob]

Which links? The impact universal one works for me
http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece...set-67920.html

[b-body-bob]

Originally Posted by HealeyRick

Anyone use the Folding Mechanic's Pad? http://www.harborfreight.com/folding...pad-93896.html I need something thicker than a sheet of cardboard on my concrete floor but thinner than a creeper under my no-ground-clearance Austin-Healey.

I've got one that's not exactly like that, and it's a pass. The back side of it is made of a thicker material than the front. I use it instead of a creeper unless I'm going to be moving around under a car. Good when you have to kneel down on concrete and works great out in the yard too.

Mine does not have the head rest on it, and I don't remember which but it has one of the HF corporate logs (Chicago too, Western Safety, etc).

[cascivic]

Originally Posted by tenchu

Anyone see the new engine hoist design? Its no longer bright orange, I saw it on Sunday and at a glance it looks "nicer". Grey, Silver, Black, and Red. Thinking about trading mine in...

yeah saw it last night they replaced the ones on display in my store...also the gantry crane they put up a new one with the new colors and the jackstands seem to be switching over also...so now everything lifting thats steel will be the hammertone color (and aluminum will be blue i guess)

[dclassical]

Originally Posted by emeraldcoupe

are the links working for you guys? they keep taking me to some cj site.

Same for me, I just type them in (until there is a solution).

[zacker01]

i got two little welders from them, the tiny stick welder and the smaller flux core welder.. they both work great and have a year warranty so if they break or die, they replace em free.. i figure if they last a year, im well ahead of the game. and if / when a year is almost up, ill suddenly have a problem with them and return them for new ones... I think HF items are decent, esp for the homeowner not making a living off the tools. or, if you are a pro and need something for one time use, HF would be a good choice as the $$$ saved may make your profit margin on the job a bit sweeter. Just be carefull what you buy.. I bought the $5.99 10" tires on the white metal rims, they twisted up like a pancake into a crepe under the weight of a huge tree trunk i was trying to pull across the yard....lol

they actually worked good in this pic, it was when i tried to use two home made carts useing these wheels that they folded like a cheap suit!

[Reit38]

i wondered about there weldwrs because I've been looking for a small welder just to have...... no real need for one but old be nice to have one in awhile id think

reviews don't seem to be too good for them tho

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[tenchu]

Well, as stated earlier, the 1/2" universal I had held up for about a year before getting rough (but still works), but I didn't get much use out of the 3/8 universal. Today (after only a few weeks of use) it blew up on me, throwing a 12mm socket at my face (and hitting me square in the nose)

I'll have to say the 1/2" is a pass, but the 3/8" is a fail in my opinion.

[zacker01]

Originally Posted by Reit38

i wondered about there weldwrs because I've been looking for a small welder just to have...... no real need for one but old be nice to have one in awhile id think

reviews don't seem to be too good for them tho

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I also check out anything I buy on you tube, most items have real world use reviews.


Im no welder but from what I have seen, my $99.00 HF Flux core gives the same weld as the $200.00 and up small 110v flux cores at Home Depot and Lowes. I think, with online reviews, youre gonna get more complaints than praise so i take them with a grain of salt. I think people are more likly to piss and moan about something thats bad, than they would praise something thats good. Plus, with the HF welder, its a toss away, if it lasts a year of constant use, youre ahead of the game. Like I said, I got the year warranty so if it dies, they replace it at the store, no questions asked.. But... I think that if someone is a pro welder or thinks they will use this welder everyday, all day, go buy a real mig, its much easier to use and alot cleaner, stronger weld.

[b-body-bob]

Originally Posted by zacker01

Im no welder but from what I have seen, my $99.00 HF Flux core gives the same weld as the $200.00 and up small 110v flux cores at Home Depot and Lowes.

Yeah once you quit flinching every time you touch the HF wire to the work before you're ready you're probably right.