Acceptable and Unacceptable Harbor Freight Tools

[Kershaw]

Removing the diff in my e36 and hit a snag. The hex bolt stripped. HF bolt extractor did it's job, even though I was dubious when I bought them.

[marshallnoise]

Removing the diff in my e36 and hit a snag. The hex bolt stripped. HF bolt extractor did it's job, even though I was dubious when I bought them.

I can attest to the amazingness of these.

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[M-technik-3]

They have improved on their hand tool line that is for sure where Craftsman is now the old Harbor Freight line of crappy tools.


Edit: They are now, lol

http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-is-soaring-after-reports-it-may-sell-craftsman-2016-10

[Kershaw]

I have a Hanson bolt extractor set for large bolts (19-30?) and the steel is much finer machined and the edges are much sharper. I was afraid that the HF set, being rounded, wouldn't bite into the metal as much, so I made sure to really wail on it.

I hope Husqvarna buys Craftsman. Techtronic is the HF of Amazon.

[flyboyx]

this is a really old thread and i probably already said this before, but since i memory is short, i will say it again.

harbor freight is great for what it is. cheap tools that are more or less of an acceptable level of quality for a HOME OWNER. if you can afford better quality tools or if you use them for a living, spend the extra money and buy better quality.

otherwise, understand the limitations compared to the price. i own and buy items from there now and then. i would probably never buy an electric or battery operated power tool there.

with all that said, we have pawn shops on every corner here in texas. i stop in there on occasion to buy most of my tools. i will never pay more than half of the new price though. usually, i pay 1/4 to 1/3 or i walk out the door. as a result, i have a LOT of tools.

[M-technik-3]

If it's a one time use or a light duty they are fine.

[ajhostetter]

My general rule on Horrible Freight is that if it has moving parts, avoid it. That said, I have the aluminum racing jack (1.5 ton, $60 bucks!), a 1 ton chain hoist, and ratchet set from them that have been fantastic. ^ But yeah, light duty stuff for sure.

[marshallnoise]

My general rule on Horrible Freight is that if it has moving parts, avoid it. That said, I have the aluminum racing jack (1.5 ton, $60 bucks!), a 1 ton chain hoist, and ratchet set from them that have been fantastic. ^ But yeah, light duty stuff for sure.

I have their 20 ton shop press and other that it being slow to get into position, it works awesome. Stuff that is dead simple in operation works just fine.

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