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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:06:10 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Out of curiousity, I just checked my box of Dewalt nails. Made in Poland. POLAND! Who has anything made in Poland? |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:09:14 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Out of curiousity, I just checked my box of Dewalt nails. Made in Poland. POLAND! Who has anything made in Poland? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I know. A lot of Dewalt is made in China ironically. Some are made stateside with global parts. Out of curiousity, I just checked my box of Dewalt nails. Made in Poland. POLAND! Who has anything made in Poland? My grandmother. She was made in Poland. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:09:28 PM EST
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Inside Track Club Master Race checking in, too.
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:11:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So is Bosch. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I know. A lot of Dewalt is made in China ironically. All of Milwaukee, arfcom's favorite cordless brand, is made in China by a Chinese owned company. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:13:17 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Jack stands (6 ton and 3 ton), floor jack, hand tools, vice, air tools, sockets, rags, zip strips, PPE, tape, extension cords, drill...all good (I blew my vice up trying to press a U-joint out of an F-150 drive shaft one time, they replaced it with a new one for free even though it was my fault. I haven't repeated that mistake) Tool boxes look good but I went with a Menards Masterforce box, it was too good of a deal for an excellent box. I thought the jack stands were a no-go |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:13:18 PM EST
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My HF purchases are mainly zip ties, air chuck supplies, wire brushes, consumables, plastic parts trays, picks, small brushes, etc.....no major tools, well maybe I have a dead blow hammer in my tool box.
But I am considering their General Tool boxes for my shop expansion. They get a lot of good reviews online and seem to be durable |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:13:34 PM EST
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Quoted: …near me . What should I avoid at all cost ? Are their tool boxes any good ? Any good or bad experiences appreciated . Thanks in advance  Avoid those 15 hp Predator Engines. Bought one to replace a clapped out Honda GX390. The first one ate the rings in little more than a week and started using oil as fast as gas. Harbor Freight exchanged it for a new one and I put it in the Wife’s UTV. Worked great for a week running smooth. Now no spark at all and troubleshooted as a BAD F#%G COIL !! Wife just called and she’s besides herself throwing shit down in the barn and wants to throw that engine thru their front window. She needs that UTV every day. Beyond disappointed ?? |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:13:45 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: All gone. In fact in my knife thread we shun BM. A member of the thread literally put his knife into a belt grinder and turned it to dust. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Were you a Benchmade fanboi? All gone. In fact in my knife thread we shun BM. A member of the thread literally put his knife into a belt grinder and turned it to dust. Ha, I guess that is putting your money where your mouth is. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:13:47 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love supporting China. Accelerationism FTW. Our government and corporations do so to save a buck. Why shouldn't the little guy? We make no difference. That's at least intellectually honest. Arf likes to say "fuck China", "we should nuke them" and "I'm never eating at Panda Express again" but on the other hand loves cheap Chinese products. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:15:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm in mourning today. One of my $10 HF angle grinders died this morning. It had a life of HARD use though. The other had another 45 minute continuous session with a wire brush on it for a second day in a row. This one has had many hours cleaning rusty metal. It has been tortured many times and is still going. What died on it? The angle gearbox, power cord, switch, or brushes? Oftentimes, the brushes just wear down and stop making contact. New brushes - GTG. IMHO YMMV |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:16:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Jack stands (6 ton and 3 ton), floor jack, hand tools, vice, air tools, sockets, rags, zip strips, PPE, tape, extension cords, drill...all good (I blew my vice up trying to press a U-joint out of an F-150 drive shaft one time, they replaced it with a new one for free even though it was my fault. I haven't repeated that mistake) Tool boxes look good but I went with a Menards Masterforce box, it was too good of a deal for an excellent box. Negative on the jack stands. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33238450/harbor-freight-recalls-replacement-pittsburgh-jack-stands/ |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:23:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Icon > Snap On  Off topic, but I retired from the refining business and our plant machinist cracked bowling balls for fun during their coffee break. If it can be broken, they could do it and we would spend upwards of 25K or more tooling up each machinist with Snap-On tools. We went through Snap On battery impact wrenches like an Ihop goes through eggs....they would not last....then our tool guy bought some of those 19.6v Craftsman battery impact wrenches. We bought 20 or 25 of them for the Katrina restart and when I retired in 2020 half of them were still in service. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:29:13 PM EST
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Their Taiwanese made stuff is damn good
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:42:10 PM EST
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I recently bought this pressure washer for $350 and love it.
https://www.harborfreight.com/lawn-garden/outdoor-power-tools/pressure-washers/3200-psi-28-gpm-68-hp-223cc-pressure-washer-epa-58028.html |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:42:30 PM EST
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Negative on the jack stands. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33238450/harbor-freight-recalls-replacement-pittsburgh-jack-stands/ |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:49:42 PM EST
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Avoid harbor freight at all cost. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 8:59:22 PM EST
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Posted: 7/27/2022 9:07:54 PM EST
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Negative on the jack stands. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33238450/harbor-freight-recalls-replacement-pittsburgh-jack-stands/ You should never buy a GMC. Or Honda. Or Chevy. Or BMW. Or Ram. Or Ford. Or Stanisjeepwhatever, or any other car made from every single worldwide automaker. They've all had recalls. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 9:11:37 PM EST
[#19]
We might be neighbors, one just opened in town around here in a used to be grocery store.
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Posted: 7/27/2022 9:54:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Avoid harbor freight at all cost. Can't stress this enough. When the whole store smells like rubber degrading.....run. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 10:01:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's at least intellectually honest. Arf likes to say "fuck China", "we should nuke them" and "I'm never eating at Panda Express again" but on the other hand loves cheap Chinese products. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I love supporting China. Accelerationism FTW. Our government and corporations do so to save a buck. Why shouldn't the little guy? We make no difference. That's at least intellectually honest. Arf likes to say "fuck China", "we should nuke them" and "I'm never eating at Panda Express again" but on the other hand loves cheap Chinese products. Can the average American really afford American products? I'd think not. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 10:14:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can the average American really afford American products? I'd think not. In the words of Arf: "Stop being poor" apparently it's as easy as that |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 10:25:58 PM EST
[#23]
I've bought some stuff there.
Last purchase was for a 9500 watt Predator inverter generator. Got 25% off of it 
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Posted: 7/27/2022 10:31:27 PM EST
[#24]
Sorry not going to spend $12k+ for a Generac or Kohler generator then $300+ a year for them to cone out and service it to maintain warranty coverage.
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Posted: 7/27/2022 10:38:53 PM EST
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Posted: 7/27/2022 10:47:07 PM EST
[#26]
I get tarps, cheap clamps, zip ties and other disposables. No point paying top dollar for minor throw away items
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Posted: 7/27/2022 10:47:11 PM EST
[#27]
Predator generators are legit. My cousin runs a food truck and he says that all of the food trucks in his group run predator generators and then run nonstop without any problems.
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Posted: 7/27/2022 10:49:05 PM EST
[#28]
Their cheap ass cut off wheels and flap wheels outperform Norton at a fraction of the price.
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Posted: 7/27/2022 10:53:47 PM EST
[#29]
Tried a rolling tool box with wood top. Can’t have floor model so I order one. Get home open box, install wheels, only three touch
 Returned it, never again |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:02:29 PM EST
[#30]
The wife and I actually just bought a roof rack for our new RAV4. We have an upcoming road trip and wanted extra space.
Haul-Master 150lb Cargo Carrier for $99. The REI equivalent was $499 if I remember correctly. I’ll report back for how it goes, but it seems pretty sturdy and straightforward. Not a lot of complex parts on this. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:04:37 PM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Do some research, WalMart is one of the few store chains that carries thousands of Made in USA products. But it's much cooler to bash on an American company that employs Americans. they do lobby to ban guns now. so there is that. Not spent a penny there in 4 years. Used the shitter a few times since though. Might price things there. I was curious about ammo last time I was there, since my dentist is next door. All they carried was 12 and 20 gauge now. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:05:47 PM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Out of curiousity, I just checked my box of Dewalt nails. Made in Poland. POLAND! Who has anything made in Poland? some of our companies circuit boards are made there now, instead of finland or malaysia. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:07:25 PM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Their Invertor Predator generators are fantastic for the $. I have owned quite a few over the last three years in the food truck business. We beat them to death and they work… very well. And unlike many products they keep getting better. They have upgraded features every year. they have a factory in Dillon here. mainly for all the electronic stuff. Think it gets last assembly or quick test. not sure what else they do. Fairly big place. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:10:08 PM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Jack stands (6 ton and 3 ton), floor jack, hand tools, vice, air tools, sockets, rags, zip strips, PPE, tape, extension cords, drill...all good (I blew my vice up trying to press a U-joint out of an F-150 drive shaft one time, they replaced it with a new one for free even though it was my fault. I haven't repeated that mistake) Tool boxes look good but I went with a Menards Masterforce box, it was too good of a deal for an excellent box. they had that recall on jackstands. its still posted at the stores here. not sure which models. Ill avoid and look for US made second hand ones if I have to. My old roomate kept mine. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:11:01 PM EST
[#35]
anything i've ever bought at HF has yet to fail me...
I'll keep shopping there |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:11:02 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This. For all the whining Arf does about China it sure loves HF and Walmart Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Avoid harbor freight at all cost. This. For all the whining Arf does about China it sure loves HF and Walmart 
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:13:20 PM EST
[#37]
ICON tools they have are pretty damn good.
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:17:40 PM EST
[#38]
Their impact sockets are some of the best you can get. Been abusing them for years in various drive sizes with no failures.
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:23:28 PM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Do more research, Walmart as a company gives money to Dems and Michael Bloomberg/ Everytown. Why do you like gun control so much? I can’t imagine muddling through life with this much static in my head, somehow tying every move I make to the gun control boogeyman. Unreal. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:25:15 PM EST
[#40]
America first only matters until price enters into the equation.
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:31:17 PM EST
[#41]
I like and use the LED shop lights.
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:39:28 PM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: America first only matters until price enters into the equation. Yep. America first if it's free, then it's America last over a couple of bucks |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:43:49 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You should never buy a GMC. Or Honda. Or Chevy. Or BMW. Or Ram. Or Ford. Or Stanisjeepwhatever, or any other car made from every single worldwide automaker. They've all had recalls. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Negative on the jack stands. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33238450/harbor-freight-recalls-replacement-pittsburgh-jack-stands/ You should never buy a GMC. Or Honda. Or Chevy. Or BMW. Or Ram. Or Ford. Or Stanisjeepwhatever, or any other car made from every single worldwide automaker. They've all had recalls. Feel free to use the defective stands all you want sunshine |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:46:30 PM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Ha, I guess that is putting your money where your mouth is. Seriously. I spend thousands on knives a year. BM is dead to me. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:48:10 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep. America first if it's free, then it's America last over a couple of bucks Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: America first only matters until price enters into the equation. Yep. America first if it's free, then it's America last over a couple of bucks Does Harbor Freight not employ thousands of Americans? Does Harbor Freight not provide products to tens of thousands of Americans who use said product to earn a living? |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:49:37 PM EST
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I can’t imagine muddling through life with this much static in my head, somehow tying every move I make to the gun control boogeyman. Unreal. It's really easy. My local grocery store doesn't give money to dems or gun control advocates so I shop there. When lived somewhere where Walmart was the closest and cheapest I drove across town to spend more elsewhere. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:59:03 PM EST
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Keep to simple, tools and such. Person down the road from me bought an atv stand, it collapsed and cost the end of his finger.
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Posted: 7/28/2022 12:22:12 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep. America first if it's free, then it's America last over a couple of bucks Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: America first only matters until price enters into the equation. Yep. America first if it's free, then it's America last over a couple of bucks So you'd pay $8 for two 6"x3/4" nap roller covers, if you could even find made in USA, instead of $2.50 (with 30% off coupon) for the same size roller cover when you need to paint over a stucco patch on a window you replaced knowing you'll throw then away in 20 minutes? You do you, I'll spend the rest of that $5.50 on something else and I won't virtue signal. For disposable consumables and one time or seldom use items the store serves a purpose. Though again, you all are free to virtue signal. |
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Posted: 7/28/2022 12:26:21 AM EST
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Harbor Freight has upped it's game in recent years.
It's no longer cheap shit sold with deep discount coupons. They now remind me of the old Sears model where they had good, better, best lines of tools. The Good-Better-Best Approach to Pricing "A multitiered offering can use a stripped-down product (the “Good” option) to attract new customers, the existing product (“Better”) to keep current customers happy, and a feature-laden premium version (“Best”) to increase spending by customers who want more." |
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Posted: 7/28/2022 1:38:09 AM EST
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: So you'd pay $8 for two 6"x3/4" nap roller covers, if you could even find made in USA, instead of $2.50 (with 30% off coupon) for the same size roller cover when you need to paint over a stucco patch on a window you replaced knowing you'll throw then away in 20 minutes? You do you, I'll spend the rest of that $5.50 on something else and I won't virtue signal. For disposable consumables and one time or seldom use items the store serves a purpose. Though again, you all are free to virtue signal. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: America first only matters until price enters into the equation. Yep. America first if it's free, then it's America last over a couple of bucks So you'd pay $8 for two 6"x3/4" nap roller covers, if you could even find made in USA, instead of $2.50 (with 30% off coupon) for the same size roller cover when you need to paint over a stucco patch on a window you replaced knowing you'll throw then away in 20 minutes? You do you, I'll spend the rest of that $5.50 on something else and I won't virtue signal. For disposable consumables and one time or seldom use items the store serves a purpose. Though again, you all are free to virtue signal. The point is boomers constantly craw about shit not being made in USA, and then instantly turn their head in disgust when they realize what it costs to buy something actually made in the USA. |
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