alot of the stuff they sell is hit n miss, but to be honest most companys are any more, the only thing craftsman and other brands have is being a little tougher and simpler to return/exchange..try dealing with snapon LOL
jacks, jackstands and other "large" items are all honestly the same parts made at the same place in tiawan just painted and stickered up to whatever company needs to sell em, be it craftsman or HF
im not against HF in any way, do they sell cheep crap, sure but everyone does, do they sell some quality stuff yes at a fraction of the cost of anyone else
i have a slew of "large" items from HF and no complaints, but ALWAYS replace the hardware with higher grade, as for power tools, no luck, tho their winches are GODS, i had an emergancy job of hauling out 15 cars for someone that the city was on them about, most with all 4 wheels locked, and most in bad spots, this winch was kickinass n taking names and dragging the f350 away on some, i haf fullly intended to use it break it and return it, ive now had it for quite a few years and its moved some serious weights
their air tools are a crapshoot, some are very good some arnt, but the same tool a few month later could be as good as a mac, basicly buy it..if it sucks swap it till you get a good one
on hand tools, i break ALOT of tools, ratchets i go thru like candy and often break open end wrenches, so i stear clear, but their ratchet wrenches are better qualiy than my bluepoint snapons
all said, i once ran screaming, these days i buy more from them than i do anywhere else, but wrenches, sockets and ratchets are all s/k or craftsman, i wont even look at anything else
