OT Harbor Freight Tools and Coupons

Hello all thanks for the great HF feedback. One tool that I found surprisingly durable is the electronic chainsaw on a pole. I have done several seasons of serious tall tree trimming with it, and it is still going strong despite several bouts of getting stuck in the branches. Also the free flashlights, batteries, drop cloths, electric test meters, etc. are worth the price.

One item I think is crap are the titanium drill bit sets. I guess getting 30 drill bits for $11 is asking a bit much, but i had these bits give up going through soft aluminum. Forget about steel.

Neelyrc said:

:grin:grin
I managed to squeeze all four in (just barely) when I left for Italy last month. Couldn’t live with it everyday but it works in a no-use storage situation.:grin

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Barely squeeze? Based on your snapshots there is room for at least two motorbikes with existing shelving, two dumpsters and a park bench along with the four now there. You have a potential six car set up!!

Jyuma said:

My brother-in-law developed a working protocol for determining how much garage space (shelving) needs to be allocated for storage in the garage... keep in mind we live on Long Island in New York.

For every object vying for storage space in the garage, ask yourself the following question... "Would I pay to ship this _________ (fill in the blank) to California"? If the answer is no then you don't need to accommodate storage space for that object... toss it.
Simple but effective. :thumbsup:

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Thanks for that. So I'm visiting Monterey next week and I look forward to seeing the huge garages with Amazon warehouse capacity shelving.

nobby said:

I finally made it to the famous Harbor Freight. I didn't NEED anything.....but walked out with a full motion TV wall mount capable of a 80 inch TV. First buy for the upcoming lake house.

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Hope you had a coupon. Now I need to upgrade to 80 inch.

MAVA said:

In the old HF days. They did carry Devilbiss Compressors that were made in the USA-All American parts. Those just last and last and last.. I got me one of those 15 years ago(from HF). Sears did sell that same models too as in the 80's I painted cars with the one my father bought, and my father still has it, and it works just fine too...
Their stuff is great..
Martin

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Hey Martin, I have a Devilbiss paint gun, not the compressor, but that was one fine quality sprayer, as you say it lasts and lasts. I got it from Sears almost four decades ago! I painted several cars and motorcycles with that gun, it always resulted in a finish worth showing. People would ask where I did my paint, and thought I was kidding when I said in my driveway.

HF electric is what I use.

cwmoser said:

Interesting you posted this. Today I plan on going to HF and use the phone App HFCoupons and see if it works.

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Carl, did it work? The posted coupon is not good until tomorrow.

frazierfrazier said:

If I wasn't such a make-do-with-what-i-have type, i'd be all over this!

Some things I would recommend NOT buying from HF:
-any of their welders and associated equipment
-fuel pressure testing kits
-cutting discs for small rotary tools

Things I've enjoyed for years:
-hydraulic floor jacks
-aluminum jack stands
-ratchets and metric sockets (really impressed by the quality of the "pittsburgh" line)

Dubious, but have served me well:
-vices
-house brand power tools

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Interesting list Frazier! I had good luck with my HF fuel pressure testing kit. I avoided their 6 ton jack stand (not aluminum) because the jackstand release handle will allow the jack to drop to the lowest setting even with the full weight of a car on it... surprised there were no recalls. I agree on the floor jacks now 15+ years old. Their 5 inch bench vice is pretty durable. I might get some Pittsburg sockets to fill the gaps in my collection.

IMHO one of their best items is the 5000 lumen hanging shop light for $18. That single tube is twice as bright as my two-tube fixtures, and the LED requires no warm-up in my frozen garage. I now have five of them.