The story you told about being young and being ripped off by mechanics and them putting a lien on your car and then taking your car, you know that that hits my heart. I'm glad you became a mechanic and sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for telling us what is good to buy from Harbor Freight. I appreciate you taking your time to do these videos. You obviously work on vehicles with all these tools you are showing us so you absolutely know what is good and what is just complete junk.
I totally agree with you about using cost effective tools, as long as they get the job done. People sometimes just go to snap on and mac just cause they re "sexy"
Good video. Im a professional technician, and a good majority of my tools are Craftsman and Harbor Freight. The main problem people have is they do not research tools before buying them. There are a lot of great Harbor Freight tools! I do have my Snap-On and Matco tools, however I can not afford, nor justify, spending so much on tools. Honestly, its hand tools. Thats were one needs to invest. Other than that, there are so many other options than the tool trucks. Aside from the Carlyle brand, Napa's Evercraft is a damn good tool line. Bought my first tool box filled with Evercraft tools for $120 from Napa 12 years ago, and I still have them, havent broken one damn socket or wrench.
Cool. I have been on the fence about that sensor socket kit. It probably wont get a ton of use, but I want it to work when I need it. Glad you gave it the thumbs up. Thanks
Thanks for the HF review! As a potential mechanic/tech just starting out, the info is greatly appreciated. I love your passion for this industry! Keep those videos and reviews coming!
Yes, you are right: we Americans take our DIY and our tools seriously; we enjoy playing with ourselves and our tools better than playing with others......
"Do you know what I mean?" "Do you understand what I'm saying?" No, sorry, I'm stupid and don't understand simple English. But thanks for checking to see if I'm 'getting it'..
Must fully agree here, there is tons of stuff on the tools market that's branded by the "big" guys and priced accordingly. If you look at the cases and the way the tools are laid out in the cases, many are exactly the same. Brake caliper rewind kit is a prime example, I've just bought a 9pc hose clamp plier set for £24 ($17) I can see a 7pc Britool set for nearly £200 ($140) and it's from the same Chinese manufacturer. So, shop around yes you will make mistakes and yes there are tools you need to pay decent money for, but hopefully you wont be making $200 mistakes only $20. Keep up the great vids.
Chrome Molybdenum is pronounced "Chrome Moly-be-denim". Matco has a nice set of ADV Impact sockets in all sizes including swivel sockets. They are also made out of Chrome Moly-be-denim. :)
I'm a mechanic. it's not ripping off. it's called making money. Also, I hate people watching me work. doesn't mean i'm a scam artist. don't throw us all under the bus because of a few bad apples.
bluegoldent you can watch me work from the outside bay door. no customers in the shop. safety/insurance issue. not making this up. serioiusly though nobody likes people looking over their shoulder. now if you are one of my friends thats one thing. If you are just joe customer sorry you need to take a walk.
I know about the insurance policies. As I stated I'm the of customer if I pay I over see the job. To many times my ball joints been popped and told I have a bad ball joint when I knew for a fact it was new. Also the other things that happen in shops if they damage anything the customer is untold or charged. So my voice stand if I pay I watch if not I go to the next shop or Annie up and do the job my self.
Thanks for this great video Yes there are some really good toolson harbor fraigh specially the black impact suckets are really good I been using them never have a problem with them
I agree with you. HF has saved me a lot of money over the years as just a DIYer/Helping out friends and neighbors. I can't afford the snap on stuff for the the most part. I do have a Snap On box I got used off the truck as a repo, and I love my snap on creeper and drop light, but for my wrenches, sockets and stuff. I love my cheaper tools. My snap on ratchet is actually my least favorite one. I got for my Stanley and Husky ratchets 99 percent of the time.
I have a most of these sets and you're right they do work great and for the price and warranty, it's worth saving the thousands of dollars buying from the big brands.
Thank you for making this video. I appreciate that you distinguish being the quality levels of the different makes of tools. I see that some people in the comments are pretty much posting without hearing what you are saying, or they at least don't acknowledge it in their comment. Keep doing what you're doing. Make more videos as you test more products. Be thorough and consistent like you are in these videos.
I can attest to the quality of the ball joint press. I've had mine for years and I've used the heck out of it. I've press many a ball joints in Ford F350s, GM trucks, and all sorts of cars. I've even used it to press the main C frame bushings on Cat D3 dozers. I've actually had enough press to crack a hardened cat bushing that was out of spec. Most of the stuff I work on is from the salt belt or old so my press has always been close to a torch. So it has been through the ringer. It's great. It even does a good job of releasing the tension on torsion keys. Well worth the money
Thanks for the vids and the professional opinions. I visited one of their stores a few months ago and I've been dropping about $100 every week there since. I bought my 19 y.o. son a bunch of Christmas gifts from there to get him some tools to work with. B4 he had to wait on me to come home so he could use my tools. I am not a full time mechanic so it is good to see your endorsement of some of their products.
as a professional tech for bmw there are tools I also vouch for from Harbor freight for example, 1/4 and 3/8 metric sockets why buy them for 100+ each set from snap on or matco ect when Harbor freight has them for 15 to 25$ a set. I. have abused my 3/8 sockets every day since day 1 with my impact. I do it for a living not yet have they broken it's been 3 years. when I can I go to Harbor freight and buy tools here and there. it a life style to me it's my paycheck and my Hobbie totaly agree with you man
I think you nailed when you said "is like finding jewelry at the beach" for me the thrill is to find those giant killers for cheap,some guys dont want to be bothered and just purchase the "good stuff" and that's ok too.
dude i am happy for you i like that you showing people that you dont have to spend tons and tons of money on tool trucks i am a body man and i only jump on the tool truck 52 time and i havent never jump back on i buy my stuff from harbor freight and amazon
I'm an automotive student at my high school and your must have videos from harbor freight are very helpful and I love harbor freight too because it's easy on my wallet my dad was a master mechanic for Honda for 15 years and his tool box consisted of all mac matco and snap on and he says harbor freight quality is very surprising he says he wished harbor freight was around when he was wrenching because he would use there tools in a professional environment
I work as diesel mechanic now and before that I did regular automotive electrical. I buy my tools based on need and how novel they are. I have certain tools from snap-on that only snap on makes and other tools from them that I use every single day. Then I move down a notch and decide how often I use it or abuse it and buy craftsman/cobalt or similar. Then if there is something I know I'll use once and it will collect dust for a year I head right to harbor freight. Generally the cost of the tool is still way cheaper than the cost someone would charge me to do the job. Hell I did one job with an electric impact from harbor that made me many many times the cost of the tool. It was basically disposable after that and it's still doing work.
I got the metric 1/2 in drive Metric HF impact set 2 years ago. No problem. They are meat. I mainly used the 22mm for my tire lug nuts. I oil them and keep them in good shape. I just use 'em as hand sockets, so they will never ever break. I'm in the commercial cooking, refrigeration and HVAC trade. I gotta have smaller tools mostly that hold up. I use good shit.
Its a way of Life ,could not have said it better. Good job bro first time ive heard someone tell it like it is,.break a snap on tool and see how long it takes to get a replacement if he doesnt have one on the truck
hell yea thats why alot of my shit is craftsman, i can go to any sears and or kmart (theres like eight of them in my county) and find what i need replaced TODAY not in whenever the fuck the truck guy can get it...
I subbed! Buy HF, if a socket etc... breaks replace it. I busted one 3/8 socket, abused it with an impact. No surprise there. Appreciate your passion, ignore the naysayers, they're probably making monthly payments to Snap On because their shopmates shame them if their tools aren't off a truck.
You are spot on! HF has tools that are super and they have some junk! I am like you, I worked as a jet overhaul technician for 35 years before I retired. I can tell you the specialty tools made by Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney, GE aren't pretty. I think people look at the pretty chromed SNT and see quality. Yes they are good no doubt, but at quite the cost. Don't get me wrong, I have a ton of SN tools and they are great. They fed my family for years. If you need some of these specialty tools that HF sells for a once in a while use they work fine!
Harbor freight has that little $20 air ratchet, used & abused & I'm not sure why it still works but it's as smooth as the day I bought it! I actually bought that in place of a mac I had that broke & as far as performance goes, the only difference is the mac was quieter! Also that digital torque adapter is top notch also, love it! I agree about buying your basics from better quality manufacturers, but that Pittsburgh pro line of tools is significantly better than the regular Pittsburgh. But I would still try to find some craftsman or husky
one day I will have all this I'm slowly building my own " garage " out of my van. people don't understand why I work on my own vehicles well I know what's being done to it and everything is a learning experience
The first socket set shown has diesel injector sockets, VW, Cummins, etc, and a couple O2 sensor sockets thrown in. Obviously they can be used for other appropriate bolts, but they are mainly injector sockets.
I'm using harbor frieght 12 pt wrenches. The DO suck compared to the high end brands, but they get the job done. Usually. I find they don't grip bolts as tightly so they tend to slip where other more expensive wrenches do not. I'll end up replacing them with MAC or Snapon eventually but for now they're great, I don't regret purchasing them. Oh also, I did use the box end of a 17mm as a stud puller the other day... installed 3 really tight (slightly too big) studs with it. I was hammering on it continuously with my impact gun to pull the studs through. No damage to the wrench at all.
+kevin smith. Wrenches are one of those items you have to be careful with at HF. There are some sets that will come in both metric and standard but the standard set has some odd sizes. If you compare the sets you will find that both sets are identical. One is just marked for metric while the other is marked for standard. It may be possible that you inadvertently picked up one of the sets affected by this. Look up your set and read the reviews as there is someone that has usually caught it and posted a warning. Of course if you happen to have both sets you can always compare. Of course, if this is not the case than I guess we just chalk it up to one of those Harbor Freight crappy tool situations as they do push some junk too.
+RomanAutomotive their hand tools are the best. ive bought power tools from them that just didnt compare to other brands like mac or IR. but there special tools are great too. just remember with harbor freight you get what you pay for.
+James Brooks Again you get what you pay for. I prefer to use the Snap-on hand tools, they are just simply better. But then again I have been a professional mechanic for the last umpteen years and have seen allot of tools come and go, but the snap-on ones stay. That is not because of the price but because of the quality.
Watched all 3 must-haves. Well done.. You speak of HF the opposite way I do of the "big 3". I've said for years everything Snappy sells is NOT "the best". "HF does indeed have some jewels in the sand". I've hated for years looking at Mac or Matco stuff on the truck and you can just see the "re branding" of OTC or whatever and the truck guys always say "they make that for us" and leave thinking "no, you purchase from them.." Huge difference in my book.. You've successfully sub-sided my fears on some your HF "must-haves" I've wondered about for years (like the fuel pressure gauge set). So what Impact guns, air ratchets, or impact swivels do you use? I've been a die hard snap-on impact swivel user/believer for many years. I just picked up the 1/2 inch earth quake from HF on sale and was pleasantly surprised. Was an excellent backup when my barely used AirCat died (I fixed) and my 15yr old IR231 would not stop running with trigger off (I rebuilt) ..
I have used Snap On impacts, IR impacts, and some earthquake from HF. Nowadays, I can care less what others think, as long as it works. When I first started, I bought all the best, but then most were stolen, I purchased Craftsman, IR, anything I could find. I grew up poor, unable to purchase anything, now I have it, I can care less as long as it works. Right now, I'd buy Ingersoll Rand. I'm cheap i['ll use it for 2 years, buy another, then return the old one.
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Everything has paid for itself 10 times over and over and over. Good review.
The story you told about being young and being ripped off by mechanics and them putting a lien on your car and then taking your car, you know that that hits my heart.
I'm glad you became a mechanic and sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for telling us what is good to buy from Harbor Freight. I appreciate you taking your time to do these videos. You obviously work on vehicles with all these tools you are showing us so you absolutely know what is good and what is just complete junk.
I totally agree with you about using cost effective tools, as long as they get the job done. People sometimes just go to snap on and mac just cause they re "sexy"
Must-haves is a plural noun. One must have these things. They are as much nouns as "desirables" or "expendibles." Excellent video.
Good video. Im a professional technician, and a good majority of my tools are Craftsman and Harbor Freight. The main problem people have is they do not research tools before buying them. There are a lot of great Harbor Freight tools! I do have my Snap-On and Matco tools, however I can not afford, nor justify, spending so much on tools. Honestly, its hand tools. Thats were one needs to invest. Other than that, there are so many other options than the tool trucks. Aside from the Carlyle brand, Napa's Evercraft is a damn good tool line. Bought my first tool box filled with Evercraft tools for $120 from Napa 12 years ago, and I still have them, havent broken one damn socket or wrench.
Cool. I have been on the fence about that sensor socket kit. It probably wont get a ton of use, but I want it to work when I need it. Glad you gave it the thumbs up. Thanks
I can vouch for the bearing puller set, it rocks!
"it has paid for itself at least 10 over"..... lol, love it
Thanks for the HF review! As a potential mechanic/tech just starting out, the info is greatly appreciated. I love your passion for this industry! Keep those videos and reviews coming!
R.A. thanks for taking the time to upload this vids. I like your tool reviews and suggestions. keep'm coming buddy👍
I've only been in Harbour Freight 1 time, 15 years ago. Had no idea they had such a selection of specialists tools. Thanks for the knowledge.
Your one of the good ones.. Thanks for the video.
Yes, you are right: we Americans take our DIY and our tools seriously; we enjoy playing with ourselves and our tools better than playing with others......
All of this stuff you see here has paid for itself ten times over.
Great video.. I buy from Harbor Freights all the time...
I hear ya bro. Most times you can get by with Harbor Freight gear just fine. Thanks for posting. Well, on to the next segment. Thanks!
"Do you know what I mean?" "Do you understand what I'm saying?" No, sorry, I'm stupid and don't understand simple English. But thanks for checking to see if I'm 'getting it'..
Must fully agree here, there is tons of stuff on the tools market that's branded by the "big" guys and priced accordingly. If you look at the cases and the way the tools are laid out in the cases, many are exactly the same. Brake caliper rewind kit is a prime example, I've just bought a 9pc hose clamp plier set for £24 ($17) I can see a 7pc Britool set for nearly £200 ($140) and it's from the same Chinese manufacturer. So, shop around yes you will make mistakes and yes there are tools you need to pay decent money for, but hopefully you wont be making $200 mistakes only $20. Keep up the great vids.
Yeah that video was kick ass... go-on, nice!
Love the info thanks again
This was a great video. Everything I need to know about what I've been wanting to buy from harbor freight..
Is it just me or did this guy do a mile long line of Coke right before filming this video?
+YourMomSaidImHuge Too bad I can only give you one thumbs up. lol.
Right. Too hyper!
+YourMomSaidImHuge lmao. thanks for that
+THE ONLY YDARG Hahaha He's just passionate! 😉
he forgot to take his adderall
Chrome Molybdenum is pronounced "Chrome Moly-be-denim". Matco has a nice set of ADV Impact sockets in all sizes including swivel sockets. They are also made out of Chrome Moly-be-denim. :)
Cool video my friend .. thanks for sharing this with the world.. thanks again from Texas
Thanks man. Great info.
i like how he tosses the shit out of each tool after he's done
Great clip!
very informative thanks for the info. i am a do it yourselfer for many of the same reasons you mentioned.
AMEN on everything you said in this video down to woman and a way of life!!!
I'm a mechanic. it's not ripping off. it's called making money. Also, I hate people watching me work. doesn't mean i'm a scam artist. don't throw us all under the bus because of a few bad apples.
punker6506 Damn right! And if you don't pay your damn bill you bet I'll use a lien as leverage to get the money owed to me.
I watch all my mechanics work. If I paying my money I'm over seeing the work.
bluegoldent you can watch me work from the outside bay door. no customers in the shop. safety/insurance issue. not making this up. serioiusly though nobody likes people looking over their shoulder. now if you are one of my friends thats one thing. If you are just joe customer sorry you need to take a walk.
I know about the insurance policies. As I stated I'm the of customer if I pay I over see the job. To many times my ball joints been popped and told I have a bad ball joint when I knew for a fact it was new. Also the other things that happen in shops if they damage anything the customer is untold or charged. So my voice stand if I pay I watch if not I go to the next shop or Annie up and do the job my self.
Ante up. Thanks
I'm sold when you said it was made out of NASCAR
Man Hold Up !!! Great Video ESE. True on Everything.
Thanks for the review. bro, very good
Thanks for this great video
Yes there are some really good toolson harbor fraigh specially the black impact suckets are really good I been using them never have a problem with them
I agree with you. HF has saved me a lot of money over the years as just a DIYer/Helping out friends and neighbors. I can't afford the snap on stuff for the the most part. I do have a Snap On box I got used off the truck as a repo, and I love my snap on creeper and drop light, but for my wrenches, sockets and stuff. I love my cheaper tools. My snap on ratchet is actually my least favorite one. I got for my Stanley and Husky ratchets 99 percent of the time.
Thank for the video, I have lots of those same tools.
I've been beating on the 301 piece pro set for 4 years.
Thanks
I have a most of these sets and you're right they do work great and for the price and warranty, it's worth saving the thousands of dollars buying from the big brands.
good video I have been thinking about buying the ball joint press and this was helpful.
I love you videos went to harbor bought some co-mo sockets on your review . Thanks !!
Thank you for making this video. I appreciate that you distinguish being the quality levels of the different makes of tools.
I see that some people in the comments are pretty much posting without hearing what you are saying, or they at least don't acknowledge it in their comment.
Keep doing what you're doing. Make more videos as you test more products. Be thorough and consistent like you are in these videos.
I can attest to the quality of the ball joint press. I've had mine for years and I've used the heck out of it. I've press many a ball joints in Ford F350s, GM trucks, and all sorts of cars. I've even used it to press the main C frame bushings on Cat D3 dozers. I've actually had enough press to crack a hardened cat bushing that was out of spec. Most of the stuff I work on is from the salt belt or old so my press has always been close to a torch. So it has been through the ringer. It's great. It even does a good job of releasing the tension on torsion keys. Well worth the money
I really like the craftsman hand tools. I prefer them over some of the truck tools.
Thanks for the video. Telling us which tools to stay away from and why is helpful too!
Funny how you toss the tools down. Reminds me of Gallagher.
Great video boss , it's a way of life !!!
I just imagine him saying f'n bam! Each time he slaps out a new case of stuff on the table.
Thanks for the vids and the professional opinions. I visited one of their stores a few months ago and I've been dropping about $100 every week there since. I bought my 19 y.o. son a bunch of Christmas gifts from there to get him some tools to work with. B4 he had to wait on me to come home so he could use my tools. I am not a full time mechanic so it is good to see your endorsement of some of their products.
Great video keep up the great work.
This guy is 1 in a MIL a go getter. Not afraid to put his mind to it no grease and jon to difficult.
How many times over did that shit pay for itself? (Oh yeah ten )
Do you care about what anyone else in the world is saying?
Kanade Tachibana no not really
Great video, I liked it
as a professional tech for bmw there are tools I also vouch for from Harbor freight for example, 1/4 and 3/8 metric sockets why buy them for 100+ each set from snap on or matco ect when Harbor freight has them for 15 to 25$ a set. I. have abused my 3/8 sockets every day since day 1 with my impact. I do it for a living not yet have they broken it's been 3 years. when I can I go to Harbor freight and buy tools here and there. it a life style to me it's my paycheck and my Hobbie totaly agree with you man
I think you nailed when you said "is like finding jewelry at the beach" for me the thrill is to find those giant killers for cheap,some guys dont want to be bothered and just purchase the "good stuff" and that's ok too.
shade tree mechanic at its finest
dude i am happy for you i like that you showing people that you dont have to spend tons and tons of money on tool trucks i am a body man and i only jump on the tool truck 52 time and i havent never jump back on i buy my stuff from harbor freight and amazon
I love these videos
Nice video. Thanks,
I JUST bought some Harbor Freight stuff today - spent less than $40 and probably got $120 worth of tools/clamps/etc. Awesome video!
Ramble City. Again. Yeesh.
Great advice bro.
Great video thanks for the info!!!
Thanks for watching Forrest.
Thank you for all your videos, keep up the great work my friend, I can tell you are an honest, hard working mechanic :) God Bless.
thanks for good info
lovely 😍
awesome video thanks for speaking the truth ...
How many times has his tools paid for themselves? I think I missed it.
I got a question, Roman. Has any of these sets paid for themselves 10 times over?
BurningChoppy probably all of them
sure, check their banks accounts and credit card info and youll see 👀
Scanner Danner uses Pico Scope and AESwave also. Also, he says what Snap On needs to improve on.
Thats hardcore bro, Great video !!!!!
Love your video man in in the t ten program right now trying to figure out what brands and stuff to get keep it up!
thank you very much ! I greatly enjoyed your video and just subscribed !!!!!!!!
+Mark Armstrong Cool.
thanks for sharing.
Actually I went down to HF and bought the Oxygen Sensor Socket kit and the Seal Driver kit. Thanks for the review.
I'm an automotive student at my high school and your must have videos from harbor freight are very helpful and I love harbor freight too because it's easy on my wallet my dad was a master mechanic for Honda for 15 years and his tool box consisted of all mac matco and snap on and he says harbor freight quality is very surprising he says he wished harbor freight was around when he was wrenching because he would use there tools in a professional environment
+justindasilva73 I hope he has them paid off before he leaves this world...
thanks alot for your time and experiance
i bet if snap-on pushes the price down by 60% they will still be making alot of money and gain more customers
I work as diesel mechanic now and before that I did regular automotive electrical. I buy my tools based on need and how novel they are. I have certain tools from snap-on that only snap on makes and other tools from them that I use every single day. Then I move down a notch and decide how often I use it or abuse it and buy craftsman/cobalt or similar. Then if there is something I know I'll use once and it will collect dust for a year I head right to harbor freight. Generally the cost of the tool is still way cheaper than the cost someone would charge me to do the job. Hell I did one job with an electric impact from harbor that made me many many times the cost of the tool. It was basically disposable after that and it's still doing work.
I got the metric 1/2 in drive Metric HF impact set 2 years ago. No problem. They are meat. I mainly used the 22mm for my tire lug nuts. I oil them and keep them in good shape. I just use 'em as hand sockets, so they will never ever break. I'm in the commercial cooking, refrigeration and HVAC trade. I gotta have smaller tools mostly that hold up. I use good shit.
I feel ya bro!!
Fast forward to 3:40
Thank you
Its a way of Life ,could not have said it better. Good job bro first time ive heard someone tell it like it is,.break a snap on tool and see how long it takes to get a replacement if he doesnt have one on the truck
hell yea thats why alot of my shit is craftsman, i can go to any sears and or kmart (theres like eight of them in my county) and find what i need replaced TODAY not in whenever the fuck the truck guy can get it...
I subbed! Buy HF, if a socket etc... breaks replace it. I busted one 3/8 socket, abused it with an impact. No surprise there.
Appreciate your passion, ignore the naysayers, they're probably making monthly payments to Snap On because their shopmates shame them if their tools aren't off a truck.
You are spot on! HF has tools that are super and they have some junk! I am like you, I worked as a jet overhaul technician for 35 years before I retired. I can tell you the specialty tools made by Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney, GE aren't pretty. I think people look at the pretty chromed SNT and see quality. Yes they are good no doubt, but at quite the cost. Don't get me wrong, I have a ton of SN tools and they are great. They fed my family for years. If you need some of these specialty tools that HF sells for a once in a while use they work fine!
Paid for itself 10 times over lmao 😂
i just gotta say... the carlyle line wrenches i've used spread like the red sea. but i work on a lot of heavy over the road trucks too.
Harbor freight has that little $20 air ratchet, used & abused & I'm not sure why it still works but it's as smooth as the day I bought it! I actually bought that in place of a mac I had that broke & as far as performance goes, the only difference is the mac was quieter! Also that digital torque adapter is top notch also, love it! I agree about buying your basics from better quality manufacturers, but that Pittsburgh pro line of tools is significantly better than the regular Pittsburgh. But I would still try to find some craftsman or husky
good video, cheers
one day I will have all this I'm slowly building my own " garage " out of my van. people don't understand why I work on my own vehicles well I know what's being done to it and everything is a learning experience
So how many times have they paid for themselves? Ha! Ha! Great vid.
The first socket set shown has diesel injector sockets, VW, Cummins, etc, and a couple O2 sensor sockets thrown in. Obviously they can be used for other appropriate bolts, but they are mainly injector sockets.
He is right I bought the brake caliper set and I use it all the time and like he said pay 10 times already!!!
i bought that impact socket set for removing lug nuts for $20 off backpages it was new still sealed and its paid for its self many times
Awsome
great video. i buy alot of special tools at harbor freight. all my hand tools are craftsman
I'm using harbor frieght 12 pt wrenches. The DO suck compared to the high end brands, but they get the job done. Usually. I find they don't grip bolts as tightly so they tend to slip where other more expensive wrenches do not. I'll end up replacing them with MAC or Snapon eventually but for now they're great, I don't regret purchasing them. Oh also, I did use the box end of a 17mm as a stud puller the other day... installed 3 really tight (slightly too big) studs with it. I was hammering on it continuously with my impact gun to pull the studs through. No damage to the wrench at all.
I also have the 9pc mm wrench set. They work great, better than craftsman.
+kevin smith. Wrenches are one of those items you have to be careful with at HF. There are some sets that will come in both metric and standard but the standard set has some odd sizes. If you compare the sets you will find that both sets are identical. One is just marked for metric while the other is marked for standard.
It may be possible that you inadvertently picked up one of the sets affected by this. Look up your set and read the reviews as there is someone that has usually caught it and posted a warning. Of course if you happen to have both sets you can always compare. Of course, if this is not the case than I guess we just chalk it up to one of those Harbor Freight crappy tool situations as they do push some junk too.
there are a couple of tools you can get there, but snap on is still the world leader in quality tools.
+riceburner32 That is why other brands copy them. I'd say the best wrenches and sockets, maybe ratchets, but that is all I'll buy from them.
+RomanAutomotive their hand tools are the best. ive bought power tools from them that just didnt compare to other brands like mac or IR. but there special tools are great too. just remember with harbor freight you get what you pay for.
of course, for ten times the price
But if you only use it every now and again snap on is not worth it
+James Brooks Again you get what you pay for. I prefer to use the Snap-on hand tools, they are just simply better. But then again I have been a professional mechanic for the last umpteen years and have seen allot of tools come and go, but the snap-on ones stay. That is not because of the price but because of the quality.
Watched all 3 must-haves. Well done.. You speak of HF the opposite way I do of the "big 3". I've said for years everything Snappy sells is NOT "the best". "HF does indeed have some jewels in the sand". I've hated for years looking at Mac or Matco stuff on the truck and you can just see the "re branding" of OTC or whatever and the truck guys always say "they make that for us" and leave thinking "no, you purchase from them.." Huge difference in my book.. You've successfully sub-sided my fears on some your HF "must-haves" I've wondered about for years (like the fuel pressure gauge set). So what Impact guns, air ratchets, or impact swivels do you use? I've been a die hard snap-on impact swivel user/believer for many years. I just picked up the 1/2 inch earth quake from HF on sale and was pleasantly surprised. Was an excellent backup when my barely used AirCat died (I fixed) and my 15yr old IR231 would not stop running with trigger off (I rebuilt) ..
I have used Snap On impacts, IR impacts, and some earthquake from HF. Nowadays, I can care less what others think, as long as it works. When I first started, I bought all the best, but then most were stolen, I purchased Craftsman, IR, anything I could find. I grew up poor, unable to purchase anything, now I have it, I can care less as long as it works. Right now, I'd buy Ingersoll Rand. I'm cheap i['ll use it for 2 years, buy another, then return the old one.
My 1/2 Earthquake is going on 5 years old now and it still works like brand new. I bought it as a BACKUP and it's now my primary.
Straight to the point no pussyfooting around. Cheers. Thanks for the review.
Unruly kids in the background, but love me some Harbor Freight!
Good video sir!
I love honesty keep it up my brother it’s Good to stop all the bullshit from all the scammers
THANK ROMAN YOUR THE BEST