HARBOR FREIGHT COOPINS! Deal or Trash edition Not sponsored by the China freight!!
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Jeff @denoftools smokes so much harbor freight pole he gets toolboxes sent to him all the time that guy is a full time jack wagon and he doesn't use his own tools let alone anything he gets for free.
If the tool industry lowered itself to compete against Harbor Freight we would all be screwed.
Absolutely spot on comment!!
As a diyer harbor freight is the only way I can afford alot of different things. I've wanted a 4 1/2 inch grinder for 10 years but I assumed I'd probably only use it once a year. Finally bought one since they just put a hf near me. Works so far. Trying to use it as much as possible in the 90 day warranty time. Yea the switch is cheap and the internal gears have alot of play. The other problem around my area is that if I want to sell anything I almost have to give it away. But if I'm trying to buy anything used they want almost as much as new one
Wether they’ll admit it or not, everyone has those tools that are hard to rationalize the cost of high quality units. That said, harbor freight corded tools are NEVER the best answer, they’re just the “easy” answer.
Harbor freights Drillmaster and Warrior brands are literally fireballs waiting to happen. You risk a fire and ultimately lives whenever you use one of these. No one should ever make a 4.5” angle grinder under 6amp rated. Anything under 6amps is just a sander, that’s all the load they will handle.
When you take Drillmaster and Warrior “sanders” out of the equation, the Bauer and Hercules brands are no bargain. They cost pretty much the same as other name brands that come with a 1-3 year warranty rather than Harbor Freight’s 90 days. Lowes offers 3- $39 4.5” angle grinder options. Craftsman and porter cable 7 amp paddle switch grinders, that have a 3 year warranty. The 3rd is a metabo hpt (hitachi) 6.7amp side switch kit that comes with 5 wheels and a 1year warranty. The $39 price on each of these isn’t even a sale price, it’s just the everyday price, so that leaves room the find sales to boot. I bought a 2 pack of porter cable’s after Christmas from tractor supply for $30. That’s $15 per grinder.
There’s really never a good excuse to buy 95% of harbor freight power tools, electric or pneumatic. There are very few exceptions.
Great comment
You could also buy a corded Hitachi or Bosch grinder for like 50 to 60 bucks, it will come with a 3 or 5 year warranty and be a quality tool from an experienced and reliable manufacturer.
The problem with HF when it comes to power tools is that their "brands" are brand names and nothing more. Where as the above mentioned brands, or a DeWalt, Makita, etc are real brands that are also companies and manufacturers. They design and manufacture their own tools. If they break, they're easy to repair even if out of warranty. Every part for that power tool is available to anyone.
A Harbor Freight power tool has no OEM parts available anywhere. There's no repairing it. Even if you buy a service plan, the tool only be replaced, and only while they carry it. Most power tools that break require a $5 to $15 dollar part and maybe 20 min to fix.
The green air hoses your probably thinking of are Flexzilla.
@@paedahe4975 I never said anything negative about Flexzilla. They can be a little pricey but in my opinion well worth the extra money spent.
I believe your thinking of Flexilla air hoses
Nailed it
I have the icon snap ring pliers and I like them. I use them professionally. I must have a good set because mine are almost to tight. No shakiness at all.
Thanks for sharing
Coopins! Is that a ron white reference 😂😂
My grandmother been saying that since I was a baby lol
I’ve actually had pretty decent luck with tap and die sets from HarborFreight. One of the little diamonds in the rough they have.
I respect you and your opinions even if I don't always agree. Keep up the good work.
Now that ICON is making more and more tools in the U.,S., you will probably need to remove that angle from your attack, though. I suspect that there is literally nothing ICON can do to change your opinion of their tools. I understand that. I can suffer from that same ridiculous tendency. For example, there is probably nothing Black and Decker could do to make me change my mind about their tools. That's why I will never accept Dewalt despite them having good tools. I just can't do it. As long as you recognize that, I'm cool with it.
Take care.
Respect back to you 💯 but what tools are icon making in the usa?
@@CPthetooladdict New wire strippers for sure. And one other (I'll let you know later). They're listening to critics about not being made in USA. I strongly suspect that they will be switching everything to USA, at least it seems like that's the direction they are moving. I don't care personally, but many do.
@@taintoolreview4188 Those Doyle's kick ass. Easily as good as my Kleins.
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Jason those wire strippers are hot garbage for automotive and rebrands from southwire
The icon tool box warranty is handy, their deals have been ass for automotive. Seasoned techs should start to phase out harbor freight
I use the engine support bar all the time never had any issues never used it on large engines but cars and vans
I can send you the broken pieces?
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Wilton hammers are awesome
Woohooooooo HF 25" breaker bar !!!!. I want one for every bay of my garage. :D You are thinking of Flexilla air hoses.
You get what you pay for, my Snap On, MAC, MATCO and Cornwell one day will belong to my son. He is already asking when he gets to take Mr.Big EPIQ with 2 lockers, he is always bringing his friends over to the shop for work and using Dads tools........even his friends can feel and appreciate the quality of my tools.
Exactly no one says that about us genital or icon because no one wants it
Awesome video brother. I will buy Harbor Freight if i don't have major jobs to do. I have some Harbor Freight tools that i haven't had any issues with yet. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible night. Much love and RESPECT
Great point
CP your spot on with the floor nailer comment. I had a Bostich nailer that was used professionally for 20 years and it was just plain worn-out (rebuild many times). I don't do much hardwood flooring anymore, so I bought the HF one. It works, but it not a professional tool. Also, I only gave $90 for 2 years ago.
Thanks for sharing!
Heck I out did that work platform in 1st grade 😂😂😂
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Great honest review cp. I recently commented on a channel where they got a new us gen 72 white box and hutch free to review I said that the Menards box was a better box and a better deal said that cp turned me on to this Menards box that ruffled the fur. I have an old series 1 us general box the Menards boxes are much better Menards was not in my area when I bought my box now the distance between harbor freight and Menards is about five mile. Keep the videos coming and ruffling the fur of harbor freight fan boys.
I just happened to look at Menards boxes today and i was impressed with the quality
@@woodendoors1075 so was I cp knows what he is talking about
Nick always says if you want to be blind get a hf welding helmet.😂 . Get a Jackson and save your eyes 👀.
Your bird feeder’s empty. Again.
True Story lol
Some of their stuff is great, a lot is terrible. Some is great or terrible depending what you're doing. The dead blow hammers are too soft for suspension/ mechanic work and turn to hamburger. They're awesome for body work though.
Hello Fellow Toolhaulics, Friends, And Supporters Of The World Famous CP THE TOOL ADDICT & HENRY: Chad how could I ever be angry with you. All you have ever done is speak the truth. CP you had mentioned air hoses. JDTCO has some beautiful air hoses & they don't come with a 20 20 warranty. That's N.J. lingo go for twenty minutes or twenty feet whichever comes first !!!!! Another terrific video sir, TMP from N.J.
Are my eyes deceiving me? Did cp make a harbor freight video?😂 👍
Yes and no
HF jacks are good, and in store for pickup, same for jack stands. Hopefully the welds are better on the Daytona than the old Pittsburgh ( ignored the recall forever till the stool broke, and thought maybe not worth the risk, basically same recall on bad welds)
The disposable gloves are a good value when on sale and the xxl are actually too big in the 7mill thickness had to go XL not xxl like the the 9mill and the thin ones
If I were a mechanic I wouldn’t buy HF wrenches but working on RVs ,not the engines other than oil and fuel filters
The problem with good tools is they are the ones that disappear
Always ISO decent tools at a decent price
HF definitely has some garbage, they also have some better offerings than HD, Lowe’s, Ace, Napa and Menards
No tool company or retailer is your friend. They are all selling tools to make money. They all have bad runs of tools
Nothing wrong with spending money on good tools even infrequently used ones, some will make you smile, and just feel good in the hand
Nothing wrong with getting the cheapest tool that gets the job done and retiring earlier with he money saved
Call em like you see em CP
Buy once cry once period. Ive lernt my lesson about China freight the hard way
I tried the Icon hammers rusts very quickly the faces get Ducked up when you make your 1st swing. I remember when I was starting out and I bought a sledge hammer from them with a fiberglass handle there epoxy let go when I was driving out a race. I was holding the handle and the head went flying. I went with Mac hammers and snap-on after that.
Hey CP, what happens when you get the Metric tap and die set, and you break a tool? It's a lifetime warranty, right? We know they don't sell single tools from a set, so what then, they are not going to give you a new set, if you break one tap or die? If that is the case, I might grab a set from HF, since I have production grade HSS taps and dies in SAE, but only a 6MM tap in metric? Seriously regret selling a super rare complete set of HSS USA taps from Matco, that was about 20 years old, and cost like $240 back then?
You're sol lol
Tbh I have never used a snap-on or equivalent quality tool but I did a fair amount of working on trucks with my grandfather and we never had tool quality issues that I could remember using his old craftsman (there may have been some other brands as well but none of them were expensive) tools. I don’t want to pile on with the whole tool truck hatred that you hear across the internet: I just want to understand. I have recently started acquiring my own tools more as a DIY type consumer so I’m just curious whether there could just be some elitism here about tools from tool trucks or if it really is such a huge gap between the cheap stuff and the tool truck stuff? Also as a DIY consumer, it seems like a huge investment just to buy a few tool truck tools since those tools will mainly sit on a shelf. I started out buying husky stuff and ended up investing in a little bit of new craftsmen stuff and now just considering options for future investments. I guess you could say, I want to buy tools that will last a lifetime but I don’t at this point anticipate that I will use them a whole lot. What is your advice which brand makes the most sense for those conditions?
CP….WOOOOO!!!!🎉
That's exactly what I have that Pittsburgh breaker bar for it's in my car for an emergency. But those blue batteries are actually very good I've seen a bunch of tests of them online and used them myself. I had no problem. The orange regular alkaline batteries are okay too. It's Harbor freight's real cheap non-alkaline batteries with your garbage.
For air hose when you say green ones you talking about Flexzilla? If so Amazon has them on sale right now.
Laura Harbor freight's power tools only have a 90-day warranty because they want to sell you the one in two year replacement plan. The only tools that they stepped up and put a warranty on are the brushless Hercules cordless tools to have a 5-year tool and a 3-year battery I still wouldn't buy them but at least they have more real warranty
What up CP!
Harbor Freight can be hit or miss. You have to know what to look for. For many years I had a Craftsman electric die grinder that got heavy use. It finally died. Not many companies make them. I saw that Harbor Freight had a Central electric die grinder so I bought it. Absolute piece of junk! It lasted less than a month. I bought a Warrior right angle grinder for $10 from a guy who sells tools at the flea market. I had to fiddle with it after using it for 20 minutes. Avoid Central and Warrior corded tools. The Pittsburgh tools aren't too bad. I bought a set of offset box wrenches because I needed to modify a wrench for a specific application. For what they are they've been o.k. I don't have any experience with either the Bauer or Hercules lines. I've been reluctant to take a chance. I'd buy Skil from Walmart.
CP, the best thing in the Flyer right now might be that Vulcan MigMax welder. I was totally skeptical but it was what my boss was willing to get us. I beat the crap out of mine and it just keeps coming, I've mig welded stainless, Aluminum (Spool Gun) and burned through miles of mild steel wire with zero issues. the mig gun is slightly cheesy as is the factory ground clamp but it makes a lot of heat and offers great performance, even in 120V mode.
I have that Bauer $44 Sawzall and believe it or not, its a beast. I also have the Bandsaw and so far, it works just fine even wit their trash blades. That Mcgraw Airsaw is a painted up Central Pneumatic but it works fine for $25, I prefer the Taiwanese Chief or my Cornwell Geared unit. The Predator stuff is also solid, not terrible. Like everything else, its a roll of the dice but they've got a few useful things that can at least hold up long enough to let you know if buying a decent one is worth the investment for you.
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i buy the xxl box of nitrile gloves from horror fright. i bought a Pittsburgh multicolored 1/2“ drive deep socket set with a 25% off coupon. i don't put them on my impact. no complaints as of yet. the only other thing i bought was a blue power strip that has good magnets on it for mounting. the blue actually matches my Homak Pro Series II box. speaking of Homak, i had a caster failure. my dumbass brother borrowed some tools to do an oil change on his car. he actually pushed my box onto the driveway. the bracket holding one of the casters failed after being slammed several times into the concrete lip of the garage when he eventually got my box back in my garage (it's definitely full). i took pictures of it, and sent that with my warranty registration number to Homak. they had a new caster with hardware sent to me in 3 days! as there's a Northern Tool close to me. i have a couple pairs of gravel gear xxl work gloves, 1 winter & 1 padded. i bought a yellowjacket 3 ton jack from there. it's pretty damn good. 5 points for greasing, quick lift, quite a bit of range. i bought it when it was on sale, plus they let me use a $20 off coupon that i had received in the mail. cost me $180. i used the same coupon when i bought my box. it covered the delivery charge. at Northern Tool, the few Klutch things i've bought haven't been bad. picked up a ball peen hammer & a 2' tool bar from there that i've been happy with (can't remember the brands). i didn't spend a whole lot on them, and i really didn't expect them to last. they've surprised me. beat them up quite a bit, and they haven't rusted, bent, or anything. i figure their junk level of stuff is a bit better than other brick & mortar's. the $50 floor fan that you said was junk, i bought the ironton version for $30. that thing moves more air than i expected it to. it still operates like the day i bought it almost 4 years ago.
there's my 2 cents worth.
i also wanted to thank you for getting back to me about my email. for any person that for some unknown reason has read this far, CP is a man of integrity in my book! i don't say that lightly.
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7:10 ive got the Icon snap ring pliers, and they're junk. Waste of money, don't buy
I checked out that Hercules bandsaw stand it seems to be ok. You will not find one for that price. I'm going out on a limb and try it out
The bandsaw stand works great in the horizontal position. For me the vertical position is not good, the base needs to bolted down (not portable) and all cut have to be done free hand. I have a cordless Dewalt deep cut saw and it mounted up easily. I needed the horizontal position cutting, so I'm happy with it, plus I could not find another option for my cordless saw.
Two things Harbor freight/ Pittsburgh wrenches are good for. Cutting and modify their shap and leaving them as adjustment tools on thinks like my truss screed. I sure would hate to cut and bend a Snap on or Mac wrench that with have concrete on it and have to be cleaned with acid at end of the day. Also iuse them on demo jobs where tools have a habits of being dropped down hollow walls that stay or get stolen by other contractors crews.
That air hose is crap. The black rubber ones the sell are ok but I prefer American made by Good year, thermold, the American made versions from legacy ( Flexzilla ).
I see people buying cheap China plastic air hoses that don't hold up to daily professional shop use for like $30? A USA made Goodyear hose is like $5 more, stupid move?
There better for brick and morter stores Menards Lowes Home depot and the big harbor freight killer northern tools and equipment where they both have high quality and cheap stuff
The Braun under hood light is junk
The step bench platform is not bad I weigh 250 and it holds me decently
Those hammers feel like a toy 😂
You must get mega views reviewing Harbor Freight. I think you secretly love them 😂 it’s ok, it is 2023, come out the closet and show a little Pride 😂😂😂
No, I love getting comments from such intelligent people.
@@CPthetooladdict It’s all good CP. just having a little fun. Love the videos
Goto swag offroad they make that bandsaw holders and there a small American business built by Americans
If you need a portable vertical band saw table, SWAG is the way to go. The built in rails allow you to use a miter gauge.
I think that's the one I was originally looking at
Yeah, some tools at HF are decently good for the value. But when it comes to specific things to not cheapen out on like engine jacks or scan tools, you're better off to go elsewhere.
Anymore I go to menards for various things and some hand tools from the masterforce lineup that are pretty decent.
The tap & dies suck! There tolerances are horrible freight.
I can’t wait for the fan boy comments! Thanks for your honest opinion on this junk CP.
I'm sure they will be here shortly lol
Snap on dealer told me 12,500 on a master series ! I went with the Icon for 3k ! Will it fall apart one day ? Maybe!😂
Tool truck and brand junkies are something else. 😂 unless you're making bank, it's tough to justify 12.5k
Man i couldn't imagine cheaping out on things like engine stands, scaffolding, jack stands, etc where them failing ends up with you hurt or worse. The 50-100 bucks you saved isnt going to amount to much with you out of work for 2 weeks and in the hospital because and engine stand failed and rolled a block over your leg.
I’ve bought and used several daytona jacks and jack stands to date. We use them on our F-550 trucks all the time, haven’t had a problem to date. Not a single issue or sketchy moment.
What i will stay away from is they’re cut off wheels or any abrasive consumables. Those will get you hurt or blind if you use them long enough. 100% garbage.
LOL omg you are telling the truth just trash😢🎉I don’t care for them at all
Like you said in a previous video you have to buy sets at Hazard Fraud. What happens when you lose a tap or die and then break one. Probably gotta exchange the whole kit. Missing any pieces, OOPS sorry liftime warranty is void.
Loved my Earthquake electric impact. Great tool and absolutely bomber. I am sure some of this Bauer/Hercules is a viable option for some folks but the fact that everything I separate, and the cost that keeps creeping up, really do not make it a great option compared to spending a little more on Dewalt or Milwaukee or the like.
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I can only take Harbor Freight videos seriously if you wear a bear costume.
That's not my style. I have to work on actual cars for a living.
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Most guys are not 6' tall.
You think about this a lot to compensate for being short?
@@OTEP1234567891011 Nah, I am 8'1 and weigh 185 so I am not concerned about a stand that is rated for 225 lbs.
My friend bought 2 boxes of Hardy nitrile gloves for a project I was going to help him with? Both boxes were absolutely worthless, gloves ripped to shreds, not even able to get one glove on without them tearing to shreds? Didn't even get one glove to go on my regular sizes hands, and they were the Large sized gloves? China garbage at it's finest?
I have never had an issue with the 9 mil gloves.
Same. I did 2 brake jobs in one day and used 1 pair of 7 mil gloves for both jobs.
@John Austin right lol