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Re: Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:56 am
by Einsteiger
Lowes has taken over the Craftsman brand, but from what I understand the tools - with few exceptions - are no longer made in the USA. Gee...I wonder where they come from??
Re: Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:56 am
by OceanBlue2000
32wildbilly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:43 am
OceanBlue2000 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:39 am
I stopped buying Harbor Freight stuff after the ball joint puller I got from there snapped trying to get the second side out. I’ll stick with my local Sears crap, although that looks like it’ll be tougher now.
Yeah Sears has folded it's tent and walked away out here.
yeah, you can still order Craftsman stuff online, which is great unless you need it while you're doing the job. While its not dirt cheap like Harbor Freight, I never thought Craftsman was expensive stuff.
For Father's day this year, I told the wife I wanted a 1/4" drive socket set because I am tired of rooting through my toolbox looking for small sockets. She asked which was the best, and I said Snap-On. After about 5 minutes or so looking online she said, "You're not getting Snap-On."
Re: Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:06 am
by gnat
OceanBlue2000 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:56 am
She asked which was the best, and I said Snap-On. After about 5 minutes or so looking online she said, "You're not getting Snap-On."
Yeah I keep swearing that I'm finally switching to Snap-On or Matco, then I look at the prices involved...
Re: Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:01 am
by kc0433
Here's a set of jackstands I've been wanting that will work well with the hockey pucks if you have them. Just haven't ponied up yet. Cheapest I've been able to find them @ $55 ea.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019 ... th=1&psc=1
Re: Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:19 am
by 32wildbilly
I like these but they are not cheap!
http://www.jackpointjackstands.com/
Re: Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:21 am
by 32wildbilly
gnat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:06 am
OceanBlue2000 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:56 am
She asked which was the best, and I said Snap-On. After about 5 minutes or so looking online she said, "You're not getting Snap-On."
Yeah I keep swearing that I'm finally switching to Snap-On or Matco, then I look at the prices involved...
This was forever ago but I raced RC cars with a guy who had a Matco truck and was never impressed with the tools. Maybe they have gotten better.
Re: Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:45 am
by gnat
32wildbilly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:21 am
gnat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:06 am
Yeah I keep swearing that I'm finally switching to Snap-On or Matco, then I look at the prices involved...
This was forever ago but I raced RC cars with a guy who had a Matco truck and was never impressed with the tools. Maybe they have gotten better.
They are no Snap-On, but they are comparable with what Craftsman used to be (before they started doing away with the (your) lifetime warranty and the quality started dropping). Given the price difference Craftsman was my go to supplier when their quality was still high and I would never have considered Matco. Now that the Craftsman-that-was is well dead I think Matco has a place in the market, but I still think they are way over priced.
My dad is halfway through his 80s. As a teenager he got a 8" Craftsman circular saw. I was grown and out of the house before it's motor finally gave out. He called not expecting them to really warranty something almost 50 years old, but sure as shit they replaced the motor for him at no charge. That was about 3 years before they kill the lifetime warranties. That little saw is still trucking along after 70+ years, though it doesn't see much use anymore.
Re: Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:03 am
by 32wildbilly
gnat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:45 am
32wildbilly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:21 am
This was forever ago but I raced RC cars with a guy who had a Matco truck and was never impressed with the tools. Maybe they have gotten better.
They are no Snap-On, but they are comparable with what Craftsman used to be (before they started doing away with the (your) lifetime warranty and the quality started dropping). Given the price difference Craftsman was my go to supplier when their quality was still high and I would never have considered Matco. Now that the Craftsman-that-was is well dead I think Matco has a place in the market, but I still think they are way over priced.
My dad is halfway through his 80s. As a teenager he got a 8" Craftsman circular saw. I was grown and out of the house before it's motor finally gave out. He called not expecting them to really warranty something almost 50 years old, but sure as shit they replaced the motor for him at no charge. That was about 3 years before they kill the lifetime warranties. That little saw is still trucking along after 70+ years, though it doesn't see much use anymore.
I had an early set of Craftsman hand tools and they were awesome. Later I bought a set of metrics and they were junk! I don't buy them anymore even though available at Ace Hardware stores.
Re: Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:39 am
by OceanBlue2000
32wildbilly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:03 am
gnat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:45 am
They are no Snap-On, but they are comparable with what Craftsman used to be (before they started doing away with the (your) lifetime warranty and the quality started dropping). Given the price difference Craftsman was my go to supplier when their quality was still high and I would never have considered Matco. Now that the Craftsman-that-was is well dead I think Matco has a place in the market, but I still think they are way over priced.
My dad is halfway through his 80s. As a teenager he got a 8" Craftsman circular saw. I was grown and out of the house before it's motor finally gave out. He called not expecting them to really warranty something almost 50 years old, but sure as shit they replaced the motor for him at no charge. That was about 3 years before they kill the lifetime warranties. That little saw is still trucking along after 70+ years, though it doesn't see much use anymore.
I had an early set of Craftsman hand tools and they were awesome. Later I bought a set of metrics and they were junk! I don't buy them anymore even though available at Ace Hardware stores.
I think I remember somewhere saying Craftsmen have moved to more overseas production and quality had suffered because of it. A shame, if true. I haven't used the new socket set, but it looks ok. One thing annoying is that slot where the socket sits has a square notch in it that fits the back of the socket. That's great, except when you are putting the socket away (and just want to be done) you have rotate the socket until it fits. Something you wouldn't have to do if there was no notch. Dumb.
Re: Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 8:55 am
by FRUNKenstein
First world problems, Mike.
