Harbor Freight gets million dollar fine
Fine My rule has been that anything more complex than a screwdriver or combo wrench is not safe to buy from HF. Their power tools are certainly junk.
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gbopp wrote:agesilaus wrote:
Do the pliers and adjustable wrenches have too many moving part?
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Well their vice grips, don't. Grip that is and their adjustable wrenches have slop in the movable jaw so it does not reliably lock onto a bolt head or nut.
The alarming thing from RVers standpoint is that the towing supplies they sell do not meet the required standards
I have one of their 18V cordless drills around here. I got it to use on the jacks on a RV. The battery is lucky to last thru 2 uses on the jacks and the torque is underwheming. My 18V Dewalt will just about twist your hand off and when used in raising and lowering jacks the battery lasted for weeks last summer.
I've never tried their adjustable wrenches. The pliers are okay.
Are you familiar with the top ten things to not buy at HF? :)
1) Parachutes
2) Fire Extinguishers
3) Pacemakers
4) Vaccines
5) Birth control devices
6) Elevators
7) Bullet proof vests
8) Trigger locks
9) Pitons (I didn’t know what this was either…)
10) Scuba Gear
Don't know why parachutes made your list. Checked their website and they have never had one returned that was defective. :h
