Harbor Freight Tools... Inverter Generator
I received a new sale paper from Harbor Freight the other day and see that thay have a NEW inverter generator: Predator brand 2500 max./2200 rated watts 125 cc Red in color Lot # 61169 $499.99...
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HF has saved me a bunch of money. They also sell some things that I know are junk and would not buy.
I have a sawsall that was 2/3rds the price of HD and Lowes and for the 5-10 times a year I'm going to use it, has done everything I asked of it without issue.
Bought a cheap smaller 12v drill/driver that has been a blessing when my bigger 18v was too big for the space I needed to work in.
Rachet straps for tying down stuff in the truck bed were about 1/2 cost of what was at the big 2 stores.
Plastic gloves in a box for when I'm dealing with the stinky slinky were cheaper there.
Ball and 6" drop for the hitch so my portable tank would roll level were about 25% off what Lowes and HD wanted.
Bought a cheap water cooled tile saw there for a remodeling project I was doing.Completed my project and sold it to a friend for half of what I paid for it. Total cost was half od what I could have rented one for and a fraction of what a better one would have cost to buy, only to sit in my garage for the next 20 years.
I figure HF has saved me about $300-$400 over the past year or so. When the item is not going to get heavy use, I can save a few bucks and still accomplish what I need to with it just as well as the higher priced item, why not? I know I'm not buying top of the line and making that choice because I don't need top of the line and accept the risk that it may go bad at some point sooner than the 25%-50% higher priced name brand version.
I have a sawsall that was 2/3rds the price of HD and Lowes and for the 5-10 times a year I'm going to use it, has done everything I asked of it without issue.
Bought a cheap smaller 12v drill/driver that has been a blessing when my bigger 18v was too big for the space I needed to work in.
Rachet straps for tying down stuff in the truck bed were about 1/2 cost of what was at the big 2 stores.
Plastic gloves in a box for when I'm dealing with the stinky slinky were cheaper there.
Ball and 6" drop for the hitch so my portable tank would roll level were about 25% off what Lowes and HD wanted.
Bought a cheap water cooled tile saw there for a remodeling project I was doing.Completed my project and sold it to a friend for half of what I paid for it. Total cost was half od what I could have rented one for and a fraction of what a better one would have cost to buy, only to sit in my garage for the next 20 years.
I figure HF has saved me about $300-$400 over the past year or so. When the item is not going to get heavy use, I can save a few bucks and still accomplish what I need to with it just as well as the higher priced item, why not? I know I'm not buying top of the line and making that choice because I don't need top of the line and accept the risk that it may go bad at some point sooner than the 25%-50% higher priced name brand version.
