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re: Do they make oil pans for Harbor Freight bottle jacks?

Posted on 5/13/18 at 7:53 pm to
Posted by bigrob385series
B. Aura
Member since May 2014
2636 posts
Posted on 5/13/18 at 7:53 pm to
quote:

welding wire, abrasion discs, cutting wheels, etc... 
from harbor freight are also crap...i've had decent luck with the jacks and hand tools though.
Posted by Traveler
I'm not late-I'm early for tomorrow
Member since Sep 2003
26375 posts
Posted on 5/13/18 at 7:54 pm to
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Mostly works.

You know how them fractional things can change after you make that cut.
Posted by LCA131
Home of the Fake Sig lines
Member since Feb 2008
77223 posts
Posted on 5/13/18 at 7:55 pm to
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know how them fractional things can change after you make that cut.


Posted by onelochevy
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2011
18313 posts
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:01 pm to
Been lucky with my 1.5 ton aluminum jack. I keep it in the trunk of my car in case i get a flat so I dont have to mess with the POS scissor jack that came with the car. Ive used the hell out of it for various projects in my garage and its worked great every time.
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
62138 posts
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:08 pm to
Harbor freight shite is only good for one use...your single use expired when you walked away to watch a basketball game.
Posted by starsandstripes
Georgia
Member since Nov 2017
11897 posts
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:12 pm to
US Jack
12 ton military jack for FMTV
or the 8 ton for HMMWV
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43031 posts
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:42 pm to
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Apparently that 20.00 you saved by not buying AMERICAN wasn't worth it
Good luck with that. I typically use my non-USA floor jack once a week, and haven't had trouble. I'm not gonna pay $600+ for a floor jack. Most shops don't even have US jacks. Plus, there are only like four companies that make floor jacks in the US.

People always say, "You should've bought American". The reality is that American stuff sucks sometimes too. We have just as many problems making tools and shite as anywhere else. Hell, I have a lot of tools that were made in Germany that are much better than anything made here. It's a stupid comment.


Eta: And you're chewing out a guy for what probably is a bad o-ring. The Chinese and American o-rings come from the same place
This post was edited on 5/13/18 at 8:57 pm
Posted by browl
North of BR
Member since Nov 2017
1571 posts
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:48 pm to
My favorite screwdrivers are from harbor freight. Combination wrenches too. And a few different pliers. Can't say much about anything else from there except dont expect more than a use or two.


ETA the badlands 12k and 3k winches are holding up just fine. Forgot about them.
This post was edited on 5/13/18 at 8:50 pm
Posted by Koach K
Member since Nov 2016
4818 posts
Posted on 5/13/18 at 9:00 pm to
Some of that is made in Taiwan and is not half bad.
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