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Harbor freight isnt all that jerked up. Milwaukee pliers cost half what horror freight was selling the icon for.
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I'm seriously considering their geared engine stand. It's labeled as a Daytona so I don't know if they're going to try to claim it's a "jack" (and thus excluded).
Beyond that, I don't read anything in the fine print which would exclude it
4WD
$50 site donor 2025
I have some of those - somewhere secure apparently
Amazon Japan dropped the price on these again, to $45.49, they were a few $$ lower a few months back. I went for it this time.
Koken Extension Bar PK3760/6
Koken Extension Bar PK3760/6
I took advantage of the 25% off coupon and gave these a shot for $15.00.
Well, the SIL wanted me to change a ceiling fan with 9' ceilings, but we then learned she doesn't own a decent step ladder.
I couldn't find any great sales on 6' at the moment at either Lowe's or HD, so I got her the Franklin from HF. Came to $60 with the 25% coupon -- not great for a 6' fiberglass, but not horrendous.
THEN I was wandering around a Denver Lowe's after returning some unneeded toilet parts -- another SIL project from yesterday-- and stumbled upon this Werner "Lean Safe" for $66, down from an alleged $189. I couldn't resist and bought one for myself. It's a bit too heavy and too feature-laden for what my SIL would need.
Lowe's changes clearance prices by store -- another Denver store shows $77 ‐‐ so put in your zip and see what you can find if you need a kinda-heavy but kinda-fancy ladder (I appreciate the option for stairs):
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Werner-14-...oad-capacity-14ft-Type-IA-ALX5IA06/5001852119
I couldn't find any great sales on 6' at the moment at either Lowe's or HD, so I got her the Franklin from HF. Came to $60 with the 25% coupon -- not great for a 6' fiberglass, but not horrendous.
THEN I was wandering around a Denver Lowe's after returning some unneeded toilet parts -- another SIL project from yesterday-- and stumbled upon this Werner "Lean Safe" for $66, down from an alleged $189. I couldn't resist and bought one for myself. It's a bit too heavy and too feature-laden for what my SIL would need.
Lowe's changes clearance prices by store -- another Denver store shows $77 ‐‐ so put in your zip and see what you can find if you need a kinda-heavy but kinda-fancy ladder (I appreciate the option for stairs):
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Werner-14-...oad-capacity-14ft-Type-IA-ALX5IA06/5001852119
Then I gave the HF coupon a workout. First I bought the geared engine stand, $225 with coupon
https://www.harborfreight.com/autom...-gear-driven-rotating-engine-stand-57745.html
While waiting for that to be loaded I saw a guy walking out with a huge Icon pry bar. I'm a sucker for pry bars because I think you can almost never have too many or too many variations. So I wandered back in and discovered it was a 58" for $99. The coupon brought it down to $75 which seemed tolerable, so I grabbed one.
I also didn't realize HF had recently released Icon angle head wrenches in 30/60. I've been eyeing Tekton forever but they always felt a bit expensive for as often as I might use these.
The Icon set in metric is currently not a great value compared to Tekton because it omits 8,9, 18 and 19. I suspect Icon might introduce a larger set later, if for no other reason than several people asked for it in the reviews.
BUT the fractional set ain't a bad deal at $70 retail, running 3/8 thru 3/4". Coupon took it down to ~$52.50
https://www.harborfreight.com/autom...-gear-driven-rotating-engine-stand-57745.html
While waiting for that to be loaded I saw a guy walking out with a huge Icon pry bar. I'm a sucker for pry bars because I think you can almost never have too many or too many variations. So I wandered back in and discovered it was a 58" for $99. The coupon brought it down to $75 which seemed tolerable, so I grabbed one.
I also didn't realize HF had recently released Icon angle head wrenches in 30/60. I've been eyeing Tekton forever but they always felt a bit expensive for as often as I might use these.
The Icon set in metric is currently not a great value compared to Tekton because it omits 8,9, 18 and 19. I suspect Icon might introduce a larger set later, if for no other reason than several people asked for it in the reviews.
BUT the fractional set ain't a bad deal at $70 retail, running 3/8 thru 3/4". Coupon took it down to ~$52.50
Misc stuff
-lynch pin asst from TSC, $9. I fly thru these with my tractor and car hauler (esp if I'm stupid enough to lend out either one)
-Toyota W83005 pinned locknut socket. About $20 at Advance on clearance. Amazon regular price is about the same
-two deep impact sockets I've been needing. Opted for Capri. 1-1/8" and 1-1/16"
-CTA 4028 Toy lock ring pliers
-a/c discos on clearance at Autozone $7
-lynch pin asst from TSC, $9. I fly thru these with my tractor and car hauler (esp if I'm stupid enough to lend out either one)
-Toyota W83005 pinned locknut socket. About $20 at Advance on clearance. Amazon regular price is about the same
-two deep impact sockets I've been needing. Opted for Capri. 1-1/8" and 1-1/16"
-CTA 4028 Toy lock ring pliers
-a/c discos on clearance at Autozone $7
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JHZR2
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First Tekton US made tools. Good deal and very nice finish.
Also got one of these:
I was intrigued by this Monster Mobile seal driver (NLA) so I found one on FB MP. Came with some random sockets, wrenches and a SnapOn FXWK3 extension.
The driver expands like pie jaws on a 3 jaw chuck, but then you only have 3 points of contact rather then the entire circumference. Not sure if it'll be useful, but it's kinda fun (er, well, if you share my definition of fun.....)
The driver expands like pie jaws on a 3 jaw chuck, but then you only have 3 points of contact rather then the entire circumference. Not sure if it'll be useful, but it's kinda fun (er, well, if you share my definition of fun.....)
JHZR2
Staff member
All US made??
Taiwan.
