I Spent $1000 at Harbor Freight

[@jerrymartin5]

Absolutely love harbor freight my wife gets upset at me when I tell her that I want too go shop or just look at everything they have in store lol 😂 she and alot of other ladies doesn't understand that buying tools and power equipment is like buying clothes and makeup and jewelry for her it's something that we both can't live without lol

[@98-24]

Finally, A channel that doesn't bitch about Harbor Freight!!! I'm like you I've worked on vehicles for 35 years and have the T-shirt, If I need anything new I'm going to Harbor Freight.

[@gheechiedan9299]

I absolutely LOVE Harbor Freight! I can spend hours in the store just checking stuff out.😀

[@LuckyLopez777]

I totally agree!

[@billyminarik2126]

I go just to browse, but I do buy some things there it’s all good stuff

[@guzzy0z]

Rather have $1000 in a $10 wallet then $10 in a $1000 wallet.

[@Jackson-vj1ih]

Truth

[@sleezymechanic]

Is the $1000 dollar wallet a Snap-on wallet?

[@MagikFingers420]

Tools make 1k a week easily

[@JJ-sx6di]

Said no woman ever lol

[@darwinratze4650]

I have been using HF tools for years and I have had one failure. Not really a failure but a recall on one of their drills. I took it back 3 years after the recall notice and they just handed me a new one to replace the recalled item. I have both their series 2 26" top and bottom chests and also the series 2 44" top and bottom chests. They are built like tanks. I am a home diy'er. but I am retired and in my garage almost every day so these things get used. Good value for the money. Their consumables are not the greatest but not bad either.

[@GIJoe-zy9iv]

When I started working as a fleet mechanic back in the mid-90’s I bought ALL Popular Mechanic brand tools from Walmart. This was for 2 reasons 1. Cost… 2. Walmarts was open 24/7 back then for tool replacement. Snap-On truck 21:33 only came once a week on payday! Even all these years later, if I break a tool Walmart will replace it with a STANLEY brand tool for free. lol

[@Guido_Sarducci007]

Fantastic video, especially for the younger guys starting out. New top quality Icon brand is actually damn good. I now have the 1/4" and 3/8" ratchets, nicer and longer handles than my Craftsman counterparts.

[@thebackwoodsmechanic5029]

He is correct folks. I had the highest quality tools in the world but it's not required, it's choice. I went from the automotive world to Industrial machine & equipment repair, now I'm rolling in other trades . It's about making money

[@mike_0213]

$1,000 can get you a good starter kit, but the damn tool boxes are so expensive. US General is very nice, but there are cheaper ones out there for those just starting. Once you start making some money you can always upgrade your tool box. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@MagikFingers420]

I bought the new Series 3 72" slate grey toolbox + top hutch + side locker on sale. Saved $715 total on 25% off all 3 and paid $2,452 after taxes. Got the box at the parking lot sale, side locker from my membership and a no exclusions coupon on the top hutch. Yes i bought them separately, but only a few weeks apart luckily, i was very lucky all the deals hit so close to each other. PS I read that a HF rep said that Hercules brand never comes back from failures, but Bauer, earthquake and the other ones do come back alot. I have recently upgraded all my different size pneumatic impacts to Hercules battery operated ones and they are amazing, and now have the grinder and drills, getting the portaband and die grinder next.

[@archangel20031]

That belt sander is more of a wood sander, I have one and it's too slow to remove metal efficiently. For metal work you need a 2X72 belt sander, one that it can move fast and is long enough to not overheat!

[@joelexz4982]

I use Harbor Freight tools in my shop over 20 years they work for me.

[@thechad7803]

People may not believe it but Hercules really is pro level. Go get their new impact driver if you don’t believe me

[@madjackgamingandfitness498]

it made me wish I had waited another year lol

[@jontnoneya3404]

LOVE Harbor Freight now but I was a SLOW convert. I'd heard horror stories and had too many bad experiences with tools crapping out right when you need them. That's what HF sounded like, just a retail version of the crap tools I used to find everywhere else. BOY was I WRONG. Not gonna lie tho, I did have a random orbit sander die on first use. The on/off switch broke on me literally on the first use. Took it back with the receipt and got a new one, with lots of apologies. That was inconvenient but a decent experience. Then I cautiously picked up a pair of Doyle pliers and was stunned that the quality was better than my old favorite set of pliers.....and that got me going. I started really converting but taking a tool inventory of what I had, what I needed then investigating options. My hand tools were a joke. All various sizes cobbled together over the years as hand-me-downs or garage sale finds. HF helped me fill out some much needed missing pieces. BUT I'll be honest, I don't always buy HF. I found a Dewalt 192 piece mechanics tool set provided MUCH more value. Found it on sale on Amazon for $155 and it was more complete than anything HF offered for less money. Also picked up a Gearwrench Ratcheting combination wrench set from Tractor Supply for way less than anything HF had on sale. For battery operated power tools, I usually found that the Ridgid sales at Home Depot offered better bang for the bucks than anything HF offered. BUT when it comes to low cost, corded tools, HF won me over. Picked up a sawzall, jig saw, hammer drill for like $30 each. I was walking out for less than $100 feeling like I'd stolen something. haha And OMG - the Bauer corded impact wrench with like 1,000 ft/lbs of break away torque for only $50?! Are you kidding me? Let's just assume that's like the max they got during testing and real life is only going to be about 1/2 that, well it's still a damned good buy and I'm not trying to win any competitions on torque here. With all that positivity from HF I plopped down $600 for a Series 3 US General box and I absolutely LOVE this thing. The Series 3s are well made, loaded with features and I got the bright orange which looks like Harley Davidson orange and I couldn't be happier!! And right now Mar 14, 2024, they have their Pittsburgh 1/2 in drive, 25 in long breaker bar on sale for $17!!! I mean you just can't go wrong with that especially cuz it's backed up by a lifetime warranty!! Simply amazing! I love HF and if I get to wrenching a lot, I may upgrade some of my tools to the ICON brands but for now, what they've provided got me MUCH further down the road than I ever imagined. They're most certainly NOT a bad tool pushing company.

[@UPdan]

Run back to harbor freight and get the $7.99 roll of padded backing for drawers and your wood top especially. Keeps the wood looking better and holds what you're doing on it better. Tip from KZbin mechanic

[@LuckyLopez777]

Will do 😁👍

[@mired914]

That green tool box is the EXACT set I plan to buy :).

[@LuckyLopez777]

I love that color 🙌

[@UtahTrucker]

Congrats bro good video keep up the good work

[@bigjohn912]

I enjoy Harbor Freight. Most the tools I buy there have a lifetime warranty. No problem getting them exchanged. I am a diyer so it sure saves me a lot of money.

[@HousesandCars]

My Chicago sawsall cost $20 and I've had it for almost 10 years. I wish you picked the cheap one. The come-along (hand-winch) has been awesome too. The welders are ok but I've been having issues with my Titanium welder... the wire feed is too weak with stronger wire.

[@LuckyLopez777]

Nice 👍

[@Jesse_gc]

I have snap on Cornwell Mac Matco craftsman sk harbor freight ECT and I am just as happy to use harbor freight tools as any and probably happier because if I lose one it is not a big deal as like snap on or Mac where I go crazy if one is missing and can't sleep until I find it or replace it

[@MagikFingers420]

I can see the husky black woodtop toolbox in the back

[@bobbybishop5662]

I get in trouble every time I go there . There not really proffesional grade but they are more than adequate for a person maintaining there home or just doing basic auto stuff .

[@monkmsm]

Need this store in the UK.

[@Alexthedog777]

Nice video. Good job

[@NatureRecycleFlorida]

don't make fun of people that buy Snap On boxes i bought two boxes for 200$ in a yard sale and storage unit 😂

[@bryanfugate2272]

Lucky: Out of curiosity if you are just starting out at a shop, would you recommend getting a roll cart with drawer’s instead of big tool chest.

[@LuckyLopez777]

roll cart 100%

[@tugboatsvideoemporium6476]

I'm new to a lot of this stuff. I literally cannot fathom spending $6,000+ on a toolbox. Good lord!!!

[@Entusiasticuser]

Harbor freight is the best.. it is much cheaper with a life warranty on most items

[@craigdave3266]

If you try to sell the icon tools u can get half of the money online that's if you leave it in the box I have sold icon and it has bad resale the Craftsman made in USA double box end wrenches are resale for 800$ and going up 80 dollar original price and I just seen a craftsman screw driver set sell for 700 $ on offer up

[@igotthis8427]

New sub.... Excited to see Fastback conversion !!!

[@LuckyLopez777]

Thanks for the sub!

[@koreywilliams4570]

I have the Omni pro 220 welding machine from there and I like it.

[@stangman1268]

Yeah i know about that snap on warranty or lack off,good tools but warranty sucks.

[@craigdave3266]

That strap on tool box 😂.

[@llengford]

Harbor freight has great prices, but if you cannot go in the store and pick it up, do not order online. They have a bad online service. They don't keep track of their inventory. My very first order with them. I get a message next day telling me that my package is on back order after I pay $6.99 shipping. That sucks in my book so I thought I would let everyone know I will not order from harbor freight online anymore....first and last order.....

[@mikemarshall6958]

wear a shirt that does not have a stain to start. to the before comment to much talking, don't need to hear about your old successes. last, people like real world, not your you tube "hollywood" portion of your shop.

[@VictorGonzalez-ir1qc]

well done, thank u.

[@SpartanWelding]

Pittsburg has life time warremty, you loose or break something jsut exchange it for free.

[@nickgonnamiss]

Get a icon 1/4 in ratchet bit set

[@rogerpedrosa1854]

Heck yeah, I love harbor freight.

[@edgarfigueroa8860]

Funny enough I got a harbor freight ad before watching this video

[@Kreacher1974]

It's been 2 years since this video was made, have the clamps held up and is the square actually square? Are all the tools still holding up?

[@LuckyLopez777]

yes. I still use them on my channel. the SEMA build videos will have them all in in

[@Kreacher1974]

@LuckyLopez777 personally I like Harbor Freight. I've actually bought bits, squares and other tools from Temu and surprisingly they are pretty good quality.

[@RoymerPerez]

bro I NEED that shirt!!

[@LuckyLopez777]

$20 on ali baba

[@W3BZSL1NG3R]

If it wasn't for chevy's and dodge's, all my Tools would RUST . Ford for Life!!! 🙉🙈😛

[@LuckyLopez777]

yessss

[@Leeshlongington]

2000 F350 dually still running strong she’s a bit rusty but very easy to work on! Best diesel I’ve ever owned.

[@krisritter4236]

almost everything from harbor freight snap on uses the factory that builds

[@AshS85]

Snap on stuff costs like 10x a decent brand. Idk how they stay in business...

[@LuckyLopez777]

they are just loving off the hype

[@darrenporsch]

They are like the Rolex of tools they're good quality high-end tools but there's other tools that are just as good for less money but don't have the brand recognition or the name cache

[@ol_brendo2350]

16:10 nice park job

[@WandomZhiEt]

You got the wrong clamps lol, those black Pittsburghs are NOT IT, try the red ones or the Braun ones.

[@flinch622]

Fantastic... grab another soy latte and dissapear. An unboxing video would be a step up. I'm placing watching other people shop in a tie with watching people fish in the list of 'things to avoid at all times in life'.

[@oleradiodudea.m.4735]

Neat vid.

[@LuckyLopez777]

thanks

[@Beefsnorkel1337]

I've never liked the harbor freight welders, seems like no matter what it just doesn't get hot enough to lay down a good bead. Granted, welding is not my first skill, its more like the last. At toyota dealerships we don't really weld.......ever. And I've been there for a super long time. I wanna own a shop one day, but the current economy scares me

[@ardz8279]

Omni-Pro 220 is da bom, bro... I use it to mig sheet metal (16-22 ga mostly). The inverter in my welder is smooth and lays weld real nice. The display and settings are consistent and reproduceable time after time, year after year. The machine is definitely more capable than my skill level for the kind of restoration work I do. If you're going for the old/cheap Chicago flux-core machine, you're bound to be disappointed for anything but basic projects. I sucked it up and took the classes and practiced to figure out that I was the problem and not the tool. No shame in it...it's on us to do something about it. no?

[@koreywilliams4570]

I want the icon 72 inch setup.

[@zrex8911]

Your right, you need a 30k box!

[@LuckyLopez777]

i had a Macximizer box. it was 20k used the guy before me paid 50k lol

[@zacharyheard4188]

Really wondering what the blue and red thing is at 18:25

[@LuckyLopez777]

Turbo. From the movie 🐌

[@joshengel5600]

Not sure what you’re talking about when it comes to snap on warranty, either you completely made that up, or your dealer is screwing you over. I get my snap on tools warrantied on the truck no wait times at all.

[@fayd6664]

Great video, I do the same thing!

[@LuckyLopez777]

Thanks 😁👍

[@AlbertNoffsinger]

How dare you imply techniques makes you better not the tool brand. Is something I can imagine someone in the comments is telling you right now. Lol. 😂

[@jamesnegreanu5899]

question. I’m getting my wholesale license. If I buy a car from auction, then ‘sell’ it to my dealer friend, then he ‘sells’ it back to me but I buy it on my personal, then can I sell to public?

[@EasyPeazy-wf4ck]

H F proves once again its for the people . HF tools have made me alot of money .

[@michaelsurratt9593]

Not hitting on tool truck brands. Harbor Freight is fine for most of us.

[@tommcintosh7241]

Harbor freight tools get the job done! Have a large selection myself!

[@rollofffrank2008]

Wow that is a lot of stuff for $1,800!

[@ihavethedocuments2580]

Yeah.... Imagine if it was all S/O? The cost would give him vapor lock

[@djhotjams7030]

i love Harber Freight......im a Harber Freight junkie......lol

[@a.m.lautomotive]

I love harbor freight

[@adamrog6327]

Why is that subaru missing an engine

[@gio_32]

Husky has a lifetime warranty

[@johnnunez9027]

That’s my harbor freight😮

[@nathancastillo4010]

I was gonna say look at his hair but, nvm he got a scar.

[@coryament]

that was about 1000 plus gas to get there to much

[@jessefpv9217]

You didn’t spend 1000 bucks you spent 2000k

[@llengford]

Whatever you do, people don't buy from harbor freight online. You will never get your product. You will never get your money back....

[@jamestobler8473]

Throw that tee shirt in the dust bin.

[@Michael-xl8dz]

Lucky cancel that card 💳 if anyone gets the numbers just say

[@adamrog6327]

You work on cars yourself

[@edgaranaya9290]

$1,000 easily

[@knife_knut]

Thank you for supporting the Chinese economy - Let’s Go Brandon!

[@ardz8279]

I know. effing Brandon is such a dummy. It's why I only shop at Wal-Mart. They're out of Arkansas.

[@alaverga173]

Almost everything is made in China even medicine and medical supplies

[@ardz8279]

If you didn't get the joke, you might be a RN

[@ihavethedocuments2580]

As you text on an Iphone made with tiny hands with love from the "Communist" country with Casinos that rake in more money than Vegas... Your comment is well thought out 💩

[@duck7927]

harbour freight racists as hell

[@elpuenteusa]

Sorry for you’ll HF lovers. That place sucks. Try to return an out-of-the-box-broken-tool and see what happens. I can help w the answer. A 20% restocking fee is deducted!!! They are happy to steal 10 bucks from you knowing they are loosing a customer for life. Shame on you HF!!!!

[@squirrelcovers6340]

TOO MUCH TALKING

[@davidkeever721]

You wasted $1000 at Harbor F

[@mikledeshazer6813]

I just had a Harbor Fright Automotive Pro scan tool that was deprecated by an update because the manufacture only put 16 GB of space on a $1000 scan tool, the update locked the scan tool and rendered it inoperable. No problem I have a $169.00 two year extended warranty, its only been 32 days and the Harbor Fright in store 30 day warranty has expired. Here is where it gets odd and sketchy, Harbor Fright refuses to send your item in for repairs when you have an extended warranty, but states in my case that I lose my $169.00 extended warranty when they replace the item. Okay you might say, just ask for full refund it has only been 32 days and they should refund the cost of the item and the prorated extended warranty, right?. No Harbor Fright says because they are issuing a refund you lose or "Use Up" your warranty. I found that you should not try explaining how the warranty runs for two years and include replacements and repairs for that two years unless they decide to prorate the warranty. Otherwise they will need to honor repairing or replacing the the item for two years. Or refund the unused portion of the warranty, nevertheless I was refused the extended warranty refund. Which resulted with me filling a case with the California Attorney Generals office because Harbor Frights main office resides in California, once HFT was contacted by the California AGs offices they refunded a portion of money and stated it was a misunderstanding with the restocking fee. What restocking fee?. Bottom line it appears the update was meant to kill or deprecate the Scan Tool so that I would buy a newer product or exchange my item one time with Harbor Fright pocketing the $169.00 extended warranty fee. Harbor fright should be made to repair the ZR-PRO™ Professional Automotive Scanner and return it to me. Harbor Freight Extended Service Protection - Peace of Mind for Whatever the Job Requires Our Extended Service Protection plans provide 1 and 2 years of product protection on eligible products.* These plans can be purchased in-store or online at checkout. For in-store orders ONLY, Extended Service Protection plans can be purchased within 30 days of the eligible product's purchase date. Visit your local Harbor Freight Tools store today to learn more! Coverage That Keeps You Protected & Helps You Save Money Protection For The Unexpected - Covers failures caused by power surges or as incurred in normal use* No Lapse in Coverage - All plans begin when the manufacturer’s warranty ends No Deductibles or Hidden Fees - All you pay is the upfront plan cost Service & Support to Get You Up & Running Quickly Quick Registration - Conveniently register at time of purchase The Right Solutions - Fast repair† or in-store replacement‡ options available Around The Clock Support - Customer service is available 24/7 at 1-888-838-3421

[@ethantheEPICNESS]

from the title im gonna say he got the entire store lol

[@FloridaMan69.]

i also spent 1000 with my stimulus money

[@llengford]

Harbor freight has great prices, but if you cannot go in the store and pick it up, do not order online. They have a bad online service. They don't keep track of their inventory. My very first order with them. I get a message next day telling me that my package is on back order after I pay $6.99 shipping. That sucks in my book so I thought I would let everyone know I will not order from harbor freight online anymore....first and last order.....