How to Get Replacements For Lost Individual Sockets And Wrenches From Harbor Freight Cheap

[@mlieser1230]

It's about time someone showed the process of ordering replacement ICON tools. I will say that I think it is archaic compared to other companies where you can order tools on line. It's kind of a pain in the backside to sift through the PDF and then call the 1-800 number to place an order. Your method of downloading the PDF and pasting in the tool set number is a great idea as it brings you right where you need to be. I still think Harbor Freight should have individual tools available in store.

[@esotericjahanism5251]

Well they're banking on people buying sets. it makes them a lot more money

[@yaelsanchez3057]

I agree entirely. I’d find it way more convenient to get my sockets or a single wrench on the shelf when I need it rather than have to wait up to 48 hours to arrive

[@thai6670]

it wouldn't make financial sense to fully stock individual tool in the store. they would need a room for all each individual skus. from a business aspect that would be a lose lose situation.

[@xninja83x67]

Snap on and mac do it on a tool truck, I think they can figure it out.​@thai6670

[@datapark9118]

@@thai6670 I think it makes sense to at least stock the most popular sizes that everyone uses I am sure they can make a small section in the middle aisles where they stock random stuff that you can find elsewhere in the store

[@B94U2]

Dude. I have been a Harbor Freight junkie since they first opened! When I walk in any of the local stores, they know me by name and I know most of the employees by name. The managers always take care of me and I buy tons of the clearance items. And after all this time, I never was informed the information that you just provided. I really appreciate the video you made and I will be buying even more clearance items now I know I can get the replacements. Again thank you it was awesome.

[@JohnGraceBR]

Three times a week, at 9:30 PM, I will run 5 miles around the neighborhood. I commonly find wrenches and sockets on the side of the road. Today, I found a Stanley 10MM Combination Wrench and a Craftsman 7/16 1/4 inch drive socket along the side of the road. For the past four years, I have found 243 sockets on the side of the road. Of the 243 sockets found, 123 are SAE sockets and 120 are Metric sockets I know that people are losing these tools. I believe that people drop the tools in their engine bay but cannot find their lost tools. Finally, the tools drop out of the engine bay while they are driving. I like to thank the author of this video for showing how to replace individual tools from tool sets. I was thinking about donating these extra sockets to the Salvation Army Thrift store. I already possess a complete socket set. The majority of the sockets have the ICON, KOBABT and Craftsman Brand names. I do not find tools that originate from tool trucks, such as MATCO and Snap-on.

[@m3rdpwr]

Probably how I found that Craftsman 10 mm wrench a couple of months ago on the side of the road. Also found a 3/8 Craftsman socket as well as a Milwaukee flashlight and M18 battery. Are the things I have found, two new iPhones and two credit cards all of which I was able to get back to the original owners somehow.

[@JohnGraceBR]

Dear@@m3rdpwr : I find credit cards and wallets on the side of the road. I live next door to a hospital. I give the hospital security guards the found wallets. This is probably one of the few times that a hospital calls and the news is good.

[@old72mac]

Nothing better than finding tools on the road or side of the road. I've seen tools on a street and made u-turns to go get them sometimes.

[@JohnGraceBR]

Dear @@m3rdpwr: It is good to know that there are others who are finding credit cards on the side of the road. When I find a credit card, I call the credit card issuer, who prints their phone number on the card, and tell them that I have found the card. The card issuer will disable the card, call the customer and arrange for a replacement card to be sent to the customer.

[@bobclarke5913]

Hey, can I have my 14mm Craftsman socket back? :-)

[@jim3922]

Great idea for a video! You are a legend! I called the parts number a couple months ago to order an extra drive belt for my lathe. The guy on the phone was very helpful. I thought the belt was a little over priced, but so wanted to make sure I had one. So stupid of me to have done that and not connect the dots to buying the missing parts from the AS-IS section. Then again, my HF doesn’t really mark down their AS-IS in a meaningful amount. So I rarely consider buying them.

[@larryjanson4011]

very true. less than packaging is not marked down by much. heck today there were two return 3000W generators. and only marked down by $200.USD. unknow problem. unknown condition, did a fool try to start one with no oil in it? fry the electronics?

[@andrewbradford8585]

You're a good man.. the employees that work there don't even know about this

[@jesushernandezjr4711]

Doing the lord’s work out here with this video! I’m just going to send people the link to this when they start crying about getting replacement parts. A literal step by step.

[@kld997]

For future use, If you hold Ctrl and Click F (Ctrl+F) You can search the PDF online, without the download

[@nathanclaytor4083]

Nice idea, however I just got off the phone with a really nice lady from Harbor Freight after giving her the required part number for an Icon wrench missing from a set at my local store on clearance and after doing the math the savings was a little over five dollars. The mark down had already been calculated in house using the same method,virtually no savings and was told that it would take up to twelve weeks for delivery. I will just buy the new set and avoid the leg work. The customer service rep on the phone was extremely professional and very helpful. I think for the most part Harbor Freight has very good customer service.

[@IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13]

I did this a few years ago. the guy on the phone was super cool

[@Bondodon1849]

Good info that I wasn't aware of. Thanks for sharing!

[@slim56]

Very good info. I’ll keep this in mind if I ever loose one of my icon tools.

[@craigdave3266]

I can't drive to online I'm not putting my card info online it b nice if u can pay at the store

[@josephgraham1065]

great video very informative good to know...

[@midnightzombie2811]

Great video buddy. This is valuable information. This is more of a harbor freight hack!

[@nitrous07me]

Awesome video thanks I’ll keep this in my back pocket when I loose one

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great job, appreciate the heads up . This helps. Fred.

[@Dini-jf5bt]

Thanks master Yota, good info

[@timyarbro4783]

Thanks for the good information.

[@mikenonameneeded3485]

Great information. Thank you

[@ironclaw6969]

It's not that nobody knows about the parts list, it's that with the slightest effort they could make this a whole lot simpler to do. If they want to play in the premium tool game, they need to up the service. This is why most of the things I have that come in sets I bought from Tekton. It's about the same price range, it's decent quality and they're more than happy to sell you only the tools you need. No hoops, just order the thing.

[@matthewbeaver5026]

Be hard to get them to cover anything on warranty

[@ironclaw6969]

​@@matthewbeaver5026it's never been a problem getting them to cover their warranty. You don't even need proof of purchase

[@tatertot2408]

@@matthewbeaver5026 Are you referring to tekton?

[@dfwrider3830]

Thank you for sharing, nothing comes up though for any of the sockets I am trying to get. So it's not a comprehensive list of every product, just many products. Still cool though, definitely helpful for repairing like a toolbox or the like I'm sure.

[@stevegreen1711]

Great video.

[@damiananguiano6157]

I would definitely call and ask if they have things in stock, i ordered about 13 replacement sockets and wrenches in total over a year and a half ago. To this day i’ve probably only received half of them since they’re on “backorder”

[@mustangecoboosthpp3869]

The majority of people who order like this from HOBO Freight end up waiting several months to never receiving what they ordered. HOBO Freight is does not stock individual wrenches and sockets and it is a crap shoot if you would ever receive what you order.

[@joelexz4982]

Thank you for the tip.

[@jomanallen]

Wow, I did not know this!!

[@vonzellable]

Thanks

[@MrSilvervw]

Fantastic content 👌 👏 👍

[@mattdudley3789]

I've known about this for at least a decade.. If you have the manual to whatever you need a part for, the part number and phone number is there as well

[@michaelluke5878]

You can change the configuration and size of a toolbox that has a set location for the drawer sliders? Wouldn’t you have to change the slider position to accommodate a different size drawer? Can that be done? I’d be very interested in this to make a huge / heavy duty media storage cabinet where the original drawers are too small.

[@Volksoner619]

Probably depends on the brand of box. Icon you can. There’s different slots for the slides. I rearranged the layout of my box and side locker. I’ve been wanting to replace a couple of the smaller drawers just haven’t gotten around to it yet. The replacement drawers are reasonably priced.

[@vanillaice5443]

The skip sizes are disappointing in these sets

[@gclopez4]

Nice video, have you received the 16mm socket yet? Looking to see what shipping time looks like.

[@whatfreedom7]

I didn’t even know you could do this.

[@406walleyeslayer]

Good work.

[@182QKFTW]

I was told by a manager at HF that the clearance items do not have a warranty. You might check b4 purchase

[@shopyota]

Regardless, if the pack is full or not the items within, it still have the full lifetime warranty. That manager is misinformed.

[@182QKFTW]

@@shopyota It was on an Icon wrench set that had 1 missing. Presumably for warranty exchange. I was checking out with them and that is what I was told. And I told them they could keep them! I recently had a return from the same store and they asked for a receipt, which I had. I assumed they could use my phone #, so I asked. She said I must have a receipt. I think that's ridiculous since they have a log of everything I've purchased. Anyway, I'll ask next time I'm there

[@user-lk8cp1df6z]

Thanks!

[@m3rdpwr]

I find that harbor freight does not discount these tool kits much, with a missing part. Often you can buy them brand new for a good price when they go on sale, or a coupon. At least that's the case at my 2 harbor freights.

[@old72mac]

I've noticed that too with some items. Every once in a while you get lucky.

[@ericwest128]

Thats the case in stores near me as well, at most i seen any set or item is 20% off the original price even though there is sometimes multi pieces missing.

[@jim3922]

in the last sale, those pop up lanterns were like $4. The cashier pointed out there was a returned lantern on the as-is table. so I checked it out. one of the three light elements didn’t light up. the price was $5! unbelievable.

[@mikefisc9989]

It's because the discount takes into account the cost for you to replace the missing pieces. You may as well buy the complete set and save yourself the hassle.

[@m3rdpwr]

@@mikefisc9989 The only time I see it worth it, on occasion, they offer an extra 30-40% off that clearance table.

[@charleshenry8075]

great vid - thanks!

[@CALDues]

I asked to buy a wrench out of an already "open box" set that had the one I needed for the asking price on the replacement web site but they said there was no way to ring it up. I just figured I could skip the shipping that way but if there is no shipping for replacements, no more problem. Thanks for the video! I'll have to go ahead and pull that trigger. Any idea about using a 20% off weekend for the replacements?

[@diesel1024]

Sadly don't have replacement 10mm sockets for their 58957 PITTSBURGH 10mm Metric Essential Socket Set, 10-Piece. Lost my impact rated 10mm :(

[@treychastain4686]

I did this for a 1/2 wrench that i lost... Took 11 months to get

[@jaxpon1597]

So this doesn’t work with Pittsburgh line up? I didn’t see them on that list

[@tollav]

10 mili out of stock 😢

[@branned]

They do not have any US Gen parts on my model. Its hit or miss.

[@rellmonger7935]

I usually just go in store when broke. I never replaced a lost tool

[@jakeowens1770]

Just tried this for several pittsburgh socket sets with no results in the pdf. Tried one Icon part number and had zero results

[@shopyota]

They are slowly adding new SKUs to the PDF and it constantly changes day by day. Download a new PDF in a couple weeks and check again. Also, you can call the number and ask them a timeframe for when they might add those item SKUs numbers.

[@titlemax477]

Now I get to buy more without thinking of having an incomplete set

[@OnTheToolsWithSal]

Been waiting 5 months for a 15/16 1/2 Dr impact swivel…..

[@keysautorepair6038]

No tool left behind lol.

[@wickedbeto2732]

I’ve been waiting 8 months for a deep and shallow 8MM 1/4 dr sockets. They keep telling me it’s on back order..

[@mustangecoboosthpp3869]

You and many other people who have tried to order parts and tools like that, HOBO Freight is only concerned with making the initial sale, after that you are on your own, the poster of this video fails to mention that.

[@machinesnmetal]

You can get them cheaper at the flea market across the st from the Home Depot on terminal ave in Vancouver. Just go to the tool guy in there and tell him what you want and 45 mins later it will be there ready for pickup and only 1/2 price of the Home Depot across the street. You can get any tool you want there actually, it's a great flea market.

[@james10739]

I see yhose sets missing like 1 thing with like an 8% discount or something that seems like its just that percentage of the missing one like its not even a deal

[@MrChadSutton]

So just so we all agree. You can take the set to harbor freight and they will replace the whole set.

[@shopyota]

Yes, but that’s only for broken tools not missing tools

[@MrLaloman18]

And remember all ICON sockets/sets will be 40% Off on Black Friday 2024!

[@rescuegarage6616]

Its absolutly crazy harbor freight hasnt stocked single items yet , thats kinda a huge issue ive had with them

[@mustangecoboosthpp3869]

Their Icon line has been out now since 2018 when they put out a cheap torque wrench under that name, HOBO Freight has no intention of ever stocking individual wrenches and sockets. People have waited for months and some over a year and still have not received what they ordered.

[@jtdorsch]

Fake news. He still has his 10mm. :)

[@merwinjohnston7074]

You cannot find quinn or Pittsburgh parts

[@blazebrady3659]

Bummer...I came here looking for this answer. Does anyone know of a way to order singles for Quinn? ( I didn't realize how many skips they have before I bought the kit)

[@shannondickenson8294]

They need to have individual in the store.

[@shopyota]

I agree

[@mustangecoboosthpp3869]

How many months if you ever get the ordered item will it take, many have tried the order a part through HOBO Freight and ended up never receiving the part they needed. Sorry but HOBO Freight Icrap tools are a joke. You know they named this line of tools "Icon" because they are conning the uninformed into buying them thinking they are getting Snap On quality. Two quotes come to mind, 1. A fool and his money are soon parted. 2. Quality is not cheap, cheap is not quality.

[@shopyota]

I’ve ordered replacement sockets and received them. Don’t know who you’re talking to, but I have first-hand experience. Clearly, you’re a tool truck fanboy.

[@mustangecoboosthpp3869]

@@shopyota Sure you have, your video you were not showing any sets missing a socket yet now you claim you have ordered sockets and received them, sorry but I call Bull to your story. To many others have tried to order tools and other parts including broken tool box locks and never received them.

[@Bloodsong0830]

It's just such a pain in the ass

[@Heavydrvr]

Dumb. No ICON extra large double box ratcheting wrench replacements.

[@SaerTurner-wn2qh]

they do not offer it in store and on the shelf no you have to search for a part number call them and wait for it to be shipped ... a Professional tool line you can go to the truck or store and pick it up that day with out all the extra work .. ad a professional line also will replace broken tools that have been discontinued with teh new version free of charge no extra cost Icon when it gets Discontinued in may 2025 your all screwed and yes that Tool Brand and Line is being discontinued as they the federal government will not allow tools being made in other countries that are a Blatant Copy of an American Patent ..thats the one thing Harbor freight is not telling you all and why the are putting every thing Icon and Clearance and discount they want to make there millions Before teh new laws come in to affect

[@masterj7048]

The problem is the employees and managers dont know this or dont care idk which

[@mustangecoboosthpp3869]

They know it but they also know that HOBO Freight rarely sends the order part(S), so the customer ends up pissed off at the manager who has no control over the HOBO Freight ordering. This why you go with companies like Snap On, they invest in the inventory which is why their prices are higher along with superior quality of Snap On.

[@NickJames-f2q]

If you lose one just take it back to harbor freight if you break one just take it back lifetime guaranteed why the hassle the internet

[@garyszewc3339]

If you break one, they will replace it, but not if you lose one.

[@oldoldpilgrim7898]

How am I going to "just take it back to Harborfreight" if it's lost?

[@JustinVodden]

Thanks for doing this