How to use a Harbor Freight Carpet Stinger Tip/Pike Attachment

[@troyjohnson614]

surprisingly a lot of negative comments. The guy in the video made it look hard and was awkward in it's use, but this works great on wood base floors, obviously the pick won't stick on concrete. instead of hassling with a big awkward pole, this concept conveniently pushes on the pick, the carpet simply slides up the pick as you stretch it. Try it, you don't know what your missing.

[@samuelsmies3888]

NEVER EVER, under any circumstance would I use a stinger attachment. My Grandfather is probably rolling over in his grave just because I watched this video

[@thereeldeal821]

One of the best tools to have

[@tezdamagnificent5519]

Before using this tool, be certain that the customer doesn't have hardwood floor beneath that they may want to refinish in the future. The spike will ruin a wood floor. This is only effective on wood subfloors, not concrete...

[@thereeldeal821]

If they covering it up they dont want to redo the hardwood lol, this is a horrible video

[@johnnyjohnson1370]

My high end store I contracted With had me go inspect a job.Owner thought he had mice in the warehouse.After seeing the holes in the carpet AND pad I knew it was this horrible tool.We fired the crew when they used it again after a warning. The first rule of carpet laying is DON'T DESTROY THE CARPET WHILE INSTALLING IT.

[@jmccormick1490]

Use that stinger in the wrong person's home you will be paying for the whole job to be installed by a professional. those stingers destroy the backing of the carpet. I wouldn't recommend using them. just take a few more minutes to do the job right, but that's just my opinion.

[@chrisdiel706]

Martain J Hi Martain, not just destroy the carpet but also any wood flooring underneath. If the homeowner ever goes back to original hardwood floors (if they have them) they are going to be disappointed in the gouges in their wood. So possibly not only buying the job but also new hardwood as well. You can change your statement from "just my opinion" to "this is a fact!" I just inspected someone's wood flooring for a refinish job and everything I said above happened in this case. Peace Chris STL

[@swiiishgin1515]

Stingers are for apts

[@nickangelo116]

That's not true. What do you think the teeth of a kicker or a power stretcher does? It pokes MULTIPLE holes into the carpet when it is installed. Also, if someone is getting carpet and they are worried about refinishing the floors in the future, they should be more worried about pad staples in the floor and nails from the tack strip. The tail/spike/nail, whatever you want to call it, doesn't do anything you aren't doing already. If you want to refinish your floor, you wouldn't have gotten carpet installed. Period. If you want the floor kept nice underneath, I'll staple the strip instead of using nails and I'll duct tape the pad for you instead of using staples, but I will not guarantee my work to hold up.

[@odmcoregondudemixedchannel322]

thats like a power knee kicker lol

[@isaiahcordova2298]

Really really I can't believe what I just watch

[@somjitleo]

Ehmm ..So all the force is on a single point at the back , I would think the force would take the easy option .

[@lewiscuttress1827]

fuck me these two make it look hard work

[@kenniemowery9952]

never going to work. power stretcher is the tool you need. to many fly by night installers out there.

[@seanwhitman799]

A lot of negative comments from you professionals. A properly made stinger on the end of a power stretcher's head does just as good as using the poles. As far as the stinger damaging the carpets backing,... Ive never had a call back resulting in the use of my stinger. If a hole through carpet damages it to the point that its visible, its because the carpet & its backing is shitty.

[@tluva1020]

No one calls bad carpet guys back cause if it sucks that bad they call a new, good, carpet guy to fix it & they just bad mouth the 1st guy from there on

[@slayer1367666]

i don't think this guy know what he is doing .

[@juanbadillo1373]

That is one ugly knee and power stretcher lol that knee kicker looks like it weights a ton fuck up my knees hitting that shit lol ill rather stick to orcon knee kicker and crain power stretcher lol

[@mike136rr]

Hacky

[@Dave-xr4iz]

Dudes owns some crappy cheap tools!!

[@johnnyjohnson1370]

Then buy the customer a new carpet to replace what you put holes in

[@02rtjawn]

Quick way to ruin someones carpet they paid a lot of money for. 10 years experience and I would not recommend this ever. You will ruin the carpet backing, rip the carpet and will not sufficiently stretch the carpet.

[@johnnyjohnson1370]

Make sure to save lots of money to settle the lawsuit from the multiple holes in the carpet and pad.Worse tool ever

[@chrisdiel706]

Johnny Johnson And hardwood floors underneath, if they have them. Just horrible.

[@SOLDOZER]

Hack job!!!!!!!!!!

[@gizzyguzzi]

what is that terrible ratcheting noise?