I Took a MASTER Mechanic to Harbor Freight and THIS Happened!

I took a master mechanic to Harbor Freight and this happened!
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[@BlockheadMoto]

DROP your guesses on how much it cost before we mention it in the vid!

[@Taino871]

$455.00

[@ChaseJasperDown]

I guessed $600.

[@thelevelrider64]

I'm gonna call it roughly $850. You had a couple of high-ticket items in there that drove it up a notch.

[@cyberpunk4622]

$857.00

[@ScottThibodeaux6]

$900

[@forsakenwarlord5752]

As a heavy equipment mechanic with over 15 years of experience, I have a mixture of snap-on and Cornwell tools as well as gear wrench wrenches because they beat out the tool truck in all facets, Milwaukee battery tools, and plenty of harbor freight mixed in. All my torque wrenches are snap on. They make the best torque wrenches in the game. Honestly, if you're looking to work on your own stuff or on customer bikes, feel free to buy everything at harbor freight. I love how he talks about the ratchet coming apart inside with serious torque but yet he works on motorcycles. I have put insane amounts of torque on harbor freight ratchets on Rusty mining, heavy equipment and they stand up just fine.

[@marktarascio4766]

The only thing you need is a cheep 2:30 BFH

[@sbookeydoll]

I started out at 13 and bought about 1200 dollars worth of craftsman tools at sears as a bicycle mechanic. That was 1987, I still have most of those tools, except my 10mm sockets keep walking away…

[@darkguardian3287]

I just started my career as a mechanic and during my apprenticeship I spent well over $500 at harbor freight with starter tools. I went through 3 impacts from harbor freight before pulling the trigger and getting a snap-on one. I quickly learned that there are some tools you can cheap out on and some that you really shouldn't

[@spiffanator]

Yes sir. Power tools and diagnostics stuff. Pay once cry once.

[@turbojag8849]

Milwaukee power tools are the shit man

[@donaldoehl7690]

The low end HF air tools are truly a waste of money. I bought some that stopped after 2mins.

[@dannydee9919]

I would never buy a snap-on impact, EVER, air or electric..

[@soggykid5580]

I'm sure you worked on Harley's with 0 rust too...

[@Jeremiah90526]

Fun Fact: at 3:45, that was probably not a "sticky finger" it was more likely a lifetime warranty thing. If you exchange out a socket, or whatever from a set, then you just exchange your broken one for a new one from the set. After that, the store "open box"s the rest of the set, putting it at a reduced price as there is reduced value to the set.

[@ThisIsAn81Honda]

As an electrician, I’ve found that the more a tool says it does, the worst it does at each job. Just buy a pair of strippers and crimpers. Those 10 in 1 pliers are junk.

[@jakestihl5140]

As a previously professional auto mechanic and now an industrial machine mechanic, my advice to an entry level tech would be; 1. Get almost everything seen here at harbor freight. 2. Get a premium ratchet from snap-on, matco, Mac, or cornwell. 3. Slowly upgrade the harbor freight tools that let you down for the premium versions. Don’t go into PHD level debt on the tool truck week one of wrenching.

[@nathan1sixteen]

That’s something people never seem to get their brain around. Go buy the cheap tools out of the gate. Spend $1000 at harbor freight to fill up a tool cart on day one. Then, as you use the tools, some will get used a bunch and break. Those are the tools you invest and buy the high-end versions of. You don’t have to have a snap-on or matco everything. My one exception is power tools. Just go buy the Milwaukee ones right out the gate. That will save you time and money

[@jameswagoner3309]

If you want to get quality tools but do not want to spend in our or a leg, go to Harbor Freight and look at their Icon and Quinn line of tools, they are very good ratchets, wrenches, and sockets.. for impact tools I would look at Bauer, or Hercules one or the other because they use batteries and one will not fit the other, so mixing product lines as far as impact tools goes carries with it that burden. But either Bauer, or Hercules are very good impact tools, I use the Bauer line.

[@Dugauntlet]

Thanks for the solid advice, I applied for an apprenticeship to become a heavy equipment repairman with my local Operating Engineers union. Honestly the cost of tools is the number 1 concern for me at the moment.

[@charlie_sin_mag]

Best advice I ever got to buy an inexpensive tool (good for what it is, not super cheap shite), if you use it enough thst it fails or break, buy a better one. If you don't use it enough for it to fail or break, you probably don't need an expensive one. Works for most tools, obviously if it's something specialise that'd benefit from being accurate and might get used often, maybe spend the money

[@654Crossman]

@@nathan1sixteen I'm no fan boy but ac Delco electric sidewinders are great, kobalt 3/8 electric impacts are the shit and matco 1/2 air guns mean business. This trinity is the base of my mechanic performance.

[@kirstenspencer3630]

I had an urgent fabrication job and harbor fright had some 1/2 in breaker bars that i " reconfigured " . The opinion of the real mechanic is priceless. For working on the lawnmower the Pittsburgh line will get the job done.

[@JGSnave]

There is a nice Harbor Freight 5 minutes from my house and I love it. As a nonprofessional, I'll never knock HF. That store has saved me many times, both mechanically and financially.

[@ianloyd6384]

I’m just going to say... I love Chris, & his real ass honesty. 💯. Lot of that is junk.. some isn’t. Glad he called it out on the real!

[@ObservationofLimits]

I'm a millwright, 9 years in a foundry, 3 in a paper mill, now I'm in plastics manufacturing. I've also built racecars as a side hobby for almost 20 years. I've honestly been surprised at how well the majority of HF hand tools have held up, even the regular sockets being used on impacts. The ratchet wrenches are still kicking, sure they're not 72-tooth but they've outlasted craftsmen (pre-china) and other brands. Missing some features like nut shelves on the deep walls, but otherwise solid. Things I wouldn't get from HF Torx and allen sockets - terrible geometry, slop, and poor heat treating. Pretty much any power tool. I've never bought any but I've had friends who have and they tend to fail prematurely. Most air tools. Their die grinders and air sanders suck, simple needle valve that's very impossible to feather. On a budget, their earthquake impacts are a good bang for your buck though. Pry bars. Not made of a decent spring steel like quality ones (which are much harder to permanently bend). BUT for a set of abuse bars, they suffice. Working in the steel industry sometimes shit gets jammed and it's 2200-3000+F and that will ruin the heat treat on a quality prybar. Pliers, wire cutters/strippers, snap-ring pliers. Usually have poor fitment and tendency to deform or snap. One oddity I've noticed over the years is that on their big 1/2" drive impact sockets, the ones with the matte finish appear to be heat treated differently than the semi-gloss finish. The matte ones will absolutely start losing their corners after heavy ugga duggas.

[@Techprep23]

The impact sockets at harbor freight the mat black ones are cr-v. Same as chrome sockets. Just the impact ones have thicker walls to take the impact abuse. The half inch drive ones that have the laser etching size marking with no stamp marking labeled as Pittsburgh Pro are chrome molly. Which Chrome molly are the ones you want for impact. They are softer metal than cr-v so they compress when impacting and bounce back taking the abuse of the ugga duggas better then chrome validium aka cr-v.

[@BobSmith-eq9vs]

At 70 years old I remember when Japanese motorcycles were considered crap. That is no longer the case and now the same thing is happening with tools. Some of the tools are ok, some not.

[@michaeldose2041]

Snap on recently lost a law suit with harbor freight. Both the Harbor Freight and Snap On had a jack that was basically identical. The parts were made in China, but Snap On put their fake made in USA because it was assembled here. Snap On tried to claim infringement and lost. Bottom line you can buy a jack from the snap on truck, for $700 or you can get the EXACT same jack at HF for less than 1/3 the price. Neck tattoo will happily pay the price for the snap on sticker so he can impress his friends. PT Barnum said there was one born every minute.

[@gentlemanzackp6591]

^

[@shauns.8485]

The relationship is real when you fight like siblings in front of grandma 🤣🤣 he wants to knock you out so bad and you wanna shove that camera down his throat 🤣🤣🤣...not a bad thing, shows us how real and unedited yall are with each other sometimes

[@jamessouthworth1699]

I especially like stores like this when you need to buy a tool you rarely use. If it's cheaper to buy the tool and use it once than pay somebody to do it, I'll take the cheap tool every time.

[@michaeldose2041]

Harbor Freight made it possible for back yard guys to, for example, change their own ball joints and struts, and many other jobs that were cost prohibitive, . I think it's a big part of the reason neck tattoo has such contempt.

[@dragonsnake111]

Snap on is great but? Like Master mechanic said if you break something on the side of the road? Harbor Freight is closer and easier to replace than waiting on the Snap on tool truck to come by. Got all different kinds of tools in my box. They all do the same job. I've broken Snap on easier than Harbor Freight and vise versa. Just sayin. Oh yeah, former pro. mechanic here.

[@PaulsMotoZen]

You will also need a "JIS" (Japanese Industry Standard) screwdriver set for metric motorcycles. You most likely will NOT find them at Harbor Freight. If you do not know what a JIS screwdriver is, ask your master mechanic, he would know why you keep stripping JIS screws with a Phillip screwdriver, instead of using the proper JIS screwdriver. "Vessel" makes a nice set of JIS screwdrivers. Motorcycle Repair Kit A-16510

[@fitzstermoto]

Yeah I love the Vessel JIS screwdrivers - have a full set of them and use them ALL the time! It's painful to watch every time someone uses a regular Philips screwdriver on a JIS screw and then destroys them unnecessarily!

[@redrider0151]

Another HUGE fan of Vessel!! GREAT screwdrivers

[@ianloyd6384]

Yep. Vessel Megadora!

[@striker1553]

Vessel all day. Impacta especially for vintage bikes that haven't been apart in 40+ years!

[@gregmarkiewicz601]

15 years of fixing cars professionally and most of the tools that have held up the best over time for me are Snap-On or Matco but the money I've spent is insane, especially on the Matco roll cart that's a little bigger than Chris' and the toolbox that I could sleep in. Hope you get the chance to put those tools to good use bro 🤜🤛

[@CaptainSeamus]

Former full time mechanic turned industrial teacher. Most of my workaday tools are NOT HF. But some are. And I've had decent success in HF tools lasting as good or better than the tool truck stuff. I've also had some pretty spectacular failures. Bottom line, what I tell students these days - buy a low/mid range tool to start - if you use it a bunch and it breaks, replace it with a tool to last you forever (like snappy or one of the others) - but don't go into stupid debt when there are good alternatives that will make you a lot of dough to be able to afford the fancy tools for braggin rights. LAST THING: I'll take my Dads 50+ year old Craftsmans over a brand new set of Snap-Ons any day. They have almost all lasted in a 50+ hour work week environment for over 40 years (Dad and then me when I took over) and only a few failures here and there were a thing... The only sad part, if you break one now, you don't get near the quality those were, but on the other hand, they seem to have been made to outlast the apocalypse. Every time I'm at a farm sale or a junk store or a pawn shop, you'll find me scouring the old hand tools for these. Also, if you want a SnapOn or other fancy $10k plus box - just keep an eye out - you can find used ones out there for cheap all the time by guys thinking they are gonna be that master mechanic dude and end up getting cash strapped.

[@robinsonsmotorcycleandauto3929]

Chris is absolutely correct. I have been a Master Tech for well over 20 years and even if its lifetime a broken tool will cost you time and aggravation so some tools you don't wanna go cheap. Icon ratchets are worth the extra cost and is very close to the snap on ratchets. But in the end those tools will get the job done for now and who knows you may find some that you want to upgrade down the road.

[@xeronicus]

If you gotta buy a harbor freight tool....buy 2.

[@donaldoehl7690]

That Life-Time warranty won't help you if it breaks at midnight when you are meeting your pals at 7am for a road trip. But, if they're cheap you can always buy 2 at a time. BTW the punch set from Snap-on is the best $$ I ever spent on punches. I've used and destroyed hundreds of punches in my line of work and these are the ones to get.

[@devilsnash9361]

Lifetime warranty is good to have even snapon break was lucky enough to work round corner from snapon so could walk in and get replacement workers there said they would get a lot back every day

[@Ed-G]

Another thing you're missing out on the whole point of harbor freight, their sales. You don't just go in there and buy everything in one pass. You look up their sales and when it's on sale you pick it up. Then you wait till the next month or a couple weeks and then you pick them up and slowly. But soon you have a whole garage for what you need.

[@djatfullthrottle]

im a harbor freight guy, if I was a mechanic as a full time job I would def spend more money on a few tools from a truck, but most of the stuff is fine and great for the weekend warrior or entry level mechanic. I work on bikes and cars most weekends majority of my tools are harbor freight, great bang for buck place.

[@donaldoehl7690]

I worked in a shop where the Snap-on guy on his weekly visit would hunt down and get his payment from guys. Don't be a tool truck guy if you aren't serious about collecting payments.

[@hathar1750]

15:37 Cracked me up , spilled my coffee everywhere !!!

[@keithowens2255]

The end of the video with the rachets was great 🤣

[@chelseapeters7187]

I feel like one day harbor freight will keep improving quality until one day they make everyone who ever talked crap about harbor freight eat their words😂😂

[@alexfrederick9019]

Bulldoze snips, right and left snips, 2 inch benders, impact sockets, a lugnut socket, speed wrenches, 12v ratchet, socket holders, prybars and picks, torque wrench, a 1/2 impact, a 3/8 impact, all necessary. But get the Milwaukee impacts and ratchet, not a snap on. A stubby 3/8" impact gun and 12v ratchet (long neck preferably) and you'll be amazed how well they work. Oh and buy about a dozen 10mm sockets. Also you can order snap on and matco from Napa, but they have their own decent tools that you don't have to refinance your house for.

[@paulwest4424]

I started my Snap-on debt when I first started out swinging wrenches. My ol man took me on the truck and helped me set up an account and the rest was history

[@RozcoDan]

Im a master mechanic and I’d never buy a snap on tools again. The Pittsburgh ratchets are just as strong as snap on ones, i put a 6ft cheater pipe on a 1/2” one with two people pushing down and it didn’t snap. I used that ratchet because it was my cheap one. Now it’s my go to one.

[@ChaoticDave69]

You got that right , new snap on stuff is all junk

[@1pcfred]

Now I have to ask you, why would you, "put a 6ft cheater pipe on a 1/2” one with two people pushing down"? When hardware is seized torque is never the right approach for freeing it up. Because as you're learned often things just snap then. The 3/4" set isn't too expensive at Harbor Freight anyways. I have one. And yes it is bad ass. Makes 1/2" drive look like 1/4" drive.

[@richardbates2367]

Grey neumatic, tekton, gearwrench,astro pneumatic tools and sunex are great options for a decent set of impact sockets and they usually don't skip sizes

[@anchorsaweigh9893]

I have Snap On, Mac, Matco tools etc and I’ve always used Sunex for all of my impact sockets. Held up for a lot of years now. Lifetime warranty.

[@hankster2241]

love this vid. as a back yard mechanic working on cars and bikes this is a great set up for under a grand. i;ve got tons of snap on and mac tools and i love them. but for the basic guy this will work just fine. i love these types of vids keep it up. thanks

[@1pcfred]

The secret to cheap ratchets is opening them up and greasing them. Makes them sound a lot better. They may even work a bit better too? Snap-On is usually better than imported tools but the margin of difference is slimmer than one may imagine. They've gotten really good at drop forging in Taiwan. So that 10% Snap-On has on the imported stuff may not be worth paying 10 times more for.

[@gregoryk.9815]

90% of snap on is made in the same factory as harbor freight.

[@1pcfred]

@@gregoryk.9815 those are the Snap-On tools to avoid buying. Pretty much just stick to their wrenches and sockets. The rest is a complete rip off.

[@addicted2tools]

@@gregoryk.9815 your wrong dude i go on the truck every week like 70 percent is usa

[@lukewilson4824]

I’m learning as I go fixing up an old Evo sportster. I don’t have much money so harbor freight has been a huge blessing for me to save money on some repair costs on my bike.

[@wiredperformance6130]

Impact sockets are a good buy. I have a 1/2” Milwaukee impact and after 3 years 0 failures. Any high load tools you are better off with better quality from breaker bars to air tools quality will be cheaper in the long run. Good on you!

[@ITIRICI]

Snap on price would be around just under 7k

[@1pcfred]

Snap-On price is 10X Harbor Freight. So just shift the decimal over one place. If you spent $1,000 at Harbor Freight you'd spend $10,000 with Snap-On.

[@nathan1sixteen]

I have that 301 piece mechanics set and it’s worked good for me so far. I’m not a professional, but as a weekend mechanic, it gets the job done

[@DaroffApFire]

I'm a 20 year master technician and have come to accept that Snap-On is no longer "the best". Their quality has remained the same, which is fine, but other brands have come up over the past 10 years or so that are just far superior for 1/2 or even 1/4 the cost. I'm half tempted to sell most of my Snap-On stuff and get some of these other brands. It'll allow me to put around $25k into the bank and have the same, or better quality tools. And I like how bro is going with the Snap-On dealers script about the Pittsburgh ratchet and how it will supposedly "snap the insides" if you put any serious torque on it. It just isn't true bud.

[@thoughtsfromaidiot5928]

Snap-on also doesn't even make all their tools.

[@deathventure]

Instead of the standard extensions and adapters, should have got the impact rated. I did that and haven't had any issues.

[@imJaymo]

Icon is where it is at for HF.

[@Sg81win]

One of my favorite videos you have ever done. You should bring him into all the discount tool stores and watch him melt down…. Oh and record that shhhhh

[@russrockino-rr0864]

I still love my Craftsmen tools! 40 to 50 years old, still going strong! The original ones, not the cheap chinese junk they make now. Great Video!

[@alandohse1977]

One of my coworkers and I bought a set of pry bars on sale from our local Snap-on dealer. One of our other coworkers bought a set from Harbor Freight. I watched as our other coworker bent his bar into a pretzel trying to remove a pin from a hydraulic ram on a refuse packer. I have to admit it was comical! Watching that bar bend like taffey! The guy used his tool allowance and tried to replicate his purchase to ours. Chris will know a good tool. I own several Harbor Freight tools. Becareful what you buy.

[@alejandromunoz2853]

ma mans is passionate about them tools

[@jrdm87]

I'm not a "master technician " but I do quite a bit of mechanical work. Do all my own work I've built off road jeeps, 4th gen camaro race car, and I've maintained lawn care business, all the mowers and equipment, 5 truck & trailers ,and to top it off we plow snow and located in Minnesota, so all our truck are 05 and older coverd in Minnesota salt rust and I have used the same harbor freight ratchet and wrenches for over 6yrs, Pittsburgh chrome sockets on impacts everyday for yrs never broke a single one... some harbor freight tools I used once and throw straight in garbage but their ratchets and wrenches, screwdrivers, the basic hand tools are more than adequate. Yeah snap on uses better steel and all but you getting 20% better products at 120% the cost. Snap on being the only good mechanic tools is a thing of the past. 40 yrs ago they were worth the price, cause no other brand could compete but the manufacturing has progressed so far that cheaper brands are just as good and many "cheap tool" brand literally roll out the exact same factories as snap on lol..Today if you only buy snap on ,its a flex more than anything you just showing you can throw away money 🤣🤣🤦‍♂️🤡

[@life_behind_bars]

When it comes to tools for my trade I buy only the top of the line stuff, for tinkering at home and wrenching on my bike it's all harbor freight.

[@Yargilfist]

I bought probably that same torque wrench, the Pitt one, for when I work on my bike. Probably, the only high quality tools I have are my DeWalt battery drill, impact, and skill saw. I felt perfectly fine using my impact because I used them a bunch already with being in roofing.

[@RichardBronosky]

15:51 Get that potraband! That's the best tool in the whole store!

[@ITIRICI]

Tekton. Harbor freight new tool cart. Random parts here and there from other brands for car specific items. You'd be set.

[@robertsemple1092]

I have a set of harbor freight flip sockets for removing lug nuts. I used them with my ingersol rand cordless 20v impact and they took a beating for the 3 years I was in automotive repair. All the guys in the shop used to steal my impact and sockets for taking wheels off. Those darn sockets surprised the heck out of me. Still going strong.

[@phillipmckeownakalucifer.6689]

Please don't grow apart guyz.... We all love y'all growing up like brothers minus the fights

[@pmag3200]

You paid too much...🤣 Cheapoooo.....geeeeeeeee🤣

[@wldott]

If he had tried some of the ICON ratchets he would be very surprised how decent they are.

[@luc1f3r0_mf7]

So far I’ve seen Icon’s share of problems but Ive also seen high praise for Icon over snap-on even from old school / professional mechanics and technicians

[@cobravids]

Guys, if you are wrenching at home or have a small repair business HArbor Frieght is GREAT! I have sockets I bought 20 years ago back when Harbor Frieght was still junk. I have most of those sockets even today. I recently broke a black impact socket attempting to remove a strut bolt. Considering this socket probably was used in a dozen engine overhauls and many other side jobs this socket lasted a long time. I have a pittsberg swivel 3/8th ratchet that is great for small jobs. I feel if real torque went into it the swivel pin would snap. But then these types of ratchets are not designed to remove such large bolts. Harbor frieght fills 80% of my toolbox. I have old Craftsmen sockets and ratchets as well. Before Craftsmen went into the toilet. I have stopped using my craftsmen because I have more of them break then my HF. Dont let the morons with deep pockets tell you HF is junk. Its great quality for at home or small businesses.

[@bigj200016]

Don’t hate of Harbor Freight. I know a couple of techs (both auto and motorcycle) who’ve been happy with the Icon line of tools and have used them for almost a decade. They caught some flack from experienced techs until they realized that they spent a quarter of what the experienced techs spent years earlier and have had no issues out of the hand tools. For the power tools, the Bauer line is where it’s at. Not so cheap that they’ll break the first time you use them, and they won’t break the bank.

[@williammena7747]

I love harbor freight. Those tools will last you a lot longer than Chris expects! I use them constantly and the only thing I don’t buy from them is battery powered tools.

[@wallygreer4931]

61 years I worked with the tools and I can promise ya, NOTHING beats quality! I still have the origional Craftsman 1/4" drive 120 piece set I bought when I was 19 and just started out. Back then Craftsman was all USA and quality! All my other tools were not from one manufacturer but many differant ones. I bought tools "specific for a job" and bought quality and was not dissapointed. I never liked hands and arms that looked like they were through a meat grinder, and cheap tools will fail you just when you need them not to!

[@Jzzonem]

To be honest, I would assume we all know what exactly to expect from harbor freight tools and the different brand differences they sell. I was hoping to see you give your opinions on some of the specialty tools they sell. These specialty tools like the bushing and bearing puller, vacuum hand pump, brake caliper piston tool, etc. Thanks for the video either way and much love!

[@retrorewindllc9363]

The snap on ice cream truck was hilarious.. it's truth tho, if they did even half like that , they prob would sell more lol

[@feildcar4578]

I saw a guy once that had two carts bolted together he enclosed the bottoms with sheet metal riveted on with some custom shelved and doors on slide hinges. It was an intresting set up.

[@Trumplican]

as a hobbyist cheap tools are fine. I was a powersports mechanic and good quality tools are a must. Snap-On is the way to go that pick is 20 bucks but you can use it as a damn prybar and twist it into a pretzel and the Snap-On guy replaces it no question. Dont hammer on the handles though because the handles aren't replaced free only the metal pick.

[@nathanielbarbeau4821]

Add axle grease to ratchets. I promise they will smooth out. Snap-On has teeny tiny teeth in them to keep them quiet.

[@MarzNet256]

Here's a crazy fun fact: The $20 HF 3/8" drive torque wrench is more accurate than the $700 dollar Milwaukee m12 one.

[@donaldoehl7690]

One of the best deals at HF is the transfer punch set. I use them for alignment tools, mandrels, hole size checkers, and even as a transfer punch. They're about $10. I buy them 2 at a time.

[@scootersandcooters]

Who remembers when those tool carts were $199 regular price

[@Gideon_Judges6]

He's trying to keep you from coming back to using his tools when your Shittburgh breaks. 😆

[@jakehollander9962]

This video was more helpful than i care to admit... Thanks guys.

[@frankthespank]

Those torx didn’t have anyone “just take one”, there’s a reason it has a purple price tag on it, the store discounts sets missing sockets when they tore into them for a warranty return.

[@richardwilliams9181]

This is the same argument from anybody who doesn't work on stuff all the time vs. people who do. "It's got a lifetime warranty" "That's really expensive" etc. And my response is exactly the same. It doesn't matter if it has a lifetime warranty. How many times are you going to have to replace it? When it does break, what will happen when it does? You can take that stuff back and replace it as many times as you want. But the money you're spending on a quality tool is worth not having to replace it every time you use it. A good tool or anything of quality will work until it doesn't. I have a 36" Matco 88 tooth flex head ratchet. I used it for taking off wheels, axle nuts, semi air bags, and a bunch of other stuff that required a lot of torque to remove. It lasted me over 8 years before the flex part broke, not even the ratcheting mechanism. If you're trying to get in to working on cars at any level, it's worth spending some money on a decent tool. The cost of the tools are a direct reflection of the quality of the materials used. If it's cheap, you can't expect it to do what it's intended to do for very long

[@1pcfred]

Snap-On isn't that much better. Maybe 10% if you're lucky. I'm not paying 10 times as much for an extra 10% either. That's just idiotic. Nuts and bolts don't care what kinds of tools you're using. You'd better just know what you're doing. If you're using a ratchet as a breaker bar then it doesn't sound like you do to me. But hey, you do you.

[@richardwilliams9181]

@@1pcfred Thanks for your concern. And I will keep doing me lol

[@1pcfred]

@@richardwilliams9181 an observation or a statement is not a sign of concern. I'd only be concerned if you tried to touch any of my tools.

[@richardwilliams9181]

@@1pcfred I don't care about your tools. The concern was for me paying the money for a better quality tool, instead of buying cheaper. I've got my own tools. And I've had over 10k worth of matco tools. I'm just going off my own experience of quality vs. price. So again. Thank you for your concern. I'll keep doing me with my own tools, and I'll leave yours to you 👌

[@1pcfred]

@@richardwilliams9181 you can break all of your Matcos. I take care of my Snap-Ons.

[@michaelchance9405]

Good video but check your warranty info on the Pittsburgh tools; most are 90 day vs. lifetime.😞

[@ianloyd6384]

Pffff.. right? Used to be mostly lifetime. Now.. less and less. I won’t even buy a cheapo harbor freight tool UNLESS sits lifetime. Cuz.. well... I usually have to warranty them. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ericbradley7828]

This was a very funny episode

[@cj599]

that flex head Pittsburg with the red handle is great they aren't meant for torque like a breaker bar and neither is the snap off, i have broke several snap-ons just like it and never broke the Pittsburg 26 years automotive motorcycle and equipment experience here

[@drummerboyphilly7063]

Shoutout To Harbor Freight. I Works At Harbor Freight Warehouse.

[@danielsmith2447]

I'm not a proffesional mechanic, I do however have a very nice shop at my house with a lift and work on a LOT of vehicles evenings and weekends. I use a lot of harbor freight tools every day.

[@fitch_tnb]

he was a good sport about it

[@SLIGHT_]

Lol “socketry” Blockhead lol too much man. Chris… I’m with you brother. Being a tech myself, you just can’t compare the quality difference between dollar store tools and brands like snap on, Matco etc… unless it’s something you don’t use often. The pain in your face lol… the teeth count alone… lol I felt that in my spine lol. Great video!!

[@rooster-zg4oo]

I’ve learned to appreciate quality tools doing commercial hvac…snapped those Pittsburgh and craftsman Allen’s and craftsman screwdrivers etc… now i only buy Klein stuff..wrenches are gear wrench brand and going strong. Dewalt power tools.

[@swaterman08]

those magnetic pickup tools I use for rear tire alignments. I used 4 of them.

[@fredblowers9141]

Jarod from Wrench Everyday said that if he was a new mechanic today that he would NEVER choose Snap-On. He said that over the years he has spent over $100,000 on OVER PRICED Snap-On tools. I personally do not think that MAC, MatCo, or Snap-On branded tools are worth the extra markup since they use the same forgings and manufacturing processes that make Husky and Kobalt and pre-1994 Craftsman.

[@nrxhavoc]

If you're a mechanic, your tools make you money. It's worth it to spend the extra.

[@Bdady74]

Cant hate on him; he is a real Mechanic and, GOD love them HF can be a mixed bag for real!

[@burninpwder76]

I am a small engine mechanic and have used one of the 301 piece mechanics sets as my main set for 5 years now. the screwdrivers and wrenches are Eh they work. but the sockets and ratchets and bits have taken years of use and abuse from me with no issues. I have a set in the truck as my emergency tools. and you can always add more and better to the base set. I actually have set most of my air impacts in the drawer since i got my milwaukee cordless impacts.

[@jgrenwod]

Snap on needle descaler $200. Harbor Freight needle descaler $39. They are identical. All the parts are interchangeable. But harbor freight doesn’t come by the shop.

[@seventiescycle6566]

25 year master mechanic and you show that level of respect by pushing junk wrenches in his face lol.

[@ba1050]

You do realize those are for stripping electrical wires predominately and then crimping also but what your crimping is a much softer metal if you’re squeezing them hard enough to warb those things you really need to assess what you’re doing. I was a train electrician in the military and I’ve had a set of those as back ups for years and I have no issues with him whatsoever. But I’m also not trying to crush it I’m just stripping insulation off of wire

[@crazypjk]

FYI earthquake impact drivers are made at the same factory ,with the same specs and parts, as snap on. for $300 cheaper.

[@AnthonyLovato]

When you have a snap-on snob, nothing will change their minds.

[@deluxe1of1]

4:05 the master tech does make a good point. In this business reliability is key

[@jakewilson907]

for just starting out it's ok. as you go I would up grade to better quality tools. specially a torque wrench for accuracy in torque specs

[@ianloyd6384]

ESPECIALLY a torque wrench! I think the harbor freight ones come with a supposed calibration sheet... but really.. I feel like they print the same one & put it in every package they sell. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@1pcfred]

@@ianloyd6384 you can test torque wrenches. There's a bit to using a torque wrench anyways. Unless it's a digital one. The disc clicker ones you'd better know what you're doing to use it.

[@Klapz15]

The best feeling when a man goes shopping for tools lol 😂

[@mattbell9817]

Great video block! It was fun to see the pain in Chris's eyes looking at some of the cheap stuff at Harbor Frieght. A lot of my sockets and wrenches are hand me down Craftsman from my dad.

[@hammarashi]

Craftsman was once a decent brand. In the last 20 years, not so much.

[@ianloyd6384]

@@hammarashi I think a lot of the stuff we all have is from over 20 years ago lol. Old school., good good craftsman. RIP

[@libturdcrusher1776]

Most “master mechanics” use anything at their disposal, but have preferences for certain quality brands

[@richardbates2367]

I like the yellow and black farings cbr 600 rr, actually because when I was around 27 my best friend bought a 1986 Honda CBR 600 inline 4 street hawk in the same paint scheme he rode that bike with the yellow wheels and the black outer rim lips for about 4 years...

[@shawnnelson6146]

Harbor Freight works ok for intermittant use tools. For heavy daily use tools like rachets and sockets. Buy the quality stuff. If I want a pneumatic hacksaw, cutoff tool, needle scaler the chicago pneumatic will do. If your using it every day, hard, spend the extra $100/$200 and buy the better quality tools.

[@arthurleino]

I have a Harbor Freight electric impact driver since stationed in the Philippines. Still works good.

[@fatboyfatboy-ou5jr]

Well I'm a former auto mechanic and body man and have snap on tools. As for the comments here yes there are tools that cheap works and some have to be quality. Torque wrenches need quality. Can't trust a cheap twist handle one. Also they need to be calibrated from time to time. Also now you can get Torque and angle one's together (invaluable) one good wrench set preferred and die grinder bits should be quality but die grinder and cut off wheel tool and angle grinder that takes twist on grinding and scotch brite pads those 3 can be cheap. Impacts should be quality.

[@brucesmith7858]

I absolutely died laughing watching Chris. I understand what he is saying about Snap On tools. In my career I worked around diesel mechanics and I saw what they owned and what they spent on tools. But like you I go to Harbor Freight for my tools to work on my bikes. In a 2 1/2 year period of accruing tools from Harbor Freight, never buying any of them that weren’t on sale I have totally filled those double cabinet with the roller cabinet on the bottom and a big chest cabinet that sits on top. The bottom cabinet is filled with metric and the top cabinet is filled with regular tools. And the very first tool was that 301 set.

[@TipOfTheSpear907]

We need a snap on sponsorship! I’m a snap on guy that’s all I own for the most part

[@1pcfred]

They give you a case of anal lube with the Strap-On?

[@Dan_TheMedic]

Hahahaha sausage-fingered fool I am. Just sat through almost 30 mins of video waiting for the ‘I bought a 40 year old Honda’ before I realised I’d pressed the wrong video 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤪

[@devindaniels6917]

Aye you got the same color coded sockets as me lol. Good luck getting them out of that plastic holder though 😂

[@BlockheadMoto]

That plastic holder sucks! Had to use vice grips to grip and pull the socket 😆🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ianpaulg285]

Been working on bikes for years with HF tools. All personal in the garage stuff, but if your selective (no moving parts), you can get away for cheap.

[@jameswebb1730]

Outfitting my new mechanic son. I've been saying for awhile let's outfit with harbor freight then upgrade as you go. Love the comments.

[@Taino871]

These 2 dudes are like Real brothers! It’s hilarious! It works!

[@rizzorides2490]

I own them ALL: Huskey, Crapsman, SK, Proto, Snap-On, Mac, Matco, Milwaukee, Hercules, Ingersoll Rand, DeWalt, K-D, Channel Lock.