No More Excuses! - Harbor Freight socket rails

[@steveo17a]

These clips fit on the NAPA Carlyle rails example CHT SR15B should you desire colors and or different lengths..The rails are on sale now.

[@andrewscott8892]

One of the best deals is the kobalt tray for $27 at Lowes, it's rails are also 17" long. You can even knock the rivets out and have individual rails

[@BrianFox]

I just bought six boxes of these. Mine stationary in the top of my toolbox I found I had to counter sink and add a third screw to each rail so that holds it down steady.

[@mikenonameneeded3485]

I’ve had quite a few socket rails, and the ones I prefer are from Walmart. Believe it or not. About $6 per rail.

[@JsGarage]

I’ll have to check them out. One of Walmarts brands?

[@mikenonameneeded3485]

@@JsGarage yes. I think it is the Hyper Tough brand.

[@danielruiz3853]

the us general magnetic ones are beast. i love them. and they are on sale rn for 15

[@K_spawn]

The brake super easy and the metal retaining ball falls off it's ok to just keep it there, but if you plan on moving them to much, they will break

[@matt_1984_]

The "extra plastic" is called mold flashing.

[@JsGarage]

Thanks! I worked at a plastics factory when I was 20 and thought it was called something like that, couldn’t remember what it was called so didn’t name it lol.

[@K_spawn]

The husky ones are the same as the matco blues, and last a very long time i have 4 years with mine

[@kuehnel16]

Went to local harbor freight to buy a set . According to online they have . Get there , no have . Hate this . Had all the 20 dollar a piece rails . The cheap metal rails I don't like . Wish harbor freight would get their act together.

[@JsGarage]

Bummer. Yeah those cheap metal ones are garbage. They might have had the cheap plastic ones somewhere else in the store. Sometimes they have them in the bargain bin or on a separate end cap than the other socket rails.

[@artemisargent8623]

I honestly thought you were junk yard digs when I first saw the video, until you started talking

[@JsGarage]

😆

[@babyneon]

J doesn't want to spend 20 dollars per rail

[@JsGarage]

Heck no! 😆. I don’t need them this affordable but nice to see a real cheap option that’s worth a damn.

[@paulng6126]

I think You spent massive amount of time talking about how good are the Husky, Craftsman and others, etc. And how good the Craftsman rails are but for what? Those Craftsman rails are passe, no long for sale. Your review should focus more on how good are the H/F rails are holding the socket, how easy is it to insert and remove the sockets from them. For $1.33 for each rail, what more do you want? You get what you paid for.

[@JsGarage]

First off I appreciate the feedback. The goal was to show that not all plastic rails are produced equally but these cheap rails can still get it done. The Harbor Freight look like the more expensive Husky and older Craftsman but are not the same nor are they priced the same. I went back and forth showing the HF rails versus higher quality rails for fit and finish, ease of installing sockets, hold strength and rail flex while loaded. I’m not attempting to sell people on anything in particular here. I aimed to show exactly what you get for the much lower price but also what paying more gets someone. This allows someone to determine which is worth it to them. Ultimately, there is a cheap solution that works and no reason for sockets all over the place.

[@thehunter3386]

If you use your sockets on a daily basis, then, by all means, get the high dollar sh*...er...stuff. If they're used occasionally, like mine, then the H/F stuff works fine. Saves you some bucks, too! Sounds like this is just another hit job on Harbor Freight.

[@JsGarage]

How is this a hit job? I showed that you can get more by paying more but that these are great for the money and give you no reason to have sockets all over the place.

[@mustangecoboosthpp3869]

HOBO Freight steels other companies ideas and products, I refuse to support HOBO Freight.