$1,000 Budget For EVERY TOOL YOU NEED (And The Box) *Harbor Freight*

[@indysteve4969]

Harbor freight deserves our respect for trying to keep us cheap guys in the game.

[@twistedpixel2558]

They don't give a shit about me or you, or anyone else. They just saw an opportunity to slide into a market gap, and do a better job than anyone else. They do have the price to performance market on a lot of stuff, but they don't deserve any more props for their business than Strap-on does. It's not compassion, it's a thriving business.

[@RealRickCox]

Everyone always rags on Harbor Freight tools... but they really are the best bang for the buck and they do hold up reasonably well. You would have spent $10,000 on the same tools from one of the box trucks and they wouldn't have done the job any better.

[@helloRockwood]

A young guy getting started can pull together a few hundred bucks and get a starter set like this. Then once they are getting a paycheck they can sit aside a little money from each check to buy the things they find out they need or to buy better versions of the stuff they have if something breaks or the better quality is going to increase comfort or productivity.

[@bradleyborno71]

Plus they have the option to have warranties, I never lose buying tools from there

[@Spikemonkey80]

As long as you don't get Pittsburgh you're good to go for years!

[@mattdudley3789]

Pittsburgh is okay. Ratchets are mediocre but sockets are okay. Pittsburgh Pro is where it’s at, and Quinn. Most of my work sockets and my box are HF tools

[@WatchJRGo]

Oh absolutely, grew up on Craftsman, but I’ll probably only buy HF from now on.

[@breakupgoogle]

Shout out to modern day Harbor Freight. They mostly have quality tools at an affordable price for the working class. It wasn't like this 20 years ago. I only wish we had it this good.

[@bmxdenver1]

Not sure if you’re a Inside Track Club member at harbor freight or not. But it’s worth it! It’s $30 for a year membership. Those boxes go on sale for ITC members all the time, Hercules has “buy this battery get a tool free” sales too. The membership fee pays itself off in one purchase. You can save tons of money with the membership and coupons. Essential if you shop HF often

[@WatchJRGo]

Oh I am, mostly because it knocked a couple thousand off when I bought the big toolbox 😳

[@jeremiahgaskins9127]

I agree. Into my second year as a member. Best 30 spent each time.

[@MN2_Kevin_Hill_1970]

As a mechanic I really enjoyed watching a toolbox tour.

[@jake_of_the_jungle9840]

As a person who never had tools growing up I always felt like I couldn’t do anything. I bought a lot of tools of an estate sale and I’ve been doing mostly my own work on my cars and houses since

[@esiebert7625]

While you are at Harbor Freight pickup the 10mm essential socket set that has a 10 different 10mm type sockets. I don’t like the chrome on those boxes, if you buy the gray one all the trim is black, i removed all mine used plastidip to make it black.

[@DachsAutos]

Good setup, I picked up a similar setup last summer and it's been great. Just today I brought home the 56" series 3 for all of my metalworking tools so I can consolidate stuff shoved everywhere.. Organization is KEY!

[@charlesdalton985]

Last fall, after years of neglect, I organized my shop (garage) and tools. Instead of "where is that?" I can lay my hands on anything immediately. You are so right about the built in charging. I bought one upper box, with built in charging, super convenient. ~ Chuck

[@richardbradfield7437]

We built in 2 HF 42” tool boxes into the bench work in my son’s garage renovation back in March 2015. They have been heavily used in a DIY scenario building and maintaining a race car and daily driver cars/trucks ever since and we have had absolutely NO problems with build quality. Also have several HF floor jacks and other hand tools and a HF tool cart in the enclosed car hauler with a duplicate set of tools for the track. We have a mix of Kobalt, Craftsman, and HF hand tools, floor jacks, jack stands and Milwaukee power tools in both the garage and car hauler! No problems with any of these brands in the last 9 years! In my experience there is nothing wrong with HF tools! Although, some of the super cheap tools are just that, cheap, and not worth buying, luckily they have a range of good,better,best to choose from! We also have had the Predator generator for about 6 or 7 years that has worked flawlessly at track weekends with minimal maintenance!

[@mike617]

This is awesome to hear. My best friend and I are now becoming “car guys” well into our 30’s and are trying to learn all we can to get into spec Miata. Im a plumber, he’s done carpentry but neither of us know cars. We’re going to go to a basic, and then advanced mechanic class and move forward from there! Seems like our first investment into tools will be HF!

[@71sc502]

Welcome to the hobby. Straip in lol. I wish i made plumber money lol. Any wuestions, just ask​@mike617

[@ryanle1293]

I can tell you you're gonna love that box. My friend who is a mechanic for years has owned one of these. It's battered, abused and overloaded for God knows how long and the drawers and casters are still smooth

[@Kuzican01]

Love the tool videos along with Rich Rebuilds just randomly pops on by. NICE!

[@breakupgoogle]

Random Rich ftw!

[@donniebryant3238]

Started my career with an expensive at the time, Craftsman set with the tool box included, in October, 1986 for the on sale price at $880. I am still using these tools today and they are older than most of the new technicians I am working with. A lot of them are going to Harbor freight for some of those same tools but, you always have the one guy that must have Snap-On everything. He is also the guy with a second job to just pay for the tools.

[@A.Kid.Who.Drives]

I’m 17 and I’ve owned my harbor freight tools for almost a year and take good care of them, and honestly I love them, never had any issues apart from my 10mm deep well impact socket not fitting 10mm but other than that they’re solid tools

[@techguy3424]

Love Harbor Freight, bought a drill master circular saw for $35 plus $5 for a blade to use for a small project at home. Was able to rip a treated 1x6 like butter. My methodology for buying tools isto buy whatever is most affordable to get the job done and if I break it then it is time to get the more expensive tool.

[@josephnavarro3620]

I grew up around a lot of tweekers that were great at taking things apart but never putting them back together, they would have loved those harbor freight carts! Your customers must be extremely satisfied!

[@jpcii]

That is the exact toolbox. I bought to store my homebrewing hardware in. It’s a great toolbox.

[@alanmoore78]

I'm still doing most of my repairs with the same 169pc Channellock tool kit my wife bought me nearly two decades ago. I've replaced all the ratchets by now but all those wrenches and sockets and allen keys and bits still see daily use. I've added so much from estate sales, garage sales, and Harbor Freight since then. It's all the little specialty tools that add up over time, but I do wish I had been able to start my collection with the 428 piece Quinn set because it really IS the best starter set out there. Better yet, it's a tenth the price of what a similar set would cost from a tool truck name brand. If you manage to break a Quinn tool, replace it with the equivalent ICON one. If you manage to break that, go ahead and sign off the kidney for the Snap On version.

[@avioncamper]

Great tool box and selection. Your niece is so cute with her tools.

[@davidsnow8928]

but you have the one tool Eric doesn't a golden ratchet..😀

[@WatchJRGo]

3 of them 😂😂😂

[@05milmachine90]

I both love and hate tool box organization. I can never settle on a layout that both fits everything and makes sense in my head when looking for tools. I want everything Shadowed in foam like my Air Force days, but I would need 5 more toolboxes for that. :-)

[@richardbates2367]

You should do a toolbox tour and make suggestions for your audience of what they might consider buying for their diy project Jr sir

[@dmann1209]

Excellent tool box and tools.

[@WatchJRGo]

This is the default box now, mine, Eric’s, my nephews… US General everything 🍻

[@jeremyhansen3711]

Unless you're going to work on semi trucks or tractors, take those SAE sockets and wrenches out of the box. Those take up too much space for not being used. If anything, set up another box with just SAE tools

[@WatchJRGo]

This freaking Walker mower is all SAE 😡

[@paynemeikle5853]

Sae is used in every day in my mechanic field

[@leytonmcnamee]

@@paynemeikle5853 as a person who hasnt used my sae drawer in like 2 years what line of mechanic are you

[@WarriorOfEden3033]

What 😂 I wrenching in my home garage with SAE 😂

[@Kreacher1974]

Hercules makes some pretty decent tools. Personally I don't like 12 points so I try not to buy a set that has them. Great video!

[@wdsmauglir4683]

Totally geeking out on sockets, love it 😂

[@hungryhungryhummer]

This is exactly what I did a few months ago just starting out as a mechanic. I love the Quinn set and the cordless ratchet. I skipped out on the impacts tho and saved up for Milwaukee mid torque. My box is orange too!

[@Aj992588]

just grabbed my first 1/2in impact Dewalt dcf891 and a Quinn 1/2in Impact master set. I have a craftsman master set, but hate the blow molded box. Going to snag me one of these HF tool boxes this spring!

[@RobertLaneTech]

I had that same problem with two of my 1/4 sockets on the tray. I just through them in the vise and drilled the middle out more. Coming from auto and skid steers, I'd recommend checking out the new 58" prybar, way better price than the trucks

[@paulmysliborski4832]

Harbor Freight has moved above Home Depot and Lowes in DIY tool quality in my opinion. They (smartly) changed their business model about 10 years ago, and it has been a win/win for the homeowner/DIY crowd. Any of HF's ICON, US General, Hercules, or Quinn offerings are better than Husky, Kobalt, Rigid, or Ryobi in my opinion. Great vid, and nice set-ups!

[@brandons9398]

Harbor, freight quality, and prices are definitely better and hard to beat. I used to buy namebrand tools. but now they only do so if I pick them up at a pawnshop😊

[@69Dartman]

Love good tools, and being able to find them and easily move or get what you need saves time 👍😊

[@markdavis5981]

I have this set. Plus I added the 93 piece wrench set from kolbalt. And the husky non slip wrench set. And the master driver set from Lowe's kolbalt. 300 for Quinn 125 for kolbalt 55 for non slip 79.00 for hex and torx.

[@RearEngineShop]

At work when I’m a “professional” I use mostly snap on. In my home shop where I work on stuff and make my KZbin videos I use a lot of harbor freight tools. They are pretty good.

[@philipcheal552]

and on top of that you got something with good struts

[@TheGreybush92]

Shout out to a fellow Kansan! So cool to see someone on yt from my state

[@h0onz]

Fav part is that the Hercules 20 V in the Dewalt 20 V systems work interchangeably!

[@robertpatteson5444]

From personal experience the 1/2" will even take off semi truck wheels and the yokes that go on the differentials

[@RoadhogRNA]

Looking mighty good JR, you guys are getting set up.

[@MrMattDat]

Take some color matched paint pens to those sockets and make them pop (but also make them easy to read for when your on your 14th hour of the day!)

[@peteramberley9952]

Wow beautiful tool box

[@MikeJohnson-ld9rn]

Loved this tool rodeo!

[@derekmunguia8766]

Cool video. Possibly do a homeowners kit with cart? First tools, essentials, budget minded. That would be cool.

[@savagebeast7626]

I’m about an hour from Boston. The wind has been crazy lately

[@JackSmith-jj3bi]

I get all my socket organizers from Temu. I actually purchased 15 for less than $20 including freight. Wrench racks too. Harbor Freight is my go to place. I am an Inside Track Club Member.

[@nosetdirection]

I just bought a Honda Navi and love it! Super fun to ride.

[@brianselt291]

When I took back a broken socket, they wanted the whole set to cover the warranty so Be Prepared to take back a lot of stuff for a simple socket replacement.

[@brandonosborne6894]

The Icon ratchet wreenches are the best thing since sliced bread. use em all the time

[@MrMattDat]

Nicely done. Have you put something together for a "charge shelf"? Something where you have all your batteries getting charged?

[@frankm8533]

All my 'Good tools' are from Swap meets or pawn shops i was never a tool truck guy everything else is harbor freight or home depot for what i do its all i need cool vid JR

[@worldofrandometry6912]

That's an excellent selection and organisation. What happens when you have a job to do away from home though, a separate carry box?

[@WatchJRGo]

I have a socket set in the truck and all-in-one screwdriver 🍻

[@watts300]

Harbor Freight is rad. I have so many tools (even yard tools) from there. If the tool bill is running high without an impact on the list, just get a breaker bar and cordless ratchet. The most useful combination.

[@paynemeikle5853]

Put the wrenchs in the top 2 small drawer one drawer for sae the other below it for metric

[@teddydavid2816]

Did you get those magnetic wrench holders at HF? Awesome setup btw love the red white and blue 🇺🇲

[@WatchJRGo]

@@teddydavid2816 sure did, it’s all HF

[@teddydavid2816]

@@WatchJRGo awesome thanks man I'm headed back to HF 🤣

[@richardbates2367]

I have the brushed 18 v bauer drill 1/2 inch Dr and the impact gun of the same thing,, and the DeWalt 1/4 inch impact driver and now a home Depot deal 18v mainline Milwaukee 1/2 inch Dr and 1/4 inch impact Driver.... So several different brands of power tools..so several different chargers

[@mikehathaway2842]

I do more home building than auto work and use the yellow power tools. The HIgh end stuff is better if you are going to spend 4 to 8 hours doing nothing but drive screws into wood, and you will see the blue tools die out much faster. However for auto mechanic work the tools are run for much much shorter periods of time and the HF stuff will do just fine. I am also a huge fan of start cheap and go high end when you break the cheap stuff.

[@markstevens1729]

So you now, and Taylor Ray in Florida getting the same box at the same time from the same store for the same reason. KZbin coincidences never fail to amaze me.

[@yodasbff3395]

That is a really nice tool set-up. If those tools were Snap On they would probably cost 5 to 10,000 dollars. 👍

[@dennisleslie]

I have that same Quinn tool set. My only complaints are the wrenches are WAY too short and if you put any amount of extra leverage on them they flex BAD.

[@jeremiahgaskins9127]

I just bought the 27" roll cab and topper on sale and it is amazing for the price. I would have to be stupid to pay more for my needs. HF series 3 stuff is great.

[@LSandL31]

Those 12 point sockets come is super handy!!

[@emmettturner9452]

It’s actually got some 8 point stuff too, which I guess is mostly for square nuts.

[@LSandL31]

@@emmettturner9452 and can be used for taps or extractors to use the ratchet wrench

[@JimmyShawsTidbits1]

Next trip to HF, pick up the flex head Pittsburgh 3/8 and 1/2 ratchets. You will not regret it.

[@chasebrown9851]

Harbor freight is my go to place

[@megaman010391]

You need the Quinn Master impact socket set.

[@pops55650]

I’ve broken Craftsman tools, but with Sears selling off the name and closing stores, Harbor Freight is now closer to my home. For a hobbyist like me, the amount of abuse I would put them through they might last for ever

[@peanutsmith1462]

I don’t care what you say you CANNOT GO WRONG WITH HarborFreight I love their tools

[@robertvulliet3278]

Hey JR Quinn now has these Master socket sets that are completely skipless and only 6 point and its metric and SAE in 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 inch but then you wouldn't get the rest of the 428 kit

[@towboatjeff]

Only bad thing with those socket trays is if your like me ya gotta fill every spot. I've spent a lot of time and money filling out all my socket sets.

[@BrettWasHere]

is there any way for you to set up commission links? i for sure would have used your link for a couple things you showed if there was one.

[@JackSmith-jj3bi]

When you have to replace H.F. Batteries, stay away from the 2ah they go dead fast. 5ah works for me.

[@smoothboye4203]

The only problem with the Quinn tool set is the lack of slip joint and needle nose pliers.

[@Daniel-np8zo]

Needs some good pliers and box is set

[@sccarguy8242]

Pawn shops are another great way to get good tools cheap. You just have to be careful as you can get ripped off as well.

[@Anne6621]

any mechanic worth their salt would go into hock for 30 year and buy all Snap On but the smart money is on tools like this

[@mikeobrien3744]

Rich cracks me up

[@brianselt291]

I just purchased the same white box…the screwdriver slots won’t do me any good since even my best tools have to be wiped constantly to keep off the surface rust.

[@Ducklesworth]

Well i like tool unboxing now. What a world 30 creates

[@kalybnielsen4183]

I like how lifelong mechanics either get by easily with budget tools, that are lifetime warranty and hold up just fine and then you have the other group that wouldn't be caught dead even trying a Harbor Freight tool. I have warrantied a lot more Snap-On ratchets than I have Harbor Freight ones, I have never broke a Harbor Freight socket, I have wore Craftsman sockets out to where they were 2 sizes bigger, but I had a drawer full of Snap-On and Mac sockets, sitting there waiting for the trucks to return. Harbor Freight is fine, the Quinn stuff is awesome and affordable

[@emmettturner9452]

Careful! Even as a huge Harbor Freight fan with this exact Quinn set, Harbor Freight sockets have definitely let me down. I tried to take off a motorcycle brake caliper in 2011 and the socket from their Pittsburgh 40pc socket set just split right open. It was only 3 bucks but I still claimed the lifetime warranty. Last year the battery cable came loose on my van, leaving me stranded even though I had a Pittsburgh 130pc tool set with me. You see, I needed to remove a stabilizer bar and fuse box to get to the battery terminal and the socket just split open. I got a ride and came back with my OTHER Harbor Freight tools: Quinn. Now, they worked great. ;)

[@bigbot1975]

Omg Uncle Rich yeah.

[@thomasmroz]

Enjoy the 10mm sockets now, they'll go missing shortly.

[@ng-ht1vx]

At Canada's version of Harbor Freight, they sell a ten pack of 10mm sockets made by Astro Pneumatic.

[@jonathonmason6394]

Why would you say that🤣 you jinxed the new tool set.😬😱😂

[@richardbates2367]

I bought a decent used husky brand h194mts mechanic tool set and i have $125 in it and it is one of most complete sets for the money except for the 1/2 Dr deep well sockets

[@MasterYooda94]

You have the sockets upside down in those organizers

[@richardbates2367]

You guys realize that you could buy the us general power extension center in like 4 different colors and they are magnetic and use the Christmas tree bit and take the lower drawer out and cut the hole in the back of the box and the drawer and put the power extension center in the back of the drawer and plug it in and wahla a power drawer in the tech cart

[@noonehere1793]

I am so jealous….i have a lot of tools from Proto professional to 6 for 1.00 screw drivers. I have outgrown my roll-around BUT….I made a huge mistake and acquired all sorts of classic stickers over a 40 year period, and i stuck them on the box….😞…..i can’t replace it as it has some incredible stickers from things like a NATO tiger meet in Germany when i was with the F4 phantom program. It will never be replaced….but i might add to it and retire it for aircraft use only….😀

[@isaacbuller7007]

Did they have one of those metric crescent wrenches?

[@chaselesser3191]

Lol. 👍. On buying your niece a toolset. I’m going to buy a little workshop for my kids for when I’m in the garage and they can play

[@nickycarts]

Saved video to favorites.

[@Tempsho]

Kind of surprised the ratcheting wrench didn’t go up to 18mm.

[@frh-freerangehuman]

Wait. JR bought something with working hood struts!? 😂

[@WatchJRGo]

Two in one week, this toolbox and the Walker mower 💯

[@frh-freerangehuman]

Haha oh yea!!

[@lindawilson4625]

Nice! Now I have to go check out Harbor Freight :-)

[@jeremydiamond8824]

I LOOOOVVVEEEE TOOOLLLSSS AND ELECTRIC RACHET GUNS , BOYS AND GIRLS TOYS !! 😎👍🏻🇺🇸🦅

[@nelsoncarvalho2337]

Where is the gold ratchet.

[@barrytreadwell821]

A cheap tool is better than no tool any day.

[@emmettturner9452]

Where are the impact sockets?! ;) That’s what got me when I built essentially the same set at the end of 2022. They discounted the Quinn Master Tech set for Black Friday then accidentally gave me the new credit discount TWICE. I negotiated deep down on the tool cart since it was damaged and they needed to meet some quota for Inside Track signups. Since I needed landscaping equipment on the same battery platform I went with DeWALT instead of Hercules but I was really tempted. The Quinn 1/2” Master impact socket set was a bit rich for my blood so I waited and hit it with a 25% off coupon.

[@lukasmeyer1992]

Bring Harbor Freight to Europe / Switzerland!

[@mdbrenna]

Please keep us updated on how many get broken, if they do..

[@kccreations5945]

Where are you at in Kansas?? I’m in Olathe!

[@rumplestilskin5776]

I have tool envy.

[@easycom65ify]

shipping containers really easy . I dont unerstand why you dont have them for storage .

[@glenncrooks8222]

Crescent is proprietary name brand. It’s an ADJUSTABLE wrench

[@SpaceTech54]

You Go "Rich" - Great Fuel Mileage on that Bike!! The Only Way To Travel...