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I decided that I was sick of dithering about what hand tools I needed to pick up to do some simple maintenance on my car and after reading numerous positive opinions of HF's Pittsburgh brand I picked up the 301 Piece Mechanics Tool Kit yesterday for $143 after a 20% off coupon. I haven't done any wrenching with it yet and I will be the first to admit my tool knowledge is based mostly on this thread, but given that it's extremely inexpensive price I thought I'd give my first impressions:
Based on my initial opinions going through the set and the unanimously positive reviews on HF's website I would highly recommend this set for anyone who doesn't already own reasonable quality versions of this stuff.
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HF has a pretty decent sale going on today. The famous 301 Piece Tool set is $140, the 1/2" Torque Wrench is $10 and they have a 3 ton floor jack with good reviews for $60. Prices are only good online and only until 10pm PST.
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Aug 17, 2011 16:34
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Mcqueen posted:you dont need to be a costco member to get stuff at the food court. If it's outside you're fine, but if it's inside maybe not. I've been asked for my card when walking in the exit to get food before.
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Jul 14, 2016 22:22
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Powershift posted:costco, eneloops. I don't think they do 9vs, but the AAs will run for like 6 years being drained and charged daily. Their Eneloop packs are on sale until 10/23, FYI. 8xAA/4xAAA for something like $23. If you want C/D/9v things get a bit more complicated, unfortunately.
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Oct 18, 2016 21:28
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Since I use mine chiefly for opening boxes, I use those $0.49 ones they usually have at the cash register at Harbor Freight. Lighter than anything in that video as well 
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Oct 19, 2016 20:18
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Is there any great reason to own an air compressor? I keep finding myself looking at them, but the only current need I have is inflating automobile tires occasionally, which I currently do with a lovely 12v compressor. If I ever needed an impact wrench it seems like the electric options are cheaper. I'd love to talk myself into one, but I don't have a ton of garage space and it seems like I'd be better off with a $45 120v inflator.
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Nov 19, 2016 08:02
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CamelCamelCamel just notified me that Amazon has a Warehouse Deal (essentially open box return) on the California Air Tools Compressor everyone here loves so much. Currently $101. Not sure what "acceptable" condition means, but they're pretty good about returns if you have an issue.
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Jan 27, 2017 22:19
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slidebite posted:One of my earliest memories was being put on finger pick up duty and scouring the back yard of grandmas place after when my dad severed parts of 4 of his fingers "fixing" grandmas running lawnmower.  And I say that as someone whose dad is missing 1/2 a finger due to an incident with a big agricultural mower. wormil posted:My dad used to reach under running mowers, he never got hurt but I never understood taking the risk. Idiotic. What can you even hope to accomplish doing this?
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Apr 18, 2017 05:55
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Colostomy Bag posted:Can you do something like periwinkle? When I moved into my house I was a HF catalog in my name and one in the previous owners name. Oddly enough, they were different catalogs and his had better deals (25% off coupons when I'd only have 20%). All I could think is that maybe he'd been an ITC member at some point or bought enough to get a better catalog.
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Dec 24, 2017 22:00
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I can't get my wife's Jetta up onto ramps to change the oil due to low clearance (and fairly steep ramps). Is there a relatively cheap and compact jack I can use to put it up on jack stands? Looks like a bottle jack would be too tall.
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Dec 28, 2017 05:25
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Hadn't considered stacking boards in front of the ramp. That sounds like the best solution to start. Follow-up question. My metals ramps slide around like crazy on my garage floor when conditions are wrong (wet tires, etc.). Is there some dumb trick to get them to stay still? I've tried rubber pads underneath, etc. with mixed success.
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Dec 28, 2017 06:19
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Dadliest Worrier posted:Sounds good. Am I right to be grabbing a $20 torque wrench from Harbor Freight, too? Don't pay $20 for them.
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I posted about this in one of the homeowner threads, but I didn't get any feedback, so I figured I'd try here. A couple years ago I moved to a house with a fairly steep lawn in the backyard (30+ degrees in places). I still have the Toro I used at my last house which is a 190cc front wheel drive, but that is drat near useless here so I'm looking for something with more ability to get up the hills. Right now I'm looking at these two models: Toro All-Wheel-Drive 163CC Troy-Bilt RWD with zero-turn wheels The Toro has AWD going for it, and lots of good reviews mentioning hills (although in many parts of the country, "hill" is much less steep than what I have), but most of what I read indicates that AWD is not much more powerful than RWD. It's also only 163cc, and since my other complaint with my current mower is that it clogs a lot if the grass is a little too green and tall I worry about power. The Troy-Bilt has the zero-turn wheels, which seems like it could be helpful in the flat portions of the yard. Also 190cc. Any thoughts or advice?
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