I would like to put my 2 cents in on some of HF's successes
12,000 lb badland winch stole it on sale for 289 with a coupon.. I have put this winch through **** and back and it just keeps on giving. Was in a rush against the clock and bad weather, had to put 4 50ft straps and almost a full spool out to retrieve my truck from a non muddy section of a hill. Thats near 300ft in burried mud and uphill! Weather was coming fast I ran it solid from start to finish paying no attention to duty cycle I just needed the truck out of there before it was washed the rest of the way down the hill. That was 2 years ago.. That winch was smoking hot when finished but still pulls as hard today and it did the first day I owned it. Cable life is good to when taken care of.. I have replaced the cable but the first cable's life was well respectable. $19 dollar wireless remote oh yah works like its supposed to and has great range.
20 ton press.. Was a little rickety when I brought it home but a few welds and it is an excellent buy
black 9mil nitrile gloves.. Get em on sale for 10 bucks excellent mess gloves.. So far no fluid has been able to disolve them and they dont tear quickly like the thin blue ones
As said many times, the 4.5" cut off wheels have been great life and quality for the price.
90 degree pneumatic angle grinder for $11 on sale. I should have killed this thing long ago but that little air motor just wont give up. I bought two when I bought it expecting the worst and it just keeps delivering. That spare is almost 3 years old new in the box, the one I am using I just add two drops of oil before every use and a drop here in there on extended use and it wont quit. treat them right and they can last a long time.
both small and large window auto darkening welding helmets.. only reason for two was I wanted the larger window.. The original small window is still going strong and I just keep replacing the protective front screen to ensure it stays that way
Torque wrenches.. excellent buy I can accept a pound or two one way or the other.. It's more important that multiple bolts are the same torque than precisely .000% of a gnats *** exact
I can live with 4% deviation and so far so has everything else I have worked on. I did temporary duty in a calibrations lab in the Navy. You'd be surprised at how large the tolerance windows are.
Socket sets.. Not that they are any better or worse as I have broken very few but I have lost more than any person should be able to aquire.. I dont know where they go! They just arent there when I am done with the task. I do know they are tough enough to survive the lawn mower and I have found a stash a time or two under my large cabinets.. Who rolls them there? In any case, far worth the cheaper price at the rate I misplace them. Yah I know thats my fault shame on me but it is what it is and I am glad they sell them so cheap
Same for hammers.. I lend them out forget who has it and go get a new one.. A hammer is a hammer and the new solid steel framing hammer is an excellent choice.
Thats enough for now I will close with the fact that I do not make a living with any of these tools but I have used them proper and abused them plenty when needed and I still am on top of my return on investment in almost all cases.. It doesnt matter who makes it we can all find ways to break it..
