Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[downsizingnow48]

From the Senco finish nailer manual:

Routine lubrication is not neces- sary.

Do not oil.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Cool. It seems one may save enough on the HF tool chests to fill them with HF tools for the price of the chests alone from say Snap-On.

In my case I do not write off my tools and seldom use them so HF works out well in my case.

 

[jack707]

I use the earth quake to rattle the lug nuts on my truck ......I hope my tires don't fall off when driving!.

 

[JRobyn]

I own a lot of air tools and my standard procedure is to squirt a tad of WD40 inside on a regular basis.
Have been doing this for 15 years with no issues.(and I have shot many many cases of nails)
WD is also great to clean off the gooey stuff (mostly tars) on my roofing nailer.
And those nailers that have pusher springs also like it.

PS: IMHO Hitachi is 'top of the line' in all pneumatic tools, but all brands appreciate some lubricant..

I have both a HF ($16) and Hitachi ($80) 18g finish nailers. The Hitachi frustrates me because if it has a full "stick" of nails the "pusher plate" likes to ride up OVER the top of the nails and then it not only doesn't feed (which you don't discover until 4 or 5 attempted nailings later), but is jammed so that it is almost impossible to open and clear. Several times it required complete removal and forceful disassembly of the magazine. A trip to the Hitachi service center resulted in a "all ok - can't duplicate problem".

All my nailers and other pneumatic tools get a few drops of quality air tool oil every time they're used.

 

[newbury]

Did any of you get this:

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

A COURT ORDERED THIS NOTICE. YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS FROM A PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS SETTLEMENT.

YOU MUST RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE BY FILING A CLAIM FORM TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, YOU MUST TAKE THE STEPS DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE BY JUNE 7, 2017.

This is a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit brought in the Common Pleas Court of Lake County, Ohio (the 鼎ourt?, against Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. Beck v. Harbor Freight, No. 15CV00598, Lake County, Ohio, Common Pleas. A class action is where one or more persons sue on behalf of others who have similar claims. The members of this group are called the Class.

What this case is about:

The lawsuit is about Plaintiffç—´ claims alleging that Harbor Freight violated the law by advertising merchandise as ç™»n sale or ç”°omp at that had not been sold at the stated regular or ç”°omp at price for 28 of the preceding 90 days. Harbor Freight disputes Plaintiffç—´ allegations and believes that it complied with all applicable laws at all times.

Plaintiff and Harbor Freight have concluded that settlement is in their best interests because of the uncertainty, expenses, risks, and delays of litigation. The parties have reached a proposed settlement that will refund a percentage of certain purchases to eligible Class Members, if the Court approves the settlement, but only if a Claim Form is timely filed. The Court has preliminarily approved the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. On July 7, 2017, at 1:15 p.m., at the Lake County Courthouse, 47 North Park Place, Painesville, Ohio, 44077, the Court will hold a Settlement Approval Hearing to decide whether to issue final approval of the settlement.

The Court has certified a class for settlement purposes. Members of the class are as follows:

All Harbor Freight customers in the United States who since April 8, 2011 and up to December 15, 2016 (the 鼎lass Period? purchased any product from Defendant which was advertised with a higher reference price (e.g., 途eg. $XXX, 登nly $XXX, or 田omp. at $XXX? adjacent to a lower current offering price, but which was not sold by Defendant at the higher reference price for at least 28 of the last 90 days prior to purchase, excluding Defendant痴 employees, representatives, court officials in this case, and any customer already party to a suit against Defendant challenging advertised pricing.

Harbor Freightç—´ records indicate you may be a Class Member if you received this notice.

THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT

If you are a Class Member and the settlement is approved, and you timely file a Claim Form, you may be entitled to a payment as follows:

OPTION A. Customers who have itemized Harbor Freight receipts reflecting one or more purchases between April 8, 2011 and December 15, 2016 with a 土ou saved amount reflected on their receipts can submit copies of those receipts and elect to receive either 20% in cash, or 30% in a Harbor Freight gift card, of the total 土ou saved amount listed on their receipts, excluding any amounts reflecting free items or items that were later returned.

OPTION B. Customers who have credit or debit card statements reflecting one or more purchases at Harbor Freight between April 8, 2011 and December 15, 2016 can submit copies of those statements and elect to receive either 10% in cash, or 12% in a Harbor Freight gift card, of the total Harbor Freight purchases on their credit or debit card statement(s), excluding any amounts reflecting items that were later returned.

OPTION C. All other customers who made purchases at Harbor Freight between April 8, 2011 and December 15, 2016 may submit one declaration, signed under penalty of perjury, stating that they purchased an item from Harbor Freight (other than a free or later-returned item) that was advertised with a higher reference price (e.g., 途eg. $XXX, 登nly $XXX, or 田omp. at $XXX? adjacent to a lower current offering price, and that they do not have itemized Harbor Freight receipts or credit or debit card statements of their Harbor Freight purchases. Customers submitting this declaration will receive one $10 Harbor Freight gift card.

And I just cleaned up and threw away about $1K of receipts this summer

Time to review the CC bils.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Did any of you get this:

And I just cleaned up and threw away about $1K of receipts this summer

Time to review the CC bils.

Yes. Think it is legit? Requires itemized receipts.

 

[Travelover]

Anyone else realize that their stuff is perpetually on sale? I can't recall ever paying "full price" for anything at HF. And they take an additional 20% off the "sale price" except for the growing list of exclusions.

 

[PJSprog]

Soooo ... there is a "class" of people who believe they paid too much for a Harbor Freight tool? :hissyfit: Surely, you can't be serious.

 

[LD48750]

Anyone else realize that their stuff is perpetually on sale? I can't recall ever paying "full price" for anything at HF. And they take an additional 20% off the "sale price" except for the growing list of exclusions.

No more so then Art Van.

 

[California]

Has anybody ever looked through prior year tax files for a specific HF receipt? They're illegible, the register prints them in disappearing ink!

Or maybe it rubs off. Anyhow by tax season they are nearly illegible and a year later mostly indecipherable.