Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[dragoneggs]

I got thi one from amazon higher and includes a flag!
Amazon.com : 25FT Sectional Aluminum flagpole US American 3x5 Flag Pole Gold Ball Kit : Garden & Outdoor

Thanks for the link! That is an option. I do like the concept of the HF telescoping version... no hoist ropes needed but I am guessing the pole itself is too flimsy. Also comes with a flag and ball top.

 

[Ford850]

Has anyone seen the small 40x48” trailers in stores yet? I haven’t seen one for a year due to the tire recall but I hoped they would be back in stock by now.

 

[TomIre]

I got thi one from amazon higher and includes a flag!
Amazon.com : 25FT Sectional Aluminum flagpole US American 3x5 Flag Pole Gold Ball Kit : Garden & Outdoor

Reviews on Amazon were a bit mixed. How has your experience been?

 

[California]

Has anyone seen the small 40x48” trailers in stores yet? I haven’t seen one for a year due to the tire recall but I hoped they would be back in stock by now.

I just looked at HF online - not a single trailer listed. So I doubt they are back in the stores yet.

 

[downsizingnow48]

Reviews on Amazon were a bit mixed. How has your experience been?

No issues. I actually used it as a mast for my cell phone booster antenna. It is on a outside wall mount that goes up above the roof unsupported. We get really strong northwest winds on the north coast, never a problem for several years.

 

[dragoneggs]

No issues. I actually used it as a mast for my cell phone booster antenna. It is on a outside wall mount that goes up above the roof unsupported. We get really strong northwest winds on the north coast, never a problem for several years.

I noticed the reviews weren't all glowing as well. Do you have a flag on it or only for an antenna? We get some good winds here on the Hood Canal.

 

[crazyal]

After reading up on flag poles I decided to just get some galvanized pipe from a friend who owns a sprinkler business. That's what he's had at his house for 30 years now and the wind hasn't done a thing to it. Every pole that had reviews showed it being hit or miss as to when a good gust of wind was going to take it out when it came to the cheap ones.

 

[downsizingnow48]

It's been on the roof for almost 5 years now, no issues. The sections fit together well. Could be that the cell phone antenna housing, which is about 8x14x2 inches, puts less strain on it in the wind, compared to the thin small flag provided. Or larger heavier flags that folks might be using.

 

[downsizingnow48]

Somewhere I read about putting a length of PVC pipe inside the aluminum which greatly increases the strength in a wind.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I actually took the supplied stanky [and BTW very stiff and hard to use in colder temps] HF rubber hose off of mine and replaced it with a softer, more cold-friendly one I got on clearance from TSC- SWMBO loves to use it now.

I got the 50 foot hose on mine and it is a very flexible red rubber. I have had it about a year and no problems.