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Wow didn't even know they where putting one up. Got a flier for the grand openning it will be 20miles from my house.

Harbor Freight has some pretty good deals on tools. It's not high-end, but have had luck with there products.
 
really?
they have some good stuff and then they have the ****.
have seen people on other forums post about their stores and i have always been kinda mad about the fact that i could never go to one just to pick up that strange tool or what ever that no one carries.
 
ElKy said:
really?
they have some good stuff and then they have the ****.
have seen people on other forums post about their stores and i have always been kinda mad about the fact that i could never go to one just to pick up that strange tool or what ever that no one carries.
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Yeah somethings you kinda wana stay away from. I'm sure they are going to have crazy specials the first week. Going to check it out, I think it is a full size store. I just can't picture where they stuck it, the one I've seen was huge on the way down to FL. It look like the size of RI alone lol
 
If their store carries just half of the stuff that is in their catalog I can imagine the place must be huge.

I know what you mean about their stuff. You have to wonder about things like a set of wrenches from 3/8 to 1 1/4 that costs $25.00. On the same token they have alot of really nice stuff at prices that are untouchable anywhere else.
 
for those stubborn bolts....
1" gas powered impact wrench!
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I actually went to harbor freight's website to see if I could find it. Then when I did and saw the price I actually spent some time justifying to myself spending the money just to have it. But then I thought about the practicality of it for what I would be using it for and I decided not to.
 
hahaha
what do you mean you dont need it?
think of all the times you are at a customers house and you cant get the nut off the lawnmower blade to change it!
or when your starter dies on your truck, you could turn the engine over with the impact wrench!
haha
 
HA HA HA.

I did try turning an engine over once with an impact wrench. My friend found a 1.0 hp outboard boat engine. It was having trouble starting becasue of weak ignition and the starter rope just wasn't enough. I tried the battery drill and that wasn't any better. Then I tried an electric drill, that was better but the engine was kicking back and I was worried that it would strip out the gears in the drill. I got out my impact wrench and put that on. Man did it turn it fast. All of a sudden the impact wrench went from "ba burr, ba burr, ba bur, ba burr," to "ba reeeeeeeeerrrr." I moved the impact wrench away to see why and the top of the crankshaft was sheared off with the nut at the top of the flywheel. :(

At the time I thought it was funny but Anthony was so pissed he took the little engine and tried to beat me with it.
 
ElKy said:
hahaha
what do you mean you dont need it?
when your starter dies on your truck, you could turn the engine over with the impact wrench!
haha
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There's no need of that. My truck has an extra spot on the pulley where I can wrap a rope so I can pull start it if the starter craps out :eek:
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If you believe that I'll tell you another one.
 
JSmith said:
HA HA HA.

I did try turning an engine over once with an impact wrench. My friend found a 1.0 hp outboard boat engine. It was having trouble starting becasue of weak ignition and the starter rope just wasn't enough. I tried the battery drill and that wasn't any better. Then I tried an electric drill, that was better but the engine was kicking back and I was worried that it would strip out the gears in the drill. I got out my impact wrench and put that on. Man did it turn it fast. All of a sudden the impact wrench went from "ba burr, ba burr, ba bur, ba burr," to "ba reeeeeeeeerrrr." I moved the impact wrench away to see why and the top of the crankshaft was sheared off with the nut at the top of the flywheel. :(

At the time I thought it was funny but Anthony was so pissed he took the little engine and tried to beat me with it.
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LMAO :) heheh
 
Cobra said:
Next time I see him, I'll ask him about his boat motor! :Þ
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I can see it now. He'll immediately have a grumpy old man face and then he'll say, "I used to have a really nice one until someone talked me into letting them try to start it with an impact wrench and ended up breaking the crankshaft off."
 
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