I figured some here would find this helpful. Some people hate HF some people love it. Most everyone knows that HF is hit or miss but you can find many good buys there if you are in the know. I needed a cheap 140V air compressor setup and could not seal the seal after looking for 3 months on Craigslist so off to HF I went (with 20% off coupons of course). I have been playing with this stuff for about a month now.
First up is the 21 gallon 3HP 140V compressor: PASS
I went in and my local store had this at the closeout table as an open box return for $120. It was not even assembled and the stickers were not even removed. I added $40 for the 2 year extended service plan. This is a good sized compressor for my needs and now I can wait to install a new 240V line as my electrical box is full so it would take a bit more work and money.
Second is the 1/2" Earthquake Impact wrench: PASS Think I ended up paying $70 for this one. I was able to take of lug nuts from my father's truck that were put on by a particular enthusiastic tech at a local tire shop. I was standing on the end of a 36" breaker bar to get a couple of these lose. My torque wrench maxes out at 300lbs and it clicked on these nuts and they did not budge. It's a heavy gun but seems to be built well. I hope it will last with the proper maintenance. On a side note this one was built in Taiwan and for whatever reason I like that better than china.
Next up is the HD Earthquake 3/8" air ratchet: PASS I saw this at my local store marked at $70 so with the 20% off it was $56. This again is a pretty strong air ratchet and was able to break off the lug nuts on my corolla that were torqued on at 100lbs by me. This also seems well built with 2 grease points. This one was also made in Taiwan.
Overall I was impressed with the earthquake line of impacts. I don't know maybe the chinese have learned a thing or two from IR when they outsourced production and that knowledge has spread?
Last up is the USA made Goodyear 50ft 3/8th inch heavy duty hose. How could you go wrong at $25? PASS
Oh yeah I know people complain about HF air fittings and I am not an expert here but I bought the cheap 5 piece brass set and the blue aluminum set and besides some incompatibility between the 2 sets they seem to work fine. They don't leak and clip together easily. So even these pass.
Just my experiences YMMV...
First up is the 21 gallon 3HP 140V compressor: PASS
I went in and my local store had this at the closeout table as an open box return for $120. It was not even assembled and the stickers were not even removed. I added $40 for the 2 year extended service plan. This is a good sized compressor for my needs and now I can wait to install a new 240V line as my electrical box is full so it would take a bit more work and money.
Second is the 1/2" Earthquake Impact wrench: PASS Think I ended up paying $70 for this one. I was able to take of lug nuts from my father's truck that were put on by a particular enthusiastic tech at a local tire shop. I was standing on the end of a 36" breaker bar to get a couple of these lose. My torque wrench maxes out at 300lbs and it clicked on these nuts and they did not budge. It's a heavy gun but seems to be built well. I hope it will last with the proper maintenance. On a side note this one was built in Taiwan and for whatever reason I like that better than china.
Next up is the HD Earthquake 3/8" air ratchet: PASS I saw this at my local store marked at $70 so with the 20% off it was $56. This again is a pretty strong air ratchet and was able to break off the lug nuts on my corolla that were torqued on at 100lbs by me. This also seems well built with 2 grease points. This one was also made in Taiwan.
Overall I was impressed with the earthquake line of impacts. I don't know maybe the chinese have learned a thing or two from IR when they outsourced production and that knowledge has spread?
Last up is the USA made Goodyear 50ft 3/8th inch heavy duty hose. How could you go wrong at $25? PASS
Oh yeah I know people complain about HF air fittings and I am not an expert here but I bought the cheap 5 piece brass set and the blue aluminum set and besides some incompatibility between the 2 sets they seem to work fine. They don't leak and clip together easily. So even these pass.
Just my experiences YMMV...
