Buying from Harbor Freight is no different than the old days of the JC
Whitney or Washawskey catalog.... you need to be careful what you're buying.
We used to place an oder at JC Whitney on "will call"... drive down there to
the worst part of CHicago (usually leaving someone in the car to avoid
having it stripped while you went inside) and inspect the parts before you
buy them.
That'as the beauty of now having a Harbor Freight store nearby... inspect
before you buy. Have of their shit I'd never touch... some of it is quite
good.
WST
----- Original Message -----
From "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at exit109.com>
To: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Cc: "Jackson Zimmermann" <JZIMMERM@albemarle.org>;
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: was Cam Install, now horrible freight
> Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
>
> >
> > Harbor Freight has an electric hoist, on sale now for $79
>
> Yeah like the 6 ton A press I just got from them. It came with a 90 day
> guaranty, it lasted 90 minutes from the time the UPS man delivered it
> untill it was totally usless. And it took 60 minutes to assemble, then
> it sat for 29 minutes before my kid tried to press in a wheel bearing
> and the 3/4" solid steel rod bent like it was made of rubber.
> So if your engine is swinging from the rafters on a dung forged steel
> hoist, I wouldn't have my car or feet under it.
> This raises the question...How do I get the engine out of my car before
> I hoist it with chinese steel tools?
> 2 guys, a 4x4 and a rope or chain will get an engine out.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> 2 Sprites, 2 Midgets
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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