Recent content by Trombo36

I did a TON of research on CO detectors. Skip anything at the big box hardware stores; they are far too insensitive. You are wasting your money with any of those; most don't even squawk until it's been at 70ppm CO or higher for awhile, which is very dangerous. The best one I found for...

I picked up a Quickjack BL-5000EXT in fall 2017 and am completely pleased. I've had no problems, no hydraulic leaks, it's super solid, and does exactly what I wanted it to do. I have a smooth concrete floor without any fancy coatings on it and I'm not worried about scratching the floor. The...

If you read my post, at the bottom of the 2nd paragraph I specify exactly how I stored it (as per the directions). Bottom line - YOU need to make sure that YOUR torque wrench is accurate at the values you use it at. If that means buying a HF wrench and having it checked at a calibration...

torque wrench testing Pardon my reviving of this thread, but I didn't want to clutter up another one only partially related. We were having a discussion on the merits of Harbor Freight / Northern Tool torque wrenches. Outside of the small sample size already discussed, the CarCraft test was...

Thanks for the comments. I did some research. So I don't clutter up this thread any more, I posted it here.

Never buy or trust any low end torque wrench. Period. This looks just like the Harbor Freight one I had a few years ago. I took it to the cal lab at work just to see how good it was and it was returned to me in pieces, along with the note "this torque wrench was 10% low across the board, but...

Hello all, been lurking here for awhile (I am a moderator on another automotive forum and have learned the value of reading before posting). I have a question. I am about to relocate for work and am wondering if there might be any garage-mahals for sale in the Huntsville, AL general area...