anyone use the wheel chocks from Harbor Freight?

[Vinko]

Feedback?

I need four. I'd rather not spend the money on the really good ones that I've gotten from Durable Corp., as these will only be used on occasion, but if they're really horrible or break down easy, then I'd like to know about it.

Also a 20% of coupon if anyone has one would be great.

 

[mkdive]

Bet they are made out of that smelly HF rubber? Yikes!

 

[Rickster]

I'd be interested to know about these also. I've been using a couple of pieces of 4x4 cut on a 45 degree angle and wanted something grippier.

 

[GTO]

I just bought two of smaller chocks for $7.99 each,they seem to work well.
You can't botch up a couple of chunks of rubber can you ?
It's not like they're going to break.

 

[Stephenw]

I have a pair. They smell awful (as do most things made of rubber that are sold at Harbor Freight).

They come in two different sizes...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=96479
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=65320

I bought the smaller size of the two on sale for $7 and change. They grip the floor well and do a good job keeping the car from rolling. The first picture shows them on my bench. The second shows one in front of a 235/75 R 15 mud tread tire.

 

[toms73novass]

I bought the smaller size of the two on sale for $7 and change. They grip the floor well and do a good job keeping the car from rolling.

Me too.. I just don't put my face near them....what is with you guys smelling stuff....

 

[Mr_fixit]

Nope , haven't used them.


I'd recommend this type.

I think they can be found cheaper that their price, though.

http://www.electriduct.com/ROADBLOCKS-815-Series-Medium-Rubber-Wheel-Chocks-_p_226.html

 

[Anthony451]

I have them and have used them numerous times. They work fine. As far as the smell, leave them out in the garage and it goes away.

 

[KM1013]

I have them and they work fine. Nice and meaty unlike some of the smaller ones. Oh and who cares how they smell -- they are wheel chocks not perfume.

 

[jpoe]

I have them and agree that they work just fine.

 

[Zrexxer]

Been using the orange HF steel chocks for years, well, that is until the guy that was buying a car from me stole one while I wasn't looking... So now I'm using ONE HF orange steel wheel chock and one 4x4.

 

[Vinko]

You can't botch up a couple of chunks of rubber can you ?

It's not like they're going to break.

Well, all rubber is not the same. I'm a distributor for very high-end rubber made mats (USA-made), and the quality and durability is long-lasting compared to the cheapies often made in China and elsewhere.

It's not like they're going to break.

The cheap rubber breaks down when exposed to the elements.; doesn't hold up nearly as well as quality rubber. A lot of reasons for this. Most recycled rubber is junk for some applications.

There's a reason that some cost $10 and others $40. And it's because of quality, material and production costs. YMMV.

That said, from the comments here, I don't think I'd mind HF for the uses I have in mind.

My other wheel chocks are rubber in a partial steel housing. They hold 52' trucks full. They're out in the rain constantly, the sun too. They hold up. Just having to replace something is a PITA when you've got other stuff to do. So sometimes when I buy, I buy for long term durability.

 

[nate379]

We use wood chocks at work to hold multi-million dollar aircraft from rolling... I think my $10,000 car will be just fine.

 

[mrb]

vinko, which rubber mats are you a distributor for?

 

[l_bilyk]

Yeah these guys used them... once

 

[arkangel06]

Yeah these guys used them... once

Lmfao!

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

Leave them outside in the sun for month during the summer and the smell goes away. I have 2 in each of my daughters cars in case they have a flat. Pulling them out of the trunk is a lot simpler than finding a rock or a log to chock the car when changing a flat.

 

[PassnThru]

I'll have to look at those again. It's for a trailer sitting on my driveway. So smell is not a problem. But then again those small pieces of pressure treated 2 by are still holding up. Maybe in a few years.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

I have a pair of THESE CHOCKS, well not exactly, I obtained one long chock exactly like the cross section of these, probably 30 years ago, and sawed it in half to make two about 15-16 inches long, each. We use hundreds of them at work, and we park aircraft on a slope probably 2% or so, and a couple of them will hold a 777 without the parking brakes (though I tend to shove four or six of them under a airplane this large if I can get my hands on them).

The two I have at home work fine for when I'm running a car or tractor in the shop. Tractor might climb over it at idle, but a car certainly will not.

Charles

 

[SharkD]

I use aviation chocks, too. They're the relatively lightweight "foam" type. The rope connection makes it easy to yank them out from under the car and makes them easy to find in my track "misc." box. (Plus, you're totally justified in adding a 'remove before flight' streamer.)

IIRC, they ran about $20, but I can't recall where I bought them.

 

[91FE]

I'm still using an orange steel HF chock that I stole from some guy in TX... I stuffed it in my shirt when he wasn't looking

 

[Coach James]

I'm still using an orange steel HF chock that I stole from some guy in TX... I stuffed it in my shirt when he wasn't looking

A+!!

Coach

 

[Vinko]

Aviation chocks. I like it.

We use wood chocks at work to hold multi-million dollar aircraft from rolling... I think my $10,000 car will be just fine.

Planes in a hanger? Chocks inside? Can you take a pic of those chocks?

 

[Vinko]

Picked up the Horrible Freight chocks for trucks. Also got some smaller ones for when I jack up my car. Not badly priced, but the Durable Corp ones according to a source on this board, aren't too badly priced either.

The smell though is deadly. But what do you expect with recycled rubber?

I also picked up a pair of scissors.

Whole place is depressing, but there's so much cheapie stuff that's useful there for certain jobs.

One guy I spoke with earlier in the day said he has, for an small assembly line, about 10 of the cordless drills from HF in use in his work space. Since they're not the tools of the guys using them, they don't give a ****, so it's better to have HF than something nicer, he reasoned.