HF Impact sockets
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MarlynOC
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I guess that is for bent wheels from pot holes.
bczygan
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Oh man!
You lucked out and got one of the rare and valuable offset ones.
I'll give you $50 bucks for it!........
You lucked out and got one of the rare and valuable offset ones.
I'll give you $50 bucks for it!........
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fastbike02
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I think the rare part will be finding one that isn't off center!
They have a couple of grades of impact sets I have the shallow and deep Pittsburgh chrome moly metric sets and have no issues like that. The cheap impact wrenches are are also poor quality compared to the Earthquake series. I have an older 1/2" Eartquake that has been trouble free. Even HF has different grades of tools. With the better ones you have a good shot at something usable.
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gdocktor3
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That's the first time I've seen or heard of that from Pittsburgh on here. Impact sockets are one thing I will vouche for at HF.
Mechanical Noise
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Weird. ALL of my HF impacts are right on center. I won't say too much about the consistency of the black oxide finish, aside from the fact that I don't much care about that.
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fastbike02
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I have a bunch of them (3/8-1/2 in standard and deep) and this is the only one that is off.... it did work for what I needed today but next time I go to HF i will ask to exchange it
Weird Tolkienish Figure
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Right. I'm sure nobody has ever found a flawed Snap-on one.
JJThrasher
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Its not a good idea to mention such ideas. You may end up in the back of a white van with a one way ticket to Wisconsin.
Ray-CA
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Cope
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Good luck using that one on a set of mag wheels.
Is that a Pittsburgh or one of the less expensive ones? My HF Pittsburghs are are OK, too.
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tcianci
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About 30 years ago, I needed a set of deep impact . I was looking at Craftsman (most all of my stuff was Craftsman back then) but they were spendy. Then I remembered a mail order flier from this place called Harbor Freight. They were so inexpensive that I couldn't help not buying them. I still use those sockets every week and I have beat the living **** out of them.
When I needed a set of Metric deeps a few years back, I went to HF. The first time I used one, it split. No problems with the exchange but boy what a let down. So for so good with the Metrics since then.
When I needed a set of Metric deeps a few years back, I went to HF. The first time I used one, it split. No problems with the exchange but boy what a let down. So for so good with the Metrics since then.
outlawz2004
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I got a set of deep impacts made by pittsurgh, they are holding up great so far and seem to be pretty tough.
someone else
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I have deep SAE and metric Pittsburgh impact sockets - have been nothing but satisfied. Definitely a great buy.
itsvegas
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i liked my harbor freight impacts alot as well! only bought sunex cause the harbor freight ones skip sizes!
tonyciambrone
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QC was napping. They have QC right?
I'm with others, my hf impact sockets have been good but this is very believable
I'm with others, my hf impact sockets have been good but this is very believable
anndel
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So far, no in 40 years of buying and using Snap Ons.
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fastbike02
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Yes it was the pittsburg and I'm taking it tomorrow to get it exchanged! I find it funny more than anything and kinda sad I've never noticed it till now
gdocktor3
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Bring the whole set back and exchange it. I don't think they do individual sockets.
tcianci
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I got an individual socket no problem but that may have just been my store, Save yourself some time and have the whole set with you.
bubinga
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tonyciambrone
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Just had an epiphany- This is one of the ways the "open box" items at harbor freight are born. Just missing the 17! 2 dollars off regular price!
SnapOnToolsGreen
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I have an unmarked unstamped 1/4 sae snap on industrial finish socket it came in a master set. I bought used my snap on guy would swap it out but don't even use standard, so what's the point would still just sit there so might as well keep it for a novelty. My snap on guy is great he doesnt care where or how i got a tool if it breaks or is flawed he will swap it out. Went through 2 brand new dual80 3/8 fhlf80a ratchets straight from snap on . The first one half the head was ground off, the second the hole in the handle for the bolt for the flex head was drilled bad and it was scratched all to hell but that's after getting the wrong ratchet to start with they sent me the 26"? 1/2 shlf80a but they let me keep it had to wait 2 weeks to get it as it was back ordered even it is dated 2013 lol and came scratched up tell me how that happened. But at least I got a free $250 big daddy ratchet I'm in no way upset with snap on as they treated me great but they do have a QC issue maybe it's a single dude who hates life lol who knows. It is understandable though as they make them by the thousands with mainly computer controlled robotics and some do slip through the cracks.
SnapOnToolsGreen
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I have a few HF impacts they seem okay, I did snap my 3/4 to 1/2 adapter off and 1/2 to 3/8 those adapter/reducers they sell are straight up garbage.
I wrote a review on the HF site and said I liked the sockets except for the poor durability of the black oxide finish. The auto censor blocked my review for a racist comment. That software needs work. It is no worse than the one at work. Discussing a replacemet car engine, I used the term bare block. The warning against **** popped up.
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