I don't normally bust on Harbor Freight but.....

[stonesg]

.... When they have THIS on display.....



... It's difficult to ignore.....

Think someone returned it and it ended up back on the floor?

TG

 

[The Tool Tyrant]

It's the new 10° offset model.

 

[beamrider]

That's the "pre-indexing" feature.

 

[ssdave]

Those are useful for working around corners. A full set has a straight, a right and a left model. Sometimes you can use a torque adapter to do the same thing, but it's easiest if your ratchet has the offset built into it.

 

[oldtools]

It is their version of flexible ratchet.

 

[CJM8515]

50 bucks says its a return no one caught lol

 

[anndel]

Now that's a true flex head if I ever saw one. I think someone bought it, bent it and returned it with the cashier not knowing any better or the customer telling the cashier it was like that when I bought it and only to put it back on the shelf.

 

[LXCam]

Pre-bent for your pleasure. So what's the gripe?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Yep a return that no one caught.

 

[johninct]

I have seen handles bent up for spark plug applications so I am sure this is a new HF innovation.

 

[winlinmac]

ROFL, this is a change in quality

 

[wyo george]

Probably involved trying to break loose a 1/4-20 bolt that was overly snug.

 

[Marcm157]

When you get frustrated and throw that ratchet it comes back to you...

 

[K-Dog]

50 bucks says its a return no one caught lol

... or cared.

 

[BDT/NWMN]

Probably involved trying to break loose a 1/4-20 bolt that was overly snug.

Should go back to normal when that bolt is re-tightened

 

[rkevins]

so some little girl got bored while waiting on her dad

 

[mbshop]

Not necessary dude.

so some little girl got bored while waiting on her dad

 

[K-Dog]

so some little girl got bored while waiting on her dad

 

[Corndoggeh]

New only from harbor freight! Pittsburgh pro 10 degree offset ratchet for those nuts around the corner!

 

[stonesg]

Crazy huh?

I've got a breaker bar I bought to keep in my truck in order to make sure I can get the lugs off if I need to (land rover... huge lug nuts) along with an impact socket. I've used it several times and it's not given even the slightest hint that it would bend before it was way over abused.

It really doesn't look like it was ever sold. Is it possible it was forged and bent before it cooled and the Peoples Tool factory number 27 just needed to make quota for that day so it was assembled and shipped?

I would think that if it bent like that cold, there would be marks or ripples in the chrome, no?

It just goes to show what I always do at HF is the right thing to do..... like dealing with the Russians... trust but verify. I take a good look at everything I buy there compared to the next thing in on the shelf as some are obviously better than others.... like the ratcheting wrenches marked Taiwan seem to be of better quality than the China ones.

TG

 

[GTA Matt]

Just use it to snug up your license plate screws and it'll go back the other way!

 

[firworks]

It's an obstruction ratchet. Some day you'll wish you had that noodle handy for getting out that last stubborn bolt.

 

[jd_1138]

Wow, they'd have to be as strong as me to bend that dude like that.

 

[nine4gmc]

Definitely an obstruction ratchet, you laugh but the day you need it and don't have it, you will be crying.

 

[nine4gmc]

It's an obstruction ratchet. Some day you'll wish you had that noodle handy for getting out that last stubborn bolt.

Beat me to it while I was posting...

 

[T45]

Is that a flex-head or a bent handle....

 

[Teenager with old tools]

**** I'd buy it. Anytime I can buy a tool already bent instead of modifying mine I do.


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[L.Cheapo]

In their next weekly flyer: "Compare to Snap-On..."

 

[Empty Pockets]

Harbor Freight..... Custom tools, no extra charge

 

[Mickey O]

I am so fed up with these Harbor Freight bashing threads, knock it off.

 

[BonzoHansen]

I was at my local hf today. Oh the customers were a sight to see lol

 

[kctyphoon]

If it said snap on people would pay $120 for that..

 

[doorfx]

I am so fed up with these Harbor Freight bashing threads, knock it off.

We don't have harbor freight here in Canada. Why all the haters?

 

[flathead dave]

It's for more torque...

 

[nine4gmc]

I was at my local hf today. Oh the customers were a sight to see lol

I'm sure the other customers were thinking the same thing.

 

[Skin]

We don't have harbor freight here in Canada.

I believe your comparable brand would be Princess Auto.

 

[maintguy]

If it said snap on people would pay $1200 for that..

fixed it for you

 

[justanengineer]

I'm sure the other customers were thinking the same thing.

He never said he was a customer, just that he was at HF. There's still a week til payday so give the guy the benefit of the doubt, he may just be broke and bored.

I cant say I'm surprised by the OP's picture, the fail is strong in HF if you pay attention. Wish I had a nickel for every rusty tool proudly displayed on an end cap, I could probably buy HF given that much!

 

[T45]

If it said snap on people would pay $120 for that..

Snap on charges $120 for the handle without the ratchet












https://store.snapon.com/Handles-chrome-3-4-quot--Handle-Knurled-Locking-Button-36--P636864.aspx

 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

I was at my local hf today. Oh the customers were a sight to see lol

That's part of the fun IMO. The clientele is colorful at ours. Not quite Walmart quality but definitely ballpark.