Askme42
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Anyone know if this is strictly a harbor freight brand?
Pittsburg tools
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btbsandman
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It is Harbor Freight's Private Label.
RedneckWelder
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Yes.
They are commonly seen in crappy pawnshops, hardware stores, and the flea market also where someone buys HF stuff for resale.
They are commonly seen in crappy pawnshops, hardware stores, and the flea market also where someone buys HF stuff for resale.
thewatusi
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Huh. Isn't that pretty much what every retailer does - buy stuff and sell at a profit?
If he's finding people to buy more power to him.
RedneckWelder
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Rather have HF than the "Do It Best" brand, which is extremely common in hardware stores around here, or unknown quantity store brands.
Most of the hardware stores around here tend to carry the cheapest of the cheap tools. Oh, they'll have a few Channellock pieces and a few other quality brands but the bulk of the hand tools (particularly mechanics type tools) are cheap ****.
wild cowboy
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if he has prices near harbor freight's price, then he is doing the community a favor if you have no local HF store!
several Pittsburgh tools are really nice, actually (but if you are tool snob, you miss some of the best stuff)
for example, no tool truck in the world has the tool shown below, which has saved my *** in tight situations on Japanese cars several times!
several Pittsburgh tools are really nice, actually (but if you are tool snob, you miss some of the best stuff)
for example, no tool truck in the world has the tool shown below, which has saved my *** in tight situations on Japanese cars several times!
Kirbot
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They pop up on Amazon sometimes too. Always at least 50% more expensive than harborfreight.
PelicanPines
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You see the name and are supposed to think USA.
619DioFan
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if he has prices near harbor freight's price, then he is doing the community a favor if you have no local HF store!
several Pittsburgh tools are really nice, actually (but if you are tool snob, you miss some of the best stuff)
for example, no tool truck in the world has the tool shown below, which has saved my *** in tight situations on Japanese cars several times!
I gotta say that I have this one and the short non flex version. really are helpful . well worth the purchase IMO.
warweapon762
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if he has prices near harbor freight's price, then he is doing the community a favor if you have no local HF store!
several Pittsburgh tools are really nice, actually (but if you are tool snob, you miss some of the best stuff)
for example, no tool truck in the world has the tool shown below, which has saved my *** in tight situations on Japanese cars several times!
I have both that version and its shorter brother, they are amazing. I typically use the two common size sockets for whatever i am working on and i just fly through the project.
if he has prices near harbor freight's price, then he is doing the community a favor if you have no local HF store!
several Pittsburgh tools are really nice, actually (but if you are tool snob, you miss some of the best stuff)
for example, no tool truck in the world has the tool shown below, which has saved my *** in tight situations on Japanese cars several times!
Just picked that tool up the other day. Looked like it could really come in handy so I grabbed it. If it saves me ONCE then it's worth the cost.
bobbycos
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Matco?
nicksnothereman
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Shush...the taiwanese stuff is better than it should be and cheaper than it should be. No bones about it.
logixjock
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if he has prices near harbor freight's price, then he is doing the community a favor if you have no local HF store!
several Pittsburgh tools are really nice, actually (but if you are tool snob, you miss some of the best stuff)
for example, no tool truck in the world has the tool shown below, which has saved my *** in tight situations on Japanese cars several times!
My driver had these on his truck Wednesday.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CT9JNDA/?tag=atomicindus08-20
if he has prices near harbor freight's price, then he is doing the community a favor if you have no local HF store!
several Pittsburgh tools are really nice, actually (but if you are tool snob, you miss some of the best stuff)
for example, no tool truck in the world has the tool shown below, which has saved my *** in tight situations on Japanese cars several times!
Not sure who makes it, but PRO-POINT has the same one as well.
http://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/extra-long-dual-flex-head-ratchet/A-p8356156e
Bigblue&Goldie
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I agree with everyone else; it makes no difference if they are buying their inventory from HF or direct from the manufacturer as it all gets marked up to make a profit. If you don't like it, then find a different source. I can tell you that in a small town you will be happy they have those HF tools when you have no other option and the gas to the nearest tool store or HF is far more than their mark up.
I've been to some backwoods towns and it's pretty common for the only gas station/grocery store to get their inventory from Wal-Mart and mark it up.
I've been to some backwoods towns and it's pretty common for the only gas station/grocery store to get their inventory from Wal-Mart and mark it up.
bobbycos
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Not the same thing, not even close. The whole point of the Pittsburgh one is that it's so thin.
They do not. These are listings by third party sellers, no different, really, than ebay.
bobemmerich
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Looks like Sears is slowly selling itself out of business. It is no longer the great store it once was...
But that's been covered here before...
DaveInPhilly
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To be fair, those aren't actually sold by Sears. Those Pittsburgh tools are sold through an external website. You have to check "Sears Only" to see things that are actually sold by Sears.
warweapon762
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This, profile of the Pittsburgh is much smaller and doesn't have bulky pear shaped ratchets.
logixjock
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Well hell, I didn't know Harbor Freight had an assembly line of unicorns shitting these out, I thought Snap On was the only one to do that. 
if he has prices near harbor freight's price, then he is doing the community a favor if you have no local HF store!
several Pittsburgh tools are really nice, actually (but if you are tool snob, you miss some of the best stuff)
for example, no tool truck in the world has the tool shown below, which has saved my *** in tight situations on Japanese cars several times!
Would you post a link to this, I have to swing by HF this evening anyway.
Kirbot
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Would you post a link to this, I have to swing by HF this evening anyway.
http://www.harborfreight.com/14-in-38-in-drive-long-reach-dual-flex-head-ratchet-67994.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/14-in-38-in-drive-dual-head-ratchet-67993.html