Hey, I've been on vacation, give me a break.
I would actually nominate these for a pass, they work great for gasket material. I had no expectations that they would work on metal, though. I back mine up with hardwood or phenolic, I don't use them against metal, either.
HF 2 ton folding cherry picker - pass, but none of the freaking bolt heads were a "standard" size. Not metric, not SAE. I settled for using the least sloppy socket, but none were right. The rings on the hitchpins are booger welded and fall off if you bump them, not an important thing. Would I use it for 2 tons? Hell no. Do I have any 2 ton engines or equipment? No.
HF pipe bender - pass, if you're smart enough to figure them out. It's served its purpose
HF 6' 20 lb digging bar - PASS PASS PASS. I love these things.
HF 1000 lb flat wagon with tie rod steering - pass, but I wouldn't expect it to hold 1000 lbs. It's still damn handy.
HF porta power (forgot the ton rating, it's the big wheeled kit) - pass, especially for a rare use item.
HF drill master step bits - PASS PASS PASS
HF grinding wheels/cutoff wheels - FAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL I know they work for some people, but after digging two of them out of my sheetrock, no thanks.
HF orange 4.5" grinder - FAAAAIIIIILLLLLLL Again, they work for some people, but I let the magic smoke out of two of them in under ten minutes and they were so hot I could barely touch them. I want a grinder with some grunt behind it.
HF 40 lb sand blaster pot- pass for the most part. Throw the water separator away, it blows up and leaves a big bruise on your foot. throw the pipe fittings away, the hole in them are way too small for some reason. Great no, but it's the same junk you get for $60 more anywhere else. It is what it is.
HF torque wrenches - I haven't owned one personally, but at work they calibrate more consistently than Snap-On's. Way more people have the HF ones, and I haven't heard of ONE failing calibration, but I know of several Snap-Ons that have, including one of mine.
HF c-clamps, hand squeeze clamps - not great at all, but I keep them on hand for fabrication jobs where there's a good chance the clamp is going to get hosed. There's no point jacking up a good Wilton/etc., clamp.
HF 2.5 ton long frame jack - pass, works great. It doesn't have the locking feature for the handle that lets you lift the front of the jack to maneuver it around, but for $300 less, I'll deal with that on occasion.
HF 6 ton jack stands - pass, worked on the farm for years.
HF wheelbarrow - pass, same thing as anywhere else, but cheaper.
HF Nitrile gloves - pass, I hate getting my hands greasy (yeah, yeah)
HF ratchet straps - pass, for what they are. Again, not going to use them near max rating, or on anything I truly care about, but for holding down tree branches, demolition junk, etc., why use good straps?
I'm sure I've missed things, but there's some.
Edit: HF drill press - fail, fell apart after a year of use.
