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InitialDave posted:More travel between resets if you use it as a winch, can't really think of much else. Both of my farm jacks are 48" and I've jacked things to the top notch before. The travel is great for pulling posts that are buried 3' down and for getting a tractor's front end in the air.
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Maybe because I've been lucky, maybe our fuel is different up here, but at the end of the season I literally just put my 3.5HP B&S Classic lawnmower under my patio, regardless of how much/little fuel it has. Come spring, a few primes, 3-4 pulls, fires right up  Literally for 17+ years at this point.
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slidebite posted:Maybe because I've been lucky, maybe our fuel is different up here, but at the end of the season I literally just put my 3.5HP B&S Classic lawnmower under my patio, regardless of how much/little fuel it has. Come spring, a few primes, 3-4 pulls, fires right up In Alaska that was my MO as well. Down here in the lesser 48 there's so much ethanol, even in the "ethanol free" high test stuff, that it's a crap shoot.
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Nov 10, 2017 20:14
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Remember: it isn't "ethanol free", it's "no ethanol added******" *********by the gas station, who knows about the refinery.
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Nov 10, 2017 20:26
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set of wera torx for 23 right now was at 18 bucks earlier today but not any more https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009QX20A/
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Nov 17, 2017 21:07
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They've also got a good deal on gearwrench ratcheting wrenches right now. https://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-9412-Metric-Ratcheting-Wrench/dp/B0002NYD1C
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Cop Porn Popper posted:They've also got a good deal on gearwrench ratcheting wrenches right now. Thanks! That seems like a super awesome deal.
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Nov 18, 2017 04:47
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Ya'll the little Milwaukee 12v 3/8 power ratchet is awesome.
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Nov 19, 2017 05:18
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Huh. I imagine that if Craftsman becomes a store brand for Lowe's, Ace probably won't carry it anymore. What's the general consensus on Harbor Freight's roller cabinets? I'm outgrowing the old smallish Companion set my wife bought me an age ago.
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Wrar posted:Ya'll the little Milwaukee 12v 3/8 power ratchet is awesome. That thing has disassembled half my truck and always gets chosen for the yard.
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Wrar posted:Ya'll the little Milwaukee 12v 3/8 power ratchet is awesome. The new Fuel one or the old one? The old one is pretty damned decent, but at 55 ftlb that Fuel one is soooo tempting.
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Fuel. It's just so much nicer for things like exhaust work.
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The Cubelodyte posted:Huh. I imagine that if Craftsman becomes a store brand for Lowe's, Ace probably won't carry it anymore. From what they've said so far the plan is for Craftsman to just be a brand like Stanley or Gear Wrench that aren't necessarily locked to a single store (although Lowe's, Home Depot, etc will still sell different stuff). Whether Lowe's decides they want to keep Kobalt because they own and have complete control over the brand or if they're just saying that to continue selling tools until the Craftsman stuff comes in remains to be seen.
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The Cubelodyte posted:
I have the black four drawer roller cart. The one that is often 100. Its my first cart i used as a pro. I have ran that lil thing ragged. I also have the 44" red cabinet with the side locker and the side cabinet. I love it. Every pro that has seen it loves it. There worth the money and are usually decent build quality.
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clam ache posted:I have the black four drawer roller cart. The one that is often 100. Its my first cart i used as a pro. I have ran that lil thing ragged. I also have the 44" red cabinet with the side locker and the side cabinet. I love it. Every pro that has seen it loves it. There worth the money and are usually decent build quality. I have the same, with the side.cabinet. definitely worth the price.
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clam ache posted:I have the black four drawer roller cart. The one that is often 100. Its my first cart i used as a pro. I have ran that lil thing ragged. I also have the 44" red cabinet with the side locker and the side cabinet. I love it. Every pro that has seen it loves it. There worth the money and are usually decent build quality. I got the black one for home and, surprise, surprise, immediately filled up every nook and cranny. I regret not getting the red one, though I'm sure that one would have gotten just as packed.
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Uthor posted:I got the black one for home and, surprise, surprise, immediately filled up every nook and cranny. I regret not getting the red one, though I'm sure that one would have gotten just as packed. I bought the red one and filled it up pretty much immediately. I find that tools act a bit like a gas. They tend to expand to fill the space they occupy.
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I also bought the red one and filled it up immediately so I bought the top box and now I have 4-5 empty drawers. That space will be full once I get back to garage stuff though. I also have that $100 black cart which I will be putting all my home owner type tools in to free up space in the red chest but it's currently busy being extra desk space in my basement.
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Nov 19, 2017 20:56
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I have the black cart with the flip top thing for dragging tools out of the garage that's too small to park a car in to to the driveway. I got this one for free but I would happily pay the $100 or whatever you can catch it on sale for. I put my floor jack and stands on the bottom shelf and zip tied a powerstrip to one of the legs to give a place for a phone charger/work light plug.
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Not sure which black one you guys are referring to but it's probably a lot like the thing I've already got. Due to space constraints I'm looking at the 16-drawer 26" models, but I'll be damned if I can figure out the difference between this one and this one. They look like exactly the same thing to me, but they've got different SKUs. 
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Harbor freight has a bunch of different SKUs for most items so don't worry about that. The coupons list both http://www.hfqpdb.com/best_coupon/26%22%2C+16+DRAWER+ROLLER+CABINET
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Save up and go for the 44". Buy once, cry once.
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C-Bangin' it 
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Colostomy Bag posted:Save up and go for the 44". The 44" is AWESOME if you don't already have enough workbench space.
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+1 for the 44"
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quote:Due to space constraints I'm looking at the 16-drawer 26" models quote:Clearly you should knock down a wall for more room and get the other model that's nearly twice as wide and costs $100 more
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There’s 3D printable M12 and M18 battery holders on thingiverse. They own. 
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A buddy of is using the equivalent 3D printed battery holders for DeWalt 20V batteries: 
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Whats the diff between regular Milwaukee M18 and M18 fuel? Can M18 batteries be used/charged with fuel products? Can fuel batteries be used/charged on regular M18 products? I'm looking at picking up a Sawzall of the regular joe scumbag M18 variety, but was perhaps, considering the Fuel version, if I don't have to buy separate batteries, chargers etc. I am aware that (most likely) Fuel tool performance wouldn't be as good with the joe scumbag 18v batteries as with the fuel batts.
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The batteries are the same. The fuel line uses brushless motors for better efficiency.
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Tradespro 836668 Air Tools and Air Tool Accessories, 71-Piece https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A42RRLY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_91YfAbH1071MM How garbage would something like this be?
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FUEL tools have brushless motors - longer run times and less maintenance.
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Revvik posted:Tradespro 836668 Air Tools and Air Tool Accessories, 71-Piece https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A42RRLY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_91YfAbH1071MM They'll be loud, inefficient, heavy, and not good. But if you are starting from nothing, they'll work. Upgrade the impact to either an AirCat or the HF earthquake.
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The basic Milwaukee line use brushed motors (brushes will degrade and need to be replaced,) the second one up is Milwaukee Brushless (no brushes or diminished power output to worry about) and the top of the line is FUEL. The FUEL lineup have upgraded brushless motors and a digital controller that helps with heat dissipation and power efficiency. There is a pretty big difference in power and battery life with the FUEL models, even over the regular brushless tools. The M12 and M18 batteries will work with any tool in its respective family, the only difference being the capacity (1.5Ah, 4Ah, 9Ah, etc.) Just buy a kit on sale and get bare tools as you need them. Bulk Vanderhuge fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Nov 23, 2017 |
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Speaking of batteries...are the major lines (Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee) staying pretty much the same for quite a while?
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sharkytm posted:They'll be loud, inefficient, heavy, and not good. But if you are starting from nothing, they'll work. Upgrade the impact to either an AirCat or the HF earthquake. Loud and heavy I can handle, but if it isn’t reliable or breaks easily then I can’t compromise on that. And I am starting from nothing.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Speaking of batteries...are the major lines (Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee) staying pretty much the same for quite a while? Do you mean are any of them going to change to a different battery system? I would highly doubt it. There's not likely a substantially better battery technology coming anytime soon, and without that there's no reason to break backward compatibility. Both Milwaukee and DeWalt offer a range of batteries in their existing lines anyway. Different capacities, higher C ratings (Milwaukee RedLithium), but nothing that's going to make a new M18 pack not work with an old tool.
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DeWalt also has "20v" adapters that work with the older 18v NiCad(?) stuff.
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:The basic Milwaukee line use brushed motors (brushes will degrade and need to be replaced,) the second one up is Milwaukee Brushless (no brushes or diminished power output to worry about) and the top of the line is FUEL. The FUEL lineup have upgraded brushless motors and a digital controller that helps with heat dissipation and power efficiency. There is a pretty big difference in power and battery life with the FUEL models, even over the regular brushless tools. Yeah, I've already got the (5 years ago version) 18v impact and drill kit plus a couple spare batteries. My next purchase is likely the Sawzall, followed by Radio, small cut off tool (circular saw basically) and then...........................? bare tools and extra batteries as needed
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I'm thinking of grabbing this husky mechanics set to load my tool box, for $50 cheaper than the HF301pc which is on sale as well. Any reason not to? Looks like maybe I just need to add extensions? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Mechanics-Tool-Set-268-Piece-H268MTS/203541462
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always be closing posted:I'm thinking of grabbing this husky mechanics set to load my tool box, for $50 cheaper than the HF301pc which is on sale as well. Any reason not to? Looks like maybe I just need to add extensions? Looks like a pretty good deal to me. The HF 301 set has a bunch of torx/hex as well if that's important, and I think a wider socket selection.... but the combination wrenches are absolute garbage. That husky looks like decent quality all around. There's a Kobalt 227pc set for $99 at Lowe's as well that looks similar and does come with extensions, but zero ratchet hex/torx.
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