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08-01-2011, 01:49 AM
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I love Harbor Freight, to the point where every member of my family and my wife rib me endlessly about it. But Harbor Freight is not a place to buy accuracy related tools. Stick with Craftsman at the least on those items.
08-02-2011, 04:34 AM
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HF torque wrenches are as accurate as the high dollar ones. On my GTO forum a professional mechanic compared his high dollar torque wrench to a HF one and mentioned that both were comparable.
Another thing is that Craftman Torque Wrenches are MADE IN CHINA just like the HF ones. Go to Sears or Kmart and check yourself if you don't believe me.
Craftman Torque Wrenches also have a 90 day warranty instead of the lifetime one for HF. Again check at the store before saying I'm wrong.
I did my research and visited Sears before making my decision.
Quote from the Forum:
"No. I can tell you from first hand experience that ALL of the newer gen Craftsman TQ wrenches are absolute junk. I racked up a bunch of points in my old sears card and used them on 2 Craftsman TQ wrenches. I went through about 4-5 of them before I asked for a refund. My $19.99 Harbor Freight torque wrench is more accurate than Craftsman junk. Craftsman is no longer what it used to be, and never will be again. They've sold out to the cheapest bidder overseas. "
Another thing is that Craftman Torque Wrenches are MADE IN CHINA just like the HF ones. Go to Sears or Kmart and check yourself if you don't believe me.
Craftman Torque Wrenches also have a 90 day warranty instead of the lifetime one for HF. Again check at the store before saying I'm wrong.
I did my research and visited Sears before making my decision.
Quote from the Forum:
"No. I can tell you from first hand experience that ALL of the newer gen Craftsman TQ wrenches are absolute junk. I racked up a bunch of points in my old sears card and used them on 2 Craftsman TQ wrenches. I went through about 4-5 of them before I asked for a refund. My $19.99 Harbor Freight torque wrench is more accurate than Craftsman junk. Craftsman is no longer what it used to be, and never will be again. They've sold out to the cheapest bidder overseas. "
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08-02-2011, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by goaterguy
HF torque wrenches are as accurate as the high dollar ones. On my GTO forum a professional mechanic compared his high dollar torque wrench to a HF one and mentioned that both were comparable.
Another thing is that Craftman Torque Wrenches are MADE IN CHINA just like the HF ones. Go to Sears or Kmart and check yourself if you don't believe me.
Craftman Torque Wrenches also have a 90 day warranty instead of the lifetime one for HF. Again check at the store before saying I'm wrong.
I did my research and visited Sears before making my decision.
Another thing is that Craftman Torque Wrenches are MADE IN CHINA just like the HF ones. Go to Sears or Kmart and check yourself if you don't believe me.
Craftman Torque Wrenches also have a 90 day warranty instead of the lifetime one for HF. Again check at the store before saying I'm wrong.
I did my research and visited Sears before making my decision.
Last edited by DarkS1de; 08-02-2011 at 04:45 AM.