I needed two hoists like the ones you use to hang up and gut a deer. I saw
them on Harbor Freight's sight, but was going to Vegas. So, I went to their
store there. They were totally lost, and were hell bent on selling me a $99
electric hoist.

I want these to hang up vertical 9.5' sheets with some degree of control to
get them on straight. So, I came home, and ordered them online.

I'm not a big fan of HF stuff, but for some of the cheaper tools, and stuff
that you use once in a while, they are good. I needed a 200' tape to do
some property measurements. Hoo, boy, are they expensive. Then, I was at
HF, and they had a fiberglass tape on sale for $10. Needless to say, I got
it. It is about six years old now, and as long as it's kept inside, should
last a long time. Others were upwards to $100.

Steve

On Jun 2, 1:40*pm, "Steve B" wrote:


Years ago Sears used to have three grades of tools. If you were going
to use a tool a lot, then you looked at Sears Best. But if you only
expected to use the tool once or maybe twice in 20 years then you
looked at Sears worst.

Harbor Freight is kind of like that. They do have a few things that
are of good quality, but a lot is good value for the money. Not a lot
of money, but also not a tool that you will pass on to your
grandchildren.

Dan

"Steve B" wrote in message
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I needed two hoists like the ones you use to hang up and gut a deer. I saw
them on Harbor Freight's sight, but was going to Vegas. So, I went to
their store there. They were totally lost, and were hell bent on selling
me a $99 electric hoist.

I want these to hang up vertical 9.5' sheets with some degree of control
to get them on straight. So, I came home, and ordered them online.

I'm not a big fan of HF stuff, but for some of the cheaper tools, and
stuff that you use once in a while, they are good. I needed a 200' tape
to do some property measurements. Hoo, boy, are they expensive. Then, I
was at HF, and they had a fiberglass tape on sale for $10. Needless to
say, I got it. It is about six years old now, and as long as it's kept
inside, should last a long time. Others were upwards to $100.

Steve

I don't mind paying for decent tools, for example, Klein electrical tools
are worth it when you're working in the trade. Unfortunately many of the
tools available off the shelf locally are made in China and no better than
HF at twice the price.