Harbor Freight tools thread.

Real pro's do it with Legos

 

This^^^ There's no such thing as too many tools...

 

Are the 6 ton and 3 ton different heights?

 

Yeah. The 6 tons are considerably taller.

 

I have the 6 ton and the 3 ton. I've put both sets to work on my truck without issues.

 

All my legos were currently in use for my battle of hoth reanactment.

 

Yea, no mods this pay period for me. All about tools and getting the garage ready for maintenace.

Rotate tires ASAP and diff changes in the near future.

So a pair of both 3ton and 6ton stands, got it.

 

A good size breaker bar with a 10mm Allen socket would be a wise investment for the front diff drain bolt. Too many people on here trying to attack that thing with one of those Allen wrenches you get in the IKEA put it together furniture kits.

 

If budget allows, pick up a good brand cordless impact wrench. I picked one up a month ago after working on the truck for a couple years. It made a HUGE difference and made my life so much easier.

 

I have the bar, but good call on the Allen socket.

I have a Dewalt 20v impact. I don't think I've ever used it honestly. Never thought about using it on the truck.

I'm also picking up one of their Workbenches. Half of my struggle is being in a house I bought a year ago, but I've never gotten the garage setup for work. I have shit everywhere and my main work area is a folding card table

 

I would avoid HF's hex key sets for this. Get a good one like this by Blackhawk, you'll never have to buy another, or deal with a stripped drain plug.

I have twisted up more than one of HF's Allen sockets...

 

I also have the dewalt linked at the bottom of the page. Love it! I use HF's impact sockets and have never had a problem. I don't know what HFs workbenches look like, but I just picked up one of these the other day and it's solid.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/203083493

 

I got a set from gearwrench for free when I bought my 2.5 foot 1/2 inch ratchet. I've beat the living hell out of those things and I haven't broken one yet. For 100 bucks I got a big ratchet, size 7mm-19mm Allen sockets and size 15-24 deep wall sockets for 110 bucks. Deal of the year.

 

Damn that's a good deal. I was looking at this

 

I bought one. Works well enough.

 

We bought my grandfather one similar from another website. I think it was over $200 but he said it's good little hobby bench.

 

The clamp on the end is a nice addition. I also put a bench vise on the front opposite corner of the clamp that comes with it.

 

yea the whole reason i had to get the wire stripper/ crimpers was because the previous set my brother had were garbage just like the ones in the firs pic you posted. i tried crimping the connector and the wire would just slide right out. so i went and bought the HF ones and they did a much better job. they look to be a full compression type too because when i crimped it there was a nice uniform dent in the connector that made a very tight hold (i tested it with old cut wire to be sure)
never thought about the dielectric grease. i gave it one wrap end to end with electrical tape on the connectors just to keep dust/ moisture out. probably didnt need it but it makes me feel better.
wrapped up the process by cleaning the wiring harness with zip ties and called it a job

 

Ridgid