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expired Posted by tunabreath • Jun 19, 2024
Jun 19, 2024 5:46 PM
Harbor Freight Stores: Icon Hand Tools Coupon: Purchase of Eligible Icon Tools
(Valid thru 7/7)Up to 25% Off
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What does Mac or Matco offer for warranty support on their mostly Taiwanese made torque wrenches? How about Gearwrench? You tell me, because it looks like HF is willing to do some things even the much more expensive alternatives, items from similar OEMs, won't....
PITTSBURGH Click Torque Wrench $19-22
WARRIOR Titanium Drill Bit Set, 29 Piece $20
WARRIOR 4.3 Amp, 4-1/2 in. Angle Grinder $15
HAUL-MASTER 1000 lb. ratchet straps, 4-pack $25
PITTSBURGH Socket Extension Set, 9-Piece $15
FRANKLIN 18 in. x 12 in. 1000 lb. Capacity Hardwood Dolly $13
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On a serious note, this is a better question for a mechanic. From what I've gathered cheaper models are not reliably precise or easy to use, and for what I'm looking for bike bolts strip easily. Electronic ones are ~$160 and should be calibrated every year or so, which might cost as much as the tool. Gearwrench gets posted on here often and they're in the same price range as the Icon. Cheap model recommendation on r/tools seems to be Tekton brand, which has been ~$40 on sale. Snap-On seems to be the gold standard and those probably start at $450. Seems like a British company Norbar used to make a lot of torque wrenches for other brands but it's now owned by Snap-On. German ones start at ~$400 in the US and ~$200 on amzn.de.
PF vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP4uECo
I have the Icon torque wrenches, both the regular and the split beam ones. To me they are well worth the money as a DIY driveway home gamer. I still have my original Craftsman clicker ones I started out with in college. These icon ones have a 90 tooth head, and are a life saver when you have limited space in a wheel well trying to torque down suspension/steering bolts. I don't have a digital wrench though, always wanted one but the cost has been prohibitive, so I got a digital angle adapter from Amazon instead that does a decent job when I need it. I got at least two of my wrenches in the open box stack, and all with Icon coupons over the last couple years. For me they were worth it, but I got mine piecemeal when I needed a new wrench or found a random good deal.
While both the Quinns and Icon have lifetime warranties, they are void if you fail to have them recalibrated every 6 months. I have never recalibrated a TW, just check them every once in a while with a digital adapter. Even my old Craftsmans were 1 year warranty anyway, so nothing new to me.
The splitbeam ones are my favorite though. I use them the most, followed by the 3/8" in-lb one and the 3/8" 5-75 ft-lb. Once you go split it is hard to go back, but sometimes if I am doing a full front end I'll set my various TWs to different torques, and grab what I need for the bolt rather than having to change settings for each one. Doesn't always work out, but sometimes it saves a bit of time and frustration.
On a serious note, this is a better question for a mechanic. From what I've gathered cheaper models are not reliably precise or easy to use, and for what I'm looking for bike bolts strip easily. Electronic ones are ~$160 and should be calibrated every year or so, which might cost as much as the tool. Gearwrench gets posted on here often and they're in the same price range as the Icon. Cheap model recommendation on r/tools seems to be Tekton brand, which has been ~$40 on sale. Snap-On seems to be the gold standard and those probably start at $450. Seems like a British company Norbar used to make a lot of torque wrenches for other brands but it's now owned by Snap-On. German ones start at ~$400 in the US and ~$200 on amzn.de.
PF vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP4uECo
While both the Quinns and Icon have lifetime warranties, they are void if you fail to have them recalibrated every 6 months. I have never recalibrated a TW, just check them every once in a while with a digital adapter. Even my old Craftsmans were 1 year warranty anyway, so nothing new to me.
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I'm also glad to hear about your split-beam experience as I was unaware they had started carrying them.
Curious if the 25% off would work on top of the Inside Track pricing, coupon says it wouldn't but other coupons often work outside of the promo parameters.
On a serious note, this is a better question for a mechanic. From what I've gathered cheaper models are not reliably precise or easy to use, and for what I'm looking for bike bolts strip easily. Electronic ones are ~$160 and should be calibrated every year or so, which might cost as much as the tool. Gearwrench gets posted on here often and they're in the same price range as the Icon. Cheap model recommendation on r/tools seems to be Tekton brand, which has been ~$40 on sale. Snap-On seems to be the gold standard and those probably start at $450. Seems like a British company Norbar used to make a lot of torque wrenches for other brands but it's now owned by Snap-On. German ones start at ~$400 in the US and ~$200 on amzn.de.
PF vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP4uECo
Checkout Precision Instruments.
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Same with the sets of 10mm sockets that had been available for years from many manufacturers like Gearwrench and Snap-on, but when HF finally offers one it's all like, "oooh, what a great idea, they're geniuses"...MEME
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