Harbor Freight is offering their Hercules Tools Bundle Savings: Buy Any Qualifying Hercules Tools on sale 2 for $99.99 valid for in-store purchase only [Store Locator].
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Harbor Freight is offering their Hercules Tools Bundle Savings: Buy Any Qualifying Hercules Tools on sale 2 for $99.99 valid for in-store purchase only [Store Locator].
Thanks to community member StrongHeat5252 for finding this deal
Note, items must be purchased in the same transaction. Product/availability may vary by location
How do people just go around with these weird biases?
Brand loyalty with tools is largely baseless. If it weren't for being stuck in the battery "ecosystem", it would be impossible to justify sticking with just one brand for everything. And with battery conversion adapters, that becomes less relevant.
Every brand has a tool (or, at this point, their entire lineup) made in a country that you've been conditioned to believe produces nothing but garbage. They all have at least one tool that underperforms or gets recalled for defects. And depending on the tool itself, "performance" isn't even a measurable factor if you're using the tool properly.
Not to mention, a lot of these tool brands are subsidiaries of one parent company. For instance, Milwaukee and Ryobi are both owned by TTI. A significant amount of part sharing happens between these subsidiaries, to the point where the brushless drivers for Milwaukee and Ryobi share identical motors on certain models from year to year.
The best thing you can do to acquire tools affordably is first assess how you'll be using the tool. If it's a one-off job, maybe the $600 tile saw isn't the right move. Battery powered tools are far more ergonomic, but a corded tool will always be cheaper with relative or better performance (oscillating multi tools, for example). Of course, there's always going to be some jobs where corded is a non-starter. Mowing the lawn and installing baseboards/flooring are two where I will never go back to corded.
And if you want to be ultra non-committal on brands while getting the absolute best performance for the least amount of money, buy a compressor and some air tools.
High-Torque impact + 8ah battery for $100 is a steal. Good luck finding it in stock though. Peeps going to be snatching that up and it's in store only because of the battery.
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Just got the high impact + last 8amp battery in my store. No coupon needed and was able to use coupons on other stuff in the same transaction. Now I need to figure out a cheap way to get the charger. Thanks!!
Just got the high impact + last 8amp battery in my store. No coupon needed and was able to use coupons on other stuff in the same transaction. Now I need to figure out a cheap way to get the charger. Thanks!!
High-Torque impact + 8ah battery for $100 is a steal. Good luck finding it in stock though. Peeps going to be snatching that up and it's in store only because of the battery.
Looks like the charger is sold separately
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Better than? Depends on your definition. Milwaukee will beat the Hercules in all tests, but we're talking about Milwaukee being 10-20% better on performance, Hercules 1/3 of the cost (with this deal.)
So yeah, this is a great deal. But as someone pointed out, you will need a charger. So makes it look not as good. If you've already gotten into the Hercules brand, this is hard to pass up. I have a mid-torque Milwaukee, so I'm not buying. But if I didn't have that, this is a no brainer. But also overkill for most people. This is one of the big boys. Watch the YouTube videos. It performs better than similar Ryobi, but just a bit less than Milwaukee/ Dewalt. Also, the YouTube video above is for the wrong tool.
Hercules is just as good as Ryobi or Kobalt…better than Craftsman. Their Bauer brand is about the same or less than Craftsman or Black & Decker.
I've been waiting for the rotary to be on sale. No charger though. The Rotary is never included in the combo sale. The parking lot sale I can get a battery and charger combo.
Thanks OP
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Comparable? Yes
Better than? Depends on your definition. Milwaukee will beat the Hercules in all tests, but we're talking about Milwaukee being 10-20% better on performance, Hercules 1/3 of the cost (with this deal.)
So yeah, this is a great deal. But as someone pointed out, you will need a charger. So makes it look not as good. If you've already gotten into the Hercules brand, this is hard to pass up. I have a mid-torque Milwaukee, so I'm not buying. But if I didn't have that, this is a no brainer. But also overkill for most people. This is one of the big boys. Watch the YouTube videos. It performs better than similar Ryobi, but just a bit less than Milwaukee/ Dewalt. Also, the YouTube video above is for the wrong tool.
Hercules is just as good as Ryobi or Kobalt…better than Craftsman. Their Bauer brand is about the same or less than Craftsman or Black & Decker.
How do people just go around with these weird biases?
Brand loyalty with tools is largely baseless. If it weren't for being stuck in the battery "ecosystem", it would be impossible to justify sticking with just one brand for everything. And with battery conversion adapters, that becomes less relevant.
Every brand has a tool (or, at this point, their entire lineup) made in a country that you've been conditioned to believe produces nothing but garbage. They all have at least one tool that underperforms or gets recalled for defects. And depending on the tool itself, "performance" isn't even a measurable factor if you're using the tool properly.
Not to mention, a lot of these tool brands are subsidiaries of one parent company. For instance, Milwaukee and Ryobi are both owned by TTI. A significant amount of part sharing happens between these subsidiaries, to the point where the brushless drivers for Milwaukee and Ryobi share identical motors on certain models from year to year.
The best thing you can do to acquire tools affordably is first assess how you'll be using the tool. If it's a one-off job, maybe the $600 tile saw isn't the right move. Battery powered tools are far more ergonomic, but a corded tool will always be cheaper with relative or better performance (oscillating multi tools, for example). Of course, there's always going to be some jobs where corded is a non-starter. Mowing the lawn and installing baseboards/flooring are two where I will never go back to corded.
And if you want to be ultra non-committal on brands while getting the absolute best performance for the least amount of money, buy a compressor and some air tools.
Last edited by wherestheanykey August 6, 2024 at 12:38 AM.
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Brand loyalty with tools is largely baseless. If it weren't for being stuck in the battery "ecosystem", it would be impossible to justify sticking with just one brand for everything. And with battery conversion adapters, that becomes less relevant.
Every brand has a tool (or, at this point, their entire lineup) made in a country that you've been conditioned to believe produces nothing but garbage. They all have at least one tool that underperforms or gets recalled for defects. And depending on the tool itself, "performance" isn't even a measurable factor if you're using the tool properly.
Not to mention, a lot of these tool brands are subsidiaries of one parent company. For instance, Milwaukee and Ryobi are both owned by TTI. A significant amount of part sharing happens between these subsidiaries, to the point where the brushless drivers for Milwaukee and Ryobi share identical motors on certain models from year to year.
The best thing you can do to acquire tools affordably is first assess how you'll be using the tool. If it's a one-off job, maybe the $600 tile saw isn't the right move. Battery powered tools are far more ergonomic, but a corded tool will always be cheaper with relative or better performance (oscillating multi tools, for example). Of course, there's always going to be some jobs where corded is a non-starter. Mowing the lawn and installing baseboards/flooring are two where I will never go back to corded.
And if you want to be ultra non-committal on brands while getting the absolute best performance for the least amount of money, buy a compressor and some air tools.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkiQEcx
Better than? Depends on your definition. Milwaukee will beat the Hercules in all tests, but we're talking about Milwaukee being 10-20% better on performance, Hercules 1/3 of the cost (with this deal.)
So yeah, this is a great deal. But as someone pointed out, you will need a charger. So makes it look not as good. If you've already gotten into the Hercules brand, this is hard to pass up. I have a mid-torque Milwaukee, so I'm not buying. But if I didn't have that, this is a no brainer. But also overkill for most people. This is one of the big boys. Watch the YouTube videos. It performs better than similar Ryobi, but just a bit less than Milwaukee/ Dewalt. Also, the YouTube video above is for the wrong tool.
Hercules is just as good as Ryobi or Kobalt…better than Craftsman. Their Bauer brand is about the same or less than Craftsman or Black & Decker.
Thanks OP
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Better than? Depends on your definition. Milwaukee will beat the Hercules in all tests, but we're talking about Milwaukee being 10-20% better on performance, Hercules 1/3 of the cost (with this deal.)
So yeah, this is a great deal. But as someone pointed out, you will need a charger. So makes it look not as good. If you've already gotten into the Hercules brand, this is hard to pass up. I have a mid-torque Milwaukee, so I'm not buying. But if I didn't have that, this is a no brainer. But also overkill for most people. This is one of the big boys. Watch the YouTube videos. It performs better than similar Ryobi, but just a bit less than Milwaukee/ Dewalt. Also, the YouTube video above is for the wrong tool.
Hercules is just as good as Ryobi or Kobalt…better than Craftsman. Their Bauer brand is about the same or less than Craftsman or Black & Decker.
Brand loyalty with tools is largely baseless. If it weren't for being stuck in the battery "ecosystem", it would be impossible to justify sticking with just one brand for everything. And with battery conversion adapters, that becomes less relevant.
Every brand has a tool (or, at this point, their entire lineup) made in a country that you've been conditioned to believe produces nothing but garbage. They all have at least one tool that underperforms or gets recalled for defects. And depending on the tool itself, "performance" isn't even a measurable factor if you're using the tool properly.
Not to mention, a lot of these tool brands are subsidiaries of one parent company. For instance, Milwaukee and Ryobi are both owned by TTI. A significant amount of part sharing happens between these subsidiaries, to the point where the brushless drivers for Milwaukee and Ryobi share identical motors on certain models from year to year.
The best thing you can do to acquire tools affordably is first assess how you'll be using the tool. If it's a one-off job, maybe the $600 tile saw isn't the right move. Battery powered tools are far more ergonomic, but a corded tool will always be cheaper with relative or better performance (oscillating multi tools, for example). Of course, there's always going to be some jobs where corded is a non-starter. Mowing the lawn and installing baseboards/flooring are two where I will never go back to corded.
And if you want to be ultra non-committal on brands while getting the absolute best performance for the least amount of money, buy a compressor and some air tools.
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