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
Example Tool(s)
- Must purchase any two qualifying Hercules Tools for discount to apply (Up to $219.99 savings)
- Offer valid for in-store purchase and in-stock items only
- Offer cannot be combined with other discounts, promotions, or prior purchases including Inside Track Club Member prices
- Offer valid for a limited time only or while promotional offer last
Additional Notes- Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion - Discombobulated
Top Comments
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkiQEcx
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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.
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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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