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Originally Posted by Por_sha911
If I need higher quality than Harbor Freight I go to Lowes for Kobalt. Haven't been disappointed.
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That's an unfair statement.
Harbor Freight's ICON brand is head and shoulders above Kobalt as to quality. The end.
I'm not dumping on Kobalt but you need to differentiate between Chicago Electric/Pittsburgh/Central Pneumatic type HF tools and ICON brand HF tools.
The HF mid grade Hercules, Chief, Braun stuff is in the Kobalt ballpark. Good DIY tools.
Yes HF cheap stuff sucks: In the 2000's I had a big slide hammer from the freight and the "forged" ball on the end of the fat slide rod was meant to stop the slide hammer and transfer force to whatever you were hooked to. It broke off from the slide hammer hitting it. A dozen others tools have started on fire, quit, broke, never started, etc.