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reddittheguy t1_j1zesai wrote

I looked at the reviews and this looks alright. Always worth looking at reviews before you play Harbor Freight roulette.

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Lumpyyyyy t1_j1zh51c wrote

The predator generators are one of the few items at harbor freight that get really good reviews from everyone.

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scajjr29 OP t1_j1zfiyq wrote

True. I have a bunch of Harbor Freight tools and have no complaints with them and I did a lot of research before I bought our Predator. Everything I read said they are good units. The 9000/7250 model we have can go 12-16 hrs on a full (8 gal) tank at a 50% load from reading user reviews. Ran ours for the 4 hours our power was out Friday night and it used less than 2 gal.

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GKnives t1_j1zfis8 wrote

they do seem to be trending towards better quality

not the timeline I expected from them

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reddittheguy t1_j1zgmdw wrote

Avoid the Pittsburgh brand. Every time I watch a "project farm" video with that brand in it I always know who is going to get the worst review by far.

Unless you need a thing to only work once and cost as little as possible. I admit, there are situations where that is ok.

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scajjr29 OP t1_j1ziugy wrote

For general home use/DIY the Pittsburg stuff isn't bad. I have a couple torque wrenches that are fine for the limited use they get, have a couple sets of the impact wrench sockets that are pretty good. The Earthquake 1/2" impact wrench I got 4 years ago is a beast.

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GKnives t1_j1zioop wrote

Yeah absolutely

You still have to read the reviews as with almost everything

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RisksRewardsRelics t1_j27e18d wrote

The Pittsburgh pro hand tools have a lifetime no questions asked free-replacement warranty on them… just like Craftsman. Now that Craftsman is made in China, they probably come off the same assembly line.

When it comes to HF… I’m generally wary of anything with a motor. My rule is I’ll buy a Harbor Freight tool when I need it to do a specific job. If I use it enough to break it, I’ll buy a better one.

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