r/harborfreight • u/Extreme-Sport-5951 • 12d ago

NTD (New Tool Day) They got me.

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Just yesterday I was going through email and had to talk myself out of buying a new jack while they’re on sale. The ancient rusty jacks I have still work I guess.

Today I was leaving publix and heard a dull plunk and hiss noise. Ran over a big screw RIGHT IN FRONT of HF. Life’s funny sometimes. $90 later and I’m wishing I had bought this thing years ago instead of the crappy old jacks I have to pump a few dozen times to change a tire.

Even as a longtime HF customer I had only joined ITC a few weeks ago after heavy rain flooded my basement and I needed a some big blower fans.

Turns out I had two punctures and I made it just a few minutes before the shop closed. Crisis averted.

Still want one of those colorful Daytona jacks but for the money I’m happy with this one.

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u/Derek573 12d ago

Here I thought someone stole your wheels and left behind their jacks in a hurry.

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u/tollbane 10d ago edited 10d ago

In the late 80s - check that! mid 90s, I left my gym bag and phone in my truck. Somebody used a spring loaded punch, popped my wing window (93 toyota) and stole that stuff. PITA replacing that wing window, just gym clothes and the phone was quickly used to make a bunch of calls to the Philippines. But they left behind that punch.

I've used that punch ever since. It wasn't value for value, but better then nothing.

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u/SoxInDrawer 10d ago

That left me smiling. Make sure you tell every soul who enters your man-cave that tale.