Hey that's me, the UPS DRIVER! Haven't gotten to the drills yet to try them

@joeymj1211

Ай бұрын

How about now

@rhythmgamer2940

24 күн бұрын

did you try them yet

@charlesmullen3359

7 күн бұрын

Come on man! Don't leave us hanging.....

Also, as someone who used to work Walmart customer service, using the tools for projects then returning is EXACTLY what they do lol

@BigHeinen

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it happens at Harbor Freight too. Low life people doing low life stuff.

@brokenthought1102

Жыл бұрын

having worked for walmart as well, can confirm.

@you7uber5

Жыл бұрын

@@BigHeinen Happens at lowes and homedepot.

@dickdickling9389

Жыл бұрын

Or well, the battery dies and doesn't charge again like for the drills and impacts. Though when that happened to me I just bought a new battery since those are fairly cheap for low end tools.

@jessecw2

Жыл бұрын

​@@BigHeinen sure the multi billion dollar company is hurting :(

So, I work at Walmart and I bought that hart multi tool kit 2 years ago to have in case I needed to do small projects around the house. My wife wanted me to buy her a noodle board and I thought that I could make one myself. I’m now in the process of trying to start my own woodworking business and I still use those hart tools. They’re not awful for the price, and I get a discount on them and am able to keep an eye out for when they go on clearance. But that one kit and my wife’s project got me interested in woodworking and I’m going to be grateful for that brand forever.

@HARTTools

Жыл бұрын

We are happy to hear this. Thank you so much for sharing! We hope you continue to work on projects with HART tools and let us know what you are working on next!

@codygooch510

Жыл бұрын

You would be so much happier with an older new stock cheap Milwaukee or dewalt. It’s such a nicer experience and not much more money at all.

@trpetrowski

Жыл бұрын

@@codygooch510 I’ve got better stuff for my big power tools. But most of my woodworking is done with glue ups and joinery. I don’t generally use mechanical fasteners unless I need to. But, if I need to cut down some plywood or do some framing or just have something portable that I use once in a while, they do the job pretty well. Plus I work at Walmart, so I see when they go on clearance and I get a discount. It’s just convenient for me. But the stuff I have that matters is generally more respected brands

@wolfmantroy6601

Жыл бұрын

The American dream. Capitalism at work. Welcome to the club !

@NGMonocrom

Ай бұрын

To be honest, if I worked at Wal-Mart, got a nice employee discount, and could have first pick of tools that go on clearance; I'd likely have a bunch of HART power-tools too. Thanks for being honest about having other tools from more premium brands. I'd personally love a collection of Milwaukee tools. But my budget says Ryobi. It's fascinating that HART, Ryobi, Ridgid, and Milwaukee are all owned by the very same parent company.

Sometimes the batteries get really discharged. All you need to do is manually hook up some wires to get a little.charge into the bad pack from a good one. Then it will take the charge on the charger. Hopt that helps.

@kylethiler

Жыл бұрын

I had to do that with one I got with my drill from Walmart

@sietherine

Жыл бұрын

I was going to reccomend jump starting them... they have probably sat for a very long time discharged

@codygooch510

Жыл бұрын

@@kylethiler why did you buy a drill from Walmart

@kylethiler

Жыл бұрын

@@codygooch510 why does it matter

@codygooch510

Жыл бұрын

@@kylethiler I’m doing a case study on people who waste their money & buy tools from a Walmart. Thanks for helping

Re the batteries, they'll have LiPo cells inside them, that most chargers wont charge if the cells have dropped below a certain threshold. A hacky way to kickstart them back is to connect them to a charged battery, and it'll suck out some of the charge. Usually in minutes the "duff" battery will have enough to then be identified by the charger and allow it to get fully charged. That being said, you got a proper bonus pallet for once!

@garrettgonsalves6224

Жыл бұрын

Hoping they find this comment and you said it way better than I was going to

@sdfsdf2205

Жыл бұрын

Do this at your own risk, jump starting LiPo's is not recommend as it is potentially dangerous to do so.

@nikkiporter1990

Жыл бұрын

I’ve done this to several DeWalt batteries and it works every time!

As a Walmart worker who has completed hundreds of returns, I can confirm that 90% of those tools are returned because of the batteries.

Which will happen first: -John learns his lesson and stops buying rip off pallets of tools -John runs out of stores he can think of that sell pallets of stuff

@neilopfer5687

Жыл бұрын

DT: My bet is that he runs out of stores and then starts revisiting the same stores to check/compare with the first visit(s).

@josephgraham1065

Жыл бұрын

He should stick with Home Depot that was a great haul

@ddutton0

Жыл бұрын

Runs out of stores 😂

I can't wait to see the live edge, epoxy table that you make out of everything in that pallet.

@melindajohnson3394

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@takoflame4948

Жыл бұрын

Nah we just here for the mystery pallets. more of these please

@XtremeChiliPepper

Жыл бұрын

@@takoflame4948 I take it you don't understand sarcasm?

Donnie Platt made out better than anyone. Got all that use out of those tool AND his money back? That's a win. Way to go Donnie! His wife is probably upset though...

@allenpeachy3987

Жыл бұрын

Plus a shout out from John. 😂

@michaelt312

Жыл бұрын

Wife maybe be happy to get her personal drill back.

@SamLemont

Жыл бұрын

Donnie can be a girls name too.

@splashgordon

Жыл бұрын

@@SamLemont touchè

@bostonpaulmakes6927

Жыл бұрын

As the good book asks: , 'For what shall it profit a man if he gaineth the whole world, but lose his dildo?'

I hope the delivery guy didn't end up with one of the bad drills haha, either way it was nice of you to give him some tools 👍

@dakotadriggers8838

6 ай бұрын

i believe you can buy batteries separate so even if the ones he got have bad batteries he isnt completely sol

@NGMonocrom

Ай бұрын

@@dakotadriggers8838 He will need a charger though. But he can buy that separately too. Since it is HART, likely not too expensive at all.

I'm only liking this video because I like your channel...but I'm REALLY hoping that we get to see some builds in the future. I feel like it's been forever since we seen a good build video.

@masonharris6961

Жыл бұрын

I fully agree, I love John and his personality but these "tool return" videos are starting to become cookie cutter in my opinion. The build videos have been very scarce, which is sad because they are usually really good. Even the videos using the outdoor saw are good in my opinion.

@unsanctionedchaos2994

Жыл бұрын

@@masonharris6961 , I agree 100%! If I wanted to watch unboxing videos then I'd search for them. It just kills me when I find a channel with content that I like and then that channel starts putting out different content and completely forget that the original content is what drew everyone in.

@masonharris6961

Жыл бұрын

@@unsanctionedchaos2994 yeah same here, I found this channel because I loved the crazy projects and personalities. But it seems those have tamed tremendously for whatever reason. And I’m not trying to say anything bad at all, but hope the videos steer away from the unboxing, to me it seems like the easy way to make content vs crafting something which is what a majority of the people want (in my opinion)

@itsdaroc11

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

@jaexotics

Жыл бұрын

I like seeing the content like this, it’s definitely different but it’s a nice change of pace but I’m not saying your opinions aren’t valid! That’s how you guys feel then that’s how you feel

I am surprised people even do return heavily used tools. I live in the UK and never thought of that even being a thing but finding out people just return anything and it gets accepted without any issues is just mind boggling

@codygooch510

Жыл бұрын

We don’t generally think that way either. I’ve never once heard of anybody doing it. Even if a tool breaks with a lifetime warranty guys will just accept that the tool did it’s job and paid for itself and well buy a new one. You gotta think what kind of person would buy tools from damn Walmart.

@chrisbuckley1785

Жыл бұрын

@@codygooch510 exactly the people returning used tools and clothing and stuff are pretty low people. Either at a low spot in their life and just don't have the money. Or are lowlifes just trying to scam the system. Far from the common American though. .

@professor2421

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you would never get away with this in the UK

@gearjammergamer8560

Жыл бұрын

People return live christmas trees to Costco after christmas due to their very liberal return policy

@davidroberson1962

Жыл бұрын

You wouldn't return a drill that wouldn't charge? None of those looked heavily used. Most of them looked to be unused basically. I'd just jump the battery and get it to charge. Completely discharged batteries won't work on a smart charger usually and require a little juice to make the charger recognize them just like with cars sometime.

Before tossing those batteries out, I would try "resetting", or "jumping" the BMS. This sometimes works. I have never tried it on Hart but have had luck on other TTI branded batteries.

@mikebaker8580

Жыл бұрын

I had 2 hart batteries that wouldn't take a charge new from Walmart. 5 sec jump start and they took a charge never had a issue with them since

I'm new to wood working. Not asking for a thing but I think it's amazing that you're doing this. Tools are expensive. I'm currently buying 1ish per month amd taking hand-me-downs. I'll even invest in my brother so I can get his used ones. I'm loving the projects!

Whenever I get demotivated because of my lack of creativity, I come to John's channel and binge watch like 5 videos and then I get motivated again to create new things. And some day I'd like to purchase a bunch of mystery boxes and give some kick ass tools back to the community,. :)

@AB_Beastmode

Жыл бұрын

Same thing i do when there no more idea to do it and i will sure to see this more new tips and idea that help us more options

If you're looking for suggestions of what to do with all the drills; some place like Habitat for Humanity would be really grateful for them! You can buy the batteries for them.

@brandonrippeonphoto

Жыл бұрын

he spent $2500 and you want him to spend more money on batteries so he can donate them 😂😂🤡

@micah06v8

Жыл бұрын

@@brandonrippeonphoto I meant "you" as in "people" can buy them, not as in he should buy the batteries... Why don't you try not being a degrading jackass?

11:37 The Hart reciprocating saw… the preferred tool of catalytic converter thieves 😂

The batteries were more than likely ran down and stored cold. It is possible to revive them instead of throwing them out. Use a multimeter and find the positive and negative terminals. The middle terminals are balance contacts. Take a full working pack and hook them in parallel using a jump cable. You can make one using ring terminals. + to + and - to -. Or watch a tube video that explains the procedure.

@soup108

Жыл бұрын

Jumping them does actually work. Sometimes. If they get below a certain charge level, the charger will error out.

@davidroberson1962

Жыл бұрын

@@soup108 If you jump them, it transfers some of the power to the dead battery. That is the whole point.

@Ceen328

8 ай бұрын

Old video, but I was about to say the same for future buys. The charger need the battery to have a small amount of juice, to register it and start the process. This method saved two of my batteries that I forgot in the garage during winter.

@HaggisMuncher-69-420

7 ай бұрын

@@soup108 You're only supposed to jump them so the battery gets enough charge to be recognised by the charger.

You briefly mentioned Ryobi. They have a bad rep, probably from long ago. I was gifted mine about 10-12 years ago and use them almost daily, especially the impact driver. The circular saw bearing wore out after I built my tiny house on wheels, entirely with the Ryobi cordless kit. But the rest of the tools are still going strong. Love them!!! By the way, the batteries only gave out on me in the past couple years.

That is cool you give them away to viewers or customers...I am new here so that is just awesome to see someone do that for their audience on youtube.. where it isnt just one item only given away. Thanks for the content am enjoying it!!! be well and much love and respect.

Ryobi tools are for those that work on the weekend and don't care if they break the tool doing what needs to get done. And there's a bunch of oddball tools they make that are useful for around the house work. I use Ryobi and haven't really had any issues with them and keep pace with people that have "more professional" tools(Milwaukee, DeWalt, Ridgid, Makita). I also throw my tools around because they're cheap enough to replace and they just keep going so I haven't had to replace many of them.

@codygooch510

Жыл бұрын

No reason to buy those cheaper brands. You can get the older versions of tools from Milwaukee for just as cheap for 3 times the amount of tool lol.

@greatdaneacdc

Жыл бұрын

I got lots of Milwaukee 18 v Tools since 2012 I’ve had 3 drills die for various reasons and 6 batteries! There not like they use to be !

@wolfmantroy6601

Жыл бұрын

@@codygooch510 🤣🤣🤣

@resresres1

Жыл бұрын

​@gldwng IIOO no.. Ryobi doesn't hold a candle to the more expensive versions/brands of their tools. However, they do work just fine for the homeowner that does the occasional project that doesn't need a premium tool (which is me).

@BillLaBrie

3 ай бұрын

I’ve never broken a Ryobi. I had to buy new batteries for the cordless 18v kit I bought in 1998 and used in three full renovations. That was after 20 years. I’ve used the hammer drill to put holes through foundations. That being said, they’re clunky and heavy. They aren’t rewarding to use. But most of the snobbery comes from middle-aged and elderly men looking for some sort of validation for their choices.

Just my personal feedback: the first of these was ok, all the others were boring to me. I feel like there's nothing else in these videos that I haven't seen. I personally would be totally fine if that's the last one of that kind of video. But thats me. If others like it or you are having fun (or profit) from buying these - by all means, keep doing them. I'm not hating, just saying it's kinda 'meh' for me at this point. Also, I'd really love to see morebuilding projects. Even if it's just a "boring" table with some epoxy and no encased pizzas or bullets. I couldpretty much watch those forever. Not every video needs to be an insane superv-creative unique project IMO.

As my office's unofficial handyman I was tired of always having to bring my good tools to work to fix things, I picked up a Hart drill for $20 to just keep in the office. It's OK for what it is & will get the smaller jobs done around the place. I will say that it's loud and there's a noticeable delay when the trigger is pulled. Thought about getting an impact driver too but it wasn't on rollback!

Oh John the way you said 'watch you stand in the background & have a good time with yourself' 🤣🤣🤣🤣

you know those batteries can be stripped down and repaired, usually the faults are broken connections or a knackered small component that costs cents to repair

@gregkrueger331

Жыл бұрын

They could also just be below the normal threshold for charging too. Lithium batteries have charge protection so if the voltage drops below a certain amount (by sitting for long periods, especially in the cold) the charger thinks they’re defective. Chances are most of his batteries are good, they just need to be “jump started”. I usually take a charged battery with two wires clipped to the +\- and hold it on the “dead” battery for a couple seconds. It gives the batteries just enough to fool the charger into thinking it’s ok.

We’ve seen this. More than once. Do you still do woodworking projects on this channel?

I worked at the returns desk at Lowe's for a while. People were constantly buying tools (lawn mowers were a common one), using them, then returning them because "they didn't work."

@murraymadness4674

Жыл бұрын

well, they work badly is why they get returned, and they found a better one on-sale for less.

Bet all those drills that look OK had a bad batch of those batteries. Hart is made by TTI (Milwaukee, Ryobi) but doubt that there's much if any quality control. Someone gets one as a gift or buys it and then tries to charge the battery with no luck. One can still go online and buy a replacement battery so not a total loss. Thanks as always because I always wondered if those pallets were worth it or not. The percentage of junk is sometimes high but also I wouldn't want to end up with a bunch of the same type of tools I already have.

I enjoy hart tool's, if the kids borrow them I'm not disappointed when they don't come back.

@unsanctionedchaos2994

Жыл бұрын

I am because when they need one next time then they'll want to borrow my good ones...lol

Love the content John. You are a great inspiration, reminding me that despite only having 2 functioning braincells that are continuously fighting each other I can still become a woodworker.

It's still crap but it's definitively not the worst return pallet you've buy 😆 Shoot the poop looks awesome...

That CAT excavator most certainly counts! 😂

I’ve taken batteries apart and used a “repair” type AGM/Lithium charger to bring them back to life. Have to hook them up directly on the battery. Fresh from the store they are sometimes so drained they won’t even take a charge. Most of those batteries could probably be saved.

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I love that you're buying pallets showing us the value and the risk in buying them thanks you so much!

@JohnMalecki you should see if lee valley offers return pallets. They sell high quality stuff so depending how much a pallet would cost, you’ll definitely get quality items in it

So, you no longer put out serious build videos? Guess it's time to unsubscribe. You use to be enjoyable to watch.

Love the video. You guys make opening boxes funny somehow. 😂 I would love the computer All in one liquid cooler that has the RGB lights. And any computer accessories. 😬 Keep up the great work!

Great video as always.I have alot of hart tools and like them alot for the price.I use them around the house for projects as well as at work as a flooring installer.I have beat them up pretty well and havent had any problems with any of it this far.I recommend them myself,but to each his own.

John stopping by the shop one day would be sweet. I wanted that pallet coffee table just so I could come meet the crew. Lol. I work for the rail road so if I come that way I'll for sure be stopping in. I love that u allow it.

I really would like to get a tire inflator. That looked like a nice one. Great video 😉 👍🏼

I have that first kit you found. Honestly its decent for the price flashlight is bright af circ saw works well impact driver has done a good bit around the house sander works well havent used the drill yet

That clip from Jimmy Dickens auctioneering, 🤣 fits perfectly

I saw a decent computer water cooler in there! That's pretty cool. I didn't even know walmart sold those

Lou might be the most unintentional funny person I’ve ever seen. Everything he did and said cracked me up!

Ahhhhh. Love hearing that Pittsburghese. Reminds me of home! Go Stillers!

My Wilson racket has served me very well over the years. I use it to swat at wood bees on my porch...now they go away when I pick it up...

I don’t even miss the wood working, this was incredibly entertaining “I’ve got tools, what’s that over there?” “Pile of sh*t” lmao

These are so much fun to watch. 😁👍🏻

😂 love theese episodes 😅I need a drill tbh

I miss the build videos lol these are still fun to watch

Dang I could use a drill/driver set for my camper…may have to go buy a shirt!

This is always the best and funniest episodes 😂

Any time you want to unload any of those extra "First tool set vibe Ryobis" you just let me know. Particularly the new brushless line. Head-to-head they're competing quite nicely with the red and yellow tools you're paying 3x as much for.

Donnie here. I'm going to need that Torpedo back, please. Thank you.

Hilarious! I’ll take a Hart tools set bag to keep in my truck! I like the Dallas kicker clip!

Hi john love this channel always get a laugh out of all you guys. Maybe you could make a table out of all the drills.

@KingNothing22

Жыл бұрын

Yinz. get it right lol

Donnie Platt definitely brought those tools to a site and go flamed so hard he had to return them and buy a respected brand lmao also I love the letterkenny references

John you gotta do an Amazon one. If you fancy flinging one those kits over the other side the pond a can totally take one off your hands. Recip saw is something a could deffo use as pallet buater. Just got keys to my first proper shop trying kit it out. On that note got table saw 10" planer small power tools need no what next to get. Tracksaw or bandsaw going into chopping boards live edge tables and pallet work?? Your thoughts please!👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Coming all the way from Australia! Been a long time fan! Would love to see a box of drills being used down under "hint hint" 👌🤣

Hilarious video my guy! If that Nighthawk router works I'd be happy to take it off your hands LOL. Much love, much respect.

I’m that homeowner that bought his first tools at Walmart. Got the drill/driver, recip, flashlight and a weed eater that all run off that 12v. Not the greatest, but they do what they need too. I’m doing basic repairs, not building houses. I will say that in the weed eater that battery overheats pretty quick when under constant load.

You can use all those tools to do a lot of practice on basic tasks, like charging the cells they come with. You can then call the process of completing those tasks "battery drills".

Man I was drooling over the impacts. I could use one to work on my old chainsaws and such. I did get a Bauer from harbor freight so we will see how it does!

Haart batteries are super easy to fix, unscrew them pop out the pack assembly and check each cell. If all are equal charge up with a 24V adapter through a brake light bulb till you get 3.4V or better per cell. Next reassemble and apply the 24V to the + and - output terminals briefly. Finally pop in the charger and charge the rest of the way. The batteries should not be stored in the tool if not used for a while as it will make them over discharge. ❤

One thing I know people do it buy a new cordless drill, to swap the battery out with a dead one on the one they already have. Then return the drill. The store employees will usually look inside to ensure everything is there as well as making sure the product isn't an old broke one. But seldom do they look at the batteries.

loe your videos man and you have inspired me to start woodworking

I will take the Donnie Platt set haha, wanted to switch to all Ryobi but will take a shot on the Donnie Platt one of a kind set!

OMG, I wish I could be so lucky. I’ve been slowly trying to buy some tools and you get more in one box then I have all together. LOL! I wish I lived closer.

If the batteries still are around it would be cool to see a follow-up trying to revive them with internet hacks

Dude, you had me rolling. Not literally, due to watching this video while shooting the poop, butt I digress. "I don't even know where to stick this" was the first comment, then it was all down hill. Maybe it's the nyquil, not sure, but I was a fan. Buy another. Like quick!

There are services that get at risk folks setup for their first apartments. Kitchen supplies, linens etc. these drills and wireless speakers would be great for getting someone one setup for self reliance.

I must have a rare hart impact drill and battery because it works like a gem. Holds charge really well and drives really well. People I work with knock it but it saves use on my DeWalt drills. Gets the job done perfectly.

Checked out the shirts after the video. Love the designs and got myself one 👍🏻

God I need that booster and air pump I have awful luck with flats my jeep and car both have a flat right now its crazy love this video fun to watch

I’m new to woodworking and diy and I really like hart. It’s cheap but gets the jobs I need done

@HARTTools

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback!

batteries might still be good! it could be the control circuit or just a single cell that went bad preventing the battery from being used. if you can open them up and take out the 18650s they can be used in other projects. handle them with care tho.

Love the Letterkenny insert!

Thank you for doing this so I know not too. It would be fun to see the mystery box but if you're just looking for tool deals there's better ways to get them

Yo that Casey Jones and April O’Neill NECA action figure set is definitely worth hanging onto.

The Needler from the classic game, Halo! Your editors are the best!

Love this for the Letterkenny reference!!!!

for the bad batteries you maybe able to contact hart and they may replace them by the serial numbers. it's worth a try.

Sell the dud batteries- I guarantee there will be someone who buys them all and fixes/replaces the likely dead / low voltage cells and gets the working again. You can also very likely get a battery adapter that lets you use other brands of battery on the drills and drivers, so all of them still have value to the right person.

I have a couple of Hart cordless tools and they do ok for around the house kind of work.

i could definitely use that aio cooler

This was a cool change up, great tools wish I could afford a pallet for myself lol

Make a circular coffee table like a lake, use the stones on the outside, maybe a little bit of glued sand at the base, then coated blue epoxy as the water. 🐠

id love to have one of those speakers or that water cooler

I have a hart brushless 1/2" impact, brushless drill, and brushless impact driver and four 2ah batteries i got for $150 when my local Walmart was shutting down, they're pretty good for the price, i completely stripped an old 4runner with the 1/2"

Hey John , I’d really be interested in seeing you make a subwoofer box and using your craftsmanship skills to execute something like that.

man, when i worked at a walmart in canada, alot of things just got thrown out. only a small percentage went back to the company... threw out a brand new wii u once, had to destroy it even though it had never been opened lol

I work in healthcare and my hospital wants us to call our COWs WOWs (workstations on wheels) after a patient complain thinking the staff was calling them a cow

You should make a pair of go carts that are powered by all the drill motors and then race them around the shop.

The delivery driver going home excited with broken tools 🤣

The hart impact driver I returned a couple months ago because the battery wouldn't charge is probably one of the 31. Lol

Lou looks like he just got done framing a house all by himself, and all hes doing is opening drill boxes😂

Loved the Letterkenny reference 😂

Use the drills to power a diy go kart/ electric vehicle (I've seen people do with drills. The motors have decent torque for the size and the removable/swappable batteries take care of some of the most complicated/possibly dangerous part of electric vehicles with the battery charging and management. *Edit as I just finished video, of the tools work, you can buy individual batteries (also, the batteries might work but the charger doesn't, happens sometimes) You can use any power source to use the tools for electric vehicle. Or if you want to keep a few around to abuse, they make adapters that will take one brand of battery to a different brand. As the power is the same, the capacity and connectors are different. Just use the batteries charger not the tools. Ie: I made an adapter to use my Ridgid batteries with a few tools I bought of Ryobi tools that I didn't need as much but didn't buy the Ryobi batteries. I use the Ridgid charger to manage charge etc. The tools don't know the difference with power. (I also made an adapter to be able to plug a tool in instead of use a battery. Let's me use a tool that is always used in the same place without worrying about batteries. Also can be used if a battery does and you're almost done. Plus I just like to tinker and make things work the way I want to. Because I can.)

I heared that Hart tools are actually build on older generation Milwaukee plans that the company bought. Only i would guess that they probably cheap out on the components quality. So for what i hear, they are not complete crap, just not up to date with the newest quality tools technology, and they won't resist long in an industrial daily challenge, but are totally fine for the occasionnel homeowner use.