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You can’t strip with a power tool if you UNSCREW
Sure you can. If the screws are too tight and you hit it with a powerful screwdriver or impact wrench you can easily round off the head. The screws these days are made out of really cheap metal. Too much torque in either direction and you stripped the heads. Then all you have is a stuck screw and no way to grab it.
Nice product, thanks for showing this to us!
The strange thing about CO detectors is whether it should be at the ceiling or knee height is debatable. CO is lighter than oxygen but mixes with the air & can be at different levels in a room. Some companies say have CO detectors at knee height or roughly the height of your head when sleeping. I think both areas make sense given its properties.
Good point..... In the manual that comes with this unit is suggests to place the sensor either half way up a wall or on the center of the ceiling. It says to avoid the high corners of rooms because that tends to be a dead spot and will lead to bad readings. So your point is spot on.
I don't like the skipping. I can easily fast forward over things I don't care about, but it is very difficult to pause the video on the things you skip over. Some things you skip I want to look at further. Keep up the good work and thanks for the video.
I know my friend. It's hard to make a great video for every viewer. On the bright side that is why I have the static page at my website. That way you don't have to pause the video. Watch the video for the wacky commentary, then you can check the static page on my website to get any details on items that you missed.
Great I needed this to compare to a Thor by Astra but at this price point it needs t last one time and be able to work instead of Breaker bar
Never saw where you opened the low side switch on the connector. How did the Freon go into the system?
The Freon goes in through the Yellow hose on the center port of the gauges. You hook up the Freon can to the Yellow hose, and open that connector when you are ready to introduce the gas into the system. The Low side should have been opened and ready from the start when you hooked up the Blue hose.
Thanks for the explanation.. seems like this is the best compare to all the other average mid range scanner.. 👏🏻❤👍🏻
The so-called "leaked" flyers do one thing that's important. They give a heads up on upcoming discount sales. So people may hold off on buying certain things and waiting for the sales.
Since cable winch pullers are both haulmaster... it's probably a typo... it is probably a 4ton & not 4000 lb winch... If you actually check the specifications the cheaper has 3/16" cable & weighs like 7 lbs... the more expensive is 1/4" cabke & weighs 14+ lbs... they definitely are not the same... maybe the 2 ton is the typo?...
Not a Typo. I checked and they are printed correctly at the listing on the website. As you said, one is a little thicker cable than the other. But if they are both rated the same, then they should both perform the same right? That is the confusing part. A thicker cable should have a better rating, maybe 4 tons like you said. Like I have mentioned before in other videos, HF is a bit loosie goosie with their specs. I would never trust anything from HF to it's max rating. I would keep it at half the rating just to be safe. But for the DIYer either one will do.
Sure I have a question for you what bearing installing an uninstalling races and bearings what tool would you buy I'm not making a living with it I just want it for my shop maybe two or three times
OK, I'll give you a few choices and you pick the best one for your application. Since you are doing it for yourself and not professionally you don't need to keep a kit on hand all the time. For this reason I would first suggest that you check your local Auto Zone or Oreilleys. They will lend you a kit to use for free. Since its for occasional use this is the cheapest way to go. Next Harbor Freight has like 4 or 5 kits to pick from which are good but you need to pick the best one for you. On the other hand you should really look at Vevor. They have like 20 kits to pick from and have a longer warranty than HF and have lower prices in many cases. So that is one site that you should really take a close look at. You can find Vevor on Amazon or on their own website. I have found them to be like HF but better quality and cheaper prices many times. Hope this helps.
Thank you
Bauer is great for small jobs around my yard.
I would buy an Ego for the extra battery to go with my 2 weed Wackers.
Thanks again for a ‘’true review’’👍🏻🇺🇸
My pleasure!!
Hi does it have the Power Balance option?
I believe it does
How's it going man, I have two questions about my 96 Dodge ram, it's only the 3.9 V6 with a utility bed, so stock it weighs close to 5500 lb if that has any tie into anything I'm going to say, but for one my brake fluid seems to be running through extremely quick, would there be any issues I should look out for or is that just because it's stopping such a heavy vehicle. Second question would be any advice for getting the engine to quiet down? It's been driving like a champ for 2 years, but runs super loud especially in idle
The V6 for 96 was extremely rattly. I test drove it when I was buying my truck and I could not stand the loud rattle from the V6 so I chose the 318 instead. Much quieter and smoother in my opinion. Not a race engine but that's not what I was looking for. Use a thicker oil and maybe that will quiet it down. You could also see if the valves are out of adjustment. For the Brakes there is NO reason to have to add fluid unless your pads are wearing out. You may have a leak somewhere. If you can't find a leak it may be internal to the brake booster. That is a hidden leak that is hard to locate at time. My truck would be definition heavier than yours since I have the 318 and I don't hardly ever have to add brake fluid. These trucks were pretty much the same with just engine and trans changes.
My tower fan stopped working it won’t turn on yes it needs to be cleaned however it was working for 3 straight years without being cleaned and it just turned off not sure what the issue is?
3 years without a cleaning? I think you answered your own question.
So!! Can it do violinstrings? ThNks very much!
I was going to buy a new pressure washer. Thank you, i just ordered a GFI and will be washing the driveway on Saturday.
I have one we bought in 1985
Yeah I paid 99. For the jack , I needed it right away or I would have waited to get it on sale. They got me a couple times but I ended up getting most of my Bauer stuff on sale and my Hercules tools also. Wait til you get a free tool with the purchase of a battery and charger.
Wow! I have the exact same mower. ALSO as luck would have it I too was given another one identical last week that I haven’t checked out yet but I do know when you pull the starter rope it sounds like it rubs/grinds and won’t start. This mower is sorta hard to find videos for and yours is FANTASTIC! We all thank you a lot!!!!!👌👌👌😁😁😁
Glad I could help. 👍 👍
Will this scanner allow you to do a camshaft position sensor RELEARN procedure on a jeep jk?
It may. I would suggest that you contact the seller on Amazon with your vehicle info and that way they can tell you for certain.
Sounds neat! Perfect for roadtrips Is 200 watts enough for a laptop?
It depends on the laptop. Some may draw more but for some it may be fine. You will have the check the electrical stats on your laptop.
Thank you for this video! Anyone who is new to Harbor Freight will need help trying to understand how the coupons work. Sincere thanks
Question what type of oil do you use with the truck having around 100,000 miles you said , are you still using conventional or have you switched to synthetic?
All I ever use is conventional. These Magnum motors were not made for anything else.
@@ModernDIYProjects I got a 1996 3.9 v6 that just hit over 150k miles; are you saying to only use convincienal or would it be helpful to use high milage full synthetic? Also nice truck man, that thing is super clean
Thanks.... From what I have read it all says to stay with conventional. If you change to synthetic after all these miles you can start getting leaks, specially from the rear main. Synthetic tends to find a way out more than conventional oils will do. You can get a high mileage conventional oil, that's fine.
Where’s the fuel filter located?
I believe the fuel filters are located inside the gas tanks and they rarely ever have a problem.
In the gas tank, part of the fuel pump assembly. Only needs replacing when it fails.
Its illegal to buy or sell Freon in Washington State!!
Washington State, another bastion of Democracy. Same as Oregon where you can't pump your own gas. California tried to do the Freon thing also a few years back but there was a huge uproar so they backed off.
Great review 👍🏻🇺🇸
Well what the heck did you put over the hole on the floor? You skipped a whole step.
If any one aspects lifetime warranty on files. They are smoking some things they just like a grinder dics they are consumable but they are like every thing else if you take care of them . They will last and if you only get a couple of jobs Done with them .they pd for them self.
Yes harbor freight prices has started jacking their prices some. But for one thing they have started bringing up the quality of their. . Stuff plus good warranty that easy to get replacement .also you have to look at the tool prices at the big box. Store.
Umm holy shit.. I was looking for a basic tutorial video and the understanding I left with makes me want to restore/ rebuild floor jacks! Best floor jack tutorial! 🙏🏽
Great video!! Thanks
Rechargeable batteries go bad all the time.
And alkaline batteries wear out all the time, so what alternative do you have?
🎉 I have one of these bench vises exactly like the one you have and I have abused used and tortured it to hell and back and it hasn't failed me yet going on 5 years now and I regularly use hammers on the anvil and play a cheater bar on it and no problems really good bench vise for a very good price more than adequate for daily use or homeowner use too
Yes but there not available on the link anymore. I’ve purchased some of these ligjts 2 years ago and they are still working. The name Jesled is a good brand. I dont have the one with a remote, maybe i have their first model.
You're right they don't seem to carry this any more. Too bad because I am still using mine with no problems at all. It's been a good light all these years. Maybe they'll bring it back at some point.
Remember the pre-pandemic days when Lowe’s and Home Depot used to do the two 20lb. bags for $9.99 on the 4th of July and Memorial Day? *sigh*
Ahhh the good old days. I wonder if we can recapture those good old days again? I mean it was only 4 years ago. Maybe there is a way we can make a change. Hmmmmm?
@@ModernDIYProjects haha, I’m confident we can, in fact, I know we can. 🙏
Those charcoal bags used to be 20lb bags for the same price. Busted economy
Yea, that is the nasty joke that they play on us all the time.
Gas grills don’t give any flavor. Add a compact metal charcoal box to a gas grill to help.
I just fixed my tb360 by lubricating the cable. Thank you.
I totally agree - spray paint prices nowadays are through the roof! Thank you for mentioning the ryobi pressure washer video you did 5 years ago on the gfci plug being faulty. That was the same issue with mine as well. I will have to research where I can get a replacement, so I can use it again. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y5eBk9uAaZPeaaQ.html Thanks again for sharing these savings with us!
Glad it was helpful!
I got that free Ryobi 3/8 ratchet you showed us as a better deal than the one that has multi drive size ratchet for 119. I think the one for 119 is a way better deal because you would have to buy 3 ratchets at 99 each to do everything the one for 20 dollars more can do, because of you need a1/2 drive ratchet you just change that part of the tool to 1/2 in drive, if you need to run a 1/4 drive socket you just use the 1/4 In drive
Lets go over the Home Depot 4th of July Sale deals and see what is available PLUS after I cover the flyer I will show you some EXTRA savings BOGO deals that the Home Depot doesn't Advertise. For Extra savings stick around for the last part of the video.
I don't see coupons in the store any more !
You wont. They don't do that any more. That is why I make these videos to help people stay informed. This way you stay up to date without any hassle.
I have the MUCAR v07s and the interface looks very similar with a different color (red vs blue), even the modules features are the same, which makes me wonder if the modules are interchangeable between this ancel and the mucar
May very well be. I have a different model of Mucar and it is very similar to Ancel scanners. They may be working together.
I am an old customer of HF, but in the past years I found that the price of many goods at HF has increased a lot, which make it less attractive for some customers when comparing the brand name, quality, functions and durability of products like power hand tools, etc.
HF thinks that by "making up brand names" for their Chineseum tools, they can compare them to industry standards and charge much more than they used to! Sure some tools have improved in quality, but not on a one-to-one basis. Hand tools are OK, but corded, battery and pneumatic definitely aren't comparable. I just bought a used 1991 Arcan 2ton cherry picker for $80.00 with a new jack that has twice the steel of a 2t Pittsburgh one for$369.00. Much thinner and smaller box tubing in the HF one!
Great video! Appreciate the effort put into this concise and easy tutorial. Doing a coworkers brakes shortly with this car and wanted to know roughly what was in store. This is a very basic and easy to service setup, especially with the ease of returning the piston to fully open for the brake caliper. My VW is frustrating as it requires turning it to reset it whereas this is just a pressure system. Again, thanks!
Cool. I have the XTool A30D on a tablet and it works great. All modules and actuation tests, plus It also records data for later graphing and diagnostic review which super handy (also way safer than trying to read data while driving).
Xtool scanners are also very good scanners. I have a few of them and I can't complain.
How do you adjust the chain on this thing? It pops off every time I run it for more than five seconds, and I can’t find any way to tighten it.
I showed in the video how to do it. Use the adjusting know like I showed in the video.
Cen you read real miels on car.
should do yes