JT - Jeep must haves from Harbor Freight

[brianinca]

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[Poppa K]

Getting ready for my first long run in Utah (Grand Stair Case, and Capitol Reef. Needed a compressor and a winch, Did not have the money for an ARB Compressor and had not researched winches yet. Picked up the HF 150 PSI to air compressor and a Come-a-long I have used the compressor, it is not an ARB but it gets the job done.

 

[DBravo]

I am a big fan of harbor freight. I usually have good luck with all of the stuff I have gotten from there.
What are your harbor freight must haves that you use for your JT or Jeep Life in general....or your faves for your garage?

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Tow straps and tie downs for the JT. Furniture dolleys: Front loader, snow blower, weight box, snowplow and all attachments for my compact diesel tractor are on dolleys so I can roll them around when needed.

 

[SwampNut]

There are a variety of tow hitch skid plates out there from $35 to $180, with different features like steps and such. I've been thinking I'd just go with the $35 Curt that simply keeps your receiver from becoming a hang-up spot. Or the $43 Go Rhino which also covers the side "wings" that have the chain holes in them. I'm not sure, but they could also become a hang-up spot?

 

[Soedog]

Love this LED flashlight. Super compact, bright and magnet mounts just about anywhere when working on your rig or around the house. Best part is super long battery life and is rechargeable.
https://www.harborfreight.com/390-lumen-magnetic-slim-bar-folding-led-work-light-56329.html

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Ah, my fault. I have 3 HF floor jacks but I have found the same as you that most are Chinese and the very few you find that aren’t are astronomically expensive. So for now I use the HF stuff but I never depend on it and I use jack stands + wheels under the vehicle as a backup + a set of ramps as backups under the vehicle as well. Eventually I do want to find a USA or German floor jack and spend the big bucks but this is working ok for now but it makes me cringe buying these Chinese ones.

I was sort of surprised to see that anyone relies on ANY jack without jackstands!
Jackstands are not a backup but should be the primary support after a vehicle is raised using a jack.
I'd never be foolish to use ONLY a jack.
My wife's cousin's husband was killed doing that. Mommy sent daughter out to get daddy for dinner. Girl reports back to mommy that daddy won't answer, there's something wrong with his face.
No stands.

 

[trust]

I've had good luck with the plastic .30 call ammo cans, you can get them for about 4 bucks on sale they are very water and ccx dust resistant. I use them mostly in the Scrambler for winch controller. Gloves, the EFI spares and such, it's not as sealed as the jt and needs water sensitive junk protected. I suppose the jt sans top would as well

 

[brianinca]

They were down to $2.99 on Sunday, picked up three more, swapped out a bunch of 38SPL from the orange cans I grabbed previously. Seemed a better choice to use orange in an orange Jeep......

I've had good luck with the plastic .30 call ammo cans, you can get them for about 4 bucks on sale they are very water and ccx dust resistant. I use them mostly in the Scrambler for winch controller. Gloves, the EFI spares and such, it's not as sealed as the jt and needs water sensitive junk protected. I suppose the jt sans top would as well

 

[kevindsingleton]

I have an angle grinder that I got to do one job, expecting it to not last even that long. It's still my main wire cup wheel welding slag remover, nearly 20 years later. Probably the best $12.99 I've ever spent.

 

[gerky18]

Not sure if y'all have seen this or not but figured I would pass it along.

 

[Mr._Bill]

Harbor Freight has a decent Android app that lets you see the coupons and search inventory.

 

[Warman]

Love this LED flashlight. Super compact, bright and magnet mounts just about anywhere when working on your rig or around the house. Best part is super long battery life and is rechargeable.
https://www.harborfreight.com/390-lumen-magnetic-slim-bar-folding-led-work-light-56329.html

I’ve got one too. Great light and they are on sale now.

 

[Soedog]

I’ve got one too. Great light and they are on sale now.

I bought 2 when they were on sale but had to wait for them to be restocked.
Very popular light.

 

[Blade1668]

Well I've got 3 Craftsman toolbox's and a old HF crap one. S### ton of Craftsman tools. A good quantity H.F tools now too. 12 or so ton press, drill press, furniture dollies, ball joint press and accessories for it it's paid for it's self over and over just don't loan it to a jackass that some how screws it up.... So a replacement one too. I've done probably a dz sets of ball joints and about the same in u-joints with it. Had a transmission jack from H.F. and floor jack. A early H.F 8k winch "pre Apex winches", slow as heck but still working. I should have bought a H.F. shop air compressor and not a Craftsman one. A H.F. 12 air compressor still going strong. Overall I think H.F. has really stepped up their game on a lot of stuff. I've bought 4 trailers from them one was total POS the others have worked well for my use, hauling a small "pond prowler" boat after mods the other was a 40×40 light duty use, I gave to a friend to haul his trash cans to dump. I bought there 12 v drills and got a lot of work out of them before I wore out the batteries. Last month I picked up another cordless drill from there to use for less than a Dewalt battery.

 

[bring44]

Details, please.

It's a brand new, in-box Badlands Apex 12,000 lbs winch...

It is still available.

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