I SPENT $1000 AT HARBOR FREIGHT (TOOL HAUL) 

Thank you guys for watching! And thank you to everyone who entered the raffle! Good luck guys 🙏

"you dont need a million tools to work on cars".......glad my ol lady was in the other room when you said that 😉🤣

My grandpa is a mechanic he's been wrenching for 35 years he always told me as long as the tools get the job done thats all that matters

I started off at a dealership as a lube tech. My starting tools consisted of a US General roll cart, 200 piece Husky mechanics tool box, and hand me down wrenches. Got me pretty far for about 5 months until I got moved to a helper doing front end work.. then I got more tools. Started buying off the tool truck (Snap On) to help build credit, traded in my harbor freight box for a real nice Snap On Power Drawer and the best thing. I still buy some tools from HF and off the truck only if I need it. Been at the dealership for almost a year now and I still use my husky tool set more than my snap on. Goes to show even cheap tools can take you pretty far

This dude genuinely got me into wanting to be a mechanic. Started off at pep boys and I can honestly say I love it. Even on the rough days. I look forward to progressing my future

This was really informative man I appreciate it. I just got an apprentice job at a dealership. Never turned a wrench in my life. Was a medic in the army and then an EMT on the outside. Green as green can be, so I’ve been researching a lot. Thanks again bud.

DISCLAIMER* I’m an employee at Harbor Freight, I wanted to mention that unfortunately our impact wrenches are NOT on a lifetime guarantee, you have 90 days to exchange or return the item, HOWEVER, Most of the time if a customer comes in and they are past the manufacture warranty, we will exhchange the item out evenly for an exact model IF you purchase the extended warranty moving forward. ONLY Sockets, wrenches, pliers, hammers, most measuring units, and screwdrivers are on a life time warranty for FREE.

The cat was the best tool out of them all.😂

I was the same way man! Did my first SR swap with a walmart ratchet and socket set, some pliers, autozone ratcheting wrenches and autozone jack/jack stands. Used the jack handle as a breaker bar for the driveshaft bolts! Was years after that I actually started investing thousands in tools just to make my life easier

Great video, I’m still pretty new in the industry and I definitely agree on the usefulness and quality of these tools

Great advise .....as long as the tool does the job it's perfect !

"All you're going to be doing, is hitting shit" 😂 Best sentence in the whole video 😂

Cool. The hf impact extensions are very good. You can also add a set of 3/8 impact wobble extensions for around ten bucks. I also like the Pittsburg 3/8 long handle flex ratchet which can also do double duty as a 3/8 breaker bar. Perfect for tighter drain plugs.

Ive heard great things about Icon brand tools. I am a hobby mechanic that just works on my cars when I get board. I dont think I can justify the extra cost when the Pitsburgh brand tools are working great for me. As a pro mechanic, I can see why you're getting the better stuff

My go to ratchet is my 3/8 long handle comfort grip flex head pittsburgh. Love that one more than my locking flex head shorter snap on. The dead blow is also a go to. I do prefer my snap on mid length sockets though. The green hf chisels are good. The pittsburgh 1/2 impact sockets are what everybody in the shop uses.

I bought the Icon swivel head ratchets. Use them and like them a lot. Used a 20% Icon coupon....which made the price OK. While Icon certainly is a cut above the standard HF fare quality wise, generally I do think that they may be bit overpriced for that upgrade depending on the tool....but especially the tool storage. While the Icon storage products quality certainly is better, the US General stuff is one of the best HF values IMHO. I do agree that new techs just starting out are smarter to avoid the tool truck stuff and get as close to a full set of necessities as you cen. Over time, upgrade as needed and as finances permit. Your personal mental health and welfare will be better for it and the vehicles or whatever you work on won't know the difference.

Very awesome video. I'm not a HF kinda guy but it's always good to see what they are offering. Seems like their quality is going up a lot these days. Also be really careful with raffles. The U.S. is hella hella strict about raffles vs. lotteries and private parties are not allowed to run lotteries. I ain't a lawyer, but I know that stuff gets hecked real quick.

I think especially for just standard deep and shallow sockets, screw drivers, and even the ratchets icon is pretty solid stuff. I’ve got my bougie all tool truck box at work and a two bay mac box full of harbor freight, Carlyle, Milwaukee and dewalt brand stuff for home. I can get the same amount of work done with the cheaper stuff. Take it as you may.

The torx and hex bit get used often on motorcycles great review

Did the same with a 67 bug with mostly harbor freight tools from work and home in a tool bag taking what I needed to completely restore that lil bug. Got me into car restoration. The tools hold up great to this day 👍🏼

I work for Ford the Hex and Allen 3/8 sockets are a necessity for doing brakes as well as half of the under shields are T27 head bolts.

Ayy I also have that Expert impact, i bought the 8mm-19mm deep and shallow (also sae but I use them less) socket set, that was my first tool truck purchase

Tekton has some good tools as well, Nice icon haul btw

I enjoyed the angle! Great video! I’ve been watching your videos a lot lately and subbed after the first couple I watched! You’ve really helped me a lot lately!

Really liked that camera angle, awesome idea on the raffle!

Honestly, if you own a Toyota or Honda, the $40 130pcs HF tool set will do like 90% of your work. I just did a timing belt on my old Celica with that kit, extension and offset wrench sets. I also got their breaker bar and torque wrench. When I owned my Audi, I had to get specialty tools up to about $300+

Great video! Let us know how you like the Icon tools. In another video you mentioned the US General tool cart. Right now through the weekend Harbor Freight has a 30% off coupon for US General and the list price is $249.

I have torn up two 1.5 pound HF dead blows. They replaced them no questions. One I was banging the crap out of radius arms on a ford and the bolt cut the face out. The other I was useing doing trailer bearings the grease soaked into the dead blow and made it brittle. One cold day in the 30s I was trying to hit something and it started chipping off.

Great tool review and selection of starter tools.

Loved that new camera angle. Made it easy to see the products

I worked on my OHV 4.0 Explorer and I needed E-torx for the fuel rail studs that hold the upper intake manifold. Not sure the brand but harbor freight had them! For around 10 bucks they look like a very professional tool!

I use the Braun flashlight all the time... great light, highly recommended

For starters, the icon chromes are great. I’ve had mine for a year now however, and the chrome is peeling off some of the sockets. This isn’t a huge issue because of the warranty,but just a heads up for down the road possibly.

camera angle was perfect and the video was awesome and very informative thanks!

Awesome for you to do this man!

Definitely worth it for the money, a lot of people say that they do not hold up to daily use/abuse though. That’s why I stick to harbor freight for tools @ home only.

great video!! i need to buy all those tools! i started studying automotive mechanics!!

I use both. I must say though if starting out I wouldn't disregard Tekton, Gearwrench, or Milwaukee wrenches

I have the same flash light and I love it highly recommend

Agree with the dead blow hammers ... been using the harbor freight for awhile does everything the snap on does no need to spend the extra money .. a hammer is a hammer

Great video bro. Keep up the good work

Awesome video bro. I did notice that the plastic on the products reflected the light in the room that made it hard to see the product. Hopefully you can fix that but this was a great video for diy guys and new techs!

@13:45 Torque test channel has done a review on the air impact tools, the working torque on this gun is about 450 -550 range of torque.

You should make a video for “what to buy or use to organize your tools” in your tool box

This is a great video but I thought Id share some info. About two years ago I started building my own tool set and started to buy the tools individually like this. Then I bought the 301 piece tool set from harbor freight for my trailer. My advice would be to buy that 301 piece set for only $200 and then get yourself some of the other specialty tools. If you are worried the tools in that set arnt very good than you should know that the only tool I have broken is the ratchet and they are cheap in the set.

$1000? So basically you bought the whole store

Love your content bro. Keep goin!

I went last week and purchase myself some needle nose Pittsburgh plyers for 1.99 plus tax. So far they are doing a good job im able to hold a wire with the the needle nose and put it in the hole so that I can solder it with my soldering gun.

Very good video very informative loved it

i guess i'll just lay everything on the floor since i forgot a toolbox.

The snap on discount during school kinda sucks lol I've seen a bunch of guys that spent 3 grand on all snap on tools and ended up not even making it through school. You're definitely right to start with cheap stuff until you know what you really need and upgrade as you go.

Those Icon tools are great and even some of the Pittsburgh tools too.I know some techs that are in debt buying those 20k Strap On boxes when they can get those US General boxes at a great price.

Enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing.....

On the point you made of fine toothed sockets, I picket up the Gear Wrench 120 XP Ratchet Set, 1/2, 3/8, 1/4 & 3/8 stubby. Besides being all extra long, the 120 teeth will allow you a 3 degree swing, you can barely feel a click, sounds more like a bee. They offset 2 - 60 tooth paws so you have big teeth making a solid grip. Love 'em.

I came here for new buying ideas, but it feels good to see that I have more or less the same variety of tools already. Also, I got the impression from you that mechanics should buy their own "work" tools even if they work for another shop or dealership.. Is that the case?

Dood those Doyle cutters..I pick up more than my Klein’s...one hell of a pair of pliers..thinking about going back and buying the channel lock style

Dude, I got mix of craftsman, husky, and harbor-freight stuff, but specific things that I know I will use forever - like a 3/8 flexhead ratchet - I buy Capri. Just me. They have a good program for first responders, etc.

Missed the raffle but still a great video and I hope whoever gets the tools gets the full use of them and make some gravy too!

I have 2 of those Braun flashlights, one for my Toolbox and one for my truck, they are awesome, I love how they are rechargeable so your not constantly buying batteries for them and how they have a magnetic base and they are totally adjustable! I can't believe they are $40 now, I got my first one for $26 with a coupon and my second one for $32 without a coupon. Their magnetic trays are also great, they are cheaper than anywhere else, I have a bunch of them from the 4" ones to the 3" ones and even a big rectangular one and they have coupons all the time where you can get a magnetic tray for free when you buy something. I also like their deadblow rubber mallets, I used to have some Matco ones that cost a lot more and weren't any better. I almost forgot, I got my Daytona Jack from there and it's the best jack I've ever had and it was only $180, I'm sure a snap-off one would have been $500 or more,, I didn't get their "top of the line model" but I got what should be their top of the line model, it has the lowest profile and the highest lift height plus it has a foot pedal it's great it'll even lift so high that it'll even lift my 2500HD 4wd Chevy 4 door short bed with a Durumax diesel and a 6" lift and 37" tires off the ground! I got mine before they had different colors so it's orange but I love it and probably would pick orange again cuz it's easy to see so I have no problem finding it in the garage unlike my old gray one.The Bauer 1/4" hex driver is meant mostly for screw bits and running screws etc. not sockets it doesn't really have the power to remove anything but maybe just very small bolts and nuts, they make 3/8" and 1/2" impact guns specifically for nuts and bolts. Next thing you need to get is one of those huge Icon tool chests lol! Great video I really enjoyed it!

Your right, I band myself after buying the big tag item ( Zurich Pro ) wow, now that's a way to spend 1000 fast. but after programming to key fob @ 350 each and 800 for a mobile services, it's a good deal

good angle loved the video keep up good work.

Great camera angle It gives it a good vibe and the angle is perfect !

I bought the 36 inch pipe wrench and the 42 inch and 36 inch bolt cutters from Harbor Freight I really like them.

Awesome video! I think a punch/chisel set would’ve been a good addition but definitely and awesome setup to start out.

Also, it is worth it to drop the money on the Milwaukee 1/2 battery powered impact gun. Love mine so much I bought a second one. Sucks dragging an air hose around a car in a tight quarters shop

Well done. Great angle

I have that same dewalt little impact and have ran thousands of deck screws and about 2 years ago I sat it in my tractor bucket and forgot it was in there and it rained alot that week and the bucket filled up with water and that thing was under water for over a week so I blew it off with air and squeezed the trigger and it was like nothing even happend to it and still today it runs like always, its the brush type not the brushless. You should get you a Ingersoll rand 7152 now thats a tool.

I like the new Icon. I used alot of Pittsburgh pro sockets. No complaints

I really enjoy your video good job doing it

I am a machinist and I use a lot of Like micrometers and stuff like that I have about 1k$ in those

Awesome info on basic tools. thanks. which rubber mallet is good fit for auto repair if i have to pick one: 3lb or 4lb?

I know this is an old video. The only thing I'd add instead of the 18:08 Doyle screwdriver set, I'd get a Doyle 6-in-1 Ratcheting Screwdriver. Sometimes you're in tight places and you need a Phillips where a standard Phillips screwdriver won't fit. If you're not locked into harbor freight, I'd recommend the Husky 6-in-1 from Home Depot; It is the only multi-screwdriver I've had that keeps a Phillips and a Flat-head on the same side for easy access. The 3/8 and 1/4 holes are also convenient for undoing hose clamps! For $8.99 before tax, I think it's a pretty good deal! Thanks again for posting your video and sharing with us!

Lol I’m actually planning to go to that store too. I’m making my list as a rookie tech.

That 1/2" set goes down to the smaller sizes just cause you may be useing a 1/2" reatchet and it's just so you don't need to grab another ratchet. I agree with you though. You should not need a 1/2" drive ratchet on a 10mm bolt.

Wow that announcement at the end 😮🙌💯🎉

Nick i never miss any upload let alone get to the end😂 ill watch this prob 3 times😂😂

Hello Nick, great content. Thank you! Love cats :-)

That's a great haul man for the price!

stay with me...bentnose/ long nose/long reach pliers a re great for getting those green lug not tabsoff

Pretty good haul. Only things I'd personally change it instead of icon impact sockets I'd get just the Pittsburgh ones. Some with the rachets.

Damn I just really want those ratcheting wrenches lol also broke my harbor freight mallet. Wisconsin sucks for seized wheels on hubs which is what I mainly use it for

Impact grade sockets aren’t actually harder than chrome sockets or less prone to cracking. They often have thicker walls which make them more durable but they are actually a softer metal. This is so that after extended use the socket wears down rather than slowly rounding the anvil of your impact gun. Sockets are cheaper than an impact gun.

Fantastic content 👌 👏 👍

Best advice for starting a tool collection is buy cheap to start. When something breaks then you have the justification to buy a more expensive tool to replace it. Because if you broke it you clearly use it a lot.

Love your videos man

I have random tools from Harbor Frieght. They are great for what they are. Not all are worth the money but a lot are. I personally prefer Kobalt from Lowes, plus I get my 10% military discount there on everything I purchase. But I'll snatch a good deal up at Harbor Frieght in a quick second!

I ended up just buying a husky tool set to start myself off. Wasn't a bad choice tho the tekton brand is what I'm purchasing next. Solid tool brand for the money.

Pretty sure the reason icon tools resemble snap on is cause harbor freight bought snap on I watched a video explaining this also some of the batteries for the power tools are interchangeable with matco and Dewalt

Snap on. I get looked down upon at work when i use those

4:55 speaking of teeth, I was taking the bolts off of my exhaust manifold and I could literally only get one click at a time because i was between the engine and the engine mount 💀

Awesome video bro

When I became a heavy equipment tech, I had tekton stuff, icon wasn't around yet then. But definitely didn't go wrong.

Wish the icon toolboxes line came out when I was in the dealership and bought my toolbox.

Wicked haul!!!

Icon tools are the exact same as snap on, they are both made on the same machines in the same factory as Snap-op. Basically Kabo tools makes those, snap ons, mountains and a few others. So you are buying Snap on when you buy Icon.

Snap is cool cause of the life time warranty and they replace broken tools with no questions asked other tool trucks ask to many question that’s what I like about snap on

Icon's are great for the money. I ran with Icon sockets 1/4 drive and 3/8 drive deeps and shallows for the first year I was a euro tech. I ultimately ended up upgrading to legit snap on flank drives socket sets and retiring the icons to home duty. After my 13mm's started to wear from a common job and rounding off fasteners.

Great video

Awesome vid Nick

I have that sledge. And my buddy has the 40oz snapon hammer I find I like the snapon better hits harder can hit a smaller area and transfers less vibrations 🤷‍♂️. Still haven't bought the snapon one though🤣