Teardown part 2: Harbor Freight Hercules and DeWalt angle grinder comparison review 

Checking out your video's because Chucke2009 said so, so far I like what im seeing.

i use this grinder daily and its definitely worth the money, its a tool from an unlikely source that can stand on its merits and do its job effortlessly, even reefin down on it half stalling it out it doesnt overheat in my hand like our dewalt does, stays cool and maintains power, i bought it cause the teardown looked so good but it exceeded all expectations

Chuckee2009 put the link to this video in one of his videos. Congrats!!!!

Very fair video covering the practical aspects of these grinders. I'm a hobbyist and just got the Hercules. Very impressed with the build quality compared to other HFT grinders I've bought. I'd expect tradespeople and contractors will eventually adopt the HFT if the tools hold up under use. Time will tell. Thanks very much for your comparison.

Disclaimer: My dad raised me to be a DeWalt fan boy, and I got the brushless DWE402(11000 RPM 11 amp), but my buddy I served with has the equivalent 11 amp Hercules. I'll be visiting him again soon, and we're going to cut up a leaf spring assembly (for repurposing not just to ruin good spring steel). He swears by his grinder, and knowing him he's right. I still love dewalt though, and I caught it on a decent sale, day after I put my order in the price jumped up 25 bucks! The comparable Herc grinder is HE61P, and at least on the outside they're nearly identical in shape. Current HF price near me is $75, where as I paid $85.70 for my DeWalt. Haven't gotten to hog out material on either, but frankly I'd go with whichever you find on a good sale first 😂 the price on HF's website for the DeWalt is 99.99, but again, if you want the longer warranty you're paying close enough to the same, if neither is on sale. The cheapest (4.3 amp) warrior grinders run about 10-15 bucks, but that's the value of them. Hercules and DeWalt seem very comparable, harbor freight doesn't seem to be blowing smoke with this line.

@ToolTeardowns Harbor Freight has the best warranties in all of retail, they do not take it for repair, inspect it, or even test it even is broken in any fashion. You bring it in you get a brand new one on the spot! You do not need the receipt they can pull it with your phone number. I do not know what DeWalt does but I can almost promise you they send it out for repair.

Well I just bought one of the Hercules without knowing anything about it. Mainly because it was cheaper than the Dewalt and yet looked just as good. After watching both of your videos (which are awesome by the way), I feel I made a good choice for sure. Yes it’s $20 difference, but I live pay check to pay check and have a family of 7. I work for myself using my tools part time. So any $$$ I can save makes a difference. That does sometimes means buying a cheaper $$ and cheaper built tool. But sometimes that has to do. Thankfully this tool seams to do the same job as the more expensive one. Thanks so much for the video. Subscribed and will continue to watch. Keep up the good work. How the heck did you manage to get a free tool from dewalt? I’m a fairly new RU-vidr. I have a few videos with one that has taken off.

Really glad to have watched both parts. Thanks!

Great and informative video. You and AVE are neck and neck, however his videos are becoming too drawn out for me. I use Metabo grinders so I’m not in the market for any currently, but if I was I would be sure to keep your videos in mind!

Chuckee sent me, and it was informative to say the least. Thank you for a good video

People make a big deal about the warranty, but if you have ever need to use the warranty a broken DeWalt product, you will likely be in for an eye opening experience, especially if you are not near a repair center. You pay shipping, both ways...

Once again...Harbor Freight Hercules for the WIN!

Came here from ChuckE2009's video. Nice teardown.

I have the HF’ one,,, So fare it’s been great and I do tell people about how good it’s been.. Thanks for the videos Bro’ ...And HF’ Thanks for making your tools better and better!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I got a supera-one 4 1/2 angle grinder 11 amps 12,000 RPM rat's tail type I'm pretty surprised with it of course I repacked it with as much grease as I could possibly add inside so that probably helped it run a lot better

Dude your video is awesome! Not too indepth. I don't need to know what kind of plastic the tool has or bearing make or anything like that just basic differences in and out and you provide it perfect!👌

Brushes these days should always be softer type for 2 reasons: 1. because they are cheap as cheap comes 2. because nobody puts proper contacts anymore, just the cheaper ones. I'm perfectly ok with changing brushes every year vs having to go to the corner market to buy someone else's discarded armature.

Thanks for the unbiased review. I just watched another review in which the guy couldn’t stop saying how great the Hercules was and then at the end said he still wouldn’t buy it. Guess it didn’t have the Dewalt name on it. What a snob.

I can get parts for Dewalt. Prices are now more reasonable on new models. Better resale value for Dewalt, too. Review is based a lot on opinion more than real testing,

I've been abusing my hurcules for 2 months now and it's great. I had a problem at the beginning with the gear box getting hot so I got a new one same thing... I de greased everything, added a oring under the spring for the lock and put gear oil in it.. Stays much cooler and spins more freely

Win win "situation' for both ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !you r very clever guy ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Thanks for the update. 👍

FWIW, the HF coupons exclude Hercules brand products. Maybe some of you can still squeak a 20% through, but the cashier who rang me out informed me of the exclusion. Bummer.

Great video, just a quick safety note: You are cutting the wrong way at 5:07 . The sparks are shooting up, which means that the grinder is pulling towards you. That's unsafe and you don't have good leverage cutting like that. You should cut so that the sparks hit the ground and the grinder pulls away from you. It is much safer and it's easier to hold the grinder that way (basically screw the handle to the other side and flip the grinder around). If you bind up between the cutting pieces the grinder will fly away from you, and not come back to hurt you.

I do have one question and love the vid by the way...DeWalt NOW vs DeWalt pre owned by Stanley...at my work place there is a CLEAR difference between the two. the old is clearly better than the new DeWalt. we stopped buying them and switched to Mikita what are your thoughts Sir?

A lot of times quality is in line with price and that is usually in line with use.. if you're only going to use it a handful of times a year buy the less expensive one.. if you need to use it at your job/ home frequently.. then buy the more expensive one.. With slightly better quality.. and that is where you need to weigh the price difference and level of said slight quality... Harbor Freight has done a very good job of bringing their new lines in and showing that they are quite capable around the house and on the job site without breaking the bank

I would really like to see you tear-down Hitachi G12SR4 6.2-Amp 4-1/2-Inch Angle Grinder. I went to Lowe's with the intent of purchasing one but it felt just like my $10 HF Grinder so I passed.

New subscriber here. Would love you to do a tear down on a Tacklife power tool. They are all over Amazon and priced on a par with the low end brand name tools, but suggest their product is better.

buen video . saludos desde mexico

Cutting tiles is consider hard work for a grinder? I belive the hardest is cutting metal. After that cutting concrete and the lightest duty is tiles. Do you think the 10 dollar h f grinder would make it worth buying for lots of tiles? Or it wouldn't keep up?

how about weight length width and sparks from the brushes and about the spindle lock can you remove an old wheel without the key can you put on a wheel without the key thank you ....thegreatfixer

Hardness test on the shaft or on the casing?

Dude.. good job

What do the brushes do?

sent by chucke2009, awesome video!

Did you favor DeWalt, for any reason.

THANK YOU SO MUCH , GOOD VIDEO

there's a reason cheaper tools include spare brushes, the same reason why you'll likely need them. I'll just behave and leave off at that :))

I'll take the Hercules I can just walk in harbor freight and get a brand new one that I like

Good Job. Subscribed and shared. Hey, how about a intro video on your channel?

I just the Klein CL800.

Not having a “dead man” switch makes using these grinders scary as fu*k

Sub’d from chucke2009 video. Not to bad. But I still like my AVE videos.

Hello Belo, 5:35

Tried to kill my Hercules in 30days.. no luck. Even used it to bevel 6in schedule 80 pipe and it did get warm but wouldn't quit. Pretty skookium just don't like the warranty

I bought the same model Dewalt grinder today at the local hardware store & it's made in USA with global materials.

the Hercules is better then the bauer brand they have .. harbor is improving their affordable quality and the lifetime on the hand tools .. they still need improvements in other product categories. be realistic buy pricey tools when its required and ball out harbor when possible

Chucky sent me here

brushes are cheap to replace. better than trying to replace the rotor.

Talking about brushes?? They're super cheap

Any angle grinder with a locking on/off thumb switch is definitely one to not own. Only the paddle type, or better yet, the trigger grip type.

Hahaha, nice job calling out the nerds

The one is overpriced,and one is cheaper

It's literally 20 bucks more get the dewalt