I have one of their rechargeable drills (18 or 20 V, I think) that’s about 3-4 years old. One of the batteries has cacked, but the remaining one is still strong and the drill works great. Plenty of torque.
I would buy another. I think it’s one of their Chicago something brands. -D > On Sep 13, 2019, at 10:47 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Actually I think HF has raised their quality standard significantly. Dad > bought a battery powered electric chainsaw that I fully expected to be junk > that is surprisingly good. We've mostly used it for close limbing on trees. > Cut the branch with clippers, then trim the stub right to the trunk with the > saw once all the limbs are gone, works a treat. > Based on that I'm seriously considering HF for my next cordless drill. My 12 > year old Craftsman 19v is still going okay but I'm down to one battery and > that one is starting to get a little soft. They're only NiCd batteries, I > wonder if its worth trying to rebuild the bad one. I think its just got one > bad cell, it'll take charge but has no oomph. I haven't checked voltage but I > bet its low. > > -Curt > > On Friday, September 13, 2019, 12:55:14 AM EDT, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > yeah the cheapest trans jack I could find was around $75, and That is > more than I want to pay for what may well be a one use thing. I thought > HF had them for about $50, but they have raised prices to where I can > buy one locally for less. My guess is that HF has passed to the next > generation, and they are greedy. In the last year or two their prices > are often higher than elsewhere. It is no longer the purveyor of cheep > chinee chit. > > MG via Mercedes wrote on 9/12/19 12:19 PM: >> There is an attachment that fits into most floor jack holes and allows >> you to hold and tilt the transmission. Always wanted one. That said I >> just use the floor jack and hold the transmission on balance while >> pumping the handle with my leg. It doesn't take much as the >> transmission is light. >> >> MG >> >> Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: >>> I found the shift lever seal on fleabay. It arrived first! I >>> ordered it last! still don't know the MB part number. MB Tampa bay >>> could not find P/N. The autohaus order came in after 7-8 days. >>> >>> The MB stealer websites all want very high shipping costs. Like $18 >>> shipping for the $3.75 k1 spring kit. I figgered that was 2 day air. >>> not so. Stealer parts have still not arrived. >>> >>> When everything is here, I will try to assemble a list of parts and >>> part numbers, and mfgr numbers for everything and post it for all y'all. >>> >>> So by next week, I hope the weather breaks and we have a few dry days >>> to work on the trans and get it in the car. >>> >>> Anyone got tricks for how to get an A/T up into the car without a >>> trans jack and without a helper? I am thinking that rocking it >>> fore/aft while slipping blocks under it is the way to go. With a >>> helper, I might be able to balance it on a floor jack while the >>> helper jacks it up. >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
