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From: Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
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Subject: Re: 250 LbsRe: How Big Is The Disc
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 12:57:51 -0700
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On 6/8/2025 10:57 AM, Leon Fisk wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 13:20:31 -0400
> "Jim Wilkins" <muratlanne@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> <snip>
>> I'm more able than most to remedy/improve things I don't like by machining
>> or rewiring, rather than returning it, unless there's a good alternative
>> elsewhere. These days a different brand at higher price may come from the
>> same Chinese factory.
> 
> I do the same. Often play the Ebay game, figuring an item maybe fine or
> maybe I'll have to fix it. It's my way of gambling. Most of the time
> it's a win and the times it's not I'm not out any money I'd not planned
> on losing anyway.
> 
> I read through the HF reviews to find what people are complaining
> about. Often times it's something to be expected from said item at the
> price point. Other times you can tell it won't hold up to what you want
> to do with it and I'll look elsewhere...
> 
> I do appreciate your thoughts on stuff, always well thought out and
> honest👍
> 


I used the "most expensive" Harbor Freight cable puller for years, and 
it worked great.  It did finally have some failures, damage would be 
more accurate, but it was due to gross abuse on my part.  Still I looked 
for something "better."  The one I moved the container with is a Jet, I 
believe, and it has also been abused, but not for so many years just 
yet.  It seems to be holding up just fine.  I would not touch the Tekton 
brand cable pullers.  The ratchet pall/catch looks like cast crap, and 
they have negative reviews about that very part. I'm not sure where my 
Harbor Freight puller is these days, but at least in memory it looks 
about the same as the much more expensive Jet.




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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

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