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Old 03-06-2007, 10:45 PM
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Default breaker Bar + Grade 10.9 bolt + pipe = ....

While i was trying to get out one of my rear strut bolts...

this happened lol

but 20 hours of pain and suffering in 10*F weather was well worth the pay off
Other post will be up later in the week, making a Huge write up



Mind you, this is a HUGE 1/2" breaker bar, thats like 28" long. im good at breaking things lol




Old 03-06-2007, 10:50 PM
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was that by itself or did you have a cheater bar on it?

Remind me never to **** you off BTW
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Where did you say you buy your tools at????
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You'll get used to it. Try buying Snap-On, I haven't broken any of thier stuff yet.

The people at Sears have a 3/8" rachet rebuild kit waiting for me behind the desk most times.
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yeah, if i was making 50+K a year i would be buying better tools. but im not so....

Harbor Freight it is... good thing they have lifetime Warranty on there hand tools.
i just walked in and said "it broke" and i went back and grabbed a new one and walked out.

then go home and finished the job

the 2nd one didn't break

i was putting all my weight on it and pulling on it with all my might.
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Yeah, I'm only 175lbs and I bent the .125" wall 1" square tubing I cut off for a cheater bar. It was only two foot or so long. Tools break.
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Originally Posted by bandit
yeah, if i was making 50+K a year i would be buying better tools. but im not so....

Harbor Freight it is... good thing they have lifetime Warranty on there hand tools.
i just walked in and said "it broke" and i went back and grabbed a new one and walked out.

then go home and finished the job

the 2nd one didn't break

i was putting all my weight on it and pulling on it with all my might.
Harbor Freight is the best!

Decent tools for next to nothing!
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haha, looks like what I did cept i broke mine at the neck. hurt like an SOB. fun eh? and I believe I was using a snap on 20-some inch breaker too :\
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Originally Posted by bandit
Harbor Freight it is... good thing they have lifetime Warranty on there hand tools.
i just walked in and said "it broke"...
i was putting all my weight on it and pulling on it with all my might...
It can be hard to say "it broke" with your jaw wired shut because the bar gave you a knock-out punch when it snapped! lol!
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its weird, it wasn't a violent break, it was a SNAP! then me just falling to the ground...

it was weird. :?

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