[TheForge] OT -- HF 3 kW generator on sale

[Richardson, Grover]

Generator is overweight item subject to $89.95 additional freight charge.  Currently on backorder.  This allows them to make the sales, see how many they need, and buy in bulk from China at a great discount-to them.
Woof

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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of peter fels
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 12:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT -- HF 3 kW generator on sale

The low end 12 V winches used to have a fairly short working life..not sure how much they have improved.
Plywood or boards ( if the floor is dirt) plus pipe rollers and a couple of come-a-longs ought to move some pretty darn heavy stuff, given your floor anchors. It's economical and easy to store...oh, don't forget pry bars.

On Sep 7, 2011, at 9:22 AM, Ben Barrett wrote:

> Thanks Bruce :)  Unrelated to the generator, does anyone have 
> experience using small winches (like the 12V truck or ATV model also 
> on that coupon
> list) to move equipment and materials [horizontally] around their shop?
> When I think about my plans for drilling anchors in my shop floor 
> (mostly for the post vices), I visualize having some anchors near the 
> walls to help me shuffle equipment around, at least on those exciting 
> occasions when heavy tools come or go-or hopefully for larger future projects.
> I've seen come-alongs used this way... and I imagine block and tackle 
> setups were common yesteryear, but has anyone been using small 
> winches?  I have a
> ~1500 sqft solo hobby shop with a hoist on a rail and numerous tools 
> which benefited from that, so the context is in doing more with less 
> on my own; admittedly not that of the high-end pro shop :)
> 
> cheerio,
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Bruce Freeman <freemab222 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Harbor Freight's 3 kW generator is on sale for $280.  I've included 
>> the link below.  You can print the coupon and use it in the store, or 
>> you can buy it on-line.
>> 
>> I'm not going to recommend this generator because my experience with 
>> it is limited.  It allowed me to run my sump pumps and a shop vac 
>> when Irene put an inch of water in my basement.  It started easily.  
>> (I've taken the precaution of removing the gas before putting it away 
>> for
>> storage.)
>> 
>> 
>> http://widgets.harborfreight.com/wswidgets/common/displayCoupon.do?hd
>> r=mag&week=3511&campaign=b&page=3511b_direct.html&cust=00105387584&ke
>> ycode=1003
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/3z5mvyr
>> 
>> --
>> Bruce
>> NJ
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