The smell of a Harbor Freight Store

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Cuda68Scott

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I picked up one of these trailer dollies to move a small boat and utility trailer. Haven't tried it yet, but I think (hope) it us up to the job. Anybody notice the smell inside of a HF store? I guess it is the off-gassing of all the chinese made rubber and plastics that fill the store. Man is it strong! The smell continued to emenate from the dolly box on the drive home, had to open my window in the 115 degree heat to air my Suburban out. I have the dolly sitting on my patio now, and those tires still smell! Wonder what highly cacinogenic chemicals those chinese manufacturers use in their tires? Rant over lol.
 

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You'll notice that anything made out of Chinese rubber or plastic degrades/disintegrates at a much faster rate than items made out of higher quality material. The smell reminds me of the petroleum based cleaning solvents that you might still find in old machine shops. The smell permeates everything. Can't be good for you!
 
LOL! I just watched a story on 60 min about the carcinogens in the wood flooring from China that lumber liquidators sell.
 
I just sawed up a complete 66 B-Cuda Formula S, with a twenty dollar HF sawz all, and six blades. Can't complain about it, it did what I bought it for.

barracudadave67
 
It's the rubber. I get tool cart wheels in and they reek!
 
LOL - I was in there today. Bought 1 gal of EvapoRust and got a free 25' tape measure. Again... I can smell that smell 10 ' from the door.
 
If there's somethin the Chinese can put in stuff to harm Americans, rest assured, those little bastards are doin it.
 
EL5DEMON340 said:
I can smell the great deals in there.
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I usually go for better quality tools, but sometimes my alter cheap bastard ego takes over and I get HF stuff. i have had various successes and failures like most of you.

Geo4K said:
LOL - I was in there today. Bought 1 gal of EvapoRust and got a free 25' tape measure. Again... I can smell that smell 10 ' from the door.
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Yep, I got the same tape measure. Can never have too many tape measures.

RustyRatRod said:
If there's somethin the Chinese can put in stuff to harm Americans, rest assured, those little bastards are doin it.
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Feel sorry for their employees working in that stench all day. Can't be good for them.

rays266 said:
its rice farts
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Hmmm, Is a rice fart drier than a popcorn fart?
 
Geez...

You guys act like you've never been exposed to a class A carcinogen before...
 
Cuda68Scott said:
Not sure, does playing with mercury from broken thermometers when I was kid count?
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Sure... :cheers:


If you could swim in a pool full of mercury you wouldn't get wet and have to dry off... :???:
 
Does eatin lead paint count?
 
You will notice that the tubes in the tires will self destruct in about 3 months.If you let it sit outside even sooner.The tires rot away in less than a year.
 
Darter6 said:
You will notice that the tubes in the tires will self destruct in about 3 months.If you let it sit outside even sooner.The tires rot away in less than a year.
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Yup, rubber valve stems rot away fast as well
 
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