3
I blew $1,200 on a 'universal' post driver attachment that bent on the third cedar post.
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
ward.emery2mo agoMost Upvoted
Watched my buddy buy a similar "heavy duty" driver last spring. He got maybe five fence posts in before the whole thing just folded like a cheap lawn chair. The metal was way thinner than the pictures showed, total junk. He spent weeks arguing with the company for a refund that never came. Some of this universal stuff is just cheap pot metal with a fancy paint job. Really makes you wonder what they're actually testing these things on.
8
bettyrodriguez2mo ago
My uncle bought one of those universal socket sets from a late night TV ad. The commercial showed a guy using it on a rusty truck bolt, but the first time my uncle tried it on a lawnmower, the little adapter piece just snapped in half. It was like it was made of the same stuff as a soda can. He still has the big plastic case it came in, uses it to store random nails now. Makes you really trust those demo videos.
1
ryan95225d ago
Yeah that "heavy duty" label gets slapped on everything now. I've got a universal set from a hardware store brand that's held up for years, even on car stuff. The cheap TV ones use brittle cast metal, but the decent ones have a different feel, more weight to them. It's all about where it comes from, not the idea itself.
3