Date:         Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:30:08 -0600
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From:         jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: jack, costs
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On 10/15/04 9:30 AM, "Robert Cardo" <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET> wrote:

> And I'll bet the Chinese replacement was a real top of the line item.
> They will never match the quality and the durability of a Walker or a
> Grey jack.
> Harbor Freight has nothing that I would desire to have.
> It's all pretty much "use it once and throw it away" type items, similar
> to a cheap suit.
> 
> RC
> 
> 
> For one of my items that I needed the bearings and seals for I ordered
> a kit at about 1/2 the price. For the other item I went to harbor
> freight and bought the Chinese replacement. The replacement was only ten
> bucks more than a bearing and two seals.
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> jimt
> 
> 
In my case the item wasn¹t a jack but a heavy metal wagon used to haul
engines, concrete and other stuff around.  The one I got is better than one
being sold by another US parts supplier.  A salvage yard has a couple of
theirs and the difference was obvious immediately.  The wheels and bearings.
My cheaper harbor freight had all metal.  His which  wasn¹t holding up had
plastic hub pieces.  The same can be said of VW parts being sold.  It isnt
where they are being made but to whose quality standards they are being
made.  If you had been following the trade talks issues between VW and their
unions right now you would see that VW has outsourced about 30 percent of
their supplied parts.  They are getting ready to export some of their
Chinese production to the German lines because they are finally making
surplus parts in China.  VW is one of the top vehicle builders in the new
China.

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jimt
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