HF Transfer Pump
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From: Jacksonville FL
HF Transfer Pump
I changed my dif fluids this weekend and I used a little cheapie transfer pump from Harbor Freight with good results. It was regularly $6.99 and I had a $2 off coupon. Easy pick up and removal of fluids. Dropped the pick up hose right in the new bottle and pumped thru some clean 90W before filling the dif. Cheap and worked great. Thought I would pass it on.
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was this the red- tube type transfer pump? with the up/down pump plunger handle?
I was wondering about that one....I did grab up a decent drill pump. Found a good one at HF for about $7 iirc. Trick with those is to never run dry... always prime it with a little of whatever you are pumping. The cool thing is that the pump has fittings for in/out that are garden hose size. Lowes and Home Depot have adaptors that allow you to screw on a garden hose end, that reduces down to 1/4" or anywhere in-between. The downside to the drill pump is that you gotta hold on pretty tight...it WILL do a good spin as soon as it 'bites' on the fluid and builds some pressure !
I was wondering if the transfer pump might be easier...
either way, ya gotta love HF and their junk store !
BTW... that's where I buy pure silicone grease that I load into a new, clean, small grease gun to lube my suspension bushings and other rubber things. $10 a small tube. Super-Lube grease. Don't waste the stuff on anything that's non-rubber. Also use it on all the electrical plug seals. Silicone grease is magic stuff.
I was wondering about that one....I did grab up a decent drill pump. Found a good one at HF for about $7 iirc. Trick with those is to never run dry... always prime it with a little of whatever you are pumping. The cool thing is that the pump has fittings for in/out that are garden hose size. Lowes and Home Depot have adaptors that allow you to screw on a garden hose end, that reduces down to 1/4" or anywhere in-between. The downside to the drill pump is that you gotta hold on pretty tight...it WILL do a good spin as soon as it 'bites' on the fluid and builds some pressure !
I was wondering if the transfer pump might be easier...
either way, ya gotta love HF and their junk store !
BTW... that's where I buy pure silicone grease that I load into a new, clean, small grease gun to lube my suspension bushings and other rubber things. $10 a small tube. Super-Lube grease. Don't waste the stuff on anything that's non-rubber. Also use it on all the electrical plug seals. Silicone grease is magic stuff.
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Yeah Lee its the one with the red tubes and they are plenty long to reach about anything. The little pump also comes with air filling fittings and hoses but its probly only good enough for a bicycle tire or basketball. I also wouldnt use it to bail yer boat if it was sinking. But for what we need it works great.
HF stuff is great for occasional hobbyist use but I wouldnt depend on it to make me money on the job. Too many busted knuckles from lower quality stuff slipping or breaking outright. They are great to save money on those high dollar items you may use once or twice a year. And really, most stuff is made in China now anyway.
I will look for that silicone grease next time I am in there. I get like a kid in a candy store sometimes and I have to walk thru to what I am wanting to buy or I end up with $100+ in stuff I really didnt need.
HF stuff is great for occasional hobbyist use but I wouldnt depend on it to make me money on the job. Too many busted knuckles from lower quality stuff slipping or breaking outright. They are great to save money on those high dollar items you may use once or twice a year. And really, most stuff is made in China now anyway.
I will look for that silicone grease next time I am in there. I get like a kid in a candy store sometimes and I have to walk thru to what I am wanting to buy or I end up with $100+ in stuff I really didnt need.
