My H F kept breaking. Ordered aluminum from Amazon. Came with extra set of handles. Have not broke one yet.
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My H F kept breaking. Ordered aluminum from Amazon. Came with extra set of handles. Have not broke one yet.
I could just be unlucky. Or that the two levers that broke were off the same original handle and the 2nd one broke shortly after the first?Quote:
Originally Posted by 5:00
I read some amazon reviews on handles with the different style of levers and saw people complaining where those broke too...
I guess I'll see what happens from this point forward. (and I'll keep another handle with me that I can grab parts off if needed. I mean for $8, I'd rather just pop in a new lever or two than re-fabricate another handle to go with my gate frame.)
Again, I've only broke 2 levers, so it's not like it's an epidemic (yet).
Can you give me a link to the one you ordered that came with the extra set?Quote:
Originally Posted by JD14Mondo
GekBot Heavy Duty Aluminum Double Handle (2 cup) Glass Lifter Puller Gripper Suction... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTA9QVX..._tzfqzb7NSQXXN
Came with extra set of levers
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That one has nice circlips. That will make life easy.
Just have your buddy with the CnC machine make you a couple of nice aluminum levers and have them powder coated to match :cool:
What he said ^Quote:
Originally Posted by JD14Mondo
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k...Berg-Gate4.jpg
I've broken some HF items by just taking them out of the packaging...
Dude. Your pic is the one that has levers that are identical to mine, down to the finest detail of the mold. You're really trying to tell me that you really think the levers you and I have are different plastic?Quote:
Originally Posted by bergermaister
I might buy it if your lever wasn't one of the ones that was obviously car from the same mold... At least the other link were levers that had a slightly different shape that led me to believe they weren't made in the same factory.
Exact same one I have and not a single problem. Same sticker on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bergermaister
All right, thanks for the feedback.
I mean, I would have said the exact same thing as you guys a month ago: "Never had a problem". It's never slipped, never had any trouble sticking to the hull, etc.
Maybe I got a bad one. Maybe it didn't like how I stored it over the winter. Maybe my grip strength is so massive that I have such incredible leverage that plastic is no match for the force I apply!!!!!!!!
Dunno. It's not like my sample size is huge.
FWIW, here's how mine failed and a close up of one of my levers that look remarkably the same as about 1/2 the handles out there:
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/...psqmk3nuht.jpg
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/...psdo0gr4sn.jpg
It's a steel pin and no, the pin has never shown any weakness.Quote:
Originally Posted by 5:00