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Old 06-26-2009, 06:44 AM
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Has anyone used a Harbor Freight wheel chock? I am thinking about getting one to put in my trailer. Has anyone used one? Is there anything I need to know about them? Good/bad??
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I was wondering the same thing myself.
 
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Hate to say it but they work great. Buddy picked one up today for $59 and I tried it out.

Why do I hate to say it. I just paid $490 for two Condors.

The Condor is mostly aluminum so it's a bit lighter and it's rubber feet are more resistant to sliding in an unmounted garage application.

Only real functional difference is that the Condor has a quick release plate you can mount to your trailer floor. Chock clips in and out with no need for bolting.
If your trailer does double duty as mine does, this would be a nice feature. Is it worth the extra money? Of course, otherwise I'm a dumbazz.

Oh yea, I almost forgot. It's made in the USA too. Yea, that's the ticket. That's why I bought it.
 
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Originally Posted by jimmers1817
Hate to say it but they work great. Buddy picked one up today for $59 and I tried it out.

Why do I hate to say it. I just paid $490 for two Condors.

The Condor is mostly aluminum so it's a bit lighter and it's rubber feet are more resistant to sliding in an unmounted garage application.

Only real functional difference is that the Condor has a quick release plate you can mount to your trailer floor. Chock clips in and out with no need for bolting.
If your trailer does double duty as mine does, this would be a nice feature. Is it worth the extra money? Of course, otherwise I'm a dumbazz.

Oh yea, I almost forgot. It's made in the USA too. Yea, that's the ticket. That's why I bought it.
Thanks man. Appreciate the review, I want to go pick one up now. I dont have a trailer yet, but down the road and since its a good price/deal, will pick one up. Which model did u get, i think there is two of them?

Link to Harbor Frieght.
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...heel&Submit=Go

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I didn't get one but the one my buddy got was the $59 one: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=97841


If you print the ad out your local store will match the online price.
 

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Originally Posted by phkrider
Has anyone used a Harbor Freight wheel chock? I am thinking about getting one to put in my trailer. Has anyone used one? Is there anything I need to know about them? Good/bad??
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If you use your trailer for other things, you might want to check these out.

http://www.rlpracing.com/
 
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Originally Posted by phkrider
Has anyone used a Harbor Freight wheel chock? I am thinking about getting one to put in my trailer. Has anyone used one? Is there anything I need to know about them? Good/bad??
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Works great, on both my Ultra, and the FatBoy.
 
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they work awesome i have 5 myself, brohter has 2, dad has 1, and my buddies have a few as well... they ROCK! i have one on my bike table as well to hold the bike in place as i am working, have had over 15 diff style bikes in the chuck no problem, on rockets the rotor can get pretty close to hitting but lay a towel down and you are good!
 
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sweet..sounds like a go.
 
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Originally Posted by jimmers1817
I didn't get one but the one my buddy got was the $59 one: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=97841


If you print the ad out your local store will match the online price.
That's the one that I use.....
 


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