I have quite a bit of the Harbor Freight stuff, Air conditioner gauges and vac pump, engine lift, sheet rock lifter, small touch up paint guns. I got one of the Daytona floor jacks when it was on sale and hit the 20% off also. My friend that does all the high end over $100,000 restores was over the other day. He has all of the Snap On tools and one of the huge BelAir tool boxes and also a Snap On floor jack. I ask him to give the Harbor Freight a try. He was amazed at how well it worked he said much better than his Snap On. I also has grease fittings on the wheels and pivot points. It is quite heavy at just over 100 lbs. When I move cars around the shop by myself I jack up under the rear and just go with it.
I compare it to like buying a BMW instead of a Ford it is more name that quality.
Remember I worked in China for 17 months and we had two guys that welded pretty much all day with the Chinese welders. I never saw them replace one. No I would not buy their drills and saws and such but a tool box yes. The engine lift also works great just me here and I use it all the time. I actually stood up my 2 post lift with the engine hoist. The lift is Chinese also but has the U.S. certification which means it has actually been physically tested to more than the rated capacity.
I think as far as hand tools are rated they are like in 4th. place if I recall some testing reports I read.
Heck I have never found a torqx bit that will not twist off in the seat belt bolts. I have broke six different ones and have never got the bolts out. I might get a Snap On and see if I can twist it off also. The Kobalt at Lowe's broke two and when I took back they would not replace. It had a card in the box that said "Socket For Life" . When you go to their online thing to claim it is a never ending loop and you can never do it.
I have some cheap tools and some decent tools but I never can justify paying for the name brands. I got my wire welder a Lincoln at a pawn shop had never been used for half price of welding shop. Was probably stolen but I have it now, lol.
Pawn shops here are loaded with tools for cheap prices.
David