A lot of things went higher when the tariffs went into effect.
I remember guys were screaming about jobs they quoted before the tariffs, and when the job was signed, they went to aquire the metal and were taking a beating on the jobs.
Everything seemed to go up that was produced in China... But prices also rose on USA goods too.
I was just shocked at the price of those AXA holders.. it caught me by surprise.
I truly believe Harbor Fright is a indicator.. Notice how prices have been going up.. Notice that they are rebranding, and (supposedly building better products). But those products have problems.. they are almost the price of name brand, or sometimes higher.. The name brand you can get parts for.. the HF... NO. I think HF realized they needed to raise prices in general... so who wants to pay for low quality at a higher price. So they are building better, at a higher $$$ the problem is they entered that area of does it really pay to buy that more expensive unit.
I liked HF when I needed a one and done tool. I could justify the low quality. But for higher money, I'll buy name brand..
When it comes to raw material and such.. I keep shopping around. And as
@Janderso is experiencing right now, he can buy a 5 sheave pulley for less than the cost of raw material.. Hard to compete with that.