Sooo, you want to start some coal...
Not at all, some of there stuff isn't that bad, but I grant you it won't last as long. My brother used to be a mechanic for LRPD for 30 years. He used HF 3/8 drive air ratchets exclusively. He'd buy a dozen or two when they went on sale. Each one lasted about four months, at $12 each, he'd just chuck it and grab a new one. As he put it, I'll be hundreds of dollars ahead by the time I retire and the rebuild time for the HF ratchets is the time it takes me to grab a new one out of the box.Harbor Freight is for crap you are going to use once or twice a year.
I'm also in the weed torch camp. My first one from Harbor Freight lasted 8 years and it was under $20 with their coupon.