What Dimitri said. I started calling around to the hydraulic repair shops looking for a GOOD floor jack. I finally found a 2.5 HW in Boston (130 miles, but I go there all the time) which had just been totally rebuilt. I showed up and it was 3 ton. The guy said, “Oh well, I thought it was a 2.5. Same price: $225.”
Look for a good one, and be patient. Don’t buy crap. > On Jan 4, 2015, at 7:48 PM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Ask Jon. He payed way less than that for a reconditioned unit. It is a 3 ton > Hein Werner but it is way sturdier than any other three ton jack that I have > ever seen. > > It is nevertheless a very heavy tool. I still love my 2 ton HF aluminum unit. > I lug it around with one hand and it has a couple of built in handles for > that purpose. It also appears to be very well made. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 4, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I found one site where a guy said "Just buy a Hein Werner" with a link to >> one at $500+. If I wrenched professionally I'd get one but I can't justify >> 4X the cost of a HF... >> -Curt >> From: "dsereta...@yahoo.com" <dsereta...@yahoo.com> >> To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 7:36 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Harbor Freight Jack >> >> They have 2.5 ton and maybe three ton aluminum ones too. I lifted my 240D >> with it many times. I also lifted the whole back end of my pagoda with it >> from the differential. The pagoda is not a light car. >> Another option would be to buy a reconditioned Hein Werner or Lincoln or >> Walker. Good old USA made jacks. Jon bought one from a shop in MA somewhere. >> It is a beast. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> On Jan 4, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >> Sounds like the HF jacks are worth having. The big question for me now is if >> it'll fit under the Jetta. The on sale one is 5" minimum. I may need the low >> clearance. The aluminum one is 30# less than steel, 2 tons gives a good >> safety factor, I'll never be lifting the whole Jetta, can't even lift a >> whole end, theres nowhere to put the jack... >> Guess I'll wait for the Aluminum one to go on sale. >> -Curt >> From: "dsereta...@yahoo.com" <dsereta...@yahoo.com> >> To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 7:26 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Harbor Freight Jack >> >> I have a three ton HF steel jack that started leaking about a year after I >> bought it. >> I also have a HF 2 ton aluminum racing jack which works perfectly and is >> easy to move around. I would strongly recommend that one. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >>> On Jan 4, 2015, at 6:46 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Anybody ever bought a Harbor Freight jack? >>> I've got an older Craftsman floor jack, one thats literally a bottle jack >>> on its side with a lever. It works fine but it really doesn't go high >>> enough and the removable handle is a drag. I've been thinking I wanted a >>> "real" floor jack for some time now. I went to HF today to get a new >>> compressor (21gal, 2.5hp) and got a flyer for their "blowout sale" next >>> week which includes the "3 Ton Heavy Duty Steel Floor Jack" for $69. They >>> were asking $79 for the 1.5ton jack today so it seems like a good deal... >>> Reviews I found online seem to suggest that HF jacks are as good as any >>> Chinesium available and generally a lot cheaper. I'm not a pro and I can't >>> see spending hundreds for a "good" unit... >>> Thoughts? >>> -Curt >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >>> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >>> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. 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