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
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I bought a chinee jack from a farm store 20 years ago. ($130) It is
great. I bought a HF jack about 10 years ago and it is identical I
think it was about $80 on sale. It is nice to have an identical
pair. Unfortunately, HF quit selling this jack a year or two ago.
They weigh about 60 lb. They are easy to control the release. I can
release so slowly you can hardly tell the jack is going down.
These are the 3 ton traditional floor jack. They are MUCH better
than crapsman. We have a crapsman floor jack at work and it it
uncontrollable. It is up or wham, the equipment is dropped to the
floor.
This is as close as anything they have now.
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-steel-heavy-duty-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-68048.html
That's what I'd buy if I was looking for a jack.
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