[MBZ] HF jackstands

2013-02-16 Thread Dieselhead
on sale. $14/pr. for the 3 ton. Personally, I think the 6 ton are much better and safer. See this http://widgets.harborfreight.com/wswidgets/common/displayCoupon.do?main=truehdr=magweek=0713campaign=bpage=0713b_direct-online.htmlcust=00155743538keycode=1003

Re: [MBZ] HF jackstands [and Floor Jack Reply]

2013-02-16 Thread Jon Agne
Wow, that's a good price! Quality looks OK as well, but it's hard to tell from a photo. Hein-Warner are $60 each. I have followed the consensus here, and shied away from any Craftsman floor jack. I went over and looked at them, and they dod not seem to have any of the quality of the jacks

Re: [MBZ] HF jackstands [and Floor Jack Reply]

2013-02-16 Thread Dieselhead
I paid $140 for the farm store Taiwan jack 20 years ago. I paid around 100 to 120 for the HF (chinee) jack about 10 years ago. I suppose is todays dollars the $140 is now $200 to $300. HF 3 ton jackstands are as good as any out there. The problem is that the base on 3 ton jackstands is so

Re: [MBZ] HF jackstands [and Floor Jack Reply]

2013-02-16 Thread dseretakis
My Manley jack: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57371highlight=Manley+jack Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2013, at 12:20 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Personally, I'd go with a reconditioned USA made unit. Those can be passed on from generation to generation. I have a