Freight jack is still 100%.
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From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jon Agne
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:10 AM
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Subject: [MBZ] Jack - Good Deal?
Is this a good deal?
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-3-ton
On 19/02/2013 4:37 PM, John Reames wrote:
I did the direct mail order thing. Sometimes they will give a discount.
Btw, all I could afford at the time was a model 20...
But then it didn't have an issue picking up the front end of a 1/2t RWD 'burb
with a 6.2 in it...
My only complaint is that
The handle is pretty long as-is: http://www.milwaukeejack.com/model20.pdf
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On Feb 19, 2013, at 17:53, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 19/02/2013 4:37 PM, John Reames wrote:
I did the direct mail order
: [MBZ] Jack - Good Deal?
Is this a good deal?
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-3-ton-floor-jack-stands-and/p-00950188000P?pr
dNo=6blockNo=6blockType=G6
Yes I know it's not Milwaukee, but I don't have the extra $$$ laying around.
Jon
(Looking for easier way to climb under the car
On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:33:58 -0500 John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net
wrote:
On the recommendation of Rusty, I called up Milwaukee hydraulics and
bought one of theirs. It's definitely built to last (and rebuild!)
Which model did you get?
Craig
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that died the first year. My Harbor
Freight jack is still 100%.
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From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jon Agne
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Subject: [MBZ] Jack - Good Deal?
Is this a good deal
I bought a Craftsman quick-lift jack that died the first year. My Harbor
Freight jack is still 100%.
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From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jon Agne
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:10 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Jack
Is this a good deal?
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-3-ton-floor-jack-stands-and/p-00950188000P?prdNo=6blockNo=6blockType=G6
Yes I know it's not Milwaukee, but I don't have the extra $$$ laying around.
Jon
(Looking for easier way to climb under the car)
Jon,
The Craftsman jacks actually don't have the best reputation. Look at the
reviews. They are prone to leaks.
I would consider a Harbor Freight aluminum 2 or 2.5 ton or a Harbor Freight low
profile steel jack. The Costco Arcan jacks are also considered good.
If you want to splurge you can
I have a 3 ton Crapsman floor jack that was great until about 2-3 years ago
(it's probably 10 years old).
It doesn't leak externally, but it does leak down in a matter of a minute or
two if it's under load. It also takes a lot of effort and pumping to get it to
raise under a load.
I suspect
The cheap Chinese jacks leak because the rubber o rings fail. The high quality
American or European made jacks use leather seals that last much longer. You
get what you pay for. That being said I have a couple of Chinese jacks made by
Larin that I bought about 15 yrs ago at BJs and they aren't
Might just be low on oil.
Mike
On Feb 14, 2013 9:21 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I have a 3 ton Crapsman floor jack that was great until about 2-3 years
ago (it's probably 10 years old).
It doesn't leak externally, but it does leak down in a matter of a minute
or two if it's under
Jon Agne wrote:
Is this a good deal?
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-3-ton-floor-jack-stands-and/p-00950188000P?prdNo=6blockNo=6blockType=G6
If you want all that stuff, see what it would cost at Harbor Freight.
Chinese ratchet stands are worth what, $20 a pair?
Chinese lowboy creeper maybe
For what it's worth, my Crapsman jack was not cheap, although it may very well
have been made in China.
That was one of the reasons why I bought it - I wanted a good floor jack that
was substantial.
Dan
On Feb 14, 2013, at 9:35 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com dsereta...@yahoo.com
wrote:
The cheap
I wish. It's full up.
On the same subject, anything special about the hydraulic fluid these things
use?
I always wondered what I should use if I had to top mine off.
Dan
On Feb 14, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote:
Might just be low on oil.
Mike
On Feb 14,
I have a craftsman jack I bought some years ago (20?) that was a floor
model missing the handle, I think I paid $20 for it and got a 4' pipe to
use for a handle and had a mexican fence guy who was working next door
weld on a bolt to engage the release for $2, still works great.
--R (you get
hydraulic jack oil. I have a jug of it I got somewhere years ago.
--R
On 2/14/13 10:15 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
I wish. It's full up.
On the same subject, anything special about the hydraulic fluid these things
use?
I always wondered what I should use if I had to top mine off.
Dan
We have a crapsman floor jack at work for moving equipment, and it is
a complete POS killer. I don't trust it with anything, and I sure
would never jack up a car with it. It goes up ok, but when you try
to let things down, it just crashes down. When we are moving equip
that needs a jack, I
Hydraulic jack oil. Its at FLAPS.
I wish. It's full up.
On the same subject, anything special about the hydraulic fluid
these things use?
I always wondered what I should use if I had to top mine off.
Dan
On Feb 14, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote:
Might
I have the same, or similar jack and stands - they've been fine for the 10
years or so that I've had them. The creeper was not part of the package I
bought back then.
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote:
Is this a good deal?
Cheap is relative. A US made hein Warner is $400-500. It's also fully
rebuildable. Get what u pay for.
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On Feb 14, 2013, at 10:04 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
For what it's worth, my Crapsman jack was not cheap, although it may very
well have been made in China.
dseretakis wrote:
Cheap is relative. A US made hein Warner is $400-500. It's also fully
rebuildable. Get what u pay for.
I asked my sons for a NAPA USA made Lincoln hydraulic jack 20 years
ago. It still remains in very good operating condition. Yes, get
what u pay for.
mao
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