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Sean
2000 Excursion XLT V10 4x4 170K, front V's, rear mod'd C's,, 315's, winch bumpers F/R, Viair system, Piaa lighting, Hellwig rear, dual Optimas, oily K&N, RedHeaded, scratchy paint, love taps at each corner. Join the So Cal chapter here
Settled on the Arcan 3.25 ton from Costco for $105.
I paid a bit more than I might have paid at other places but I am hoping Costco's policy of standing by their products will be there in case I need it.
I saw so many examples of the Craftsman jacks leaking after 1-2 years that I stayed away even though the 4 ton is on sale for $94.
Not for a SD it's not. But if you keep a watch out, they will have the 3 ton for about the same price. That is about the price I paid less than a year ago for the 3T.
Be aware though, the ubiquitous 20% coupon excludes floor jacks and compressors.
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Folks call me Bill. Why, yes, it is a 6 liter. Your jealousy is showing.
2006 F250 XLT SCLB FX4 4x4 6.0L Auto,Magnaflow Turbo Back (w/CAT),Edge Insight CS,Blue Spring,RhinoLiner,Retrax Cover,Cab Lights Retro-fit,Overhead Console Retro-fit,Bilsteins,Harpooned,C-Betrs,Fumoto,'08 Diff Cover,Upfitters Retro-fit,Coolant Filter,Custom Man Steps,Keystone 2011 Cougar 278RKSWE,2012 Fusion SE
Awhile back Craftsman got into the 'lets hit a price point with something from china' game to compete with the discount shops instead of building something solid. The cylinders are pressed parts from china, and the seals are not serviceable.
The only bright side is that they don't change the design very often, and the sales clerk isn't likely to look at the older version of the label if you were to return it in the box that your brand new 3 ton jack came in.... (Had one fail after 3 months... didn't want to have to make the return / exchange at the original store on the opposite coast.)
The budget jacks from most places are decent for home use. Occasionally used 'service' grade jacks pop up on CL or other places, but they're either beat up... or still cost a bit if someone knows what they have. Bright side is that there's a good chance they just need o-rings and a coat of paint.
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RoB
F250 2WD Crew w/ bigger torque converter, ISSpro guages
Recently installed: 6637 intake, MBRP 4" exhaust, Riffraff High Pressure Crossover, Garrett Power Max BB turbo, Stage 2 Single Shot Injectors and DP tuner. Thanks to Clay at Riffraff. The cup holders previously mentioned in my sig. are going to have to wait.
As an update, the Arcan 3.25 ton floor jack from Costco did fine recently when lifting the front of my truck.
I needed to insert a jack stand under the passenger side axle and the best jack point seems to be pretty close to the center of the front axle, seemingly meaning that I am lifting the entire front of my truck with the jack.
For reference, my truck and its utility bed weigh about 9,500 lbs (based on a reading at a local Cat scale).
Getting into this late, but here is my thinking on it:
If I needed another floor jack, I would seek out the largest tool repair place around, especially one specializing in the repair of hydraulic stuff, and buy an old, quality, American-made unit that's been fully rebuilt by them.
It will likely be pricey, but you can bet it will be reliable.
My old Matco is probably fifty years old, but it's still got all the quality that American stuff used to have.
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Thanks to Clay at Riffraff. The cup holders previously mentioned in my sig. are going to have to wait.
-Marv- one of 
