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Nov 28, 2016 | 09:19 AM

obwan

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Floor Jacks

My 20yr old floor jack is at the end of its life. Need to replace. Guess I shouldn't have used it to jack up the corner of my shed. Fluid level is full, don't care to rebuild, don't trust it much anymore.

Looking for a 3 ton, maybe low profile jack. I know Craftsman ain't what it used to be so I'm looking for some recommendations.

Thanks

Nov 28, 2016 | 09:27 AM

raytasch

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Floor jacks are not hard to rebuild if it is a decent quality jack to begin with. I recently rebuilt my 20 plus YO Taiwan built Sears jack. I had to go to a good hydraulic shop and they ordered the parts. $10.00, total cost of the blown ram seal. Rest of the O rings were common off the shelf items I had, probably a couple $. I had a couple hours time in the job plus an hour chasing down the special part. The secret was finding a good hydraulic shop that would order the ram seal.
Edit: None of the steel parts showed any wear, just the ram seal was soft.

Nov 28, 2016 | 02:31 PM

Franklin2

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I do not recommend those 2 or 3 pump jacks. They are too hard to operate, and I am not in that big of a hurry.

I don't know how you feel about harbor Freight, but this jack has good ratings and there is a coupon for it for $179.00.

3 Ton Daytona Professional Steel Floor Jack - Super Duty

Nov 28, 2016 | 04:51 PM

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I'm quite happy with my aluminum "racing" harbor fright jack. It's not rapid pump, but it's lighter weight than the steel one it replaced.

But the steel one was about a 3 years old harbor fright jack of similar capacity when it died.

Unfortunately when I compared it to the craftsman jack of similar specs I found them to be, well, almost identical.

Nov 28, 2016 | 06:45 PM

FuzzFace2

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Blackhawk Automotive Professional Service Jack with Jack Stands — 3 Ton Capacity, Model# BH6033 | Floor Jacks| Northern Tool + Equipment

And it comes jack stands........you can never have enough jack stands.
Only thing I don't like about most of the jacks I have seen is the small dia pad.
Hard to support a trany on a small pad!

2 others but they are pricy but you get what you pay for.
Hein-Werner Service Jack – 2-Ton, Model# HW93642 | Floor Jacks| Northern Tool + Equipment
Hein-Werner Professional Service Jack – 3 Ton, Model# HW93652 | Floor Jacks| Northern Tool + Equipment
Dave ----

Just found another
http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pro...k?cm_vc=-10005

Nov 28, 2016 | 08:24 PM

fordsince1965

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NAPA floor jacks are rebuildable and repairable. Low profile to larger 3+ ton jacks. Catch one on a special sale..better than a new Sears.

Nov 28, 2016 | 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by FuzzFace2

Northern Tool
Blackhawk Automotive Professional Service Jack with Jack Stands — 3 Ton Capacity, Model# BH6033 | Floor Jacks| Northern Tool + Equipment

Only thing I don't like about most of the jacks I have seen is the small dia pad.
Hard to support a trany on a small pad!

My father has an *old* made-in-USA Blackhawk, it's rated at only 1.5 tons but has worked fine for anything I've used it for... I love that thing, wish it were mine.

And it has one of those large saddles kinda like the HW jacks have and I agree, that attribute is really nice to have.

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Originally Posted by FuzzFace2

2 others but they are pricy but you get what you pay for.
Hein-Werner Service Jack – 2-Ton, Model# HW93642 | Floor Jacks| Northern Tool + Equipment
Hein-Werner Professional Service Jack – 3 Ton, Model# HW93652 | Floor Jacks| Northern Tool + Equipment

Made in USA vs China... yes, you get what you pay for... if Chinese goods serve your needs, Harbor Failure is available.