All this talk about jacks...
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$600?!?! This isn't what I should look to spend for a reliable jack now, is it? Like I said, I'm not out there everyday...I'm only a weekend warrior who needs a jack, but not a $600 one.
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Yeah, I know...I thought about that after I hit post, but $600 was a steep number for the jack that was pictured. I did some looking around and found some on like, Craftsman's site and Northern Tools. It looks like $1-200 will grab me a 3 Ton jack that reaches up to 21". Some of them have no mention of whether or not they're spider gears (my old one) or universals.
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You don't have to spend any were near 600 to get a good service jack. I bought one at sams wholesale club for about 60 bucks 12 years ago. It is a 3 ton model. It maybe ugly after heavy use but it has picked up literally hundreds of vehicles. The only problem I have had with it is the bolt holding the handle together kept wearing down or coming out. It was a simple fix I drilled the hole large enough to put a tractor pto pin in it. I think nowadays 100 would be a fair amount to spend on a hobbyists jack.
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