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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 08:47 AM
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floor jack

i am going to buy a floor jack. what would you recommend?
is a 3 ton good?
 
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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I bought mine at Sam's club. It is a Michelin. I have had no problems with it in the 3 years I have had it. Worked well on my Bronco.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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I bought a 3 ton from Sears. It came with two jackstands. $99.00.

Mine is 10+ years old. Never had a problem, yet.

My 2¢.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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I saw a jack for $50 at Menards, it is a 2 1/4 floor ton jack, it raises to 19 inches and 3/4ths. is this jack good?
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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Anyone!!!!!!!
 
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 02:37 AM
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My big jack is a MVP Pro Lift 2.5T unit that I have had for enough years that I don't even remember where I got it. I have another smaller jack that is so old that all the markings are gone. I think it is a 1.5-2T unit.

Unless you get some high $$$ unit all the jacks are imports no matter where you get them. In reality just look for a jack that has the features, range, and lift capacity you want. If you look close you might be able to figure out the model you want were all made in the same factory but painted different colors with different labels.

The "quick lift" feature is nice but if you only use a jack occasionally it probably is not worth the added things to break.
 

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