BiL, the mechanic, scored a 22" lift heavy duty HF jack ages ago. He loves the thing, but warns the new stuff is not as good. That being said, go for the biggest, highest lift, and you should have no trouble unless you need to use it every day
clay On Jan 4, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Anybody ever bought a Harbor Freight jack? > I've got an older Craftsman floor jack, one thats literally a bottle jack on > its side with a lever. It works fine but it really doesn't go high enough and > the removable handle is a drag. I've been thinking I wanted a "real" floor > jack for some time now. I went to HF today to get a new compressor (21gal, > 2.5hp) and got a flyer for their "blowout sale" next week which includes the > "3 Ton Heavy Duty Steel Floor Jack" for $69. They were asking $79 for the > 1.5ton jack today so it seems like a good deal... > Reviews I found online seem to suggest that HF jacks are as good as any > Chinesium available and generally a lot cheaper. I'm not a pro and I can't > see spending hundreds for a "good" unit... > Thoughts? > -Curt > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
