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Old 04-05-2020, 06:53 PM #16
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I just picked up a 1.5 ton Pittsburg brand (Harbor Freight) for $60. Low profile, quick pump, works great.
I use this as well, seems to work just fine.
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I get some stuff at HF but would never buy a jack from them, or most bigger ticket items, even if it is a Snap-On clone. Value generally isn't there on this stuff vs shopping around lesser known brands or just buying used. Recently they started excluding like half the stuff in the store from the 20% coupons, including floor jacks. Another gripe I have with them that maybe some of you aren't aware of is that the owner/CEO is a giant douche, whose dad gave him the company and then he refused to pay his dad the prearranged $1 or 2 million a year, saying he couldn't afford it, while at the same time buying $100 million paintings, yachts, etc.

Jacks though. My primary is a 3.5 ton NAPA made by Sunex. Been using for years, lifting on all sorts of out of level surfaces, it's awesome. Also have a transmission adapter for it which was much cheaper than buying a dedicated jack for that. Dual piston, long bar for leverage that splits in half if you need a shorter bar for jacking trans under the vehicle or whatever. They still make the same jack and even make rebuild kits for it, which I doubt you'll find for any HF tools. And it's still cheaper than that Daytona jack - https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NLE7916420



I also have a 1.5 ton Sears jack from the 70s or 80s, made in Japan that still works like a champ. (Edit; it's a 328 series, and shops are still selling seal kits for it also).



And a few creaky Chinese ones, Black Jack etc that come in handy if working on the far end of the driveway since they're so light. Check used in your area, if you find a Hein Werner for a decent price, buy it. I've got a couple bottle jacks from them that must be at least 50 years old and still work fine, got both for basically free. Would expect their used floor jacks would cost more though, if you can even find one.
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Couple 3 ton craftsmans/parts store jacks and 3.5 ton HF low jack thats awesome.

Also have this cheapy tranny adapter, have used it many times. It doesnt go very low, so your project needs to be up high, only has one adjustment and is a little wobbly, but was only like $50. Highly recommend .I think I got it from northern tool.





With my duals on it.



Worked great doing the 5r110 from my superduty.

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I've been using a craftsman 3 ton for the last 20 years. I used to have a Sierra 2500HD diesel, so I wanted the extra capacity for it. Does everything I've every asked of it.
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