Floor jack recommendations

[tallhair]

Go to your local tire store and see what they use ..... Then ask 'um how long they work with them before they replace 'um .... Then ask them what happens to the onez they're replacing .... See where I'm going here? The one I have is AFF(AMERICAN FORGED FOUNDRY) Low profile 2 ton and Costed me $100. Pull that jack up on your 'Puter and see what they cost new. I've had it 10 years and my son-in-law will get it when I croak and he'll never ware it out in his life time. An no I will not identify the nation wide company I bought it from but I suspect what I did could be duplicated many times over with the right tact with many companys. Jer

Great idea Jer!

 

[tallhair]

Another idea is find a good model on Craigslist or estate auction and rebuild if necessary.

 

[Big_John]

Go to your local tire store and see what they use

The ones I've seen in a couple of the shops are the Daytona Jacks from Harbor Fright. Can't say as it's a recommendation as much as it's just a cheap jack that works. Probably works out economically... If the jack goes bad, you don't send it out for repair, you just toss it over your shoulder and get a new one.

 

[stubs300]

If the jack goes bad, you don't send it out for repair, you just toss it over your shoulder and get a new one.

We do live in a "throw away" society!

 

[BIGBARNEYCARS]

The ones I've seen in a couple of the shops are the Daytona Jacks from Harbor Fright. Can't say as it's a recommendation as much as it's just a cheap jack that works. Probably works out economically... If the jack goes bad, you don't send it out for repair, you just toss it over your shoulder and get a new one.

That's not the case with these Floor Jacks John. The Company that I mentioned earlier operates on a national level and swaps out ALL their Floor Jacks in ALL their locations an average of every 18 months and full retail iz right at $400. I expect that this company gets a better price then we Riff-Rafts could, but IF the one I have started leaking I sure wouldn't think of sending it to the Land Fill. Theirs too many company's out there that re-build hydraulic cylinders for that John. Stay well My Friend, Letz hope this Covid19 monster iz dead come July so we can share ah few Long Necks without straining the beverage thru' ah frickin' mask, Jer