Opinions on Floor Jacks

[flousberg]

My craftsman 3.5 ton floor jack took a crapper. I never did like the one pump fast lift and it always seemed to jack really hard. I am thinking about a new Hein Werner 2 ton jack. Is this enough jack for my f-250 superduty with 7.3 power stroke? I also looked at the napa jacks, but they are still made in china. If I go with another china jack, I will just get a cheapo.

Let me know what you think.

Hein Werner 2 ton
http://www.jackxchange.com/products/HW93642.cfm
Hein Werner 3 ton
http://www.jackxchange.com/products/HW93652.cfm
Napa 3.5 ton
http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPag...NLE&PartNumber=7916420&Description=Floor+Jack

 

[SaddleUp]

Looks like the links are all the same. FWIW, I picked up one of the aluminum jacks at Costco and it works quite well. It's also light and since it has the single large roller on the front it works as a 4th. wheel for loading 3 wheeled rigs on trailers. (I.E. After the knuckle or spindles break off) Most of the time it lifts my EB but I've used it for my F250 as well and on a couple of occasions I used it to lift both my EB and my car trailer (2000 lbs. + my EB) so I could change trailer tires.

 

[Hawkdoc]

I had a 2 month old Craftsman dump on me with my 02 f250 in the air and front tires off. Check SAM"s if you have one around. Got a 3T from them. Pumps fast and is holding well.

Hawkdoc

 

[flousberg]

Fixed the links.

 

[73stallion]

i second aluminum jacks. i have 3 of them; big one at home, one in the bronco, and on in the acura. never had a problem with any of them, and my back has thanked me for spending the money!

as rick said, costco has a nice one. i got my big one from harbor freight. looks like you guys have a costco in arvada now on wadsworth, that wasn't there when i left there. also check with checker auto parts, they usually have a decent aluminum jack on sale with a dual piston pump.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47246

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...=0&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1

the second one looks like the same as my 2 smaller ones, and they're BARELY big enough to get a 35" tire off the ground. the one from harbor freight will go plenty high, and there's a harbor freight on sheridan out there.

 

[Tito]

Looks like the links are all the same. FWIW, I picked up one of the aluminum jacks at Costco and it works quite well. It's also light and since it has the single large roller on the front it works as a 4th. wheel for loading 3 wheeled rigs on trailers. (I.E. After the knuckle or spindles break off) Most of the time it lifts my EB but I've used it for my F250 as well and on a couple of occasions I used it to lift both my EB and my car trailer (2000 lbs. + my EB) so I could change trailer tires.

I have the same one too, have been very happy with it.

 

[RajinCajun]

The best one I have seen is from Pep Boys, they have twin pumps and the release is like a U joint so you can control the release so it doesn't drop to fast..
I also have an AC Delco from O Reilly's and it works like a champ too.. but I like the Pep Boys one better..

 

[Gummi Bear]

Hein Werner is good stuff, I've got my heart set on the 3.5 ton as soon as I can afford it.

Lincoln still makes excellent jacks as well.

After suffering with a piece of $#!+, having a good jack is a tool that you'll value for the rest of your life.

Aluminum jacks are cheap, but here's two things we need as truck owners:

• Lifting height(22" minimum). Stacking blocks is dangerous. Nothing sucks more than a jack that can't get your tire off the ground to service it, or whatever's behind it.
  
• Lifting capacity. Bronco's are heavy, and a jack should have a safety factor built in just like a winch or lifting accessory. I also have a heavy pickup for a daily driver, and when I need to lift it up to service brakes, tire or oil, I want to have a tool I can count on.

The cheap units from Harbor Freight and Northern will do for a little while, but once they start to bleed down, leak, or otherwise fail, just toss them in the trash pile. Nobody'll rebuild them, they're just not worth it.

 

[SaddleUp]

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...=0&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1

the second one looks like the same as my 2 smaller ones, and they're BARELY big enough to get a 35" tire off the ground.

FWIW, That one is not the same one I got from Costco. The one I have is larger (2 Ton), has dual pistons, and has a u-joint at the bottom rather than the gears. It actually says Alltrade on it. Not sure what the lift height is on it but it works for 38.5 tires.

Found a pic:

 

[wildbill]

%) %) %) I have had so much trouble with the hein werner ones had 2 of them scraped one and used parts to fix the other one. It cost 80.00 for a repair kit and I can get a throwaway at sams for 90.00 so I just use the throwaway ones now. Mine are 2 ton typ good luck with what ever you end up with.%) %) %) Bill %) ;D