Recommend me a floor jack
- Thread starter Hickey
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I haven't shopped HF for a couple years now. I think they have stepped up their quality on a large portion of their items.. but they have also stepped up their prices. A large majority of what I want can be bought in better brands at Home Depot for cheaper.
I have some HF wrenches that I prefer over my craftsman's, so they're not all bad (even if their stores do smell like shrimp ramen and durian).
Many HF items work perfectly fine for us garage warriors. That's who they're marketing to. I steer clear of most of their electrically powered tools, but a good portion of their hand tools are ok.
If you're a wrench turner by trade, or a tool snob, you should probably shop elsewhere.
Many HF items work perfectly fine for us garage warriors. That's who they're marketing to. I steer clear of most of their electrically powered tools, but a good portion of their hand tools are ok.
If you're a wrench turner by trade, or a tool snob, you should probably shop elsewhere.
I just had to look up what durian is.
RockChucker
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Highland
Durian is some nasty stuff. Don’t know how people eat that crap!
- Location
- West Jordan
Tastes good, smells horrible. Not sure how that happens, but it does.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
My trusty HF 2.5 ton jack seems to have lifted its last vehicle. Its lasted several years, I'll probably just get another one and be happy with it.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I looked at all the specs and prices, then picked my favorite color. I'm so happy to be floor jacked again.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I thought about the aluminum, but then I saw the orange and my brain locked up and I put it in the Jeep. I don't even remember paying for it. It's like the color orange sends me into a fugue state.
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
So... Update. The orange jack had a broken caster. I took today off of work to get several projects done on the Jeep. I really needed the jack for this, so I had to drive into Salt Lake to exchange the jack. They didn't have the same model, so I went for the aluminum 3 ton jobby. I was pretty irritated about the jackin around with jacks, so I swung by BeWilder and grabbed a couple crowlers to improve my mood.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
I want a rapid pump aluminum one!
How much do they weigh?
My slow pump cast iron beast seems to be fine still.
I got the style that the pad unscrews up to get more reach for my big Jeep. I serviced it last year. A couple o-rings and $7 hydraulic Jack oil should last another decade.
How much do they weigh?
My slow pump cast iron beast seems to be fine still.
I got the style that the pad unscrews up to get more reach for my big Jeep. I serviced it last year. A couple o-rings and $7 hydraulic Jack oil should last another decade.
- Location
- West Haven, UT
It's probably due to the recall and then issues with the replacement jack stands
ID Bronco
Registered User
- Location
- Idaho Falls, ID
I picked up the red low profile HF one when this thread began, It's been great and I'd recommend it.
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
23 years the jack in the background lasted.... Hope the "Craftsman" gives similar service. (It's what they had at Lowes when I needed to complete some EJS prep. Jack is probably great for my Buick. Kind of low profile even for a TJ on 35" tires.) 
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- Bountiful, land of rocks
Well, I have already returned the Craftsman and grabbed a Torin from Cal Ranch. Hopefully it's more betterer.
Craftsman wouldn't release in a controlled manner and it just wasn't a good fit for my rigs.