Floor Jack?
 

What's your favorite floor jack?

I don't always use a jack, but when I do, I prefer air-hydraulic.

I use this one from Greg Smith Equipment. It allows me to raise my Kwiklift, without bending over and putting a lot of strain on my back (age and back surgery). The handle locks in a vertical and 45 degree position, rolls easily, and has its wheels arranged so that it pivots extremely well.



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Best,
Tom

Anything that doesn't start with a "C" and end with a "N."

what do u wanna spend?

Its not the most lowpro, but the Michelin's they have as SAMs occasionally are really nice...

I've got a 2 ton Craftsman that's built like a tank. Going on 25 years with it. Then I have an aluminum Craftsman that's a POS and crapped out in a couple years with light use.

200-300

Agree. I've used the Michelin from Sams to jack up a 7000 lb. RV.

Low profile is a nice feature, but perhaps lift height is most important.

i use this one. done 4-5 motor drops with it. fits under my furniture dolly to push under my motor. i bought it here. i thought with the name "american forge and foundry" it was american, but..NOOOOO..china knows no shame :)

Automotive floor jacks, hydraulic jacks, floor jacks from ASE

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I have an old Walker 2 1/2 ton. Its my fave. Probably about 30 yrs old. had to rebuld it a couple ys ago.
Also have two other Sams club and Craftsman Jacks 2 and 4 tonners

Depends what you are lifting.... That Sams jack is my favorite, but I can't get it under the M.... Makes it a wee bit worthless if it was the only jack in the shop....

I plan to get one of these Ranger lightweight jacks for the track

Aluminum jacks, speed jacks, racing jacks at discount prices from ASE

because the knockoffs i've tried (Torin and Harbor Freight/US General) have both broken on me. Luckily nothing fell or no injury happened when they failed. Both were very new jacks used properly w/no overloading. They truly are POS in my opinion. The funny thing is a friend has one of the Harbor Freights and loves it to death, never let him down, what a great deal, treats it like dirt and keeps asking for more...... blah blah blah. Not me. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I'm not buying one of those POS a third time or I might end up dead!

Arcan XL35 - 3 ton jack, low enough profile to get under the front of the 911, 100 bucks at Costco

Buy two, spend the extra $100 on beer.

I've had my Craftsman for 15+ years without any issues.

Twin piston 3 ton aluminum from HF has been a good jack for me. 149.00 on sale. It has been the paddock whore at our events. Probably 3 cars a week for tires on and off so it has lots of up/downs.

Pelican Parts.com - Low Profile Hydraulic Floor Jack

Heavy and not cheap but sooo nice. I take it to the track with me as well.

That's about the Norm. When mine takes a dump, I buy another, then return the 1st one

Agreed for the big heavyweight jacks. Bought a similar one from Sam's Club ~ 10 yrs ago. Allied monster 3 ton jack for $70 I think it is???? Has served me well for occasional home use. Starting to show it's age 'cause you can hear it peep out a creak every minute under constant load. Means the ram is slowly losing pressure. Definitely got my money's worth out of that one.

Got my money's worth out of a Costco Kawasaki 24v cordless impact gun too. $48 lasted two seasons of track day work. But buying another POS cheapo is just a pain & a waste of materials. Bought a Craptsman C3 Li-Ion impact that hopefully should hold up longer. Sorry for the OT tangent

Old craftsman is pretty good. Had a trolley jack from when I was kid that finally crapped out~ 5yrs ago. 15yrs. is not bad for an economy hyd. jack like that one was. New chinese craftsman stuff is like most everything else nowadays- not built to last, built to wear out and be replaced by the next model.

Ranger

Automotive jacks, hydraulic jacks, floor jacks, garage jack from ASE


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Very fast. Lifts close to 30 inches. going on 6 years of use, no problems. A tad expensive.