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Triplegreen500

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So, my 20 year old Craftsman floor jack took a **** on me yesterday. Got the back of the charger in the air and on stands (to seal and coat the underside of the new floors). Went to lift the front, and all I get is a gurgling sound. No external leaks, fluid is full and no air bubbles...looks like an internal seal let go. So...time for a new one.

Any recommendations? No harbor freight, I know better...I'm seeing a lot of "torin" brand? This one's been a tank, and I like the no-load quick-lift feature...gotta do something fairly fast, I can't even get the charger down!
 
You shouldn’t dismiss the HF Daytona 3 ton jack. That thing is a beast! Many good reviews!
 
Bought an HF Daytona like it. My gripe is the lifting pad is small. My Craftsmen is large and I drilled and tapped it so a flat plate could be bolted to it. Used counter sunk bolts great for automatic trans removal for us floor monkeys. I'd buy the HF but think about rebuilding the Craftsmen. Find it nice to have extra jacks. (got 3) A little disappointed in HF Daytona rapid-lift not all it's cracked up be in that respect.
 
HF daytona is the first and only tool i've ever bought from them, that i did NOT consider disposable. I just bought another $15 paint gun for a project, that i don't plan to clean afterward.
 
Another vote for Harbor Freight. Mine hasn't tried to kill me - yet.
All my others over the decades have, sooner or later. :)
 
moparedtn said:
Another vote for Harbor Freight. Mine hasn't tried to kill me - yet.
All my others over the decades have, sooner or later. :)
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just dont back it up with HF jack stands

Harbor Freight Recalls Jack Stands That Could Suddenly Collapse (thedrive.com)

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Most all are built in China nowdays unless you get a Lincoln.
 
eldubb440 said:
just dont back it up with HF jack stands

Harbor Freight Recalls Jack Stands That Could Suddenly Collapse (thedrive.com)

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Well, some of them anyways. We had a whole thread on here with all manner of part numbers,
part names, legal documents on that recall (which included several brand names, by the way).
Mine, having just recently been purchased at the time of that thread, were not part of the problem....
at least, as far as we knew at the time, anyways. :thumbsup:
 
Snap on has their jacks made in China. Now I remember correctly, they are made at the same plant as HF.
 
My first floor jack was a two ton walker, a high dollar monster. Crapped out
Also had a giant sears (strangly enough, not a craftsman). Crapped out
Bought a combo aluminum and steel craftsman, cause i didnt trust HF. Might have lasted six months. Crapped out.
Bought a three ton HF. Completely happy, lifts my 7700 lb diesel pickup, no problem. I bet it will lift one end of my 12000 lb box truck.
Bought the sixty buck aluminum HF to carry to the races. Completely happy. Lifts the race car just fine.
If either craps out, im off to the HF store for another. I just very much miss the 20% off coupons.
 
My 1940's vintage Walker started leaking, so I plan to rebuild it. In the mean time, I bought a 3 ton, low profile, HF Pittsburg jack. It is OK on smaller stuff, but was straining on my 3/4 Dodge 4x4 and my Town Car. A year or so later, I bought one of the HF Daytona low profile 3 tons. I am very happy with it.. I keep them both in my garage. I also bought the wide jack pad attachment from HF to bolt to the Pittsburg. It has come in handy several times on late model vehicles that require the fuel tank to be dropped so as to replace the in tank electric fuel pumps.
 
Short of some specialty small companies making racing type jacks ($$$), there aren't
any more true "made in the USA" jacks anymore.
Hein Werner tries to claim they are, but they're actually assembled in the USA - meaning
the components are made other places and only the final assembling is done here.

I'd love to be wrong here, but that's what my digging has turned up.
If anyone knows of true Made in the USA floor jacks, please by all means post up a link or
something!
 
moparedtn said:
Short of some specialty small companies making racing type jacks ($$$), there aren't
any more true "made in the USA" jacks anymore.
Hein Werner tries to claim they are, but they're actually assembled in the USA - meaning
the components are made other places and only the final assembling is done here.

I'd love to be wrong here, but that's what my digging has turned up.
If anyone knows of true Made in the USA floor jacks, please by all means post up a link or
something!
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What about???...

https://www.usjack.com/applications/defense-and-military-products-nsns
 
Had my Walker since around '76. I think I've replaced the ram seal twice now. Still hanging in there for me.
I did score a clearance 1.5 aluminum china special for 35 bucks some time ago. They had 3. I should have took them all for that price as this one has been better than expected. It's a decent lightweight jack to take with especially when trailering the boat around. I used it recently to lift my pool table onto and off my car skates recently when I put flooring down in the basement..
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Another supplier for rebuild stuff...........
Blackhawkparts supplies repair parts for hydraulic jacks
 
I have a couple 3.5 ton Arcan low profile from Northern Tool, one works the other needs a bit of work. Also have a 35 year old 2 ton Craftsman that I keep thinking I'd like to get rebuilt. It has the same problem as yours. The Arcan works good, dual piston.
 
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