I have gone through two aluminum jacks already. I am looking for suggestions on my next jack. The first jack which lasted about 1 1/2 was from harbor freight. The other aluminum jack was from pepboys which only lasted about 9 months. I believe I don't abuse the jacks. I only use it to lift my M3 and my cousin's 01 Mustang Cobra.
The harbor freight lasted 1 1/2 what? Months or years? I have the 1 1/4 ton harborfreight jack and the sears 2 1/2 ton, the former for about 6 months and the latter about 2 years. Neither has given me a problem yet.
Definitely get the Craftsman one from sears, it comes with a one year warranty so keep ur receipt n u get a brand new one if ur jack breaks!!! trust me i work at Sears. also if u r looking for the smaller one it usually goes on sale for 100 n the bigger for 150 just about every two weeks so be patient:shhh:
We use the Zinko line of jacks. They were so good, we started selling them. We have sold over 100 to club racers. The two we had lasted 9 years of hard track use!!!!
I just got two new ones to retire the 9 year old ones this week in fact.
If you have access to a Costco, they have a great aluminum jack there. Its looks just like the rest of the racing jacks but is all aluminum finish. The jack lifts from 3.5" to over 18" and is only $99. Ive had it for a month, and its flawless...includes the pad on the handle too!
I have a jack from Argo Manufacturing. It's also called the Pace jack. This thing cost $900 back in 1999. It performed flawlessly up until last year when it needed a new "yoke" as the old one broke (cost $100). It also started to leak around the pump and I put in a new O-Ring (cost $1).
This jack has been in heavy duty use since it was bought. I have jacked everything from a race car to a trailer (changing a tire on the side of the road at the middle of the night). I know I have overloaded it a few times and it finally needed to be fixed.
So, I look at it this way. I've had the jack for 8 years. It has cost me a total of around $1000 (purchase price and repairs). This sounds like a bunch but I bought a "cheap" aluminum jack for $200 and have gone through three of them in two years (they were all replaced under warranty). For me, I want something that works and this jack has done more than what it was designed for. With the $101 I just spent recently, I feel that I have a reliable friend who is always there to work as designed.
just make sure the hydraulic fluid resevoir is kept up so it has its lifting power.
can't beat the price for how its lightness and quality.
the costco one seems to weigh a ton.
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