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Old 06-03-2009, 11:16 AM
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http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...ate=CT&hotline=

Just got this in a email from them. Any body need one.

Any body have one and care to comment ?
Old 06-03-2009, 11:20 AM
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i remember buying the exact same one in pep boys for about that price. its decent for the money.
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Looks like to be the same as the Harbor Freight jack. We have 2 here, beats the hell out of POS Craftsman aluminum jack at 1/2 the price.
Old 06-03-2009, 12:20 PM
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haha, i have two hf alum jacks and used them to change the ball joints in my 1 ton powerstroke. they didnt even leak over night, haha.
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Great price but the max lift height kills me.

But still might get one!

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Old 06-03-2009, 12:28 PM
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NorthernTool does tours/trade shows around where I live all the time..

Most of what they sell is good value for the money, But def not top shelf!

for $100 looks like a solid investment to me!
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Oh yea, only 14" hadn't noticed that yet.

The two jacks we have go to almost 19"

I had our Craftsman Al jack rebuilt by a local Jack repair company for $50.00 seems to work good but you have to bend down to release it because the U joint broke.

The Craftsman steel jack 3 ton has worked well for over 6 years.
Old 06-03-2009, 01:22 PM
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i have that same jack got it from pepboys for 79.99 and its been good to me so far.just if you get it take all the hardware out and put loctite on them so you dont loose any,seem to come loose alot.i also put antisieze on the wheel bearing and front roller and the locking knuclkle to just help it out.
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The more I think about this, I think I'll go with the 2 ton Torin or the 2 ton one at Harbor Fright. I like the 19-20" height.

But then again this one would stay in the trailer, not sure we need the 19" of lift at the track.
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i got the same one with 2 jackstands for 89.00 at kregan. i couldnt pass it up lol works great and no need to worry about the height my car dosent need all that much to lift.
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i have the harbor-freight one sitting in the garage (blue) its ok but deff needs more lift.

u want the all aluminum harbor-freight has ( aluminum color), low profile & has good hight & light. have that as well, its like 130$
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Originally Posted by ALL IMPORT
u want the all aluminum harbor-freight has ( aluminum color), low profile & has good hight & light. have that as well, its like 130$
yup, these are the two i have. they are indestructable i think, got them 6 years ago for 80 bucks.
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i have one like that and mine has LED lights in the round part so you can see under the car better, it works great.
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http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...3351_200313351

I got this one and love it to death... I doubt you'd need anything that HD though... I'd get it... Two thumbs up from me...
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The lift height is a downfall there...it should come with it's own piece of 2x4 to help, I always use one when getting the cars up on stands.
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Originally Posted by boosted91crx
i have one like that and mine has LED lights in the round part so you can see under the car better, it works great.
same here
got it from autozone
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Originally Posted by JayWest
got it from autozone
I don't think I'd trust a floor jack from Autozone... :/
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OTC Aluminum 2.5 Ton - Lifetime warranty. You never know when the seals will go with these inexpensive aluminum jacks. Warranty was important to me.
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Originally Posted by JayWest
same here
got it from autozone
mine came from harbor freight but probably the same thing. and i also got the extended warranty.
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