NuRon

I'm in the market for another one, as my Crapsman crapped out on me from a leaking seal. Are there any suggestions for a broke college student? Husky, Schucks, Vatozone, etc. are where I'm looking at. I know they're simple parts stores but I've read of people getting a part-store-China-special and having it last a long time with a bag of replacement seals and everything . No balling business please , 2 tons minimum, thanks .

Kiwibird83

Harbor Freight, I've used my jack from them for years and cost me barely a dime.

cd5_2NR

i thought crapsman had lifetime warranty on their products..???

or is that for tools only

TOAB

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gospeedgo1

costco sells one. a low profile all aluminum jack if i remember correctly and you know you can always return it if it goes bad. 89.99

http://www.costco.com/Browse/P...en-US

B96v6

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http://www.costco.com/Browse/P...en-US
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DO NOT buy this jack! We bought 2 for work and there are tons of better choices out there. The hydraulic piston is weak and it has a very low lift height - about 3" lower than any others out there. I bought a Torin steel unit from Pep Boys for about $100. It has a low deck height (great for lowered cars) and raises up to about 18". It's steel, so its heavy as hell, but it's in my home garage, so I don't have to move it too often.

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graveltravel2

i bought some cheap and crappy "race jack" from walmarks for less than 50 bucks.
by "race jack" i meant one that is made for lowered cars. ive used it over 10 times and it still works fine.

Sketch_hs

i got a jack from kragen like 6 years ago, the heavy duty one... was like 150. I've used it probably a thousand times... never had any issues!

__oversea

this might thin your wallet but, i believe its the best out there.

ac hydraulic

homey dont play dat

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ive got this beast: http://www.drivewerks.com/cata...1.htm

honestly my garage is a little tight for it though and its kinda a pain to move around and **** though. other then that its and awesome jack.

ive heard norco makes good floor jacks as well.

ILcrxsi1

I know exactly which craftsman jack the op has. I'm willing to bet it's the same one I have and every single person that buys this piece of **** jack gets fuked over when it stops working. What an ungodly piece of ****. I hope this jack burns in hell.

boosteda9

any reviews on the general-(brand) low profile at harbor freight? going for around 180-200?

ILcrxsi1

Am I right OP or am I right?
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_1...pment

Don't any of you guys ever ever ever ever buy this piece of ****.

the weasel

My previous floor jack was a 2 1/2 (I think) ton Harbor Freight. It leaked after about 4 months of occasional use.

I wouldn't recommend it to anyone but it seems that the leaky seals seem to be common regardless of brand. My Craftsman seems to be doing OK after a year of occasional use *knocks on wood*. It's just the regular 3 ton jack, not the one ILcrxsi1 linked.

Tizight

I bought a cheap jack from walmart for $45 and its been working fine for 3 years now.

gospeedgo1

napa carries one also.

iam7head

why not just replace the seals?

are you even sure you need the seal? most of the time it just air in the system.

when my crapsman took a dump i just change the oil and bleed the air, it works like new now(3 years, used all the tiem)

NuRon

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Yeah, it seems to plague the whole range of models from the cheap to the high-priced. I've been using my emergency jack that came with the car to raise one side then put a jackstand on it and repeat the steps on the other side, as it's a lot less headache than using the Crapsman doorstopper .

I wante to try the one from NAPA but there seems to be no warranty on it while Schucks does have a one year thing with their product.

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I wouldn't recommend it to anyone but it seems that the leaky seals seem to be common regardless of brand. My Craftsman seems to be doing OK after a year of occasional use *knocks on wood*. It's just the regular 3 ton jack, not the one ILcrxsi1 linked.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Contradicting reviews like this makes me wary of getting a jack since I was about to head to Harbor Freight this week! I appreciate it very much though because they're helping with my decisions. I think I might look at Walmart or Schucks later on.

iam7head, the seal kit runs for about $50 and Sears sometimes does not carry it. As for how I know, underneath the lever, I noticed oil seeping out everytime I give it a pump so I'm thinking the seals are gone.

screwballz

i have a crappy jack that i bought from discount auto parts. not sure on the brand but it was under $100 i remember that. it was yellow. i've had it for about 6 years now. no problems yet. seems like its getting a little weak but still gets the job done.

gospeedgo1

my uncle has a harbor frieght jack, probably about 5 years old now. no real problems with it.

NuRon

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...94629
http://www.harborfreight.com/c...34271

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...91039

Any thoughts? Last one is a bit expensive for me.

FifthGearOnline

either one of the first 2 you have listed.

gospeedgo1

my uncle has the orange one. the last one looks pretty nice, does harbor frieght include a warranty with their products?

Bjorn20

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NuRon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.harborfreight.com/c...94629
http://www.harborfreight.com/c...34271

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...91039

Any thoughts? Last one is a bit expensive for me.
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pretty sure i got the top one a few months ago, used it a few times with no problems other than its a little slow. But its also cheap and harbor freight.

NuRon

The second link has a 90-day warranty. What do you guys say?