[s-cars] shopping for a new floor jack - any reccomendations?

[chris chambers]

Gents,

the price looks good on this one, but what does it weigh?

The POS jack I have now...well it used to be a jack anyway..
It weighs a freakin ton, and the "star" gear that the handle
turns to release/engage hydraulic pressure was always popping out.

Final straw was over the weekend I went to use it and couldn't lift 
the car off the ground more than 2 inches. It's bleading fluid and
has never worked well.

The wife looks at it, turns to me and asks "isn't that the same jack
you've been telling me you need to replace for oh 6 years?"

I meakly reply "yes" and she states, money is tight with the baby on
the way but I don't want you using a jack that could possibly drop a 
car injuring or killing you. Find a way to replace that POS!

The next day we received a Baby's R Us gift card, she returned the
stroller we bought with cash....and repurchased it with the gift card.

So I have roughly $100 to find a good jack with, does anyone think I 
should settle for this $59 Sams club one? By spending a bit more than
$100 will I get a longer lasting better quality lighter jack?

Also, some of these jacks state the lift 3000 lbs, am I right in my
belief that although our cars weigh in excess of 3000 lbs, we are only
lifting roughly half of its weight at any one time?


Thanks for the input

Chris

Wondering if Hap polished his floor jack too......






--- Bill Mahoney <wmahoney at disk.com> wrote:

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> 
> I had bought the same one when it was labeled "Michelin" some time
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> Works okay IME.  Heavy.
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