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

[Peter Schulz]

The sears two ton Aluminum racing jack is $199....
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00950239000&subcat=Lift+Equipment


-Peter

At 02:09 PM 3/13/2006, Ian Duff wrote:
>Looks like the HF one is Alu, the Sears one is "Aluminized Steel", as the HF
>weighs 35lbs, the Sears one weighs 55lbs. The Sears one is advertised as 1.5
>ton, the HF one as 3000lbs, the Sears one is about $100, the HF one about
>$180. HTH.
>-Ian Duff.
>-----Original Message-----
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>Subject: Re: [s-cars] shopping for a new floor jack - any reccomendations?
>
>
>--- Brian Armstead <barmstea at IBB.GOV> wrote:
>
> > Sears has a very nice Craftsman aluminum jack.  It's over $100, but goes
> > on sale from time to time for about $90.
> >
> > Don't buy the Harbor Freight Tools aluminum jack, it's junk.
>
>i didn't think there was any difference between the HF jack and the
>sears jack, but i've never looked at them side by side.
>
>i have the HF jack (bought years ago when they were $199), and it
>works fine.  i don't use it very often, though.
>
>-teddy
>
>
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-Peter Schulz
Chelmsford Ma, USA

1991 200 20v Q Avant Titan Grey
1991 200 20v Q Avant Indigo Mica
1991 90 20v Q Red
1990 CQ silver (awaiting S2 engine transplant)
1990 CQ red ( to part or not)