Bought a new toy today
 

I used my gift car I got from christmas and picked up this bad boy

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74...s/IMG_4898.jpg

here is a 1/2" drive wrench for comparison

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74...s/IMG_4899.jpg

two tons lifting capacity and its all aluminum construction

Three pumps and the delorean was off the ground. Money well spent!

Sweeet.... I need to get me one of them fancy jacks... :)

That's a nice toy. I like the tray especially

Damn, two tons...........that aluminum is getting heavier every damn day. You'll need a jack to lift it up..........




I do love the low profile for the lifting puck.........excellent.........

yea.. if it was the steel version I would have had to used a cart to get it to the car.


it does have a nice low profile. The delorean has a lowered suspension(aka someone chopped the springs) and with a 2x4 it fit right under the frame.

I own the steel version........from 20 years ago.........with wheels on the front........without the low profile...........and you would need a cart to get it to the car...........then try and lift it into the car...........:(

its on sale for $200.. I almost went for the 1-1/4 ton version but eagle-co94 said "yea, the 1-1/4 is the same size as my HF version"

then I heard that laugh in my head

http://husbandsanddads.com/wp-conten...man-taylor.jpg

and bought the 2 ton version..

How many inches of lift does it provide?

18-1/2 inches is the max lift.


the reviews on sears.com is very low for this jack... :( I hope I dont have any issues with it. I bought it because craftsman is a good brand.

Nice jack, Joe.

I got some off brand china jack in a kit for Christmas, its tiny and rated "2 tons"....I tried lifting our 300E with it (just one front corner!) and it went up about half way, then it started to BEND!! :eek: :eek: I quickly lowered the car and deposited the jack in my "Scrap metal" heap. :o

I already have the "need a shopping cart to move it" Craftsman STEEL 3-ton jack....its a beast! :D I can lift the whole rear of my SD like 18" off the ground and it doesn't complain. :D Its black with two big wheels on the front. It must weigh a good 75lbs at least

What is that toy? Wipe the baby formula off it and use a mans jack:cool:

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He'd need to build an extension onto the front of the garage...............

You traded a car that you got for christmas for a jack? Damn, that musta been one crappy car!

All you boys with yer giant toys - I could pick up a couple of my yada's with some of those jacks (assuming I could get those monster jacks under the lowered yada and figure out how to balance said yada's) :P

I've got a two ton harbor freight low profile that I picked up for $40 4 years ago. Pushes any corner or either end of the yadas, Gustav, or Gretel high enough to get jack stands underneath without complaint........

I got one of those light and low ones last fall for the Miata. Its pretty nice.

I have a gigantic sears steel one too but you have to drive up on blocks to get it under anything low enough to autocross!:eek:

Man wish someone would give me a $200 gift card for christmas.

Nice, that's one I was looking at a few weeks ago. Then I decided the nice ones were too expensive.

Nice buy Joe.:cool:

I got the 4 ton floor jack. It's actually not too bad when you need to lift it. I just wish they put handles on it like yours. I have to grab mine by the front wheel axle and the pump handle. It fits under the wagon with no problem. On the CD, the body JUST fits under the oil pan so I can reach the cross member with the puck.
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b.../floorjack.jpg
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My jack got a low review rating too, but I think most people don't know how to properly bleed a jack. Quite a few of the bad reviews I read described symptoms of air in the hydraulic fluid.

You need to bleed them once you take it out of the box. I bled a bit of air from mine right after I bought it and it's been GREAT ever since.

I have that same 2-ton aluminum jack. It is nice, but I do have one complaint. The narrow front roller is nowhere near as stable as the steel jacks with outboard front wheels. Be sure that it doesn't want to tip to the side during use.

yea, I should probably bleed it. I just took it out of the box and went to town and put the delorean on jack stands while removing the brakes.I've never had an issue with tipping while using jacks like this. But I'll keep watch

How do you bleed a jack? The stuff I've read so far say it isn't necessary, and not to mess with any of the screws over the relief valves...

Any jack I've purchased came with instructions on how to do the initial bleed. You shouldn't have to do it again unless a seal is bad.

Here's some instructions:
http://www.hyjacks.com/H7.HTM

MAN!!!....This thread is JACKED UP!!...........:P

Chad thanks for the link to the jack basics. very interesting.

Those low profile jacks are great, there are times I wish I had one. For every day use in the shop/garage, I think a regular jack with 4 casters on it is a little more rugged and stable.
The low profile jacks are light and easy to throw into the trunk vs the rugged heavy steel ones.

I have one I bought back in 82, made in Japan. It is a 2 ton and has never let me down, but lately I have noticed it is getting tired.

I have a HF 2 1/2 ton POS Chinese jack that bleeds off, and is not all that old. works ok for lifting to get a stand under the car.

I have a Lincoln 5 ton long wheel base Jack I got from work that needs seals. It was over stressed one too many times. one of these days I need to get to it :rolleyes:.

THEDON< Joe I thought you got rid of that Delorian.

Most of the jacks on the market are made in China, no matter who`s label is stuck on them. I was at NAPA the other day, and they are China.

Costco has a 2 1/2 or 3 ton, don`t remember which for $100.00, but the larger one.

Charlie

You must have stolen my backup jack...........:(

I'm parting that bia out.