Doing research, this seems like a solid choice, built in the USA
http://www.costco.ca/Hein-Werner-3-Ton-Professional-Service-Jack.product.100036958.html
But damn thats expensive.
My van is 8500 lbs, so I needed a good 3+ ton jack to safely lift either end of the van.
I bought CDN Tire's best Michelin jack...and it has leaked oil like a sieve since day 1.......I have to refill it every time I want to jack anything up.
I use this CT 3-ton jack. Very sturdy and stable, but also very heavy.
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brow...er+3-Ton+Heavy+Duty+Garage+Jack.jsp?locale=en
Dude, you dont need that...thats pro grade designed to be used 12 hours a day, 7 days a week for years...overkill.
LOL...I agree. It's like those people who buy the most expensive DSLR and hardly use it. They buy it to show off to their friends....just showing off how stupid you really are.
Sounds like omnivore spent $300 on a 'Michelin' jack that he has to fill with oil before every use. That's the kinda stuff I'm trying to avoid.... you know, 'Chinese product' kinda stuff.
Kinda why I posted the thread, bro... you mad or something?
Sounds like omnivore spent $300 on a 'Michelin' jack that he has to fill with oil before every use. That's the kinda stuff I'm trying to avoid.... you know, 'Chinese product' kinda stuff.
Kinda why I posted the thread, bro... you mad or something?
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Good thread. As I was holding my transmission with one hand and trying to put the bolts in with the other I swore to myself I would buy a better jack. The hydraulic one I have was way too low.
I picked up a few scissor jacks from the car scrap yard and they are very handy to have around.
I really hope that you wrote that post as a sarcasm/joke. Scissor jacks in the cars should only be used for emergencies (e.g. pretty much tire changes on the road) and nothing else.
In the example he provided a scissor jack works. Sure there are better options, but to hold a couple hundred pounds while you bolt it in, I think they are acceptable. The car would still be on proper jack stands and you just treat the scissor lift like it may fall and don't get under the supported part.
Mad? why? cuz i'm not clapping you on your back and going "good boy! atta boy, spend that coin!!!"
Numerous people have come here and told you of their "cheap" jacks that have worked for years and all you got out of it was ONE case of a $300 jack (probably a $1b00 jack with big name logo on it) that has "failed"
Seems to me you've already made up your mind and just wanted affirmation from the masses.
Omnivore if he was so inclined could probably take apart the pump, clean or replace the seals and be on his merry way.
Yeah, look at the angle of that jack, to me it looks too scary to even approach that car.