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Re: [TR] Floor Jack

To: TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Floor Jack
From: "Wbeech@flash.net" <wbeech@flash.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 23:37:32 -0500
Cc: triumphs <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
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Terry,
Are you talking about the little blue aluminum jack?  I have three of them, p=
erfect fit under the TR3.   You can catch the on sale for about $60.=20
Bill

Cactus Jack drinks coffee black......BWS

> On Oct 27, 2019, at 9:19 PM, TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net> wrote:
>=20

=EF=BB=BF
I have gone to Home Gods with my wife more times than I can actually sleep t=
hrough.  But today, she came with me to Harbor Freight in Manchester, NH.  S=
he's amazing.  She was more interested in that than I was in HG.  So now, we=
 call HF the Home Goods for Guys. =20
Thing is, my floor jack died.  I did fix it by bleeding the hydraulics, but i=
t was an excuse to realize it never fit under the cross member or differenti=
al of my TR3A.  Found a Pittsburgh low-profile jack (that I haven't tried ye=
t, but measurements are positive).  So excited!
I've previously had to use a scrapped Toyota's scissor jack to hand-screw up=
 enough to accommodate a floor jack, then re-jack with a floor jack.  Revers=
e the procedure to get the car back onto the floor.  Oh, I cannot wait!

So question.  HB Pittsburgh floor jacks seem "okay" for the price.  Thoughts=
?

Terry Smith, '59 Tr3A
New Hampshire, where the color is gone, the leaves have dropped, it's rainin=
g, and the end is near.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Terry,<div>Are you talking about the little=
 blue aluminum jack? &nbsp;I have three of them, perfect fit under the TR3. &=
nbsp; You can catch the on sale for about $60.&nbsp;</div><div>Bill<br><br><=
div dir=3D"ltr">Cactus Jack drinks coffee black......BWS</div><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 27, 2019, at 9:19 PM, TERRY SMITH &l=
t;terryrs@comcast.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
=EF=BB=BF

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  <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; c=
olor: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
   I have gone to Home Gods with my wife more times than I can actually slee=
p through.&nbsp; But today, she came with me to Harbor Freight in Manchester=
, NH.&nbsp; She's amazing.&nbsp; She was more interested in that than I was i=
n HG.&nbsp; So now, we call HF the Home Goods for Guys.&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </div>
  <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; c=
olor: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
   Thing is, my floor jack died.&nbsp; I did fix it by bleeding the hydrauli=
cs, but it was an excuse to realize it never fit under the cross member or d=
ifferential of my TR3A.&nbsp; Found a Pittsburgh low-profile jack (that I ha=
ven't tried yet, but measurements are positive).&nbsp; So excited!
  </div>
  <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; c=
olor: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
   I've previously had to use a scrapped Toyota's scissor jack to hand-screw=
 up enough to accommodate a floor jack, then re-jack with a floor jack.&nbsp=
; Reverse the procedure to get the car back onto the floor.&nbsp; Oh, I cann=
ot wait!
  </div>
  <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; c=
olor: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
   <br>
  </div>
  <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; c=
olor: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
   So question.&nbsp; HB Pittsburgh floor jacks seem "okay" for the price.&n=
bsp; Thoughts?
  </div>
  <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; c=
olor: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
   <br>
  </div>
  <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; c=
olor: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
   Terry Smith, '59 Tr3A
  </div>
  <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; c=
olor: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
   New Hampshire, where the color is gone, the leaves have dropped, it's rai=
ning, and the end is near.
  </div>=20
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