Ted,
I have 3 floor jacks. I spent $60 for my first floor jack (a cheap Sears
unit), the second was a $20 unit from the local parts house. It was just as
good as the cheap sears unit. My third is the 3 ton unit with heavy jack
stands, this is far superior to either of the other units. I wish I had
spent the extra money to begin with. I would have saved hundreds of hours
in time with the bigger jack, it's easier to position, raises higher and is
simpler to raise.
Lawrence R Zink
Zink@pdq.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Theodore R. Stevens <stevens@erols.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, February 12, 1998 9:01 AM
Subject: Floor jack recommendation? (sightly off-topic)
>Sorry for the off topic request, but I couldn't find the shop-talk list
>archives. I'm looking at getting a floor jack (trolley jack) and think I
>have narrowed it down to a couple possibilities. Wondering if anyone has
>experience with either of these:
>
>Alltrade 3 ton, $59.99 at Costco. Comes with spare seals
>
>Craftsman 3 ton, $99.00 at Sears, comes with pair of 3 ton jackstands.
>They also have a 2 1/4 for $79.
>
>Both of these are made in China. The fit and finish on the Craftsman is
>better. Keep in mind that I'm pretty frugal (ok, downright cheap) and $40
>does matter if there's not a LOT of difference in quality/performance.
>
>---
>Ted Stevens stevens@erols.com
>74 TR6 Gaithersburg, MD
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