[Healeys] harbor freight jacks

[Ron Ray]

I happen to have two of these jacks from Harbor Freight ("US General
Aluminum Racing Jack").
One I bought  some years ago which works fine.  The other came from a
friend's estate that seems to have the sudden lowering problem discussed
here.  So Jody may have a very valid point. However, it only takes a little
practice with turning the handle to minimize the sudden lowering issue.
 
Last week I received a mailing from Harbor Freight that included a $30 off
coupon for the same jack that currently list for around $99.  I friend will
be purchasing a jack for himself with the coupon.  It will be interesting to
see how the jack he buys works in the lowering mode.
 
Ron
 
 
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On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:07 PM, Jody Kerr wrote:
 
> I find at HF that if one is no good, the whole lot are, and you need
> to wait a few months until they get a fresh batch in from China.