[Spridgets] Floor Jacks

[David Booker]

Mine is a Sears 3 ton made of solid steel.  Feels like it weighs at least 50 pounds - probably more. My dad gave it to me maybe 18 years ago and he had used it for quite a few years before then.  It has grease fittings in a couple of places, but I don't ever remember adding any grease.  It has never given either of us any trouble.  Maybe you should start looking for an old one at garage sales...
   
   - David
   
Mark <mark at nashvilletn.org> wrote:
  Two years ago my kids gave me a Sears Chinaman floor jack, one of the $200 
aluminum types. Twelve months later it started leaking and lost most of it's 
oil on my garage floor. After much badgering and letters to corporate Sears 
finally replaced it, under protest and scolding, with another just like it. 
Now, another 12 months has passed and guess what? The second one is also 
leaking. I did a little checking and found that I am not the only one with 
the problem, in fact it seems that they all leak. Anybody tried to fix one 
of these things? Of course, Sears lists all of the repair parts with part 
numbers leading one to think they are repairable, but none are available.

Short of finding a successful solution, are there any suggestions for a good 
jack. I have found that there is at least one "MADE IN USA" jack made by 
Hein-Werner, any experience with them?

Mark
Nashville
http://www.arrestmered.com
58 "Bugeye"
66 TR4A
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