I have a good size, steel harbor freight floor jack. It works, but isn't low car friendly, and even more annoyingly, the difference between a stationary load and a load accelerating downward at 9.8 m/s² is about 1 or 2 sticky degrees of handle rotation. I was at Sears today picking up some replacement sockets for ones that I've broken, modified or lost. Saw they have a 2½ ton low-profile model on sale for a pretty modest price. Before I pulled the trigger, I decided I'd check and see if anyone had any recommendations, positive or negative experiences with particular brands or models.
Despite being exceptionally mediocre in the performance category, my current floor jack been dead reliable. Hence, I've felt that I'm stuck with it. It's hard to justify replacing something that "works just fine". Looking for something that hits both those targets so that I don't spend another 15 years feeling like I'm stuck with a jack that doesn't work well or fit my needs.
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I have a good size, steel harbor freight floor jack. It works, but isn't low car friendly, and even more annoyingly, the difference between a stationary load and a load accelerating downward at 9.8 m/s² is about 1 or 2 sticky degrees of handle rotation. I was at Sears today picking up some replacement sockets for ones that I've broken, modified or lost. Saw they have a 2½ ton low-profile model on sale for a pretty modest price. Before I pulled the trigger, I decided I'd check and see if anyone had any recommendations, positive or negative experiences with particular brands or models.
Despite being exceptionally mediocre in the performance category, my current floor jack been dead reliable. Hence, I've felt that I'm stuck with it. It's hard to justify replacing something that "works just fine". Looking for something that hits both those targets so that I don't spend another 15 years feeling like I'm stuck with a jack that doesn't work well or fit my needs.
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