Where can I buy a GOOD floor jack?

I have been looking for a good floor jack and it seems everything out there has gotten a lot worse quality then they were years ago.
I dont like the new aluminum "racing jacks" and most of the heavier jacks now are really narrow and have small pads on them.
I tried one from Harbor Freight and tool and the pad pops out and its really hard to get it to release easily.

Thanks Duke

 

look around for an old one, start hitting estate sales or auctions when automotive type businesses are going out of business

 

NAPA used to carry a line of pro quality jacks.

 

Costco.

 

I picked mine up at a garage sale....pro snap on, 4 ton low pro extended body for $40....kinda ugly but works great!

 

I have this one NAPA Auto Parts, was on sale for $199 when I bought. Comes with a padded handle and a pad for the lift disc.

 

costco, I believe 60 bucks! the big one.

 

Most of the new ones suck... As was mentioned earlier, garage sale, auction, estate sale.... the best one I have is easily 30 years old.... the new ones are disposable...

 

I know us jack co. has the best bottle jacks ive found,the military has a contract with them,not sure if they have floor jacks though.

 

Our Sam's Club here has a real nice heavy duty one that's branded as Goodyear- $65 They also have a beefy cherry picker that includes an engine leveler for $170

 

I bought a Lincoln brand made in the USA, heavy duty and goes
down good and low at Pep Boys a couple yrs ago. Very pleased with
the quality.
Later Ron

 

My old Craftsman that's been working flawlessly for 20+ years just shit-out..... anyone rebuild their own before?

 

Yeah. It's pretty easy. If you can't get the specific parts from Sears, a bearing & seal distributor can usually match up seals & rings for you.

 

I like the aluminum jack from Costco...lots of lift, especially for how low it compresses. If you go with this one, just keep everything tight...sometimes the bolts like to loosen up on this one.

Bryan

 

If youre just looking for a GOOD jack, Gray's sells the best money can buy, made in USA. Quality comes at a price, however.



This 2 Ton jack is $361. The 3 ton is $510.
www.grayusa.com

 

Floor Jacks are us??? right next to webe toys.
Dave

 

Take the cylinder out and take it to a hydraulic shop. They'll be able to match up the seals and o-rings to rebuild it. There isn't much to 'em.

 

NAPA, AJAX, and Walker WERE all the same jack, differant colors, at one time. Can't say for sure any more. Find one at a yard sale/ auction and rebuild it for about 30 bucks. I bought my last one for $20 bucks.

 

Walker jacks were made by Lincoln....N.L.A. from Walker since around 14-15 years ago. When I was connected with Walker some years back, inquiries were referred to Lincoln, & apparently parts and/or service were available at that time.

As mentioned, the cylinders are pretty basic, & easy to rebuild, or have rebuilt.

 

I'm a Big fan of the Norco - Heavy - Strong - Tough

BYC

 

I have a good year that came from Sam's club works great but the pad is kinda small. I shopped a long time and this was the best jack I could find that wasn't $300 or more. So there you have it.

 

I have one of the half aluminum half steel Craftsman jacks and absolutely love it. I had a Hein Werner heavy ass jack that took a crap after about 20 years. Of course the heaviest thing I ever use the Crafstman on is a half ton GMC truck. I think it was about a hunnert bucks or so.

 

I have a 2 ton Lincoln that I got from Car Quest. It was around 200.
http://www.jackxchange.com/products/W93642.cfm .
Most hydraulic shops will repair the the heavy duty US ones. I have used too many of the Harbor Freight jacks that had leaky seals. I think everyone I have known that owned one had problems with it. Spend the money and buy a burly one. It is one of those tools that you don't want to let you down when you need it.

 

I try not to be too thrifty when it comes to jacks and jack stands. I have noticed that they eventually will leak from the seals whether its a harbor freight or an expensive one.

 

http://www.vorshlag.com/tech_jacks1.asp

 

I just got a 2 ton Ajax for free but need to repair.

 

The old Hein Werner has held up for the last 35+ years. That one thing about good tools thay last. Ron

 

i have a napa 3 1/2 ton i bought on sale about seven years ago for a little over 1 1/2 it is heavier than hell a real jack picked up my 27 foot motor home. there probably all chinese shit by now, some of u young guys dont know what quality is you have grown up with this crap from china

 

Just find an older USA made jack on craigslist or ebay and rebuild it,should last ya 30+ years.

 

We use Costco Jacks all year long at My Tire Store 1 and 2
Never had any Issues!