Thanks Roger,
After hearing that one, I'll steer clear of H/F's floor jacks.
Your story is exactly why I am afraid of using some of these tools. I
shudder to think what would happen if I were to try and "slowly" lower my
truck onto a set of jack stands.
To have my Chevy come crashing down on jack stands could result in:
a.) jack stand shooting out from under it sending the truck careening to
one side - possibly injuring me.
b.) jack stand jumping to one side and punching a hole through the the
truck body or bed - possibly injuring me.
c.) floor jack not holding its pressure and slamming to the ground while
setting the jack stands in place - possibly injuring me.
No thanks. I'll pay an extra $100 to $200 in the name of safety.
The Asian market is extremely competitive and many these tools are
substandard. Harbor Frieght is expanding and in doing so is trying to sell
large volumes of this stuff at unbelievably low prices. The of course is
for one purpose only - to capture the US market.
So, please be careful folks. Don't compromise safety just to save a few
bucks. Examine the tool carefully before you buy. Don't need maimed
oletruckers!
Tom B. '57 Stepside 3200
-----Original Message-----
From: ROGER GLEASON [SMTP:rogerg@maverick.facil.uconn.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 1:48 AM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Harbor Freight
I bought a 2-1/2 ton also and after using it several months in the
garage we brought it to the track for use on the race car...maybe
because it very dusty or because of the gravel in the pits but the
thing started leaking under no pressure like when we return it to the
garage at night and a large spot shows up on the garage floor
in the morning....I now leave it pumped up a little and it seems to
have cured it somewhat...We had to refill it and I used some oil
labelled hydraulic jack oil I had obtained years ago and it stopped
leaking.... Filling it was a chore... we had to slowly lift the end
while pouring oil into the relief check(?) then holding it up in the
air and re-install the plug... I still don't think I got it full and I
don't feel like it goes all the way up but one good thing about it is
now it doesn't come down too fast like it did when it was new... I
had trouble releasing the thing under load and it would allow the car
to come crashing down...Next jack will be american made if I can
find one possibly a used one from a auto repair garage sale...Ask me
a bout the vice I got from there its another story...
Rogerg
51-3100 AD Stocker
> In a message dated 8/9/99 11:02:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
tburt@hirose.com
> writes:
>
> << I looking at buying one of their heavy duty floor jacks. Anybody out
> there bought one?
>
> Tom B. '57 Stepside 3200 >>
>
>
> I bought the 2 1/2 ton model for like 39.99, had to take the first one
> back, the second one seemed okay after it's fist use, so I kept it, used
it
> about a month later (after the warranty expired) and noticed it would
leak
> down under load, I've bled the heck out it, but still no luck, it lifts
fine
> and I can live with it. If I used it everyday I think I'd have taken the
> torch to it though :)
>
> Mike
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