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Re: [Fot] Floor jack

To: "Scott Janzen" <Janzen@REcatalyst.com>, "'Friends of Triumph' Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Floor jack
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@spitfire4.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:30:44 -0500
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Bought me a cheap floor jack from WalMart for my Spitfire. One I bought =
many years ago had a lifting brace only on one side and was rated IIRC =
at 2000 pounds. Finally the brace gave way. The WalMart replacement had =
braces on both sides and would lift 3500 pounds =E2=80=93 including my =
wife=E2=80=99s car (Kia Rondo) or my trailer with the race car on it. =
Downside, doesn=E2=80=99t quite get low enough to get under the car, =
solved with simple ramps built from a stack of 1x6s. Key factor =
=E2=80=93 in my garage the nifty Harbor Freight jacks don=E2=80=99t work =
because there isn=E2=80=99t room to swing that loooong handle, while the =
WalMart jack has this little short handle (yeah it takes 40 pumps to =
reach fully-up, but I don=E2=80=99t need NASCAR pitstop speed). And =
it=E2=80=99s small enough and light enough to fit snugly in my tow =
vehicle.=20

--Rocky Entriken


From: Scott Janzen=20
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 8:46 AM
To: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph=20
Subject: [Fot] Floor jack

My Harbor Freight 3,000 lb jack just gave up after about ten years.  =
Before I buy another one, any other recommendations, or ones to stay =
away from?  I'm looking for light weight and a fair price - will pay =
something extra for quality if there's a good argument for it.=20



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<DIV>Bought me a cheap floor jack from WalMart for my Spitfire. One I =
bought=20
many years ago had a lifting brace only on one side and was rated IIRC =
at 2000=20
pounds. Finally the brace gave way. The WalMart replacement had braces =
on both=20
sides and would lift 3500 pounds =E2=80=93 including my wife=E2=80=99s =
car (Kia Rondo) or my=20
trailer with the race car on it. Downside, doesn=E2=80=99t quite get low =
enough to get=20
under the car, solved with simple ramps built from a stack of 1x6s. Key =
factor =E2=80=93=20
in my garage the nifty Harbor Freight jacks don=E2=80=99t work because =
there isn=E2=80=99t room=20
to swing that loooong handle, while the WalMart jack has this little =
short=20
handle (yeah it takes 40 pumps to reach fully-up, but I don=E2=80=99t =
need NASCAR=20
pitstop speed). And it=E2=80=99s small enough and light enough to fit =
snugly in my tow=20
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<DIV>--Rocky Entriken</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 28, 2016 8:46 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Fot] Floor jack</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Harbor Freight 3,000 lb jack just gave up after about ten years.&nbsp; =
Before I=20
buy another one, any other recommendations, or ones to stay away =
from?&nbsp; I'm=20
looking for light weight and a fair price - will pay something extra for =
quality=20
if there's a good argument for it.=20
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