Ferrari Mailing List: Re: LSMFT Floor Jack - no spoiler

[jim (jimshadow]

Scary stuff!  

I just had my GT4 up on its side with multiple jacstands and multiple floor
jacks holding it up .   You could've put the football team on it jumping up
and down and it probably would not have budged.   Regardless, I was
terrified as h*ll getting under it to run a power wire off the starter. I
even had a buddy standing there to drag my squished body out just in case.
Only took about 10 minutes and that was enough. 

There was a Porsche guy who had his 914 fall on him while on jackstands.
Fell on his head but not enough to crush it.   Did mess him up pretty good
though.

JIM
(Lift-less in Ft. Wayne) 

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug and Terri Anderson [mailto:dnt [at] dock.net] 
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 11:34 PM
To: JIM
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] LSMFT Floor Jack - no spoiler

A word to all considering hydraulic jacks - NEVER NEVER NEVER use only one 
item, especially a hydraulic jack as your only source of height management. 
Gravity wins.  Double up - jack stands, leaving the jack in place, or or, 
or.  Two things, always.

I still get a queasy feeling in my stomach when I recall going to a shop and

there it was - a car off the jack and two legs poking out from under.  No 
blood - but there aint no one with a 4 inch chest rise.

DOUG
Kalifornia Dept of Consumer Affairs



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert W. Garven Jr." <rgarven [at] gmail.com>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] LSMFT Floor Jack - no spoiler


> The sears racing one is nice but even on the Ferrari it tends to lose
> it near the top of its travel. I have a last of the US Lincoln's and
> it is
> heavy but nice. Of course once you put some ferrari stickers on them
> they work better
>
> Robert W. Garven Jr.
> rgarven [at] gmail.com
>
>
>  "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special
> vehicle and for most people it will remain a dream apart from for
> those lucky few". Enzo Ferrari
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 14, 2008, at 1:06 PM, Adam wrote:
>
>> I don't know why Harbor Freight compares that jack to "over $600"
>> jacks.  I've had one previously and it served me well, but I advise
>> against buying it.
>>
>> 1. Are you willing to be injured if it fails or collapses sideways.
>> 2. If you ever overload it, it will start leaking at the seals and
>> it's toast.
>> 3. Almost like clockwork, after two years, it starts leaking anyway.
>>
>> A leaking jack is a nightmare.  Always use jack-stands and release the
>> weight of the vehicle onto the stands and test their stability
>> (literally give the car a shove or two and be sure.)  I overloaded my
>> old one by trying to lift the rear of a 911 at once (probably a dead
>> lift of about 2000-2500 lbs, which, for a "rated" 3000lb jack should
>> have been no issue and it did lift the car, but it also started to
>> leak that day and soon became a messy, useless piece of junk.  I was
>> never comfortable with the degree of side deflection.  I've since
>> bought a premium brand jack (AC Hydraulics) ... it's heavy and
>> cumbersome, but it's also well made, strong and durable (for about
>> three years now, lifting anything from race cars to SUVs ... but not
>> quite strong enough to lift the trailer, so I bought one of the 25 ton
>> air-hydraulic bottle jacks at Harbor Freight, which also makes quick
>> work of raising the Excursion (diesel) as if it were a Scuderia ... in
>> my dreams ... there's no greater luxury than being able to raise a
>> jack just by holding the button on the compressed air line ... : )
>>
>> Buying one $500 jack is less expensive and a better tool than buying
>> one cheap jack every two years.  If someone does want a light and
>> cheap solution, I would reinforce the advice below to at least fork
>> out the extra $40 and buy the jack with the higher lift rating.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 14, 2008, at 12:47 PM, Paul Bennett wrote:
>>
>>> Had to get a new floor jack - read all the reviews and recognize
>>> reliability is a common problem nowdays.
>>>
>>> That said, I am super pleased with the Harbor Freight
>>> LIGHTWEIGHT 35# aluminum 3000# Racing Jack at $140 store price.
>>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?
>>> Itemnumber=47246
>>> Catalog shows an upscale version which store didn't have
>>> 10# heavier, 4000# lift, $40 more.  Probably the best choice.
>>
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