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

[red5hilser (red5hilser]

Doug is spot-on! While I was working in Tuscon, my supervisor's 18 year-old son 
was killed, working underneath a car?in the garage when the jack-stand slipped 
and his chest was crushed. His mother came ot to the garage and found him, feet 
sticking out from beneath the car. What a shock that must have been.

He had a full-ride soccer scholarship waiting for him at the U of Arizona, plus 
he was an academic All-American. What a waste.?

Sad story, Bubba


-----Original Message-----
From: Doug 
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 an
d 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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