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

[Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven]

I think this would be a fitting way for me to go, no scratches to the  
car.....

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 15, 2008, at 6:34 AM, red5hilser [at] aol.com wrote:

> 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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