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

[Steve Jenkins (steve]

What do you guys think about the floor jack in the Griot's catalog? 

I've been getting by with one that is too high for a couple of my cars, so
I've been driving onto some wood ramps before placing the jack.

SJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert W. Garven Jr. [mailto:rgarven [at] gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 2:54 PM
To: Steve Jenkins
Cc: The FerrariList
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


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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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