Lightweight Floor Jacks???

[James Perrone]

Harbor freight 2/12 ton ftw

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by CMcAllister

I hate to say it, since my building is full of US made stuff, but the Daytona line of jacks and jack stands at Harbor Freight seem to do a decent job of filling the gap between Snap on pricing and cheap junk.

I bought a steel low profile, long reach Daytona jack for less than half of the Snap on that it's a copy of. Nice jack. I haven't used it for 10 years, so I can't testify to it's longevity, but I'm satisfied with it so far.

Daytona does a few models of aluminum "race" jacks priced from $150 to $300. All are rated at 95% or above, if you trust reviews. HF has sales all the time. Worth a look at least.

Be interested to hear from real users of the Daytona stuff.

Bought an alum HF Daytona about 2 years ago - well worth the money so far - picks up my heavyweight COPO (3450 Empty ) with no problem and fits under the wheelie bars .

[KRatcliff]

I started using the air bladder jacks (and jack stands of course) for the more simple stuff. Fits under my cars easily and is lighter. Also has a more stable base.

I have ProJacks for the more complicated things, but they don't get pulled out as often now.

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by KRatcliff

I started using the air bladder jacks (and jack stands of course) for the more simple stuff. Fits under my cars easily and is lighter. Also has a more stable base.

I have ProJacks for the more complicated things, but they don't get pulled out as often now.

Kyle, are the air bladder jacks made of Sheep Tripe?

[KRatcliff]

Originally Posted by SSDiv6

Kyle, are the air bladder jacks made of Sheep Tripe?

They are ribbed....