I am in need of a good quality floor jack that will work well with my Explorer. The one I have now has 24" of lift and it works fine for the most part but I just don't trust it. It can be hard to slowly let the truck down...it always wants to drop it like a brick. My dad has a nice one that had a twist handle to let the pressure out and bring it down. It had been a shop jack and they just don't seem to sell them anywhere. What do you guys use?

I cant recommend a good jack, but I would definitely look for one with a high lift range. I bought one that seemed nice, but wont lift my Mountaineer without blocks on the jack. It sucks! Look for one made for Trucks/ SUV's, they usually lift higher.

NAPA makes some great ones :thumbsup:

-Drew

craftsmen has some good ones.

I got a Michelin 3 ton at Sams Club for like $70 and it works great.

i have the suv/truck 3 ton jack from walmart 21 inch lift range and real smooth let down about 50 bucks

I'll have to keep looking around. I have some good ideas as far as where to look now. I did go to Sears awhile back and they looked at me funny when I told them I needed one that went higher than 18". So I wont go back there again. I'll try Napa and Walmart this week to see what they have.

We use craftsman at the shop, a 4ton model with a large handle makes it easy to lift and release slowly.

our school bought 2 new jacks...i didnt know they cost that much, it was $8000.00 each..

our school bought 2 new jacks...i didnt know they cost that much, it was $8000.00 each..


What! This post is useless without pics/and or further explanation.

im sure hes talking about floor lifts, like a 2 post deal or something, thats the range they sell for.

Noone, no matter how rich would ever buy an 8K jack.

Plus it's canadian. That's $53.78 here in the US. Rather thirty if you ask me.


I've been really wanting to get a two post lift. :( But I would have to have it on the side of the house away from shelter/tools/power. I guess I'll have to wait. :(

I got a Michelin 3 ton at Sams Club for like $70 and it works great.

X2 works good cheap

Check WWW.Eppys.Com or WWW.HarborFreight.Com.

I got a Michelin 3 ton at Sams Club for like $70 and it works great.

x3 on this one, I got one of those too :thumbsup:

Just picked up a Craftsman 3-ton from Sears for about $70 on sale. It's solid, but heavy as hell but has a relatively high seated position (had to roll a Subaru onto a 2x6 to allow the jack to clear the frame).

Whatever you do, avoid the Craftsman 2-ton aluminum jack. They seem to have a high defect rate--e.g., losing the pump seal early, etc.

[QUOTE=AdamCKach;1817077]Just picked up a Craftsman 3-ton from Sears for about $70 on sale. QUOTE]

Was this recent if so I may be interested in picking another jack up especially considering the Craftsman warrentee.. Lifetime.
last jack I'll buy.
when the seal goes bring it in get another.

Ive had the harbor freight 3 ton forever and havent had any problem with it. Its a low profile high lift jack..