Recent content by L.Cheapo

That middle 3.5 ton looks just like the one I just rebuilt, mine was model 50145. I bought the kit from Lazzar's HCRC Now online. It was about $30.

Likely because no one would want to pay what it costs to do the job. If the rebuild kit is $30 plus shipping, figure $45, plus an hour of shop labor at probably $100/hr...plus tax and oil, you're looking at the cost of a comparable new jack, unless it's something special. I did it myself as a...

The OP wasn't about a $10 socket. It was about a $200 ratchet. And whether it was $1 or $10,000, if a company pissed me off I'd never patronize them again. Plenty of others to do business with.

I have a late 90s Craftsman 3.5 ton jack that would no longer lift a vehicle. I bought a rebuild kit online and did it myself in an hour or so. The only issue I had was getting the gland nut off. I had to hold the cylinder assembly in my hydraulic press and use a large pipe wrench with a cheater...

Indeed. Anybody hear from 2ndgearrubber? He's been gone from the site for a while. Hope he's doing well.

Nope, won't buy cheap tools. If I'm doing something myself I'm saving enough over the cost of paying someone to do it to buy top quality tools to make the job easier, more enjoyable, or at the very least, less frustrating. Particularly when it comes to rusty hardware, or when some clown...

I bought one a year ago. Should have bought it a long time ago. Looks like I bought it from Home Depot during a Fourth of July sale. I paid $199 for it, including a 6ah battery and charger. Compact and powerful. Can't think of any reason to not buy it.

Back in 2023 I bought the brass version of these on Amazon for $1.44/box. I bought four boxes of male fittings and two female. In retrospect, I should have bought more, but I've only used a few fittings so far.

Also looks like the jaws were formed by a child using a rock.

I have the Knipex and the Snap On. I prefer the Snap on. I like the handles better and the little plastic clip that came with it to protect the blades and keep it closed when not in use.

I have an Actron code reader as well. It was the top of the line one they made when I bought it 15 or so years ago. It's the only one I'm willing to loan out to people if they ask. :ROFLMAO: I bought a new Modis Edge off the truck in 2016. The coming October update will be the last compatible...

This is why we can't have nice things.

Looks like a 60" box with a side cabinet?

I had a cheap wire brush explode on me many years ago when I worked in a shop. I looked like I pissed off a porcupine. Bristles were stuck in my clothes, my arm, and my face. Fortunately I wore safety goggles or I'd probably be half blind. One entered my face just below the goggles. Had a...

Joe makes one similar to what you are talking about, and has for a long time. https://www.joesautoelectric.net/store/p57/%22Load_It%22_Variable_Load_Test_Units.html#/ If you wanted, I'd bet he'd custom make you one with a see-through cage over it instead of a full cover to protect your hands...