Floor Jack Reliabilty

[6PTsocket]

I don’t blame him. He was thoroughly lambasted by the HF army last time he pointed out flaws on the Daytona.

I’m sure the Daytona is fine. Northern Tool also has a jack that looks very similar if it’s not the same thing. My 3 ton Craftsman has been great for 10+ years now.

You have to evaluate criticism from where it comes. When some yahoo tells somebody, that makes his living repairing jacks, that he doesn't know what he is talking about because said yahoo bought this great jack for $35 and it is the best jack ever. That is what gets real experts to stop sharing their knowledge.

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[IndyGarage]

My 25 year old generic 2 1/4 ton Allied jack has never had a single problem. Never failed to lift - I think I added oil to it one time 10 years ago or so. The only problem with it is it doesn't fit under some newer cars well.

I recently picked up a new low profile jack at Napa - 3.5 ton it says - really low pad. Looks like it was built in the same place as those Snap on and Daytona jacks. I took it back to the shop and the first job was to lift up an 8900lb forklift - I bought it because none of my other jacks would fit under the forklift and I needed to pull the engine out. It picked up one side of the forklift just fine. I was able to alternate sides and get about 6 inches of blocking under the lift so I could work on it. I think it's a keeper.

 

[Hiball]

I don’t blame him. He was thoroughly lambasted by the HF army last time he pointed out flaws on the Daytona.

My skin is tougher than that, I get it.. People don't like hearing anything negative about something they own, especially when it's directed towards a New purchase that had as much hype built around it.

I try not to be one of those "Members" who simply sits behind there keyboard trying to influence everyone that my Opinion is a Fact. I will show you the differences, explain why "I" think its better than the other, and in the end it's up to each and every consumer to choose based off what is important to them.

 

[WittHay]

I don’t blame him. He was thoroughly lambasted by the HF army last time he pointed out flaws on the Daytona.

I’m sure the Daytona is fine. Northern Tool also has a jack that looks very similar if it’s not the same thing. My 3 ton Craftsman has been great for 10+ years now.

Never listen to a army of people in one country. According to GJ army, Milwaukee is the only power tool company in the world. The truth is Milwaukee sells poorly outside of North America

The older HF jacks had fairly good quality because they had the same parts and were made in the same factories that sold jacks to the rest of the world Canada, England and elsewhere.

The Daytona jack is just a part of HF marketing BS. Its a copy of a newer design jack invented by somebody else. Because of the way HF markets or wants to beat competitors, you don't know if the 3 year warranty is based on quality or marketing hype

My thought on the Daytona is that its perfectly acceptable jack if you live with in reasonable driving distance of a HF store in case you have to return the jack 1, 2 or 3 times. The quality is always going to be a concern because they are one off designs made just for HF and built every once in a while in China to fill a container or two to ship to a HF warehouse in California

 

[visionguru]

Not a good bet on anything HF

usual failure modes are leaking fluid or bleeding down.

most of them are generic o rings if you take it apart.

Come on, you are spreading rumors.

Did you ever have a jack failure? Do you actually know the seals are "generic"?
If you don't know, please just shut up.

 

[JerryC]

My 20+ yr old sears all steel floor jack worked flawlessly right until it failed. No hint it was going to fail. I jacked up the car to swap out axle-back mufflers and less than an hour later it would not lift the car off the jack stands.

I bought a cheap Torin at HD to get the car off the stands because everything else was closed and it was pretty much done at that point. We're talking about a Mustang, not a super heavy vehicle.

I replaced those with an Arcan XL from Costco and it has been good for the couple of years I've had it. But... knowing how my Sears failed is a caution every time I use any jack.

I now move with a purpose when I use a jack, vehicle goes up, stands go under. No dilly-dally.

 

[WWheeler]

I trust my life to AC hydraulic. no corner cutting here.

Was looking at the AC Hydraulic DK20Q 2.2 Ton. Looks like a good jack. What's the COO for AC Hydraulic? Denmark?

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

Come on, you are spreading rumors.

Did you ever have a jack failure? Do you actually know the seals are "generic"?
If you don't know, please just shut up.

LOL Did you ever buy an O ring? they come in 2 kinds, Metric and Imperial.
Neither Alltrade nor HF is going to have someone develop a 1.277mm thick O ring for their jack.

I've broke a fair few OEM type jacks, and my HF looking aluminum Torin shot some retaining ring into the woods randomly. Last week my 12T Craftsman leaked all its fluid out, so I bought a HF jack just in case, took ol crafty apart , put in another O ring, and it worked, so the HF is going back.

What was your point?

 

[Roberts210]

His point was to flame you and shut you up.

A buddy of mine brought his lightweight, China "racing jack" to my place. It was shiny and he was really proud of it. I used it a couple of times and the 4th-5th time I tried to use it it wouldn't lift anything. I had been wanting to get my Milwaukee rebuilt (bought it in 1992 or so) and so I dragged the China jack along with me. Took both of them to the local Milwaukee-authorized service center and they rebuilt my Milwaukee allright, but wouldn't touch the China jack. I later got my buddy an old green Craftsman (Japan-1980's) jack and rebuilt it for him. Junked the China one.

 

[artbuc]

Looks like jacks can let go at the wrong time:

http://www.odyclub.com/forums/8-general-discussion/294921-harborfreight-floor-jack-failed.html

 

[jonesg]

Very happy with my HF racing jack.

 

[up a creek]

So... I purchased the Daytona 3 ton jack from harbor freight today
https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-steel-heavy-duty-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-64200.html
This one to be exact. I got it for 109 which I thought a fair price. After reading this thread I now have some reservations. Should I have got the pittsburg 3 ton instead? I am just using it for brake jobs and changing oil, of course with 4 jack stands when needed in the proper spots. It seems to me that from what I read about the Daytona it was a sturdy piece of equipment. I just wonder about failure over time I guess. I am not a mechanical expert per se, but I do my own brakes, calipers, and oil changes. Anything much bigger than that I either get friends involved or take it to a shop. Advice will be helpful and happily regarded. Thank you in advance.

 

[Wamsutta]

So... I purchased the Daytona 3 ton jack from harbor freight today
https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-steel-heavy-duty-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-64200.html
This one to be exact. I got it for 109 which I thought a fair price. After reading this thread I now have some reservations. Should I have got the pittsburg 3 ton instead? I am just using it for brake jobs and changing oil, of course with 4 jack stands when needed in the proper spots. It seems to me that from what I read about the Daytona it was a sturdy piece of equipment. I just wonder about failure over time I guess. I am not a mechanical expert per se, but I do my own brakes, calipers, and oil changes. Anything much bigger than that I either get friends involved or take it to a shop. Advice will be helpful and happily regarded. Thank you in advance.

Take it back and get the yellow one; that's what you should do.

 

[Nineeightyone]

My Pittsburgh 3 ton low profile has been going for over a decade, my best friend has one as well which has been in service for even longer.

They're a damned good deal for what they are. I only picked up the Daytona long reach low profile because I needed something that could get under the racecar without 2x4s.

 

[Wamsutta]

I used my Daytona (regular original Daytona) quite a bit when changing rear shocks last week. That's one smooth operating bammajamma right there. Get one!

 

[kctyphoon]

Anyone catch the HF letter where the owner says their Daytona jack IS being made in the same factory as the snap on model?
Ha ha ha...

 

[Wamsutta]

Anyone catch the HF letter where the owner says their Daytona jack IS being made in the same factory as the snap on model?
Ha ha ha...

They just gotta make sure the yellow spray don't fly over into the red spray and visa versa.

 

[jasonphelps]

Nah, gotta make sure the Chinesium fragrance is only applied to the HF Daytona

 

[Two Speed]

>Floor Jack Reliabilty

I bought a 2-1/4 ton Hein Werner in the late 80's. Still doing its thing today.