New Jack

[Steve Wood]

I decided to buy another jack that was more controllable than the two floor jacks that I have. The Daytona jacks from HF have a pretty good reputation for the money (they have gone up about 40% since last summer so I guess that is relative).

I was going to buy the Professional model long reach/low profile model but I noted they have a 90 day warranty whereas the Super Duty was on sale for $20 more and come with a three year warranty. The down side is that it is about a 1/2" taller and full height is about 1/2" lower.

The Super Duty is a blatant knock off of the Snap On and is alleged to be built in the same factory as the Snap On. The wheels are ball bearing and taller than the Professional model and it has more grease fittings.

It weighs 104 lbs out of the box but it glides around like it is floating on air. Most importantly, to me, is that it appears to be very controllable in drop speed which makes it easier to get the car off the blocks and down to the jack stands before going all the way to the floor. That is the plan anyway.

Gotta few more things to button up on this old gal before I find out.

[nocooler]

Nice! Is 3 tons enough to lift that wagon? - lol 

[Steve Wood]

I think the front end weighs about 3 tons LOL

[daveismissing]

I am frustrated by the limited travel of all jacks about 18" IIRC.From memory There was one that did an extra 6 inches but was long discontinued and sold for hundreds even used.

[Steve Wood]

This one is 3 3/4 to 23 1/8

The Professional model is a bit lower and a bit higher.
3.25 to be 24.25

[daveismissing]

I think the there are what I was looking at or equivalents:
Lowered Height3.5” (89 mm)
Raised Height31.5” (800 mm)

https://www.bendpak.com/shop-equipment/floor-jacks/rfj-2tx/

[Steve Wood]

Serious jack!

[gnonyx]

This one is 3 3/4 to 23 1/8

The Professional model is a bit lower and a bit higher.
3.25 to be 24.25

Hi Steve,
Hope all is well with you and your family, and yes I too got this
DAYTONA
3 Ton Long Reach Low Profile Professional Rapid Pump Floor Jack, Black, good price with discount coupon
When I was doing the rear end bushings my old floor jack finally didn't want to stay up after 20+ years of service. The new one being its low profile I was able to get underneath the rear end.

[Steve Wood]

That is the more useful model and will work in more instances if you have really low places you need to put it.

The super duty one I bought is the same length but does not go quite as low or quite as high.  I just liked the three year guarantee and it sure rolls nice.  Now that I am seriously middle aged, I can appreciate that LOL

[ULYCYC]

I bought my Walker/Lincoln 2 ton low profile floor jack in 1969 new.  It was under water a few days during hurricane Sandy and still works great. I hope you get over 50 years out of yours too...

[Steve Wood]

50 years?  Let's see, I would be 130.

I have about 30 on a Craftsman as of the moment and 20 on a HF Racing Jack.

[nocooler]

After 20 years my 2.5 ton would only go up halfway. So I dumped all the old hydraulic fluid out of it and filled it with atf, and bled the air out. The damn thing has never worked better, it's like it was full of vegetable oil or something from the factory. 

[daveismissing]

What I would really like is the ancient crazy pneumatic jacks that my local spring shop have. I walked in one day and they had the ass end of a car about 4 feet off the ground. 

[Steve Wood]

Guess those are still around some place?

[daveismissing]

I 'm gonna put this note here 'cuz I'll forget:
The original are make by AC hydraulics in Denmark- https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/TOL13HLQ.htm?pn=TOL-13HLQ

BMW guys "The long-reach low-rise high-lift  AC Hydraulic DK13HLQ jack used to be the only game in town if you had a low car and needed to skooch below
the air dam and reach the front crossmember. They were always expensive,
 but then the exchange rate pushed them out of sight, and vendors
stopped carrying them. Then, as is the trend, Chinese-made versions
appeared, so you no longer had (or have) to pay nearly $600.
"