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RE: [FOT] aluminum jacks

To: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Subject: RE: [FOT] aluminum jacks
From: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 11:30:57 -0700
Jack:

I'll add my vote to the "worked fine for me" camp.


I bought mine from Harbor Freight about 3 years ago and it has performed
very well under a lot of hard use/abuse.

I use mine in the shop, out in the dirt and it also gets thrown in the
race car trailer whenever I use it, as the trailer jack will not retract
far enough to swing to park position when the trailer is hooked to my
truck. 

The one problem I have had is that the side pins that restrict the lever
movement fell out from vibration on a long tow, also some of the wheel
bolts backed out. I'd suggest making sure all the fasteners get some
locktite if you do use the jack on the road, as a bit of prep work sure
beats having to crawl around looking for the bits. BTDT


Kelvin Dodd 




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Jack W. Drews
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 1:24 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: [FOT] aluminum jacks

I see that harbor Freight has the price for aluminum floor jacks down 
to $69.95 on an internet special sale. I have one of those jacks that 
I purchased four years ago for $230. I have been pleased with it but 
it does have a leakage problem under certain conditions.

If anybody has purchased one of these in the last year or so, have 
you had any quality issues?

uncle jack 



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