Where can I buy a GOOD floor jack?

I need a floor jack repair shop in the San Ferando Valley [so cal] I want to fix my Ajax 2 ton long frame it is all there.Any shops out here ?

 

I went through 3 cheap ( $150 a pop ) " 2.5 tonne " trolley jacks in about 2 years before I figured, **** it - spend the money on a decent one. $400 for a Blue-Point. It works like a charm.

 

I got a new costco jack toward a bill a guy owed me and it was great for about a mouth and died. It went to the dump looking as good as when I got it. Nothing but Chinese junk

 

as a side note i blew one of these up in like a year.. idk how or why LOL..

then again, maybe i should check if its low on fluid.. '

it was REAL nice for the $$$

 

can't attest to the quality now, but mine came from autozone about 15 years ago--I've used the piss out of it with no problems. still goin strong

 

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51105

 

My 1964 Walker 3 ton still works as great as it did then. Never been overhauled. Old Farm sales are great places to pick up quality stuff.

 

Costco low floor jack 2 years jacking up heavy land rovers not 1 issues . just bought another one last week .

 

I bought one from my local NAPA dealer a few years ago, it weighs a ton, but has been very durable and taken all the abuse I've given to it, including forgetting to put it back in the garage at night!

Brian

 

Unfortunately, most of the hydraulic tools made today are imported. Meaning..............when it stops working............throw it away. A lot of them are even welded together with no means of dis***embly sealing their fate. The old Walker, Hein Warner and others are a thing of the Past as America would rather support a third world country with their cheap labor than keep and American on the job. The chickens have come home to roost.
Sam Walton started a business selling american made good at a great price. He would be ashamed of what his heirs have turned it into.

Frank

 

You said it all fab32. BRING THE LABOR BACK HOME!Our kids will never know what we had .

 

The manufacturing left because the general public demanded goods at a cheaper price. Now, there is little chance of the US regaining its once dominant manufacturing position when the economy ****s and the 'little people' have even less money to spend. Give thanks to Barney Frank and Chris Dodds for starting the current mess.

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I got a year out of mine, looked like brand new when I threw it out!

 

Some of the best jacks and stands you can buy, I know not made in the USA but also not in China

http://www.acjacks.com/

 

We just got a new OTC 1525 thru Amazon.com. Nice 2 ton jack.

 

My son has had an OTC for years. U.S. made really heavy duty, a good investment!
Parts are just a phone call away!
I have a 35 year old Hein-Warner awsome quality too bad they don't make them anymore!

 

Brunnhoelzl!

 

I bought a Hein Werner jack a couple years ago and love it. I also have one of those aluminum racing jacks. I always grab the Heins Werner jack first. As a bonus, its American Made.

 

I still need some one to rebuild mt Ajax 2 ton floor jack.....

 

Do a search on this site for "Norco".

 

I don't know how true this is........
But I read somewhere that the EZ way to ID jacks-
1 piece handle- USA
2 piece handle- import


Like I said- unsure how true this is.

 

I ordered a new Hein Werner 2 ton HW93642, made in USA, from one of the sites 1oldtimer gave me, tooldiscounter.com.
It came to $306.26 with shipping.
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For your purposes, go to Sam's Club or Costco

I am on the road & carry (2) Harbor freight aluminum
4000 pound floor jacks .......

They have proved dependable - I purchased the extended
(1) year warranty (not 2 year) - I replace them once a year
and get another warranty ....


Jim