1.5 ton or 3 ton floor jack?

[yates ™]

My 3 Ton Craftsman struggled with my Tahoe, I picked up a 4 Ton at Harbor Freight and it works effortlessly.


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Must have been something wrong with it as I used my 3 Ton on two different 3/4 ton diesels with no problems.

 

[iLikeEggs]

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I bought the HF 3 ton when I had my Envoy. Worked great. I haven't tried it on my Tahoe yet.

Update: I recently did rear brakes and my HF 3ton dual piston worked like a champ. I did have have jack stand under the frame for safety back up though. Never trust a hydraulic jack alone.

 

[tunedbytuna]

My 3 ton is about 20 years old, lots of use... Maybe that's why it struggled.


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[nharkey85]

I have an old AC Delco 3 ton "extended reach" from when I had my toyotas. Even at 3 ton it sucked due to the 24" pump handle.

I just bought a 2.5ton Strongway from NorthernTool. Dual piston, 4ft+ pump handle, low profile to fit under my VW. It's not a quick lift setup, but only takes 2 full pumps to contact the tahoes frame

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[iLikeEggs]

I have an old AC Delco 3 ton "extended reach" from when I had my toyotas. Even at 3 ton it sucked due to the 24" pump handle.

I just bought a 2.5ton Strongway from NorthernTool. Dual piston, 4ft+ pump handle, low profile to fit under my VW. It's not a quick lift setup, but only takes 2 full pumps to contact the tahoes frame

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Yeah my HF 3ton is a low profile too. I needed that for my old Envoy. But with that dual piston set up it gets to th lift points quickly. I paid about $180 for it about a year ago. Hopefully I will see some longevity out of this thing.

 

[JML07denali]

Yeah my HF 3ton is a low profile too. I needed that for my old Envoy. But with that dual piston set up it gets to th lift points quickly. I paid about $180 for it about a year ago. Hopefully I will see some longevity out of this thing.

Just bought the same one on sale this weekend at harbor freight for $89!


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[iLikeEggs]

Just bought the same one on sale this weekend at harbor freight for $89!


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Oh man way to make me feel *****! Lol.
Nicely scored though. It will lift with no problem. Love that dual piston.

 

[Gtir007]

nice choice , nothing less than 3 ton,trucks are heavy

 

[ccapehartusarmyINF.(ret)]

how big of a compressor do you need to run a pneaumatic jack

 

[iLikeEggs]

Depends what the requirements in SCFM the jack calls for.