Need Floor Jack Recommendations.

[warezdog]

I'd buy old American. Weaver, Walker, etc. and rebuild it. Last as long as you want.

+100!

Where do you get seals/parts ?

I had a 1980 snapon 6 ton I bought of craigs list for $75 with a bad seal. Broke it down and sent the jack to guy who rebuilt it for another $75, he does them all, hein, walker, lincoln, SO and the likes. I can dig up the info if you want. He also sells rebuild kits for them for under $20 shipped IIRC

 

[alia176]

+100!



I had a 1980 snapon 6 ton I bought of craigs list for $75 with a bad seal. Broke it down and sent the jack to guy who rebuilt it for another $75, he does them all, hein, walker, lincoln, SO and the likes. I can dig up the info if you want. He also sells rebuild kits for them for under $20 shipped IIRC

I'd love to buy an American unit but finding them used has been a challenge. I do scour CL for an used unit every day.

 

[warezdog]

Here are some other areas to search since there are close military installations close to you
govliquidation.com
gsaauctions.gov
govdeals.com
publicsurplus.com

I've found some really good deals on interesting stuff, latest was a nozzle position indicator test kit for a T-38 Talon from Nasa Langley Research Center, it came in a lot of some color printers I wanted, there was also a pressure test kit for some aircraft I sold I ebay that paid for the entire lot of stuff I bought.

I've seen several 10T Walker jacks on Govliquidation but they're always too far for me to drive, if you're near the Hill AFB in Utah you can score some unreal deals on Kennedy cabinets and flip them for big cash.

 

[landtank]

I've got an OTC 2 speed floor jack and really don't like it. The handle is constantly dropping to the floor creating a trip hazard and today with last night being 21* it didn't work. The piston would not return after the first pump.

And it pee'd on the floor a little.

2 years old.

 

[Weber Sarge]

A good jack will last longer than several vehicles/people - my vote is easily Hein-Werner , worked with several over the years in shops and they just don't fail . Pay for it once , or pay for one the hard way with several junk ones and hope you and your vehicle survive when they fail .
Sarge

 

[landtank]

called OTC and complained about the jack handle. They sent me a new return spring which happened to be about 50% bigger in wire size. It stays up now

 

[OGBeno]

A good jack will last longer than several vehicles/people - my vote is easily Hein-Werner , worked with several over the years in shops and they just don't fail . Pay for it once , or pay for one the hard way with several junk ones and hope you and your vehicle survive when they fail .
Sarge

Sarge ... where do we find these??

Do you have a preferred source?

 

[spressomon]

Sarge ... where do we find these??

Do you have a preferred source?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64fUiH8W_Gc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Milwaukee 40 Series. Not cheap...but you won't regret buying it. Love mine. Cry once...and get the benefit of using a quality tool...for a long, long time.

 

[warezdog]

If a couple members near Barstow CA got together and went in on this auction three of you would potentially have one bad a$$ jack these are all OLD SCHOOL HEIN WARNER
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=7027624&convertTo=USD

Or if you're close and only need one, here is an old school napa
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=7063878&convertTo=USD

 

[warezdog]

Those near Lockborne OH should keep an eye on these
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=7087035&convertTo=USD

or if that is too small for your needs
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=7087035&convertTo=USD

 

[Weber Sarge]

Sarge ... where do we find these??

Do you have a preferred source?

There are a lot of sources for Hein-Werner but I'd just search out someone fairly local as shipping one is just a killer . You won't find any real deals on price unless it's a decent used one . Just one of those "pay it once and be done" tools ...
Sarge

 

[randrsn]

So I was cleaning up around my grandparents farm and came upon this rusty treasure. Any idea on a brand? The only # I can find on it is 1157 and that is on the handle at the top. Would it be worth it to clean it up and and try to get it working or find something else?

 

[warezdog]

So I was cleaning up around my grandparents farm and came upon this rusty treasure. Any idea on a brand? The only # I can find on it is 1157 and that is on the handle at the top. Would it be worth it to clean it up and and try to get it working or find something else?

Heck ya it would be worth it! Looks like a walker 10 ton

 

[TYM4FUN]

Hein-Werner is nice, I have the 6-Ton jack stands. When I needed a floor jack again, I tried the harbor frieght and it was CRAP!

Went ti Napa and bought their 3 1/2 Ton floor jack. It has worked great! Just like the higher end ones I used busting tires back in the days.....

 

[scrapdaddy]

So I was cleaning up around my grandparents farm and came upon this rusty treasure. Any idea on a brand? The only # I can find on it is 1157 and that is on the handle at the top. Would it be worth it to clean it up and and try to get it working or find something else?

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Looks like a Weaver, to me. Does it have a foot pump on the back?


Check out this site. http://www.castleequipment.com/Jacks/service_jacks_by_weaver.htm

 

[randrsn]

Looks like a Weaver, to me. Does it have a foot pump on the back?

Check out this site. http://www.castleequipment.com/Jacks/service_jacks_by_weaver.htm

Yes it does have a foot pump, but everything seems pretty frozen up. Is there anyplace on the jack that would have any way of identify what brand or model?

 

[scrapdaddy]

The plate is missing from the top of jack. It would have the Ident. tag on it. Check out the website for weavers. Looks like my 2 ton. You can still get a seal kit for it.

 

[randrsn]

Thanks, I will have to dig it out tomorrow and reference it with the website.

 

[randrsn]

After getting it home and cleaned I coated it with some PB blaster and did a little more research. It is a weaver WA-73B, the best I can tell. I talked to my grandpa about it a little and he said it came out of a Cadillac dealership.

 

[warezdog]

That is a sweet jack! Hope you're going to bring it back to life, I certainly would.