CranMaro99

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So I have the car (duh,) and now bought a house with a garage, now I need the tools!

Long story short, I don't have the money to drop 400 bucks on a jack, etc. First time homebuyer here.

It seems like I either find a nice jack that's REALLY expensive or a piece of crap 80 dollar jack that folds under its own weight. But I know you get what you pay for.

So this is the only jack out of many that have caught my attention:

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...5429_200345429

Does anybody own this jack and have thoughts on it? This jack will be for use in my personal garage only so I'm not too worried about the jack being some aluminum lightweight version. It's the only jack that caught my attention; even though it sure is heavy, lol.

And jack stands; and decent stands out there? I'm looking to get 4 of them. Someone mentioned truck jack stands are nice to get the car high enough in the air to work on?

Thanks everyone! First time buying tools like this...

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These are also the jack stands I was thinking of getting:

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...5227_200305227

Anthony Williams

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That is a nice jack, I have a Harbor freight 3.5 ton low profile floor jack ($75) it's 3 years old with no leaks and 8 Harbor freight 3 ton stands 4 bought with the floor jack and 4 bought on sale last week for $11 bucks a pair. Say what you want about Harbor freight but in 8 years of buying from them I have had to return only one item(a 18v battery powerd drill driver with a bad battery), with no problems about it! try that with Sears or Snap on!

Be sure that the jack you get can lift high enough for the jack stands you purchase. Sounds simple but most low pro jacks can't lift high enought to clear jack stands rated at more than 3 tons.
And if your car is lowerd, Rhino ramps work great in getting the car high enough to get the jack under or if you just want to do a quick oil change or look under the car with out jacking and stands.

And go ahead and get an electric impact gun and some version of the dremmel with cut off wheels and grinders.

CranMaro99

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Thanks for the reply. I know I was going to buy a HF floor jack, but then I saw this and it looks real legit.

These are also the jack stands I was thinking of getting:

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...5227_200305227

01ssreda4

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Go with the 6 ton stands. The 3 tons are babies.

CranMaro99

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Isn't that what I linked?

CranMaro99

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But mainly, does anybody have experience with that floor jack?

AllanJohnson

Haven't used that yet. Next time my wife asks me what I want for Christmas, maybe I would consider that.