This jack is on sale for $29.99 Is this a good jack and worth the money?

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...ry#storepickup

 

I have one of those. Works well for me.

 

Yes...

That's pretty close to what I have. When I got it, maybe 6-7-8 years ago, Sears had a 3 ton jack for like $60-70 and a 2.5 ton "SUV" jack for $25. I got the later and have never had any issues.

Heck I even buried it in the ground two summers ago to help me rip out the stump of an overgrown laurel tree. Worked great for that, too!

 

ts1,

just make sure it has the length to actually jack up your truck. i personally don't like to use wood beams and such. i have the black and yellow "suv" model and it gets it off the ground.

also, factor in the cost of jack stands and then compare it to the packaged jack/jack stands.

bob

 

Thanks for the tips. I will definitely check to see if it has enough reach. I see there is a lot of variability in lifting lengths between jacks.

 

You've got the sliders, why not use a hi-lift? Or am I missing something here?

 

One reason that I bought one is that it's indispensable for working on suspension stuff. Think of replacing the rear shocks/springs. Lift the truck up, put it on jack stands, then use a floor jack to push the diff up a hair and shimmy the shocks out.

Or... if you ever think that you're gonna drop the tranny, or the rear end.

And a floor jack can be more stable on surfaces like polished garage concrete.

 

Ditto to Mark's comments!

I'd never try to work on my rig with just a high-lift jack alone, too unstable IMO. Use a floor jack with numerous jack stands. I have a 3 ton floor jack and (2) sets of different heighth 3.5 ton jack stands and I got it all for less than $150.

I had a friend who works on cars all the time had a floor jack give out on him, he was being careless as he admits, while he was under the car with NO jack stands. Luckily his wife knew how to work the jack or he'd be a dead pancake. Scary. Always used your jack stands! Period!

 

I carry one of those around in my 4Runner in place of the bottle jack. Works well for tire replacement etc.

 

Sorry, I guess I should have been specific -

Is there anything wrong with using a hi-lift in conjunction with jack stands?

Safety reasons?

Am I missing a shred of common sense here?

 

I don't think so, as long as you have the jack stands.

As far as missing common sense...

 

Ahh! Nope, just watch out for potential slipping on smooth concrete.


I certainly hope so!

If any of us had common sense, we would be spending our money on something practical!

 

What toys aren't practical?
Could you imagine the high stress levels we would all be facing if we didn't have a hobby to fall back on? We're talking life threatening levels here!!!