Hoping you can help me pick a 3-ton floor jack.

Don’t forget to look at height of the jack compressed and lift heights. Main reason I went with the Daytona. I put my 2t aluminum jack in the trailer and keeping the steel jacks at home


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If the jack isn’t leaving the garage, why pay extra for aluminum?

I recall reading an SVTP members story about one of the harbor freight aluminum jacks failing on him and almost taking his arm off. I don't think I'll go away from using steel floor jacks any time soon. Either way stay safe guys, always use redundancies.


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CobraBob said:

Wow, their 3-ton jack is $499. 2-ton is $407. More than I want to spend. It will mainly be used to swap out my G70 summer tires/wheels with winter all-season tires/wheels. And do a seasonal swap of my wife's SUV tires. I'd say my maximum budget is $200+-.

I can see that the Hein-Werner Jack is really well made.

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Yup, you are paying for the high quality and the fact it is made in USA.

Find out who your local dealer is for Hein Werner. I paid $250 for my 2 ton jack new.

Booky said:

Another vote for the HF 3 ton Daytona floor jack.
3 Ton Professional Steel Floor Jack - Super Duty

I have had mine for several years and it has worked flawlessly.
As others have said, low profile and long reach.

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Seems like a lot of you have the Daytona jack from HF.

Where do I find the 20% off Harbor Freight?

CobraBob said:

Seems like a lot of you have the Daytona jack from HF.

Where do I find the 20% off Harbor Freight?

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Just Giggle Harbor freight coupon

PaxtonShelby said:

If the jack isn’t leaving the garage, why pay extra for aluminum?

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Aluminum can be easily carried so I can more easily store it if space is tight. Right now I have sufficient space so I re-evaluating the aluminum option.

VRYALT3R3D said:

Yup, you are paying for the high quality and the fact it is made in USA.

Find out who your local dealer is for Hein Werner. I paid $250 for my 2 ton jack new.

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Local dealer wants $508 for the 3-ton Hein Werner. No way! Too expensive.

lOOKnGO said:

Just Giggle Harbor freight coupon

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Oh, I found dozens of 20% off coupons, but NOT ONE of them works with the jack. I've tried around 30 different codes found. Nada!

I can see that weight is going to be an issue. Which is a main reason why I was considering an aluminum jack. After having spent 5 months battling sciatica, I'm not going to try to lift a 107 lb. jack out of my SUV if I pick it up locally from a dealer. Can't risk it. It's either finding a reasonable price to offset shipping or go with aluminum I guess.

I use 2, 2 ton aluminum jacks so I can lift both sides of the car. I will never buy another heavy steel jack. Weight is 37.5#

2 Ton Aluminum Racing Floor Jack with RapidPump®

Weather Man said:

Harbor Freight and 20% off coupon.

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#metoo

CobraBob said:

Aluminum can be easily carried so I can more easily store it if space is tight. Right now I have sufficient space so I re-evaluating the aluminum option.


Local dealer wants $508 for the 3-ton Hein Werner. No way! Too expensive.


Oh, I found dozens of 20% off coupons, but NOT ONE of them works with the jack. I've tried around 30 different codes found. Nada!

I can see that weight is going to be an issue. Which is a main reason why I was considering an aluminum jack. After having spent 5 months battling sciatica, I'm not going to try to lift a 107 lb. jack out of my SUV if I pick it up locally from a dealer. Can't risk it. It's either finding a reasonable price to offset shipping or go with aluminum I guess.

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If they are running a sale on the jack, can't use a coupon.

Well, I found a $20 coupon for the $199.99 Harbor Freight Daytona Super Duty 3-ton jack. So that jack is now less expensive than the aluminum jack.

Harbor Freight Daytona Super Duty 3-ton floor jack.
Cost: $179.99 with $20 off coupon.
Material: Steel
Weight : 104 lbs.
Minimum Height: 3 3/4"
Maximum Height: 23 1/8"
Warranty: 3 years
Shipping: $21.94
Reviews (606): 89% give 5 stars
Total Cost (before tax): $201.93

Arcan Aluminum 3-ton floor jack.
Cost: $212.49
Material: Aluminum
Weight: 56 lbs.
Minimum Height: 3 1/2"
Maximum Height: 18 1/8"
Warranty: 1 year
Shipping: Free
Reviews (730): 77% give 5 stars
Total Cost (before tax): $212.49

Since I really don't plan to move it/store it off the garage floor, the extra 48 lbs. isn't a big factor. I think I'll feel more confident with the steel vs. aluminum. So after considering your great comments/recommendations and weighing the specs of each, I'm going to go with the Harbor Freight Daytona jack. It's also good that there are 3 Harbor Freight stores with 30 minutes of here, so if I have any issues or questions I can visit one.

Thanks everyone for your input!

To each their own. I use a Pro Eagle 3 ton jack, but I also have to be able to use the jack on some pretty suspect surfaces in austere locations on my Raptor. I can't recommend it enough, but it's WAY overkill for most people.

I ended up with a steel Husky 3 ton low profile floor jack due to a HF aluminum jack blowing its hydraulic cylinder and almost ripping my arm off while trying to put a jack stand under my Fiesta. Ended up buggering up the driver side sill of the Fiesta in the process and making me change my shorts/underwear.

I can highly recommend getting a full steel jack from a name brand over the HF version. The quality control is much better along with the materials used to hold that weight.

blueovalfan said:

I recall reading an SVTP members story about one of the harbor freight aluminum jacks failing on him and almost taking his arm off. I don't think I'll go away from using steel floor jacks any time soon. Either way stay safe guys, always use redundancies.


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That would be me. It was a 1.5ton version but it did some serious damage to the sill of the Fiesta along with almost removing my arm at the elbow and making me throw out a pair of underwear. The HF jacks are lacking in the quality control and material department.

The cylinder seals failed which sent the jack down fast and as it went down fast it bent the aluminum frame of the jack. Jack plate stopped coming down about 1/4 way through its travel. This then sent the jack plate sideways and into the sill plate of the Fiesta causing a nice 4" long gouge and ripping the side skirt off the car. All this while i was trying to place a jackstand under the driver side front subframe.

Went and got a Husky 3 ton steel jack a week later and wont ever go back to an aluminum jack again.

Blown 89 said:

Has anyone ever used one of these:
QuickJack - Car Lift for your Garage or Shop

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Yes. They are not cheap, but well worth it if you are lifting your car a lot. There are some cons: you can only access the car from the front or back and they're heavy. The pros: they can be stored under the car (depending on how slammed your car is, they are 2-3" tall in the down position), one button lift and lower, and they are very stable.

+1 to the Harbor freight low profile one.
Used it a bunch of times over the years for trucks near the 3 ton limit and never had an issue so far.

Another vote for the HF 2 ton alum racing jack, esp for the needs you stated Bob

kevinatfms said:

All this while i was trying to place a jackstand under the driver side front subframe.
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Buttpucker.exe

CobraBob said:

Well, I found a $20 coupon for the $199.99 Harbor Freight Daytona Super Duty 3-ton jack. So that jack is now less expensive than the aluminum jack.

Harbor Freight Daytona Super Duty 3-ton floor jack.
Cost: $179.99 with $20 off coupon.
Material: Steel
Weight : 104 lbs.
Minimum Height: 3 3/4"
Maximum Height: 23 1/8"
Warranty: 3 years
Shipping: $21.94
Reviews (606): 89% give 5 stars
Total Cost (before tax): $201.93

Arcan Aluminum 3-ton floor jack.
Cost: $212.49
Material: Aluminum
Weight: 56 lbs.
Minimum Height: 3 1/2"
Maximum Height: 18 1/8"
Warranty: 1 year
Shipping: Free
Reviews (730): 77% give 5 stars
Total Cost (before tax): $212.49

Since I really don't plan to move it/store it off the garage floor, the extra 48 lbs. isn't a big factor. I think I'll feel more confident with the steel vs. aluminum. So after considering your great comments/recommendations and weighing the specs of each, I'm going to go with the Harbor Freight Daytona jack. It's also good that there are 3 Harbor Freight stores with 30 minutes of here, so if I have any issues or questions I can visit one.

Thanks everyone for your input!

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You will be happy. I have used HF jacks for 20 years. No problems.

Blown 89 said:

Has anyone ever used one of these:
QuickJack - Car Lift for your Garage or Shop

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08mojo said:

Yes. They are not cheap, but well worth it if you are lifting your car a lot. There are some cons: you can only access the car from the front or back and they're heavy. The pros: they can be stored under the car (depending on how slammed your car is, they are 2-3" tall in the down position), one button lift and lower, and they are very stable.

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Not looking to threadjack Bob's thread but yes I have one and have been using it a lot before I get a real lift in. I'd agree with what 08mojo said. The only thing I will say if you are considering buying one, they offer the quickjacks in different lengths so buy the length most appropriate for your car. I got the smallest one on sale but its an inch too short to fit the jack pads of the M5. It'll work fine on the Mustang (jack rails) and Marauders (full frame). Since the Marauder is such a big car if I don't center them the right way it can get a little wobbly, I don't think I'd pull an engine or drop a trans using these. But all the work I've been doing so far, it's a serious time saver. Push button, car is up in 30 seconds, locked, done.

This was me testing it out for the first time with my parts car