A few weeks ago when I was in Pittsburgh they had this sale going on. I looked at the different alternative aluminum floor jacks (1 1/2 ton, 2 ton, 3 ton). I decided to get the 2 Ton one instead. It has a higher lift, and a lower profile (not important on our vanagons, but definitely important on my other cars...especially my Lotus.)

Very nice quality.

On Apr 28, 2012, at 12:34 AM, Don Hanson wrote:

>   They have their aluminum "Racing" floor jacks on sale for $69.   I've
> had one of these for about 10yrs now.   It is really handy and functions
> well.   It weighs about 25lbs and until it feels a load, each pump stroke
> moves the lift pad a lot.  Quick acting.    Like it takes about 4 pumps to
> go from flat down to reach the jacking points on my Vanagon.   It will
> easily lift the whole side of the van, or front end and rear end...Says
> "1.5 Ton" but mine has raised more without problem.  Like those crews in
> the NASCAR TV shows, it's easy to just trot around with...I wish I could
> find a place to stash it in my van for traveling, but it a full sized floor
> jack.   Raises about 15".
>
>   I was quite skeptical until I got mine that anything so inexpensive
> could be work properly, but my 'real' cast iron and steel floor jacks now
> reside under my work benches, un-used.   Just today my SO wanted me to fix
> her Subaru but my garage/shop was full.   I just grabbed the HF floor jack
> and went out in the gravel drive  with it in one hand, tool box in the
> other and got the job done with ease...
>
> thru end of may..worth it if you use a jack frequently..
>  Don Hanson