Kim Brennan was in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago and didn't stop in to meet with the extremely well established Pittsburgh Vanagon club at their warehouse/clubhouse/head quarters in the north side?

Bummer. It's worth a visit to all traveling transients, particularly those needing parts or emergency service. 

-craig cowan
PVC founding member. 

On Apr 28, 2012, at 3:52 AM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:

> 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