Other than the brief stop at Harbor Freight...I really had no spare time.

I was participating the Pinburgh 2012, a 3 day match play pinball tournament. <http://papa.org/pinburgh2012/index.php>

One of the reasons I originally got my first Vanagon was so that I could use it to transport newly acquired pinball machines. It's great for that (with the middle seat out, I can slide a pinball machine in perfectly.) Still can carry 5 adults too.

On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:02 PM, Craig Cowan wrote:

> 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