Purchasing a new jack

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by CoBeerToad

After 30 years, my Craftsman 3 ton floor jack finally took a dump on me. It was indeed a sad moment as that was one of my first purchases as I started working on my own cars.

I am looking for a new 3 ton floor jack that will fit underneath my 986 and the liftbars that I purchased for it a while back. Any recommendations?

Because the jack you have is 30 years old it was built when quality meant something .......... hence it lasted 30 years . You should be able to either rebuild it yourself or have it rebuilt by a hydraulic shop . You get to save the memories , keep an item out of the landfill and have a quality piece for another 30 years . Plenty of You tube videos out there explaining the rebuild process .

[10/10ths]

....I own one of the old aluminum rapid pump 1.5 ton Harnor Freight jacks that only weighs 35 pounds and lifts to 18 1/2 inches.

It is awesome.

But, they don’t make that one any more.

I’m eyeing this:

https://www.pelicanparts.com/promos/1ACHydraulic4102019/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lloyd_fab&utm_source=Pelican+Pit+Stop+Newsletter&utm_campaign=180271ddf4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_04_10_05_56&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e247719183-180271ddf4-69616473

They are on sale.

[CoBeerToad]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Because the jack you have is 30 years old it was built when quality meant something .......... hence it lasted 30 years . You should be able to either rebuild it yourself or have it rebuilt by a hydraulic shop . You get to save the memories , keep an item out of the landfill and have a quality piece for another 30 years . Plenty of You tube videos out there explaining the rebuild process .

I want to do this now, but this floor jack will not fit under the car with the liftbars, so it's a process to use them, so I think it would be best to buy a new one.
However, I'm going to look into rebuilding this one too as it has served me well for a long time. I'm sure I can find a use for it other than chucking it on the junk pile.

Thanks.