Comparison of the Harbor Freight and new Craftsman Lightweight Aluminum Jacks...
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Comparison of the Harbor Freight and new Craftsman Lightweight Aluminum Jacks...
<b>Harbor Freight = 35 pounds, rated to 3000 pounds
Craftsman = 42 pounds, rated to 4000 pounds</b>
Couple differences between the two...
- The Craftsman is a bit beefier, which results in the extra weight and the higher load rating.
- The Craftsman has a little removable magnetic tray on top - handy for storing your lugs or any other fasteners you've removed while working on the car
- The Craftsman lifts to the frame of the car in less than a single pump. The Harbor Freight requires a few pumps to raise it the frame. Once under weight the Craftsman requires less effort to pump, but it seems as if slightly less lift is achieved with each pump. That's the trade off you make for the decreased pump effort. The Harbor Freight jack can be very difficult to pump (I even had one scrawny friend who worked the pole like a stripper and it still wouldn't raise the car - he simply didn't weigh enough to overcome the weight of the car, even with hydraulic assist) but it also achieves more lift with each pump.
- The craftsman goes for <b>$179</b>, <A href="http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00 950239000">HERE</A>.
- The Harbor Freight goes for <b>$139</b>, <A href="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=47246">HERE</A>.
Here are some pics (no the Harbor Freight jack doesn't come with the dope-*** Champion Racing sticker - I scored that from Galati's team at Elkhart in 2002 :-P)
<img src="http://users.rcn.com/raudi77/Jacks/Jacks%20Side%20by%20Side.jpg">
<img src="http://users.rcn.com/raudi77/Jacks/Jacks%20Top%20View.jpg">
<img src="http://users.rcn.com/raudi77/Jacks/Jacks.jpg">
Craftsman = 42 pounds, rated to 4000 pounds</b>
Couple differences between the two...
- The Craftsman is a bit beefier, which results in the extra weight and the higher load rating.
- The Craftsman has a little removable magnetic tray on top - handy for storing your lugs or any other fasteners you've removed while working on the car
- The Craftsman lifts to the frame of the car in less than a single pump. The Harbor Freight requires a few pumps to raise it the frame. Once under weight the Craftsman requires less effort to pump, but it seems as if slightly less lift is achieved with each pump. That's the trade off you make for the decreased pump effort. The Harbor Freight jack can be very difficult to pump (I even had one scrawny friend who worked the pole like a stripper and it still wouldn't raise the car - he simply didn't weigh enough to overcome the weight of the car, even with hydraulic assist) but it also achieves more lift with each pump.
- The craftsman goes for <b>$179</b>, <A href="http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00 950239000">HERE</A>.
- The Harbor Freight goes for <b>$139</b>, <A href="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=47246">HERE</A>.
Here are some pics (no the Harbor Freight jack doesn't come with the dope-*** Champion Racing sticker - I scored that from Galati's team at Elkhart in 2002 :-P)
<img src="http://users.rcn.com/raudi77/Jacks/Jacks%20Side%20by%20Side.jpg">
<img src="http://users.rcn.com/raudi77/Jacks/Jacks%20Top%20View.jpg">
<img src="http://users.rcn.com/raudi77/Jacks/Jacks.jpg">
