Harbor Freight In-Store Only: Any Single Daytona Jack

dong888

Sep 28, 2024 04:56 PM

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Quote from sealthedeal1

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Thoughts on low profile vs standard jack? I don't have a low profile car, so it seems unnecessary, but maybe I'm missing something.

If you are very certain that you won't own a low profile car ever, then just get the standard version. After the 40% discount, the price difference is actually not much. So my recommendation is to get long reach and low profile to cover everything just in case that one day you need a jack for that function. You may not neede for your car but maybe one day for your friends or relatives?

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fdny136

Sep 28, 2024 05:19 PM

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fdny136Sep 28, 2024 05:19 PM

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I just went and got the 3 ton low profile . Can't beat it for 107 and a free 5 gallon pail

DealLurkersNevaDie

Sep 28, 2024 05:21 PM

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DealLurkersNevaDieSep 28, 2024 05:21 PM

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Got long reach lo pro and free bucket.

One of the front caster wheels is 1/8" off the ground on level surface and freely rotates. If "wobble it" the opposite rear caster lifts off.

Should I return it?

Papi-Chino

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Papi-Chino

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Quote from sealthedeal1

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Thoughts on low profile vs standard jack? I don't have a low profile car, so it seems unnecessary, but maybe I'm missing something.

The low profile may not lift your truck/suv high enough, so you might need wood blocking for extra lift vs the regular which has a higher lift height. If all your friends & relatives are tall and drive trucks, then buy the standard jack. Alternatively, just buy both today & try them out. You have 90 day return window to return the one you dont want.

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MadJukes

Sep 28, 2024 05:30 PM

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Quote from GARRR

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No, you need jack stands. Lift one side set it on jack stand and then go and do the same on the other side

Gotcha.

Superduty or Long reach? Occasional use, buy once type of thing. Will the 3 3/4th vs 3 1/3 minimum height make a difference on cars like a C7/C8 corvette?

Last edited by MadJukes September 28, 2024 at 11:38 AM.

Mako1215

Sep 28, 2024 05:40 PM

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Quote from smintman

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This is the version that Snap On sued them for. I've had this one for years now. I trust it with my life. https://www.harborfreight.com/3-t...SQQAvD_BwE

Why did they sue them?

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vid1900

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I've had the HF 3 ton snap on clone for years.

Never given me any problems at all.

I never lend out tools, but I have lent out that Jack a few times, Because it seems totally bombproof.

NEVER use a jack without Jack Stands if you are going under the car. Don't even think about it.

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tcatnat

Sep 28, 2024 05:42 PM

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Quote from Papi-Chino

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The low profile may not lift your truck/suv high enough, so you might need wood blocking for extra lift vs the regular which has a higher lift height. If all your friends & relatives are tall and drive trucks, then buy the standard jack. Alternatively, just buy both today & try them out. You have 90 day return window to return the one you dont want.

According to the product description, the low profile has a higher lift than the standard. I believe it's an extra 1.5". Check the descriptions.

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OpusXX

Sep 28, 2024 05:48 PM

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Don't know much about cars, but seeing this is a good buy what's the best recommendation for an suv? Also of if I want to change the brakes for the car can I do it with a jack one tire at a time or do I need some type of stands to hold car frame high in place. Can someone link the items needed?

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Quote from Mako1215

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Why did they sue them?

Both jacks are made in the same Chinese factory.

S-O sued saying that HF copied the jack.

HF countersued saying that snap-on was falsely claiming that their jacks were "assembled in USA".

Finally both parties settled without any money being exchanged.

https://biztimes.com/snap-on-harb...-jack-case

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Ohgaryoh

Sep 28, 2024 05:51 PM

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I used the 15% coupon a week or so ago and got the jack, now I see this and can't find my receipt. Great.

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Mako1215

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Quote from OpusXX

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Don't know much about cars, but seeing this is a good buy what's the best recommendation for an suv? Also of if I want to change the brakes for the car can I do it with a jack one tire at a time or do I need some type of stands to hold car frame high in place. Can someone link the items needed?

I'm going to change brakes on my Rogue. I'm going to get stands so I can just go from tire to tire without adjusting the jack each time. Seems like a huge time waster to me.

mynameisskrillex

Sep 28, 2024 06:01 PM

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mynameisskrillexSep 28, 2024 06:01 PM

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spanking deal - I think I spent $150 or $200 a couple years ago for the low profile one

mbg

Sep 28, 2024 06:01 PM

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mbgSep 28, 2024 06:01 PM

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Quote from mbg

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Oh my - just picked up the long reach low profile that I've been waiting on to go on sale and now wondering if I should have gotten the superduty. Just saw both have similar reach and jack height but the superduty has 3-year warranty.

I ended up returning the low profile/long reach for the Super-Duty. After watching YT comparison video the profile and reach are pretty similar but I like the easily removable handle on the SD since I store my jack under a work bench (spring-loaded pin vs bolt). Also, I didn't originally realize the SD has a 3-year warranty vs 90 days. One feature missing on the SD is the foot pedal.

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Sep 28, 2024 06:02 PM

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Quote from OpusXX

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Don't know much about cars, but seeing this is a good buy what's the best recommendation for an suv? Also of if I want to change the brakes for the car can I do it with a jack one tire at a time or do I need some type of stands to hold car frame high in place. Can someone link the items needed?

Never trust a jack to support the car. You use the jack to lift the car to install a jack stand that will safely support the car. You can leave the jack there but the weight should be on the jack stand(s). Jack stands are sold in pairs and the weight rating is for the pair. So a 3 ton jack stand pair can support 1.5 in each stand. Buy proper wheel chocks to block the wheels that will remain on the ground front and back and only work on a level surface preferably concrete. If you are working on asphalt on a hot day jack stands could sink into the asphalt and shift. If you are lifting at the pinch weld purchase an aluminum pinch weld adapter. When the hydrolics in a jack fail it can drop immediately. Never get under a car only supported by a jack or work on an incline.

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