SurfRaptor
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I have the option today of getting the Pro Eagle 2 ton beast for $450 and no tax new in box. Found it on CraigsList. Guy is selling a few of them and it seems like they may have "fallen off the back of a truck" or maybe he gets them for wholesale.
Whatever the case. $450 and no tax when it is regularly $529 plus tax. Let's call it a $100 savings. The 2 ton beast has a lift height of 2'-2" (26").
The Harbor Freight 3 ton long reach low profile Daytona Jack is $239 plus tax and goes 24 1/4" lift height. So about 2" shy of the Pro Eagle.
https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton...-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-orange-64241.html
The Harbor Freight 3 ton regular jack is $289 plus tax and goes to 23" 1/8"
https://www.harborfreight.com/autom...apid-pump-sunburst-metallic-orange-57590.html
2-3" makes all the difference . Can the Pro Eagle Beast get the entire front end off the ground for a tire rotation? Can the Harbor Freight do the same at either23-24" ? I realize I can always use or buy some type of extension or just a block of wood, but I plan on holding onto the truck for a long time and I like to do tire rotations every 5k along with oil changes. Safety is a concern when I'm working in my driveway.
I'm not sure if I would take any of these jacks on an off-road trip with me. They seem pretty large to throw in the back, but maybe I would. It's primarily for tire rotations. Extra bonus if you take the HF with you and tell me what that's like.
Help me make sense of what I need to do my own tire rotations on this truck. I might switch over to KM3's, and I've had 14 years of experience with KM2's and KM'3s, and in order for them to wear proper you have to rotate.
I posted about this a while back but had some options suggested that I wasn't interested in (sorry guys who posted). So of the above options or similar please. I don't mind spending the $$ for pro eagle but thats really my limit. I currently use a craftsman 2 ton but the height isn't enough.
Whatever the case. $450 and no tax when it is regularly $529 plus tax. Let's call it a $100 savings. The 2 ton beast has a lift height of 2'-2" (26").
The Harbor Freight 3 ton long reach low profile Daytona Jack is $239 plus tax and goes 24 1/4" lift height. So about 2" shy of the Pro Eagle.
https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton...-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-orange-64241.html
The Harbor Freight 3 ton regular jack is $289 plus tax and goes to 23" 1/8"
https://www.harborfreight.com/autom...apid-pump-sunburst-metallic-orange-57590.html
2-3" makes all the difference . Can the Pro Eagle Beast get the entire front end off the ground for a tire rotation? Can the Harbor Freight do the same at either23-24" ? I realize I can always use or buy some type of extension or just a block of wood, but I plan on holding onto the truck for a long time and I like to do tire rotations every 5k along with oil changes. Safety is a concern when I'm working in my driveway.
I'm not sure if I would take any of these jacks on an off-road trip with me. They seem pretty large to throw in the back, but maybe I would. It's primarily for tire rotations. Extra bonus if you take the HF with you and tell me what that's like.
Help me make sense of what I need to do my own tire rotations on this truck. I might switch over to KM3's, and I've had 14 years of experience with KM2's and KM'3s, and in order for them to wear proper you have to rotate.
I posted about this a while back but had some options suggested that I wasn't interested in (sorry guys who posted). So of the above options or similar please. I don't mind spending the $$ for pro eagle but thats really my limit. I currently use a craftsman 2 ton but the height isn't enough.