I bought myself a thing

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 01/02/2019 at 13:57 • Filed to: New tool day is best day

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I’ve been eyeballing the Daytona long reach 3-ton floor jack at Harbor Freight for some time now. When I got a $159.99 coupon for it, I figured it was finally time to take the plunge. Man, this thing is a beast! It rolls so much smoother, and pumps up so much quicker than my old Craftsman unit. The longer reach will make it so much easier to get to the pumpkin on the rear end, or reach under my step tubes to the frame of my truck . I can’t wait to jack something up!

I already sold the old jack for $50 on FB Marketplace. I had 39 people contact me within 24 hours! Glad that's over with!

EL_ULY > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 14:12

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Im looking at the Harbor Freight  booklet right now haha. So much waaant

random001 > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 14:20

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Where is this coupon?

shop-teacher > EL_ULY 01/02/2019 at 14:21

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I know the feels! I actually went in with a fistful of coupons for various things I needed. Rang up at $310, but I paid $240 after coupons!

How are you doing? I haven’t seen you around much. I  w as actually thinking about you about an hour ago . I saw a Volvo Tech making a big McD’s lunch run in a loaner X90, and it reminded me of you.

nerd_racing > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 14:23

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Good score.  I heard from somewhere that the Daytona jacks are made by the same place that makes the snap on ones.  I almost picked one up on new years eve. 

lone_liberal > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 14:24

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I have the same Craftsman jack and have been looking at that same HF one but haven’t been able to convince myself that I should pull the trigger. 

Urambo Tauro > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 14:30

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Ooh nice! I got a HF gift card for Christmas, haven’t decided what to use it on yet.

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro 01/02/2019 at 14:31

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While I haven't actually used it yet, I'm quite impressed by the feel of it.

shop-teacher > nerd_racing 01/02/2019 at 14:32

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Snap On actually sued Harbor Freight over the original Daytona jack. They settled for no money. Terms haven't been released, but it sounds like they use a lot of parts from the same factory, but are assembled in different places.

shop-teacher > lone_liberal 01/02/2019 at 14:34

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While it's always done the job, I've never been impressed by the Craftsman. Admittedly I haven't used the new one, but I'm very impressed by the feel of it.

shop-teacher > random001 01/02/2019 at 14:34

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It was in one of their mailers last week.

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 14:35

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Mmmm I need me one of those jacks. It would make car and maybe bike stuff so much easier!

Side note: Is that a new scooter I see next to the Zuma 125 ?

facw > random001 01/02/2019 at 14:37

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https://www.harborfreight.com/savings_coupons.html

Couple other Daytona jacks are also on sale, as is their regular 3-ton low profile jack.

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 01/02/2019 at 14:39

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Its a really nice piece. I can’t wait to use it.

D id you miss when I bought a Vespa for Mrs Shop Teacher towards the end of the summer? It's a 2010 LX 150. It was dropped once, but mechanically very well maintained. Scored it for 1.0 stacks!

random001 > facw 01/02/2019 at 14:41

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You win my internets for the day.

PartyPooper2012 > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 14:52

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I have a 3 ton jack. I think I may have bought it at AutoZone. I can’t stand the fucking thing. I hate it with passion. Most offensive is the pumping bar/release bar - it keeps popping out at the most inopportune moment and its socket goes up. Then you have to pump the socket down by hand and stick the bar back in.

I have been looking for a replacement. Tell me. How hard/easy is it to get the bar/pipe out of the socket?

Urambo Tauro > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 14:52

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It’s a major upgrade in almost every way! The long reach, the lift range, the rapid pump, the foot pedal... You’re gonna love it. If you got room to store it without tripping over it all t he time, that is. haha

lone_liberal > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 15:00

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My main gripe with the Craft sman is that is that it weighs a ton and doesn’t roll very easily so it’s hard to position sometimes. I also need to get a pad for it since it tends to chew things.

diplodicus forgot his password > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 15:03

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Stop I'm trying to save money not spend it on tools

shop-teacher > lone_liberal 01/02/2019 at 15:11

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My gripes we re the same. Plus it pumps up very slowly, and it’s kinda hard to let something down slowly.

Shift24 > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 15:11

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Pulled the trigger on mine awhile back because I was tired of having to put my 540i on blocks before I lifted it. To be honest I think the low profile long reach jack is better than the Yellow Daytona 4 ton. Lower to the ground and higher max lift, plus I like orange better.

I paid the full price on mine of $180 but worth it. I kept my old central pneumatic jack (that was HF brand before the pitt jacks) because I have had countless times where I have needed it. Plus it’s way lighter

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro 01/02/2019 at 15:12

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I'm not gonna lie, it is kinda in the way now, but I think it will be worth it.

shop-teacher > PartyPooper2012 01/02/2019 at 15:14

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There's a bolt that locks the handle in the socket.

shop-teacher > diplodicus forgot his password 01/02/2019 at 15:14

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I was too ... But the coupon, it got me.

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 15:14

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OH! That’s right! I forgot you picked up a Vespa. I keep seeing slightly dinged up ones on CL for $500 and want to take the dive (there’s a very broken 250 for $700 right now) but gosh are Vespa body panels hilariously expensive.

lone_liberal > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 15:16

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That too. It’s definitely abrupt letting things down.

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 01/02/2019 at 15:24

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Yeah, the steel bodies are crazy expensive. The thing rides like a Cadillac though! It's incredible!

VincentMalamute-Kim > lone_liberal 01/02/2019 at 16:05

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ahhh! I thought it was only my Craftsman jack that did that.  Thank you for that.

VincentMalamute-Kim > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 16:08

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I have the exact same Craftsman. I thought it was only my Craftsman jack that did that.

How heavy is the HF compared to the Craftsman? The long reach would be nice. Maybe I should also keep my Craftsman for the times I don’t have floor space f or the HF long reach ?

PartyPooper2012 > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 16:14

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Yeah. I have same design. My question is - is it flimsy? If you gave it a good yank, would it pop out?

At this point it’s irrelevant. I ordered one already. I just hope it’s better. I am going to buy a window so I can throw the old one right out of it. 

Decay buys too many beaters > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 16:18

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I was heartbroken when I brought a super duty daytona home and found that it wasn’t low profile enough (I absolutely refuse to fuck around with pre lifting/putting the car on 2x4s)

I might give this a try, my old long reach HF jack is getting a little tired. Grey is a boring color anyway...

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 17:18

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“I can’t wait to jack something up!”

This is the kind of statement I expect to hear out of a 'roided-up, lifted bro truck driving, Keystone-swilling frat boy...not what I would expect to hear from our venerable shop-teacher. ^_^

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 17:55

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But what about that compact GMC truck you have parked in front of the Yamaha scooter???

MM54 > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 18:00

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Nice. I’ve long said (well, since the daytona line came out a year or two back) that if I need to buy another jack for some reason (have 2) that it’ll be one of those.

shop-teacher > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 01/02/2019 at 18:14

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I talked my dad into buying that for the girls a few years back. My neighbor has the matching 1:1.

Brickman > shop-teacher 01/02/2019 at 19:22

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I have the 4 ton version. 1 more ton for $10, why not :)

After a few uses it had some air in the system and bled it.  B een fine ever since.

shop-teacher > VincentMalamute-Kim 01/02/2019 at 19:29

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Nope, that’s just how it’s made.

They’re both pretty heavy, but I didn’t lift the Craftsman up to compare it. The person I sold it to picked it up.

shop-teacher > PartyPooper2012 01/02/2019 at 19:30

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It feels solid to me.

shop-teacher > Shift24 01/02/2019 at 19:33

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The long reach 3-ton will  certainly meet my needs better than the regular 4-ton. Glad to hear from someone who has been using it :)

shop-teacher > Decay buys too many beaters 01/02/2019 at 19:34

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Go for this one then. It's a nice piece.

shop-teacher > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 01/02/2019 at 19:34

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Hahaha! Well, I won't drive it around lifted :)

shop-teacher > MM54 01/02/2019 at 19:37

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That’s why I sold the 3-ton Craftsman . It’s an upgrade, and I don’t need three jacks. I still have a 2-1/2 ton Craftsman that is small enough to lift by myself, without dropping a nut. After selling the Craftsman, the upgrade only cost me $110+tax.

shop-teacher > Brickman 01/02/2019 at 19:38

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I considered the 4-ton, but I wanted the longer reach instead. 

PartyPooper2012 > shop-teacher 01/03/2019 at 07:53

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Thanks for the info. I am looking forward to getting it. I youtubed the operations of it. I love the foot pedal in addition to the bar. 

shop-teacher > PartyPooper2012 01/03/2019 at 09:59

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Yeah, I didn't even realize it had that, until I opened the box.

Mustafaluigi > shop-teacher 01/03/2019 at 12:48

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I have the HF Low Pro/Long reach 2 ton that they don’t sell now that they expanded the datona lineup. $120 and its not orange. The only jack I could find that would get the front center jacking point on my WRX. The standard low pro 3ton is just taller in the back to make up for the low pro front, so it doesn’t get under much before you hit.

shop-teacher > Mustafaluigi 01/03/2019 at 14:49

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A 2-ton would be pushing it s capability lifting my truck. That would make me nervous.