Bought a jack, ran into a hellstorm

idk, don't all floor jacks look similar? must be my untrained eye. is there some innovation that makes them far superior to others? let's ask the expert, @Mendel Leisk .

 

My guess? A Chinese company cloned the Snap On jack, or they are produced in the same Chinese factory, and someone just rebranded the original.

 

harbor freight is chinese, isn't it? if not, everything in their store is made in china.

 

No no no, I'm the guy with the $69 "Samona" jack, lol. It works fine, but I really haven't a clue.

 

That's a sweet looking Jack.

 

Nice addition to the garage. You find a taker for your old craftsman jack, or keeping it around just in case?

I had to use both my seasoned harbor freight floor jack and inherited bottle jack today. Both somehow are missing the handles but still powered through.

Today was drain and fill day. Both coolants and atf. All done in about 3 hours which included a nice leisurely lunch with my old man.

 

so is there really a lawsuit, or are they both made in the same factory?

 

Bottom line: you've got a champion floor jack. Get some jack stands, give it a try. Heavy rubber wheel chocks are a good idea too.

 

i found an article in biz times about the law suit. no idea who will win, but it won't affect end users, unless you need a part i suppose.

 

@Rebound This is the best place I've found for placing jack stands on the front end. I think you can orient from the L-shaped bracket in the picture. It's at the leading end of a "beam":