lincoln no longer makes floor jacks?
Nate Nagel
to replace the ancient Craftsman 2-ton and completely flimsy Chinese
mini floor jack that I've been getting by with. I remember Lincoln as
supposedly making a good floor jack, but a quick web search seems to
indicate that they're out of the jack biz. Who's currently making GOOD
floor jacks?
nate
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Ad absurdum per aspera
similar to this one:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00950156000P?mv=rr
(I hope that deep link works. At some point they turned the front
page of craftsman.com into a fine example of the Flash Puppet Theatre
school of user interface design. Don't get me started.)
For another hundred bucks you can get Craftsman Professional, which
seems to be a pretty similar jack with a lower minimum height and
slightly higher maximum -- not much, but the man who owns both a
Porsche and a pickup might want to measure and consider this.
Also, if you've still got the Lincoln jack rather than just nostalgia
for it, you might want to look on the Web and see if rebuild kits for
the hydraulic parts are available...
--Joe
Vic Smith
You might find the older heavy duty floor jack on the craigs list type
venues in your locality. I don't really know if the old ones are
better than a good new one, but they used to build real solid ones.
My BIL had an old 3 or 4-ton in his garage that was leaking down.
Had about 2' lift.
The check valve was a ball bearing and it and the seat were pitted.
I bought a couple same sized ball bearings and had one welded onto
a welding rod. Used that to grind the seat, and dropped the other
in as the new check. Found some Teflon packing close to the size of
the old stuff. Worked well, but I think he told me the packing was
leaking a couple years later.
Never trust a jack to hold - not even for the few seconds it takes to
slide in the jack stands - and use good strong jack stands.
So you really shouldn't be paying an arm and a leg for a floor jack.
Unless you're just that way (-:
--Vic
Steve W.
> Got a little $$ for xmas, thought I would buy myself a GOOD floor jack
> to replace the ancient Craftsman 2-ton and completely flimsy Chinese
> mini floor jack that I've been getting by with. I remember Lincoln as
> supposedly making a good floor jack, but a quick web search seems to
> indicate that they're out of the jack biz. Who's currently making GOOD
> floor jacks?
>
> nate
>
http://www.jackxchange.com/products/HW93642.cfm
Hein-Warner is the new name of the Lincoln line. When Lincoln sold off
the line in the late 90's a Chinese company took over. A few years later
this company brought back the Hein-Warner name BUT they also started the
old plant in the US up to make them. The old plant in question, Lincoln...
So what you have now is a Lincoln design jack with a Hein-Warner name on
it, made in the US.
http://www.jackxchange.com/categories/24.cfm
The Lincoln jacks they list show the NEW model number if they are still
made here.
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Steve W.
Near Cooperstown, New York
Ashton Crusher
<jtc...@california.com> wrote:
Watch out for the craftsman professionals. Some of them do NOT hold
up and they do NOT have a good warranty anymore. I've got one sitting
out front that no longer holds fluid and it's not even two years old.
A google search revealed that I'm hardly alone as far as this jack
model (3 ton, quick lift).
Don Byrer
>supposedly making a good floor jack, but a quick web search seems to
>indicate that they're out of the jack biz.
http://www.jackxchange.com/products/HW93642.cfm
Looks supisciously like the 50+ year-old one I have in the garage...
Built like a tank.
Don Byrer KJ5KB
Power & Glider Pilot Guy
kj5kb-at-hotmail.com
"I have slipped the surly bonds of earth; now if I can just land without bending the gear..."
"Watch out for those doves...<smack-smack-smack-smack...>"
disston
will fit into a trunk but don't carry it around all the time unless
you have 3/4 ton axles on your car, they are heavy. The ones made by
Lincoln with the removable handle look like the old Hein Warner. Well
if they are going to use the name they might as well use the design
too. I think it has been a favorite of many for many years. I know
it's still mine. Now I have to find some bucks to get another one.
Disston
Paul Hovnanian P.E.
>
> Nate Nagel wrote:
> > Got a little $$ for xmas, thought I would buy myself a GOOD floor jack
> > to replace the ancient Craftsman 2-ton and completely flimsy Chinese
> > mini floor jack that I've been getting by with. I remember Lincoln as
> > supposedly making a good floor jack, but a quick web search seems to
> > indicate that they're out of the jack biz. Who's currently making GOOD
> > floor jacks?
> >
> > nate
> >
>
> http://www.jackxchange.com/products/HW93642.cfm
>
> Hein-Warner is the new name of the Lincoln line. When Lincoln sold off
> the line in the late 90's a Chinese company took over.
One would think that the new name would be Rincon. ;-)
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not screaming in terror, like his passengers.
theni...@yahoo.com
I have a 30 year old Walker that I have rebuilt one time and it still
works fine. It looks like most of the name brand, (commercial jacks if
you will), are now under the “Hein Werner” umbrella.
(http://www.ohiohydraulic.com/marquette1.htm)
(http://www.ohiohydraulic.com/)
(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3A*&q=hein
+werner)
My second/extra/back up floor jack took a dump, and I am looking for a
floor jack. I will be buying one that is as close to/better then the
Walker as I can get. It is a 30 year old Walker 1 ½ ton floor jack.
(tank green/yellow handle).
Measurements: Front wheels 3 ¾” high (the lifting pad is a little
lower). Width: 11 5/8” (O.D. front wheels). Width: 13 ¼” (O.D. back
wheels). Length: 28 ½” (O.D. front to back wheels). Lifting height:
20”. The lifting pad is 6 ¼” by 6 ¼”. The tag reads “Walker Hydraulic
Service Jack” J 122. Series A. Range 3 ¾” to 20”. 3000 lbs.
It’s very stable. It is has a low profile, (which you want). Giving it
a rating from 1 to 10, with ten being the highest, it is a 9.9! I use
it at least once a day, and sometimes it seems like 30 times a day.
Willy.
theni...@yahoo.com
wrote:
> I'm pretty happy with my Craftsman after several years. It seems
> similar to this one:http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00950156000P?mv=rr
No offence, but one like this is not what "you" want.
Steve W.
> "Steve W." wrote:
>> Nate Nagel wrote:
>>> Got a little $$ for xmas, thought I would buy myself a GOOD floor jack
>>> to replace the ancient Craftsman 2-ton and completely flimsy Chinese
>>> mini floor jack that I've been getting by with. I remember Lincoln as
>>> supposedly making a good floor jack, but a quick web search seems to
>>> indicate that they're out of the jack biz. Who's currently making GOOD
>>> floor jacks?
>>>
>>> nate
>>>
>> http://www.jackxchange.com/products/HW93642.cfm
>>
>> Hein-Warner is the new name of the Lincoln line. When Lincoln sold off
>> the line in the late 90's a Chinese company took over.
>
> One would think that the new name would be Rincon. ;-)
>
>
What I think happened was that commercial shops wanted US made jacks
that worked.
Although I do have a cheap one that I modified to do door and panel
work. The lighter weight and adding a wider set of wheels made a big
difference. Added a saddle adapter for the other adapters.
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Steve W.