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Back when we had sedans I bought 3 of the aluminum jacks to put in the trunk … don’t really use them now because I’m gonna roll out Big Red !
Anyone have a HF Daytona jack?
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HAHA, not everyone can readminds as well as you can.
Every single person that replied, other than you, commented on their experience with their Daytona jack so I'm not the only mind-readerHAHA, not everyone can read minds as well as you can.
I do want a Daytona jack but my Pittsburgh 3-ton works fine so I can't justify it. With my G35, I have to drive it up on wooden ramps in order to reach the jack point in the front that I could avoid with their low-profile, long-reach model.... That said, two Discount Tire locations I've been to use them. They obviously gets TONs (no pun intended) of use on a daily basis and they look well-worn, suggesting they don't have to replace them every few weeks or months.
Not myself but a good number of my buddies have the HF jacks of a variety of their brands(Pittsburg, Daytona) and use the heck out of them with great success.
i seriously can’t remember the last time i saw a non daytona jack in the field, they spread like cockroaches
if you have a snap on jack you will get viciously bullied. it’s well known they’re made in same factory
if you have a snap on jack you will get viciously bullied. it’s well known they’re made in same factory
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I think HF has gotten their jacks from Changshu Tongrun for a long time, even back to their Central Hydraulics time.
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I have the Daytona 3 ton low profile, and have been very happy with it.
A local independent tire shop also uses them. When I was in their shop getting a set of tires, I noted that they had several Daytona floor jacks.
A local independent tire shop also uses them. When I was in their shop getting a set of tires, I noted that they had several Daytona floor jacks.
have the same jack going on 3 years , no problems with it at allI've got the Pittsburgh 3 ton, going on 6 years now of home use. No issues, doesn't leak a drop, doesn't bleed down. Has definitely put it's share of heavy German junk up on jack stands
Looks like I’ll pick one up this weekend , thanks for the help guys.
I have the big yellow one and a smaller orange one. Both work great.
I've got the Pittsburgh 3 ton, going on 6 years now of home use. No issues, doesn't leak a drop, doesn't bleed down. Has definitely put it's share of heavy German junk up on jack stands
I too have the low profile Pittsburgh 3 ton, although I haven't lifted any German stuff with it. Its mostly been "Jap-scrap" and a rusted out Chrysler/Mitsubishi
That said, it's almost identical to the Daytona at a lower cost. I'd buy another one in a hearbeat!
Do they sell side-by-side? I was under the impression that they just rebranded and repainted the Pittsburgh jacks as Daytona.I too have the low profile Pittsburgh 3 ton, although I haven't lifted any German stuff with it. Its mostly been "Jap-scrap" and a rusted out Chrysler/Mitsubishi
That said, it's almost identical to the Daytona at a lower cost. I'd buy another one in a hearbeat!
I looked at them side by side when I needed a new jack to lift my old Tacoma and couldn't tell a difference.
No, they're visually different. In some ways, the Daytona jack's base or main body kinda looks like the side profile of a car (to me).
IMHO, it is the Daytona “super duty” version that is advertised most differently from the rest because of the upgraded hydraulic seals, magnet filtration, and the 3 year warranty. I’d lump the remainder of the Daytonas and Pittsburghs together and only differentiate them by price, lift height, and frame shape/sizes.
There is a long Garage Journal thread on these. They aren't exactly the same, but hardly different enough to justify the dramatic price difference.
Mostly that the Snap-On hydraulic seals are better to begin with and serviceable, where the Daytona are not, if I recall correctly.
Likely from the same factory.
I’d say same factory, different levels of quality specified by the importer.
