Husky 3-ton low profile floor jack $129

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This looks identical to my Pittsburgh 3-ton jack that I got from HF about 6 years ago. I wonder if they are made by the same manufacture. If it is, it has been a great jack.
 
Although HF may not be a "professional" grade, I have had great experience over the years with their Pitt and Daytona brands. Reliable so far and replacement parts are really easy and cheap to get via their customer service. Some parts are common across multiple products / brands so even older models can accommodate recent Daytona parts.

They even ship for free :)
 
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-3-Ton-Low-Profile-Car-Jack-with-Quick-Lift-HD00120-DIP/307751401

Grabbed one yesterday, it's pretty sweet and seems to be a good value.

I can't find an expiration date, so in spite of my desire to comply with the rules, in this instance I am not able to
since there does not appear to be any published expiration date.

Reg: $189

Comparable HFT Pittsburgh/$159 without the HFT inside track program/no thanks, they email me way too much already
Thanks for sharing
 
Although HF may not be a "professional" grade, I have had great experience over the years with their Pitt and Daytona brands. Reliable so far and replacement parts are really easy and cheap to get via their customer service. Some parts are common across multiple products / brands so even older models can accommodate recent Daytona parts.

They even ship for free :)
I beg to differ, I've seen many tire stores using HF jacks! I've had good luck with mine.
 
This looks identical to my Pittsburgh 3-ton jack that I got from HF about 6 years ago. I wonder if they are made by the same manufacture. If it is, it has been a great jack.

I wondered the same.

Also noticed on HD's site it looks like the flashier colors are more expensive.

My Local HD is not a perfect place, but they have been good to me over the last 17 years shopping there, and I was very confident they'd accept a return if the jack turned out to be a dud. It's a few miles closer than HFT and I'm comfortable supporting them with some business. I did shop HFT also, the tool looks about the same as HFT.

Interesting: The HD site said my store had 5 in stock, but really there was only 2 and I left them with one.
 
I beg to differ, I've seen many tire stores using HF jacks! I've had good luck with mine.
Sure..I agree as many shops around me have them. I meant to say some people perceive HF as non prof grade but I think they are just fine as I am really happy w my heavy duty 2 ton low profile long reach with cross beam which serves our cars perfectly from a "high" suv to "low" porsche boxster.
 
That's a solid deal.

And yeah, HD thinks it's cute to be vague with dates on sale prices. They don't seem to know the word "sale," either, opting instead for terms like Special Buy or New Lower Price (which is only a temporary lower price, aka a sale!!!)
 

Anyone will be able to buy for that price this weekend, when the "parking lot" sale opens up beyond club members, to all comers.

This one or the Daytona 3ton in HF?

I bought the Pittsburgh a couple months ago for $100, during another sale. No complaints.

Parts of the Daytona's frame may be beefier, like the rear wheel mounts, but I don't think it's much different in most respects, including the hydraulics. The Daytona has the rubber pad on its saddle, but it appears rather thin, and probably isn't very durable; probably easier to find a replacement pad, or an alternative, for the round saddle like the Pittsburgh has. They're all over Amazon and other marketplaces.

But if you gotta have a color other than gray…

And, the Daytona's warranty is no better, at 90 days, same as the Pittsburgh. At that time, someone noted that only the higher-end Daytona models have the longer warranty.

Otherwise, HF jacks have a 90-day warranty, which can be extended to two years for 20 or 30 bucks if you buy the extended plan.

Comparing the Pittsburgh to this Husky, which appear to be cousins from the same manufacturer*, the same $130 will buy the HF jack with twice the coverage duration, if one opts for the extended warranty.

I don't believe HD offers extended warranties on their floor jacks, and it's not lifetime like the hand tools, just one year.

* Edit -- I forgot to note that HF has a hidden (or what some may consider sneaky) practice of selling slightly different versions of the same item. Sometimes, it's easy to discern when they carry different SKUs, and a coupon lists more than one qualifying SKU.

But sometimes, they retain the same SKU for different versions, and change the UPC instead. A good example is the Daytona 3-ton jack stands, where people have discovered that there are two different versions, with slightly different specs, and construction.

The two different versions can be discerned by taking note of the dimensions printed on the box, or the UPC…but not the SKU. And the packaging carries the same product picture for both, so it's easy to think they're the same only at a glance, which is what most people will do.

This also applies to the Pittsburgh jack being cited.
 
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I have an older 2 ton low profile long reach. Wanted to get the rubber pad and a new saddle but not available. However, tried those parts from my buddy s latest Daytona 3 ton jack and they fit perfectly so ordered Daytona parts. Not expensive and HF even ship them for free...
 
I have an older 2 ton low profile long reach. Wanted to get the rubber pad and a new saddle but not available. However, tried those parts from my buddy s latest Daytona 3 ton jack and they fit perfectly so ordered Daytona parts. Not expensive and HF even ship them for free...
Could you elaborate with parts or links?
I'm interested in doing that myself.
 
Could you elaborate with parts or links?
I'm interested in doing that myself.
Go to: https://www.harborfreight.com/parts (then you can also download the catalog) - just go down to the bottom of their webpage and you should see the link / path.

If you model(s) is in ther parts list, you are good and just order those parts. Mine wasn't so tried to find "similar looking" parts. Once I found a few candidates, I called HF but they cannot definitely answer (i guess just in case those parts do not fit) so I basically took my jack to a friend's house, tried his Daytona 3 ton saddle on mine, confirmed it fits perfectly, then just ordered.

Attached a picture of my HF floor jack with a Daytona saddle and padding
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The owner's manuals for the floor jacks do contain exploded parts diagrams, but unfortunately, not the part numbers, where the ones that are available are listed in the catalog linked above.

The manuals are also linked electronically on the item page in the Manuals, Guides and Downloads section.

Pittsburgh A (discontinued version in red) - https://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/70000-70999/70482-193175504401.pdf
Pittsburgh B (current gray version 1) - https://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/70000-70999/70482-193175498335.pdf
Pittsburgh C (current gray version 2) - https://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/70000-70999/70482-193175505613.pdf

Daytona A - https://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/64000-64999/64784-193175487292.pdf
Daytona B - https://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/64000-64999/64784-792363647847.pdf

When applicable, they are also an easy way to learn that there are multiple versions of an item. And perhaps an argument to help determine whether to buy the Pittsbugh, or Daytona, model, as there are no available parts listed for the former.

And unlike the packaging/glamour photos, the drawings in the diagrams do accurately depict the item in question:

Daytona Stands A - https://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/70000-70999/70593-193175501189.pdf
Daytona Stands B - https://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/70000-70999/70593-193175502261.pdf

In this example, the posts are clearly different, evident in their saddle shapes. In real life, the "2261" stand's post is about 5-6mm narrower than the post for the "1189" version.

BTW, have you guys seen the pictures of HF's founder's superyacht?

Evidently, there's good money in slinging cheap tools.
 
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