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I havnt had much luck getting floor jacks to last more than a year or two. Af anyone has any better luck could you let me know. I am looking for a 5000 lb floor jack with the two piece handle. The jack I have now has the small handle that comes off to let it down, nice jack, it just didn’t last.

Also any tips filling a hydraulic jack would be appreciated. I tried filling it with hydraulic fluid, but it doesn’t seem to want to fill up to fast.

tom 55 chevy 2nd

Guess I am one of the lucky ones. I have had my Sears Craftsman floor jack for about 30 yrs. and it works just as good today as it did when I bought it.It is rated at 1 1/2 tons and was built by Blacklhawk.A good heavy duty jack that looks much heavier than the 3 or 4 ton jacks sold today.

One more thing. I dont like the look of the jacks that Sears sells today,however NAPA auto parts stores sell a good looking floor jack at a reasonable price.

I have good luck filling mine up with a squirt oil can, just put the tip in the hole and let it rip, the tip is small enough to fit in the hole and let trapped air escape.

Hey Dale937,
I agree. My 1 1/2 ton purchased from Sears around 30 years ago is still going strong, too.
Of course back then it sold for about $90+. So, I guess it might cost triple those $$ today for something of comparable quality.

Yup Dale ,
My carftsman 3 ton floor jack is goin on 20 yrs old an still works great !....was onna my first purchases ..it saw many days bein dragged through the gravel drive to a vehicle !

Just fork out the bucks and buy a Walker. A new walker will last a life time and if it ever needs rebuilt parts are avaible.

ttodd,thats good advice,I couldnt think of a brand name when I posted. I believe NAPA sells Walker jacks, and just about every commercial garage I go into they use Walker jacks.

I reccomend Walker also. I have an old long Walker 4 Ton floor jack I paid $25.00 for in the late 60's. It looked like it was worn out then, even the wheel bearings were loose, but I have used it a lot. It's so heavy it takes 2 people to lift it. About 8-10 yrs ago I paid $54.00 for a rebuild kit, rebuilt it, and it still works as good as new.

Thanks to everyone that posted. I appreciate the help with this.

I ran across the Otto Service web page some months ago. I found it to be informative, and spent quite a bit of time wandering from page to page. Here's a couple of links to get started on:

Jack Basics
Floor Jacks Background

Well my model 250-12600 1 1/4 ton Sears quit working 30 years ago. It rolled up the piston seal and I've never been able to find one at Sears or any other jack parts house. They all say just junk it and buy a new one!
Problem is, I hate to throw away anything that could be fixed with a $1.00 part, if you could find one.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

I have a Hein Werner that is old but still works fine, occasionally needs a bit of hydraulic fluid. I've had mine about 40 yrs. and it was old when I got it.