BIG REDT82012 Torin Hydraulic Trolley Service/Floor Jack with Blow Mold Carrying Storage Case, 2 Ton (4,000 lb) Capacity, Red

Work great I had mines for 3yrs now

waited for it to be on sale, so good price too at the time

I have several bottle jacks and have always wanted a floor jack. After 40 plus years I finally decided to get one. I’m a shade tree mechanic and not afraid to tackle my Cub Cadet lawn tractor. This floor jack should be a lot of help when I need to raise the tractor to take off my blades or replace a belt. Did buy a couple of jack stands as well. Anxious to try this out. Seems well made and having a carrying case will certainly help not only store but lug it around.

I bought this so I wouldn't have to rely on my car's factory-supplied scissor jack to work in the garage. It requires a lot of short pumps, but lifts the car smoothly and quickly. Learning the timing of the release valve to get the car to lower smoothly is a little tricky, but no big deal. Came well-package in it's own plastic case which was beat up, but only on the inside (??), while the jack itself was fine. The metal cover over the hinge points of the piston comes off easily and often, but I solved that problem by not jamming my body parts into the mechanism, which has worked out well so far.It's a low-profile jack, which was not a buying point for me (price was), but if you have a car with low ground clearance, this should fit. Rolls around easily, weighs a ton.Here's my only issue: It doesn't extend high enough for my purposes. Honestly, it never occurred to me that this would be an issue, but it will not raise my car high enough to slide the Torin T43006 3 Ton SUV Jack Stands (Sold in Pairs) I bought underneath the jack points of the car. I slid a couple pieces of 2 x 8 underneath the jack and got the job done, but then, of course, you have the added concern of the jack rolling off the boards during the process - not a good scenario. It's not really a failing of the jack - I should have checked - but consider this before you buy. If I had, I might have spent the extra money on the Torin T83006 3 Ton SUV Service Jack.Hmmmm. Christmas present for someone, maybe?

I used this floor jack the day I received it. The storage case is strong and the jack & pump handle fits right in and the lid closes & latches every time. No struggling getting it to fit right.The low profile is very nice.The jack is impressive. Very well built. I believe I can foresee that this floor jack will never need replacing or have any issues with.Very glad I purchased it.

Excelente

The jack works as advertised. I was able to jack up my Porsche and place on 4 jack stands. This Jack had plenty of power to lift a side of the car at once (albeit not all high enough to place jack stands under both front and back). The caster wheels do not align and roll when the jack moves and they skid along the garage floor, kind of a scary feeling, but it did work.I read reviews of it coming down too quickly, this is true with any jack if you open the lowering valve too fast... I did not have an issue with it coming down too fast, just slowly crack open the valve and the car settled like a feather.For a compact jack I really like this one. The case is handy although it came damaged and has several broken pieces, it will hold and secure the jack.

Please stay far-far away, unless you're simply looking to change a tire.I started the day by going out to my recently purchased 1987 Honda Accord LX, which is simply a secondary car purchased for $525 that I can work on and learn how to repair and maintain my future vehicles. It's a 5-speed and in relatively great shape, driving me home safely 80 miles from where it was purchased; it's honestly fun to drive. I perfectly admit I'm not a master of the shop, but I do own a fair amount of tools and enjoy engineering, science, and mechanical topics.I was looking forward to changing the oil, transmission fluid, oil filter, and the primary fuel filter near the gas tank. I started by jacking up the car at the specified lift point per the Honda shop manual (1,000 pages of information). After about 25-30 lever swings, it was finally at maximum height. I went around to the side to place my driver side Torin jack stand in the lowest jack stand position, and to my surprise, it would barely fit. I had to budge it in and after two minutes, finally got it into position. Then I went to the passenger side and the jack stand simply would not go in position. There was no room, by about half an inch or so. By that time I was pretty much out of options, defeated by the jack handle simply having nothing more to give and not nearly enough height to place the stands and get under there to do my work.So, I went to remove the one stand that I managed to get in and it wouldn't come out (the stand is roughly U-shaped where it contacts the car, so the part of the stand closest to under the car was catching and not sliding out underneath the support point). Over the next thirty minutes I struggled to remove the stand, as the jack would be raised as much as possible, I would go over to the stand to try and remove it, but the jack was losing some pressure and lowered by an eighth, quarter, or maybe a half inch, but I didn't measure. It wouldn't remain at its full height for more than a second. Eventually I slid some two by fours under the jack to get some more height and finally got the stand out from under the support point.Measuring the maximum height inside I found it to be just under 11 inches from the ground to the highest point, and not the claimed thirteen. I honestly have no idea how anyone could rate this thing five stars unless the one and only thing you're doing is changing a tire. I'll use the scissor jack that came with the car and just about every other car in the US to do that, so I expect this jack to do more than one job (tire change).Pro's- Cheap.- Not 100 pounds (like the high quality steel 3-ton jacks).Con's- Takes forever to jack up to maximum height (~25 pumps).- The maximum height is pitiful at 11" for my model.- Good luck doing anything other than changing a tire.- The contact point on the lifting arm isn't rubber and easily slips.I will simply admit defeat, return this to Amazon, and purchase an expensive quality product to do my oil changes. I'm going with one of these with decision emphasis on quality and lift height rather than lifting weight, since my current and future vehicles will be under 4,000 pounds: OTC 1533 Aluminum Racing Jack Kit with 2-Ton Jack and 2-Ton Jack Stands, 80th Anniversary Edition, Arcan ALJ2T Aluminum Floor Jack - 2 Ton Capacity, Arcan Quick Lift Professional Service Jack - 3 1/2-Ton, Model# XL35, Powerzone 380044 3 Ton Aluminum and Steel Garage Jack.