Hello again.
Still working on a budget here but would like to get a hydraulic jack to use out in the pole building. I have smaller to medium large cars to take care of on a dirt floor with no heat.
It would seem that ideally I should use a 3 or 3 1/2 Ton jack, but those suckers are pricey. I thought about a little $20 2 Ton job from Pep Boys but have to wonder if they have enough height and have they ever improved the hydraulics in them? I remember years ago an in-law replacing them over and over due to the hydraulics going bad in severe cold (although we saw -27F once, we usually only see about -10F a few times a year).
I like to pick up vehicles by the entire front or back with the pumpkin balls or cross members so as to pull both wheels at once.
Have they improved these little jacks enough for the basic shade tree mechanic's purposes? Do they still have lots of trouble?