Harbor Freight electric tongue jack.......

[silver_creek]

Does anyone have any experience with the electric tongue jack sold at Harbor Freight? It seems like such a cheap price so I wonder about the quality. Thanks

[nickthehunter]

silver creek wrote:
That is a good point. What jack do you have and how long have you had it. Thanks

I have the hand crank type that came with the trailer about 8 years ago. I have never quite seen the need to have an electric jack. I usually find something else I would rather have for the $100 or $200, but to each his own. I was just making a comment on something that just sounded weird to me. I buy recondidtioned parts for my car (like a water pump) because they wear out and a recon is cheaper than a new. It just seems odd that there would be such a thing as a reconditioned electric jacks. I would expect to buy one and it last forever, or it wasn't worth a hoot to begin with.

[silver_creek]

That is a good point. What jack do you have and how long have you had it. Thanks

[nickthehunter]

fla-gypsy wrote:
No, but you can purchase an UltraFab 3500 factory reconditioned jack for about $100 on e bay with a factory warranty and the company stands behind their product as good as any other long after the warranty expires.

Seems kind of odd to me, why are there so many "redconditioned" jacks for sale? If they are so good, wouldn't "reconditioned" be hard to get?

[manley]

silver creek wrote:
I know alot of jacks come with the hand crank, does this one as well?

Sorry, I just saw your question... The answer is "yes, it does."

[silver_creek]

Pauljdav wrote:
My neighbor bought the HF unit a couple of years ago. Works great so far. I bought the ultra fab unit refurbished. It also is great.

Paul

How long have you had your ultra fab?

[Pauljdav]

My neighbor bought the HF unit a couple of years ago. Works great so far. I bought the ultra fab unit refurbished. It also is great.

Paul

[silver_creek]

manley wrote:
I don't have the Harbor Freight tongue jack, but I second the comment about UltraFab and eBay. I bought one about a year ago, and it works like a champ. It was right at $100, shipped to my door!
A quick search on eBay shows the following:
4,000 pounder - $114.79 (LINK)
3,500 pounder - $138.99 (LINK)
3,000 pounder - $108.95 (LINK)

If it were me, I'd buy the first one - the Ultra 4,000 - instead of running the risk with Harbor Freight.

I know alot of jacks come with the hand crank, does this one as well?

[silver_creek]

Ok sounds like the ultrafab is the way to go. I have seen alot of other people talking about it on other forums as well with great reviews. Thanks for the feedback!!

[manley]

I don't have the Harbor Freight tongue jack, but I second the comment about UltraFab and eBay. I bought one about a year ago, and it works like a champ. It was right at $100, shipped to my door!
A quick search on eBay shows the following:
4,000 pounder - $114.79 (LINK)
3,500 pounder - $138.99 (LINK)
3,000 pounder - $108.95 (LINK)

If it were me, I'd buy the first one - the Ultra 4,000 - instead of running the risk with Harbor Freight.

[2500_Grunt]

silver creek wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with the electric tongue jack sold at Harbor Freight? It seems like such a cheap price so I wonder about the quality. Thanks

Yes, cheap price and quality but...you can buy about 4 of them for the price of a high quality one. If mine breaks while out and about I will just pull out my bottle jack to get me back no big deal... First one lasted about 2.5 years @ 5 trips/year. Use it about 10 cycles per trip.

[Bird_Freak]

Houstonkid wrote:

rhagfo wrote:
I use Harbor Freight for tools that I may need once or a couple times. Their hydraulic jacks are no better or worse than others, not sure about the tongue jack, worst that could happen is would quit working.

x2. I will not buy anything from HF that is powered or has moving parts that I want to use more than once. Their handtools/wrenches/screwdrivers are good enough to put in the truck tool box or to put together a tool box for occasional use.

I have a HF belt sander in my rod shop that has been in use since 1995, runs almost daily and never a problem. We also bought several air tools and a automatic paint gun cleaner. Only thing that ever failed was the gun cleaner and they replaced the whole unit free. I have never had problems other than that one and we are hard on tools.

[APT]

2 Years with my refurb Ultrafab 3502. Love it!

[silver_creek]

fla-gypsy wrote:
No, but you can purchase an UltraFab 3500 factory reconditioned jack for about $100 on e bay with a factory warranty and the company stands behind their product as good as any other long after the warranty expires.

How long have you had yours? Thanks

[Front_Range]

I use one that I bought at a friends recommendation, so far so good on my 3K trailer. His failed pretty quickly on his 8k trailer. Draw your own conclusions but I do suggest buying the warranty if you decide to buy one.