shopping fo an engine hoist

Dave C. wrote:The harbor freight 2000 lb fold up model is the one I bought .

I agree with the Harbor Freight lift you can't beat the price and they hold up good on the engine leveler I the ones that bolt to the carb pad the ones that hook to each corner work ok but in a tight place sometimes the cowl get in the way.

One thing that make most of the jacks leak is they get left outside with a engine hanging in the air and or someone leave the boom up on them and the ram get wet and rust then get let down with the rust still on the ram and the rust cuts the seal. I have a HF that is 15 years old and has always been left outside it is one of the old type that don't fold up the jack on it has started leaking some at the handle part but it has served me well. I also have one of Northern Tools it is nice I have had it about 3 years but it cost twice as much as the HB if I would have had to pay for it I would have bought HF but it was gift.