Torin 3-Ton Low Profile Service Jack w/ 3-Ton Stands, Model# T83318 Review

I purchased this as a gift for my son-in-law. He picked it himself, was very excited to get it as a gift. He has used it and has excellent things to say about the jack and the jack stands. It provides the service that he wanted it for.
I was looking for an inexpensive low profile 3 ton service jack. I have a 20+ year old Hein/Werner professional service jack, but wanted a jack for occasional use at a seasonal residence.

I bought a Lowes Kobalt 3 ton "quick lift" service jack which was heavy as hell, and it did not function smoothly.

I took the Lowes 3 ton Kobalt jack back, and got another of the same from Lowes. Oops....Same problem! I was hoping a second try would be better!( Heavy as hell, returning these service jacks)

Then I saw the Torin 3 ton low profile "Black Jack" at Walmart for $95 (I did not want the jack with stands, as I had better stands already). The jack looked decent! I bought it, and I like it. The 3 ton Torin is not nearly as heavy to carry as the Lowes 3 ton Kobalt. The 3 ton Torin is not a "quick lift" jack though. The Torin construction seems to be decent quality (Nearly ALL jacks are made in China!).

The jack is probably not adequate for day in, day out, professional use, but should be very good for general home garage use. The jack handle is a bit shorter than it should be.

The Torin appears to be of vastly superior quality when compared to the Sears junk jacks, Harbor Freight jacks, and some Northern stuff (Northern does sell this Torin jack).

In my opinion, the Torin 3 ton low profile service jack provides a great bang for the buck ($95 at my local Walmart - but not all Walmarts have this jack). The Torin sold at Walmart, is black in color, and is called a "black jack", but Amazon, and others, have this same Torin jack in red color, and simply call it a: Torin 3 ton "professional" - low profile service jack.

I considered giving it 5 stars, but I have not owned it long enough to know if it really deserves an outstanding rating.
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