All it takes is a glance to tell that these two floor jacks are visibly similar. The chassis are comparable in shape, as are the saddles, wheels, and handles. Even many of the fasteners that are holding it together appear to have nearly identical placement.
They're also quite similar in terms of dimensions, and both utilize a hydraulic pump oiling system with internal magnetic filtration that is designed to extend the life of the tool. They're functionally similar as well. The Snap-on starts with a 3 13/16-inch minimum height and goes to a 23 ⅜-inch maximum, while the Daytona has a 3 ¾-inch minimum and a 23 ⅛-inch maximum, so each metric is only off by the barest fraction of an inch.
BizTimes went on to say that Harbor Freight also claimed Snap-on's jacks were even made in the same factory as the Daytona models. Snap-on reportedly admitted that many of the parts found in the jack were made in China, but denied all the other allegations.
Harbor Freight has come a long ways in quality over the years. They also sponsor a high schools trade schools in both tools and money. I have bought a lot of things from them with no complaints. Any tool can be brought back for a full refund no questions ask. If you have a generator or other tool they will take it back of exchange it on the spot. You don't find that much anymore.
ReplyDeleteright, I've posted about that! https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=hftforschools
Deletean example that's kind of along the same topic - The Stanley cups that some people are so crazy about, costs about $40 in the store. The Chinese factory gets maybe $10 each. We get mad at China for making a cheap product but we happily import it and but it at a 3x the price. China doesn't import it then sell it at such a mark-up. An American corporation buys it and then marks it up after it gets here. Maybe we should be a little more pissed with our own corporations. It would be nice if we made our own garbage with a moderate profit instead of their garbage at a maximum profit.
ReplyDeleteYes, I was aware of the teacher awards but I'm thinking they also donated a lot of tools to start trade schools that actually teach the students a automotive trade but I could be mistaken.
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