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Arcan XL20 Black Low Profile Steel Service Jack (2 Ton) Review

The Arcan XL20 Black Low Profile Steel Service Jack is produced by the highly respected team at Arcan produces a large range of tools that that are used frequently in the auto and racing industry. Their low profile floor jacks are amongst their best and most well known products you will find in professional and […]

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The Best Jack Stands Reviewed

If you’re looking to elevate or “jack up your vehicle” you need to ensure your safety by adding the support of jack stands. With this in mind we thought we would give you our recommendations as to what the best jack stands are on the market today. Go Directly to Our Comparison Chart Here What […]

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How to Fill a Floor Jack – Refill a Floor Jack in 6 Easy Steps!

How to fill a floor Jack – If you own and use a hydraulic floor jack, you will want to ensure you keep the the hydraulic fluid level at full for proper and safe operation. You should check your fluid level at least once every 12 months, more often if you use the jack frequently […]

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How To Bleed a Floor Jack – 5 Steps to Bleeding Your Jack

How to bleed a floor jack correctly – Quite a few people, non professionals, that purchase a Floor Jack don’t realise they need to preform maintenance on them to ensure they continue to work in an effective and safe manner. One of the more dangerous things that can happen to your floor jack is they can […]

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Who Makes The Best Aluminum Floor Jack?

For those of you who prefer an aluminum jack over a steel jack, we thought we would help you out by giving you our thoughts on who makes the best aluminum floor jack on the market today. Choosing the Best Aluminum Floor Jack Aluminum floor jacks are becoming the garage jack of choice for many […]

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How to Maintain Your Floor Jack – In Just 7 Steps

How to Maintain Your Floor Jack – You should look at your floor jack as an investment, one you will want to keep in good working order. Maintaining your floor jack is essential if you want to ensure the continued safe use of a device that suspends the weight of a car above you as […]

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Arcan ALJ3T Aluminum Floor Jack Review

The Professional-Quality Quick Lift Arcan ALJ3T Aluminum Floor Jack has  a maximum lift capacity of 3 tons making it safe to lift cars,trucks or vans. This jack is made of strong aluminium which provides a classy finish along with a very high resistance to corrosion (unlike its steel counterparts). Being built of aluminum also means that the […]

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Floor Jack Safety – How to Safely use a Floor Jack

Floor Jacks are invaluable devices, they enable us to lift heavy vehicles with a few pumps on the handle, so it’s easy to forget just how much weight is being suspended on the Jack and it’s paramount that we make sure we do it safely. Following the simple steps below will ensure a trouble free, […]

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How Does a Hydraulic Floor Jack Work?

Quite a few visitors to the site have emailed me asking, how does a hydraulic floor Jack work?, so I figured it would be useful to put together this quick, short post to help demystify the workings behind hydraulic jacks. Anyone who has every used this type of jack knows it has a horizontal lift […]

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Steel Jack Vs Aluminum Jack – Which Should You Choose?

Floor Jacks are predominately made from either Steel or Aluminum of a combination of both. So it’s no surprise one of the most common questions we get here at bestfloorjacks.com questions we get is which to choose? The discerning factor between choosing a steel or aluminum Floor Jack is what will be the primary purpose of […]

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