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Old 01-13-2019, 1:19pm   #15
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Originally Posted by Olustee bus View Post
I bought a four ton jack from HF and I only jacked up a lawnmower one time and then it never worked again. Stupid me thought the seals were blown so I got a better three ton. Turns out that the old one was low on fluid. I put some in and it worked.

Still don't know where the fluid went. I am floor jack and jackstand poor - two jacks and at least 6 stands.

Oh, and that was a nice thing to do for the young man. I bet he will remember that his whole life.
I’ve had jacks leak oil if the handle is left in the down position with pressure released, not sure if that makes sense but I now make sure I always have them stored with the handle vertical
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