Harbor Freight Badland 3 ton Off-Road jack discussion

the two stores by me didn’t have it either but i was on a road trip and saw one in stock off my route. I grabbed it. The employee who grabbed it for me out of the back said each store got 2 when the jack came out.

 

I hope I’m not getting the, “oh we sold out already” line.

Many stores I’ve called show online they have it in stock.

 

OP, I have a ProEagle 1.5 and use it at home as well as on the trail. If I were in your situation, I wouldn't hesitate to pick up one of these Badlands or a ProEagle to use for both since your other jacks are on their way out. It will serve you well in both situations.

 

theres a pre-order sku for the badlands jack at the cashier in store, i have a 2.5 floor jack and with a lift its maxed out. the badlands has 5 inches more height to it. just a thought, how many people carry jackstands along with the jack while offroading?

 

Ever heard of a Jack Rod?

https://agatools.com/products/jack-rod-stand

 

^ dope

 

Ordered the jack. I’ll report when arrives and test. Nate test seems legit. I have used the pro eagle 3 ton in the past so I believe I can say stuff in regards the comparison. Cheers!

 

I tried to order it and they said it would be here in June

 

ordered mine a few days after xmas and it arrived at the store in a week. its still in the box. its heavy enough to make me eyeball the hi lift and think, do i really wanna lug this wheeled jack around? But we'll see..

 

I highly suggest you put that hi lift in the dumpster and don’t look back. Lol cheers!

 

Jack is in, im amazed of what you’re getting for the price you’re paying. Total height of lift is what’s advertised 29 1/16” on 7 pumps. Bottom skid is steel the rest is aluminum. Wheels are exactly the same as the ones on pro eagle and the owner manual has full jack breakdown with each piece specified. Amazing so far! Will put to test at KOH for sure. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

asked for a cart to wheel it out and after a blank stare the kid came back with a furniture dolly 4 inches off the ground, i could just see this guy slipping and sliding 15 minutes trying to put in on a taller cart with a wet slippery floor, so i kicked it out to the truck on that dinky thing ..leaned to pick it up, nearly got a hernia putting the box in the truck! lol

 

I was hoping to get one before KOH, doesn’t look likes it’s going to happen.

I never pulled the trigger on a Pro Eagle because their show prices are lame.

I’d pay $450 for the 3K Pro Eagle, but their show price is like $590

We’ll see this year…

 

Took a week to show up in my local store.

 

I did put together a video of unboxing, put together and pump test. It’s in Spanish since I have been putting together videos for our Spanish speaking homies around the world. I’ll appreciate the like, follow and bell for notifications sign up.
https://youtu.be/9dkWARcQghk

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjuBeIxa3wM

if any are curious where to put the extension since the instructions don't include a photo of where it is supposed to sit in plain jargonese.

 

HF just had a 10% no exclusions promo and I ended up finding one in stock locally. Alas, I think I'm getting old because since loading in the truck I've had back spasms. Must have lifted wrong and crippled myself lol. Might go give it a try in a little while or tomorrow and share thoughts, maybe video if I'm not being lazy.

 

Got everything unboxed and assembled. Initial thoughts: this thing is HUGE and HEAVY. So far so good, might make a video later except I'm usually pretty lazy so don't get your hopes up. Time to put it through torture tests in the shop and see how it holds up.

 

I'll add to the nuttiness. Don't trust what it says online about stock. What I think is happening is that some stores are getting one or two for display purposes and the stores won't sell them. I tried in two stores and they wouldn't give them up. I pre-ordered mine and it came in pretty quickly. I think two weeks or so. It's definitely a nice jack for the money. I'll probably use it more in my gravel driveway than the trails, but it's all good.

Question to those that already have one: Was there some kind of safety lock for the pump when you pulled it out of the box? In my excitement I just start working the thing and some plastic piece broke and went flying. I still can't find it. Everything seems to work okay, but wanted to make sure and possibly inform the masses because I don't recall seeing anything in the manual about it.

 

Yup, that piece of plastic was there and had to be removed as specified in the instructions, and it says there that I’ll be under spring tension so eye pro is recommended. As it can be observed in my video in minute 11:39. https://youtu.be/9dkWARcQghk