Harbor Freight Daytona 1.5 Ton Aluminum Jack Review | Is it worth it? 

Bought one today for my golf cart and zero turns. Also bought it because of it's light weight. I'm 50 now and anything I can do to make things easier on me now and in the future helps. Thanks for the review!

Excellent concise review. Appreciate the magnet test, so it's really a hybrid constructed jack as some companies like Arcan advertise when a combo of aluminum and steel. I was eyeing this jack didn't realize it's been out for awhile. Was thinking of getting it to keep in the trunk/lift-gate for emergencies. Unfortunately used my HF 25% off anything coupon on a cheaper set of wrenches this holiday season, didn't think I needed anything more costly.

I have a 1997 lowered miata and this is just absolutely awesome for me. And it’s serviceable.

Would be great as a secondary jack. I live in an apartment and hate having to bring out my 3 ton jack constantly. I have a challenger , Chrysler 300 and a Corolla . Over kill for my Corolla which is my daily and constantly working on it. Oil changes , tire rotation. And that little 1.5 would be great as a secondary jack

Great review, thank you. This convinced me to get a similar jack, a 1.5T TEQ Correct aluminum from AAP. I love how easy it is to carry around, and it lifts my minivan just fine, especially with a block on the pad. I'm really liking having a light jack. One thing I don't like is that when I release it, it's not gradual at all, it just drops the car like a hot potato. Is the Daytona the same way? I was going to buy the Daytona but it would have been further to drive and the TEQ one was a little cheaper. I am wondering if I made the eight choice.

I think I’m getting this one for home garage! Thank you for the video! 👍🏻👍🏻

I got the "low profile long reach" version... Worth it!!! I got a lowered (not super stanced low, but functional for tracking) 2004 Lexus IS300 and no issue with hitting the car.

Hello again Poor Man Mods Thank you for another Great Video. Great review!!! Again thank you

Thank you for the nice and well explained video about the daytona 1.5 jack !!! It actually helped me a lot when I was not sure about buying this one, but thanks to your video, I decided it was powerful enough and also handy and lightweight to carry around, plus the green and black body look so sleek! (can’t deny it factored in ) I lifted my car well enough to change oil on my own and once again thank you for the video!

Great Review Man. Very Informative. Yes, is Good to Throw Back of the Trunk and use to Change Flat Tires.. I.was SHOCKED it Lifter that Tahoe..

Appreciate this video was looking for a jack soon too

I just bought the all-aluminum 1.5 ton Daytona jack that has a shorter min height and a slightly greater max height. I got it for my sports car that is very low to the ground.

I have the Pittsburg version, actually two of them now. It has one potential fatal flaw that you should check and that's where the two arms attach to the ram. I did an annoyingly long/rambly video on it if you want to kill about 10 minutes of your life, but the short story is that the geometry of those arms isn't right and they'll try to force the snap rings off. I've seen a few reports of people having their cars suddenly fall as they were raising or lowering it. One of mine was close to failing when I discovered the problem, the other appears to put no pressure against the rings, but it's had much less use so that might change. Since their manufacturing tolerances are willy-nilly, some have the problem and some don't.

Like the fact that it's lightweight compact so I'll team it up with a spacer to get more height and all it has to do is lift up one corner of the truck to change a tire.

I used a aluminum HF jack to lift an explorer a few years ago... the floor jack bent and was no longer usable. It's great but that was definitely abuse lol

Cool. Just picked up one for my 2006 Matrix. I'm moving up from the scissor jack (which ain't too bad with a 22mm and a drill on low).

I just got this mainly because of it being light weight and lifts my full size sedan. It is very easy to pick up and store.

I live in a apartment almost bought this today. Not sure if it will do well with my bmw coupe. Definitely don’t want to spend too much on something I’ll probably use twice a year

Perfect trunk jack. Thanks for the review

I have the older model of this jack. It’s perfect for throwing in the back of my VW GTI for track days. I swap my street wheels out for my track wheels at the track.

Can you set up a Steel Floor Jack Cross Beam on this jack?

I've got a 99 C5 Corvette. Not much fits under it. Garages with ramps on their lifts won't work. That's just the way they were built. Being only 3200 pounds, this would work for me. Great video.

I just bought one today for $109 minus 10% & got it for only $99 bucks. Love it.

No lie...very surprised it lifted a Tahoe. This is just what I need and more than enough for my wife's Honda CV-R. Nice replacement over those scissor jack for flat tires.

nice video buddy keep them coming.

the screw for the oil fill is nice ,

Looks like a good jack for lowered econoboxes 16-20 inch extension would have been perfect.

Hey i have a question for yah...i have a 06 gs430 im having hard downshifting from 2nd to 1st gear...no check engine light...i got a solenoid b performance code a couple of times...but other than that i havent had a trouble code...ive done a lil research on it and clublexus forums are stating its the ECU needing to be flashed and reprogrammed. What would you recommend...do you offer flashing ECU repair....

I have one of these, and I live in a row house in the city. Lightweight is the main reason I bought it to lift up a CAR, not a giant Tahoe. That's not what it was meant for. That's like testing a minivan for 0-60 times, not what it was built for.

Trying to see what size I should get because I drive a little corolla that is very low to the ground. This seems great to be able to lug around

Really like mine which was anodized blue. Only thing I suggest is removing the allen head bolts and applying locktite to the threads b4 reassembling. The Allen bolts loosen over time. Unfortunately my son took it so i need to buy another one.

Great review! Is it necessary to bleed the jack before use?

Is this Jack good enough to use with Jack stands? I had a big old mechanic Jack that could lift my car front end whole and I would slip the Jack stands. Would it be wise to slip a Jack stand one at a time? Any info helps. Thanks

nice to have for flat tires better then the jack that comes with the car,

Do you think it be good for a 03 jeep grand cheerokee? I've been using the 2.5 ton trolley jack and it lifts it but maneuvering it and pumping it is a nightmare

If you have a small vehicle and you change you own oil, breaks, rotate tires etc. I think it's perfect.

Great review, you’ve helped me make my decision. For the same price I think I’ll just go with a 2 ton low pro steel Pittsburgh instead.

Does it jack up high enough to get under a sedan with enough room to spare? My old Harbor Freight jack barley lifts high enough to place my jack stands. Its a tight fit for me to get under my car.

Has anyone tried lifting the front end of a car yet? Or is it risky. I bought this Jack because the last one was handed down finally broke down.

hi! why do you need to bleed it? is jt not ready to go?

why do they make refilling the fack oil so hard to access. I always end up spilling half the oil on the jack and on he ground.

Perfect for ATA type veicles

Is it worth buying this over a 2 ton trolley jack?

They have an all aluminum model out now.

Side note, what was that electric screwdriver you were using? I totally want one lol

I believe all hydraulic jacks are great even those trolley jacks anybody that doesn't want their Jacks let me know I'll pay the shipping and handling I'll take it off your hands

Would’ve liked to have seen you lift the front where most of the weight is

I think that's a good one to keep in my car.

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It looks just like the the aluminum 1.5 ton Pittsburgh jack I picked up about five years ago. Don’t get me wrong, I like mine, but looks like it’s basically a rebrand.

So you have to bleed it?

i have a mini and an MG... PERFECT JACK

Thank you so much for this video متشکرم

That's For The Mini Cooper

AFTER UNBOXING, BE SURE TO TAKE OUT THAT LITTLE BLACK, PLASTIC PIECE OR YOU'LL BEND THE TIE ROD. MOVE THE HANDLE DOWNWARD TO RELEASE IT.

"you may look at it like it's puny and worthless" that's what he said?

Whos ISF

*"WORH* IT OR NOT?" Worh?🤔

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"I don't have a scientific tool for that." Man doesn't even have a tape measure and he's reviewing tools lol.