Do you sleep easy knowing your jack is made in China?

my68barracuda said

I have a 2.5 ton HF jack that I purchased in 2009, nine years later still works fine.
I also have a light duty jack like the one being discussed, it is used to stabilize a differential, tranny or engine from the bottom, when doing installs.
Basically a third hand, I like the lightness of it for those tasks.
Bottom line is, jacks are like all other tools, there is a variety of strengths and weights available.
A portion of the skill in working on a vehicle is being able to select the correct tool for the job.

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Exactly, and knowing WHAT the intended usage of that tool is. A jack is just that. A jack. A lifting device. Not a holding or support device. I still have the first HF jack I bought the week the Macon store opened......."I guess" about 1995ish? It was red when I bought it. I've abused it all to hell and back. Left it outside, over taxed it, run it low on oil, you name it. In fact, it was left outside so long to the point that it's now pink. I just clean it up every now and then, lube the wheels, make sure it's full of oil and it just keeps right on going. I also have one of their aluminum light weight rapid pump jacks, too. Both work very well, although the pink jack has a higher lifting range. Any jack can fail, especially if you use it for a jack and a jack stand.......like a dumbass. There are some HF tools I like and some of the jacks they sell I do like.