F250 / F350 diesel - What size floor jack for Super Duty? (v6.1.0)

Adding some more tools to my garage with a comparison of the Torin BIgRed 3 Ton floor jack with the 4 ton jack when lifting up the F250. Both worked pretty well. 👍 Please let me know what you think in the comments ⬇️

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[TheHighrider]

Do you lift the rear of this truck by jacking up the rear diff? The manual says don't lift the front or the rear by jacking up the diff. Obviously the front works fine for you.

[waycoolscootaloo]

I've used the Torn floor Jack's. I wasn't happy with their floor Jack's build quality. I tried the 4-ton from Sears, which was made by Torin and it just blew all the fluid onto the ground trying to lift my 2wd F-250 diesel.

I've had a couple of 3-ton floor Jack's prior to the 4-ton from different manufacturers. The 3-ton Jack's definitely worked better than the 4-ton I tried.

I now have a 3-ton from Harbor Freight. (Pittsburg brand) That jack lifted my F-250 Super Duty with effortless ease. It's so easy to pump the handle. And I can lift both front tires way up into the air. The jack is super stable as well.

But the Pittsburg from Harbor Freight is also used in tire business all the time as well. It's a much better jack then the Torin Jack's.

The newer Datona Jack's from Harbor Freight are also very good. Their technically a step up from even the Pittsburg model's. (But a bit more expensive)

Still however, a 3-Ton is plenty for a F-250 diesel. My front end of my F-250 diesel weighed 3, 960 lbs according to the Cat scale.

I've even lifted a Dodge Ram 3500 dually diesel with my 3-ton just fine.

A 4-ton is fine if it's a quality floor jack. But I figured most tire shops tend to only buy the 3-tons most often and lift F-350's and GM 3500 pickups just fine. So I should be able to as well. And their not quite as heavy as a 4-ton.

If your lifting say loaded F-350's and such, I may recommend a 4-ton. But then again you shouldn't ever lift more than 1 tire off the ground regardless if it's loaded. Doing so is not good for the axle differential if it's under load.

Aka... Nothing wrong with a good 4-ton.

But my 3-ton has lifted everything I've thrown at it just fine. I've never thought that I needed more lifting capacity.

Your truck should always be unloaded when jacking it up, except in emergencies like a flat. And then only one tire at a time should ever be lifted.

A 4-ton is great too. But keep in mind their a bit slower to raise up. (The bigger the capacity, the slower it is to raise.) And they are a bit heavier to lug around.

[Broncort]

They’re all made in the same Red Chinese factory….Snap-On and Harbor Freight….same factory! The Tool Bear 🐻 had opened my eyes to that fact.

Also, I’ve read that jacking a a truck by its “pumpkin” is not recommended but I see it done all the time so….

[chilidog]

I use a small 3 ton trolley jack from Napa but I only lift 1 corner at a time. I do use 6 ton jack stands. But probably should have went with 3 ton so they would also fit under my mustang. Kinda sucks having to buy and store 2 of everything.

[HorsepowerTube]

I think mine is a 3 ton and it always works fine. Gotta choose what you want, speed or less force. Gotta love those unit bearings! I'll be switching my other Cummins to old school bearings with locking hubs I stole off a obs Ford. Last longer and waaaay cheaper.

[DgafProduktions]

That's gonna be something that I will need to be investing in myself is a nice jack.. the little squirt I have for a jack isnt gonna cut it lol. Changed the brakes on my truck yesterday and mine struggled to jack it up lol.. gonna have to be jacking it up soon again for some more front end love lol. Good video bro!! Glad to see you still uploading!!!

[scottnichols]

My harbor fright Orange Daytona 3 ton low profile floor jack is a great floor jack you should look into it

[brann]

I bought the 3 ton for my 97 dodge 3500 Cummins 😩 haven’t opened the box, it’s Daytona. Going to take it back tomorrow to exchange for 4 ton

[thatmarred_mustang]

I'm not gonna lie, I have a 1978 Bronco and i was looking for something to lift by the frame but this was pretty nice! Thanks!

[czluver]

Looks like you need to bleed the jacks. Also, with your size tires, you need to chock with something bigger than a standard brick.

[ryani]

For some reason its hard as heck to find a floor jack lifting point for the 1999+ 4wd SDs. Thanks man

[TheDurbinCompound]

Looks like a good buy either way! Didn’t think I’d be listening to music and watching you jack up the truck today!!

[abdulfattah]

The 4 ton is a low profile hence the lower stance on it.

[jeremystewart]

Cool video! Can’t wait for more!! Keep up the good work

[briangarrity]

That brick will not stop that tire with the slightest

[joonajks]

In your opinion, would a 1.5 ton floor jack be ok for a tire change?

[billypappas]

I would use a good quality 2 ton but the higher the weight rating the better

[garrettreid]

any suggestions for a floor jack extension? i got 37s on my ram 1500 and the jack is just shy of getting the tires off the ground

[avonlearebel]

I like the Daytona 4ton from harbor freight 🤷🏼‍♂️

[zeebo]

This is a dumb question but would this work with my 6 inch lifted truck? Thank you