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Had my J&S for three tears no issues totally satisfied customer

 

I am certainly giving them a chance to make it right, they've been very nice. However, there are a number of threads going right now about the poor quality of the supplied bottle jack, which on an item at this cost is really not acceptable. I understand that they don't manufacturer that part but it's the units main component so some more careful sourcing/ quality control is a must.

 

Yup they all use china import bottle jacks.

 

Most likely a defective jack. There is always one in the bunch. I had the same problem with the first generation Kendon's Folding Stand Up Motorcycle Lift. Kendon replace the jack and never had any more problems.

 

Same holds true for family ....... my brother’s an idiot

 

^ That. J&S probably buys the bottlejacks from China by the container-load-they're almost throwaways.

I have 3 J&S Jacks, and over the years I've had 3 leaky bottlejacks. In every case, J&S replaced the bottlejack without charge, in one case sending the replacement overnight (must have cost them $75+). Their customer service and the jacks themselves can't be beat.

 

Price a USA built bottle jack. Yeah what I thought. 99.99 will buy the Chinese one. US Made mostly I believe for government Procurement. Still Love my J&S.

 

Have one fail with a critical load on it sometime and all of a sudden that US price tag doesn't look so bad. Some stuff you just don't cheap out on.

 

So post pic of your USA jack in service. It will make you a .01 percent’r most guys here are bragging on harbor freight or Sears jacks, not any part made in USA