Looking at purchasing a jack and was wondering what everyone is using or any bright ideas that people have...
Option One
The trusty Ol' Skool bumper style jack. These seem to be making a comeback from what I have seen. Can be had at junkyards, but can be bought new for little bucks
Option Two
Ol Faithful... the hi lift jack. Multi-purpose but is crazy in the weight department... Why doesn't someone make one from aluminum
A little more than a bumper jack, but still reasonable
Option Three
This one reminds me of the camper jacks... A hydraulic jack that seems pretty fancy. These are about $350.00
Option Four
The big boy, King Jack. An impact wrench jack... very nice. These will set you back $700.00 to $800.00 and that doesn't include the battery operated impact wrench
Keep you eyes out for the one with the cast steel parts. It's stronger than the kind with sheetmetal weldments.
That's what I'm after too. Jeep guys make all kinds of neat bumber mounts for them...
Nice thing about the High lift/Farm jack/ X-Treme jack is that it will lift a bunch of weight, reversing the top piece can push as well as lift.
Bad things are have to keep it clean and oiled (sand collector) and when it drops it drops.
But of all those that would be my choice, along with a square or two of 3/4 plywood to put underneath it, it will drive itself right into the ground if soft.
By the way I have a bent one here that you can have, wasn't easy but it wasn't a vehicle either.
I have the old worm gear for my bus, looks like option three but with a crank instead of a pump, and it worked pretty well, went up and down a hell of a lot faster than any ohter jack I have ever used, but it was a bit limp untill the bottom hit the ground, so you needed to get the hang of it. I put two holes in the foot, and had a matching piece of plywood that I could drop pins thru when it was in dirt, for stability and to keep it from sinking. Didnt bolt it on so it would still fit in my smugglers compartment. Worked great, till my jackpoint snapped in half. Never thought of welding points onto the buggy so i could use the same jack for both.
why not just use a floor jack for its bigger footprint? Mine wouldn't go high enoug hfor one of your cars with rediculous ground clearence, but it just cuts it on the bus.
give a man a watch and he'll allways know what time it is. give him two and he can never be sure again.
Things are rarely just crazy enough to work, but they're frequently just crazy enough to fail hilariously.
Here's something to think about....you could make something similar to that King jack. It sure in the hell won't look as cool, but there's really not a lot to it.
Hot, humid air is less dense than cooler, drier air. This can allow a golf ball to fly through the air with greater ease, as there won't be as much resistance on the ball.
Leatherneck wrote:That will keep the handle from droping on your head while you are bending over to pick up a FRICEKEN tool on the ground!
Safety device good idea
Hot, humid air is less dense than cooler, drier air. This can allow a golf ball to fly through the air with greater ease, as there won't be as much resistance on the ball.
2gr8dgs wrote:Ive got a couple of high lift jacks lying around, but I'm looking for the best way to mount one. anyone got some pics of a slick set-up for a baja?
Mine has two posts welded onto the engine cage that go thru the jack frame and one post welded on for the handle. This is the best pic I have.
Hot, humid air is less dense than cooler, drier air. This can allow a golf ball to fly through the air with greater ease, as there won't be as much resistance on the ball.
