Jack options? (1 Viewer)

[platypusREX]

I never ever want to use the bottle jack again. Screw that, russian roulette with a semi auto would seem safer.
I am going to pop the top soon and cant carry the OEM tools and jack because they will walk off and find a new home.

I was thinking of one of those cheap Alum. hydraulics.

What do you use? Please dont say the yellow bottle jack.

Thank you
Antoine

 

[DougAustinTx]

I have used the bottle jack several times with no problems.....however, it would not be my first choice on a slope or a soft shifting surface. A good hydraulic floor jack would be the best option to change a tire etc, but they take up so much room in the 40's small cargo area.

 

[Pighead]

I like my yellow bottle jack. I carry a red hi-lift too, but I use the yellow bottle jack more often...
Sorry.

 

[shelfboy1]

ive used those bottle jacks for over 40 years with never a problem.all toyotas use a similar jack and handle, apparently you werent around for the bumper jack era .gmc trucks have a similar set up probably cheap in a wrecking yard .i always carried a board for those soft surfaces and cant remember all the times that yellow jack saved me and some other folks .

 

[Mr. Toad]

OP: What happened that makes you afraid of the bottle jack?

 

[hindsight]

My favorite

http://www.atgstores.com/jacks/powe...gclid=CKia47CQg70CFbQWMgoddUEAjg&gclsrc=aw.ds

Doc

 

[JohnnyC]

I use a 2 ton floor jack that I keep in the truck... It's a lot more stable

Uneven ground or a slope makes using the bottle jack a bit more dangerous... I have used it... Feel more comfortable using the 2 ton IMO

 

[threadchaser]

This Jack Skid Plate caught my eye but I have no experience with it:

http://dmzfab.com/product/jack-skid-plate-for-harbor-freight-2-ton-racing-jack/

 

[platypusREX]

Nothing happened and I want to keep it that way.
It just doesnt fit mt standard of "safe".

OP: What happened that makes you afraid of the bottle jack?

 

[platypusREX]

Wow, I like that. That even looks like it will fit in a Con Ferr front mount tool box.

My favorite

http://www.atgstores.com/jacks/powe...gclid=CKia47CQg70CFbQWMgoddUEAjg&gclsrc=aw.ds

Doc

 

[SSCR]

What about those inflatable ballon things that fill from your exhaust pipe? Not sure who makes them...

 

[BU5H P1G]

What about those inflatable ballon things that fill from your exhaust pipe? Not sure who makes them...

We use the exhaust jacks often. Great for sand and a quick lift (if the tide is coming in for example). Are susceptible to popping from hot exhausts, sharp under body and rocks on the ground ect. The do well on slopes as the surface area moulds to the undercarriage and lower side grips the ground better.
Righted a Land Rover on her side with an exhaust jack once. Also used one do drop a gearbox from a truck also.

Made by quite a few different manufactures (out of china probably) in Aussie.

 

[BU5H P1G]

Wow, I like that. That even looks like it will fit in a Con Ferr front mount tool box.

I like that also. Quite clever for one off jobs.

 

[Fast Eddy]

I swapped out a lockright for spider gears on the side of a country road with just the bottle jack and a spare tire once. I don't run a top and the bottle jack and rods have never been bothered.

Certainly get something else for wrenching at home...

 

[platypusREX]

I am worried about the tool bag walking away more than the jack.

I swapped out a lockright for spider gears on the side of a country road with just the bottle jack and a spare tire once. I don't run a top and the bottle jack and rods have never been bothered.

Certainly get something else for wrenching at home...

 

[DSRTRDR]

put the jack in a different bag - take tool bag with you

or put everything in a locked/bolted-down box