floor jack

[18CrewDually]

Commercial Jack, LOL.

Yes, and pneumatic from the 1940-50s.

 

[turkeybird56]

I’ll repeat myself… to better explain: When a tire goes flat…. The lower control arm SINKS toward the ground. A bottle jack will not be able to get beneath that control arm to lift the axle to get the flat OFF the axle.

While a bottle jack WILL likely fit beneath the crossmember….or the truck Frame somewhere….to begin a lift…. That lower control arm will Still Extend downward as the vehicle is lifted by the jack. Most bottle-jacks cannot lift the frame or crossmember high-enough to get that axle high-enough to Install an inflated tire.

(Less over-all height-of-lift is necessary if you can lift from beneath the control-arm…. But you’ve got to be able to get whatever jack you have Under-Neath that control arm which, with a flat-tire, sits only a few inches above the dirt…. at least that was the case with the 17” wheels on that Ram 1500)

OH…and one more thing about that story I forgot about until just-now…
Imagine, if you will, the vocabulary I used when I found I had to lay on the gravel in the rain while trying to lower-and-retrieve that focking spare tire hanging under the rear of that truck!
I have learned to HATE that particular method of spare-tire storage. I think I’ll devote some time inventing a better method of delivering a spare tire into the hands of a pickup-truck owner…..


Hope this helps.

Tire storage ONLY suks when U gotta have it, LOL. I keep the stock windup in the truck and if I have to, use that to get truck up to get bottle jack/stand to where it needs to go. BUT I always have a 2" X 10" piece of stock to go under jack depending upon where the lkhfouierndnfiuwsdfiue flat occurs. I also have a 2 1/2 T floor jack that I can carry, but it is ancient, basically in garage for mower work and other odds and ends.

 

[turkeybird56]

Yes, and pneumatic from the 1940-50s.

Get some muscles putting that puppy in the bed. Maybe board for a ramp and come a long, lol.

 

[DILLIGAF]

what kind of floor jacks are we carrying in our trucks?

Air jack , and onboard air

 

[LouM]

I have considered one of these at times for a few purposes.

Could be usefull for tire changes, road side repairs and getting unstuck.
Certainly handier then a scissors jack especially in soft ground

 

[ts27330]

If you have towing/labor coverage on insurance policy it covers flat tire changes. Cost me $2.75 for 6 months on my policy.

 

[bjayscanlon]

Since I destroyed the factory scissor jack after the truck rolled a bit, i carry a 2-ton floor jack and a 5-ton bottle jack in my crossover toolbox. I would'nt mind a new scissor jack but I am scared of the import cheapies, and the OM is too expensive.

 

[RamDiver]

Since I destroyed the factory scissor jack after the truck rolled a bit, i carry a 2-ton floor jack and a 5-ton bottle jack in my crossover toolbox. I would'nt mind a new scissor jack but I am scared of the import cheapies, and the OM is too expensive.

I wouldn't spend $5 on the POS OEM jack.

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[rvance]

If THIS is the one you bought…. you might want to read that long post I made just above yours:

Minimum Height: 5-3/8”
Maximum Height” 12-3/8”

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I've never seen that jack. I have 2 HF floor jacks that I've had for years. A steel 3 ton and an aluminum 2 ton and I've never had a problem with them. I'm too old to carry the steel one, but I just used the aluminum one to level a small building. It complained but did the job. I just bought one of those air jack rubber cylinder things. Weighs more than the aluminum jack and doesn’t drop as far. I will try it when I change my oil next week.

 

[Marshall]

I always carried a Hi Lift in the old truck - remarkably useful. I will have to check the jack points on the RAM and see if it will work. Does much more than just jacking.

If you are talking about a jack all, they come in 3 ft to 5 ft lengths, that was the mainstay of farmers , for old trucks , machinery and grain bins.
Will also kill you if you crawl under a car with out jack stands. It happened .

But if your truck is like my 2015 sports , not a hope in hell of jacking that up on the plastic bumpers. Guess you could jack the back from the trailer hitch, but about the time you got the bolts off, the truck would slide sideways , see 3rd line above.
Dad carried one of those little Chinese jacks in the back of his truck, never needed it.

PS , in the shop I had a heavy old Black Hawk I picked up at a auction , think it was 5 ton, and more then I liked to pick up, it would jack up a grain truck or tractor.
Now I see battery operated ones are out for the guys that don't want to pump a handle, 500-700US for the guys that just has to have everything.

 

[MrFigs]

If you are talking about a jack all, they come in 3 ft to 5 ft lengths, that was the mainstay of farmers , for old trucks , machinery and grain bins.
Will also kill you if you crawl under a car with out jack stands. It happened .

But if your truck is like my 2015 sports , not a hope in hell of jacking that up on the plastic bumpers. Guess you could jack the back from the trailer hitch, but about the time you got the bolts off, the truck would slide sideways , see 3rd line above.
Dad carried one of those little Chinese jacks in the back of his truck, never needed it.

PS , in the shop I had a heavy old Black Hawk I picked up at a auction , think it was 5 ton, and more then I liked to pick up, it would jack up a grain truck or tractor.
Now I see battery operated ones are out for the guys that don't want to pump a handle, 500-700US for the guys that just has to have everything.

Jack all, hi lift, farm jack, widow maker... I have a 5ft, I use it for my trailer since I destroyed my trailer jack. I was using one with cribbing to jack a duck coop onto my trailer, I needed to adjust the coop, told everybody to give plenty of space... something shifted and the jack-all took off like a bullet flew 30+ft and hit my bro-in-law in the shin.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Ive been knocked out by a Jack-all , I swear that my majestic beard saved my life as it helped take the hit.

My buddy said i did a backflip it hit me so hard, took me about 5 minutes to get up. Then I continued to load the International on the trailer. lol...

 

[LouM]

If you have towing/labor coverage on insurance policy it covers flat tire changes. Cost me $2.75 for 6 months on my policy.

Of course you may have to wait 5-6 hours

 

[lpennock]

Of course you may have to wait 5-6 hours

AAA and Good Sam can take that long at time. Heck Good Sam may never show up which is been my experience the 3 times I tried to use them.

 

[Marshall]

I had CAA, Like AAA in US, for years mainly for the girls. Never used it in 20 -30yrs.
Out in the far country it would be a toss up if they ever found you. I dropped it few yrs back when the price took a jump. Same with blue cross. price doubled in a couple yrs.
Lifting stuff, I used front end loader when possible, way safer then Jack all as long as you know your limits. I had a large solid floor plate on one jack to keep it solid, mainly for on the dirt.

I hardly ever jacked up a auto at home as I had a couple different large ramp set ups
Yrs ago Dad had a pit in a new shop we built, but never really cared for it, a bit too deep and always damp and cold. You never took the right tools down with you .

 

[Magfan2]

All jacks are dangerous. Many years ago, I dropped my Wife To Be's car on my foot changing her flat tire. VW, I was able to lift it off, but destroyed a very expensive shoe. I can't even recall all of the situations a Hi Lift has gotten me out of - if you go into the back country, have one, but have a care.

 

[A child of God]

I purchased a 10 ton bottle jack from Amazon to lift the rear-end of my semi. But I carry it in my Ram and have used it numerous times.

 

[Marshall]

One of the best jacks I have is a short hyd bottle jack, I don’t remember for sure what weight, I think 5 tons and it will fit where a standard one is to long.

 

[jmc921]

THIS is the one I have. There are different models depending upon what you want, but not cheap. Did a search and posting this URL just for INFO. This from the company. You could shop around. You can get higher capacity, lower, different options, just happens to be what I have.

3 Ton All-in-One Jackstand/Bottle Jack

This patented all-in-one unit is the only portable jack designed to safely lift and hold both regular and unibody cars and trucks. Safely lifting unibody cars and trucks using factory-approved concave or flat jack points is easy with this versatile 3-ton all-in-one Bottle jack. Searching for...

www.powerbuilt.com

Do you have any idea how much this weighs?

 

[turkeybird56]

Do you have any idea how much this weighs?

22.45 lbs according to website.