Floor Jack

[subquark]

After reading some other posts here, I thought I'd mention the bottle jack that @AzScorpion got me hooked on. It's expensive but US made.

The first one I got leaked but they immediately, without hassle, made good on it. Even though I bought the jack via Amazon, the president of US Jack emailed me to make sure I was happy.

I carry it in a Swingcase along with the extension kit also suggested by that AzBugGuy. =D

U.S. JACK D-51123 5-ton bottle jack
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X96U05C
SAFE JACK 3-piece Starter Pack
https://safejacks.com/collections/bottle-jack-accessories/products/3-piece-starter-kit
SAFE JACK 6-ton Extension Screw Collar
https://safejacks.com/collections/b...oducts/extension-screw-collar-for-6-ton-jacks
forum post: https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/thre...e-mail-today-for-your-ranger.1866/post-600417

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[AzScorpion]

After reading some other posts here, I thought I'd mention the bottle jack that @AzScorpion got me hooked on. It's expensive but US made.

The first one I got leaked but they immediately, without hassle, made good on it. Even though I bought the jack via Amazon, the president of US Jack emailed me to make sure I was happy.

I carry it in a Swingcase along with the extension kit also suggested by that AzBugGuy. =D

U.S. JACK D-51123 5-ton bottle jack
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X96U05C
SAFE JACK 3-piece Starter Pack
https://safejacks.com/collections/bottle-jack-accessories/products/3-piece-starter-kit
SAFE JACK 6-ton Extension Screw Collar
https://safejacks.com/collections/b...oducts/extension-screw-collar-for-6-ton-jacks
forum post: https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/thre...e-mail-today-for-your-ranger.1866/post-600417

David, It looks like everything I suggest you buy. ? Where were you when I was selling my house???

Btw that is a really nice setup. Who'd have thought mine is exactly the same which I carry in a small tote with a set of jack stands, torque wrench and a breaker bar. ?

 

[Doc]

After reading some other posts here, I thought I'd mention the bottle jack that @AzScorpion got me hooked on. It's expensive but US made.

The first one I got leaked but they immediately, without hassle, made good on it. Even though I bought the jack via Amazon, the president of US Jack emailed me to make sure I was happy.

I carry it in a Swingcase along with the extension kit also suggested by that AzBugGuy. =D

U.S. JACK D-51123 5-ton bottle jack
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X96U05C
SAFE JACK 3-piece Starter Pack
https://safejacks.com/collections/bottle-jack-accessories/products/3-piece-starter-kit
SAFE JACK 6-ton Extension Screw Collar
https://safejacks.com/collections/b...oducts/extension-screw-collar-for-6-ton-jacks
forum post: https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/thre...e-mail-today-for-your-ranger.1866/post-600417

Wow !

 

[Deleted User 61245811]

If you’re curious.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

If you’re curious.

Thanks! Now I know what to look out for in a jack. Mine is a gazillion years old and doesn’t look like much but it works and doesn’t leak. When it comes time for me to buy a new floor jack, I will likely get kicked out of the store for opening all the jack boxes and inspecting the welds.

 

[Langwilliams]

If you’re curious.

I never looked mine over. they work fine, now I'm going to have to inspect them when it cools off a little

 

[StarLord]

Go to a junk yard and get a bottle jack out of a 1/2 or 1 ton. Or get a cheap one for your local auto store. Absolutely zero need for an entire rolling floor jack in the back of your truck. Hell, even the little widow maker jack is plenty for changing a flat.

 

[Big Blue]

Go to a junk yard and get a bottle jack out of a 1/2 or 1 ton. Or get a cheap one for your local auto store. Absolutely zero need for an entire rolling floor jack in the back of your truck. Hell, even the little widow maker jack is plenty for changing a flat.

I agree with not having/wanting to carry a huge heavy floor jack. That's why I like the unijack. It is basically a bottle jack merged with a jack stand. You get the compactness of a bottle jack and the safety and bigger base of a jack stand. Both bottle jacks and the pressed tin OEM Jack's can be unstable on uneven/soft ground. When I'm working around and possibly under a jacked vehicle, I want it on a stable base.

 

[moorejl57]

I carry a Husky 12 ton bottle jack and two rubber wheel chocks in my Swing Case box. Also carry a 24" breaker bar and a 1/2" torque wrench behind the back seat.

 

[MountainGoat]

https://www.harborfreight.com/autom...r-jacks/2-ton-compact-trolley-jack-64874.html

I wouldn't buy Harbor Freight jacks after the jack stand recalls. It was Pittsburgh brand too.

 

[P-38Ranger]

My floor jack is AAA. Never want to change a tire on the road. Way too dangerous.

 

[SigOris]

I wouldn't buy Harbor Freight jacks after the jack stand recalls. It was Pittsburgh brand too.

Good basis to never by a Ford agin with their RECALLS......

 

[Danager]

But if you get a floor jack, then you can get a mount for it. And we know, you get 1 point for every accessory, but 10 points for every accessory you have mounted.

 

[MountainGoat]

Good basis to never by a Ford agin with their RECALLS......

It would be equivalent to the killer air bag recalls. Replacing the door sticker is kinda a different category.

 

[TechEditor]

Ac Delco GM7430 compact 2 ton floor jack. 13" reach. Carried it for over a decade and 2 Rangers

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