Recommend a good bottle jack

[badmix]

Need a secondary jack for my Blazer, obviously it has to be rated for my truck .

 

[mr250twostroke]

Omg... is your truck stock? Or 10k lbs ? H F might be a good place to go... I believe they have "bottle jacks". That's what I recommend.

 

[badmix]

Stock drive train with 33s and 2" lift.

No more HF jacks for me. I need good quality jack

 

[meanboyjr]

I have a 20-ton bottle jack that I use when I don't feel like dragging out (or packing up) my regular floor jack. If the ground is soft, or if I need a little more lift, I throw in a few 12" pieces of 2x8 for help.

It's almost exactly like this.

 

[dremu]

Need a secondary jack for my Blazer, obviously it has to be rated for my truck .

I have an el-cheapo HF in one truck and a big honkin' Craftsman in the other.. I'd buy brand based on expected usage ... if it's secondary, honestly, a cheap one would prolly do. The Craftsman was a nice one, USA made, that was on sale at my local owned-by-Sears hardware store (Orchard Supply), but I suspect their made-in-China stuff will be just like the HF stuff, only pricier. The higher-end/capacity HF stuff isn't bad, you know.

Someone else mentioned it, but let me stress the value of carrying a couple foot-long chunks of 2x6 or 2x8. Not only can you stack them under the jack to give you better footing, to change a flat on the roadside, you can whack them against your starter solenoid when it fails (this being a Chevy, it WILL fail), use them to space or hold cargo in the bed, use them as emergency wheel chocks (though I prefer 4x4 for this), etc etc etc.

Very handy stuff, scrap lumber, and under-rated in its utility for vehicle maintenance. I keep a few lengths in with the jack, a coupla flares, the lugnut wrench, and such.

-- A

 

[mr250twostroke]

I have an el-cheapo HF in one truck and a big honkin' Craftsman in the other.. I'd buy brand based on expected usage ... if it's secondary, honestly, a cheap one would prolly do. The Craftsman was a nice one, USA made, that was on sale at my local owned-by-Sears hardware store (Orchard Supply), but I suspect their made-in-China stuff will be just like the HF stuff, only pricier. The higher-end/capacity HF stuff isn't bad, you know.

Someone else mentioned it, but let me stress the value of carrying a couple foot-long chunks of 2x6 or 2x8. Not only can you stack them under the jack to give you better footing, to change a flat on the roadside, you can whack them against your starter solenoid when it fails (this being a Chevy, it WILL fail), use them to space or hold cargo in the bed, use them as emergency wheel chocks (though I prefer 4x4 for this), etc etc etc.

Very handy stuff, scrap lumber, and under-rated in its utility for vehicle maintenance. I keep a few lengths in with the jack, a coupla flares, the lugnut wrench, and such.

-- A

I have to agree although my Craftsman jack is no better than my H F jacks. He did ask about secondary... are you using them so much that they can possibly fail? My pos H F jacks won't die.

 

[badmix]

I had a HF floor jack that died on the 2nd use. A bottle jack will store better in my cargo box and I can use it as a secondary jack or make shift jackstand while I use my Hi-Lift that I keep in the truck.

 

[ccarley]

I've got a H F bottle jack, I think it's like 10 or 15 ton I forget. Good for lifting one tire off the ground by the axle, easier than the Hi lift (OK, H F Farm Jack) that I have in the back. Works great still! And, cheap enough too.

Clay

 

[ryoken]

for as much as I'm considered a Snap on nut, etc, all my bottle jacks are cheap HF ones... can't beat it for the price.. i abuse mine and they still work decent.. heck, the one in my press is like 20 yrs old and the damn thing works flawless...