trans jack.....

[ryoken]

as 13 of you know from Mutt's build thread, I need to do a clutch on it....

i've always been a, "floorjack and a piece of ply, muscle it in" type... now I'm old....

am i best to just fab up some semi-quick, cradle pad for my 2 ton floorjack, or should i look into some sort of motorcycle jack that may have more throw? i don't mind muscleing it in the last bit, just looking to get that weight down/up from a 30" or so lifted rig.... bench pressing 465's is passe'.... i'm just concerned about, "putting a standard floorjack up on blocks, or maxing it's height out", yada, etc...

what's everyone doing? whatever may come in handy down the road on the 12v/nv4500 swap, etc too.. if it's worth spending , $350, 400 now for sumfin good on lifted rigs, i'm down..

 

[Desert_K5]

@Fastereddie swears by the larger HF one and is the one I will be buying when the time comes.

 

[skunked]

@Fastereddie swears by the larger HF one and is the one I will be buying when the time comes.

X2 the 2K HF works great.

 

[ashman]

Another vote hf. It's not high quality, but for the rare occasion you have to drop a tranny it's totally worth the investment. Won't do another one without it.

 

[ryoken]

thanks... i did look at those first.. the reviews where "meh"....



this the one you are talking about? https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lbs-low-profile-transmission-jack-60240.html

 

[skunked]

thanks... i did look at those first.. the reviews where "meh"....



this the one you are talking about? https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lbs-low-profile-transmission-jack-60240.html

That’s the one I have and the reviews look good to me

 

[ryoken]

That’s the one I have and the reviews look good to me

it may have been the model below that i was looking at.... gonna see about picking this one up over the weekend...

 

[ryoken]

ordered....

 

[HankScorpio]

I also used to muscle it in off a floor jack like you. Bought the HF trans jack and will never go back.

 

[onetonbb74]

I have a trans jack adapter, swivels front to back and fits on a floor jack. Came from the Chevy dealer 20 years ago, not sure where to get one these days but id get the HF one now if I had to swap one on the floor.

Looks like the HF is more low profile when dragging the trans out from under the truck.