What kind of jack is this?

[Db0y]

This came with the truck when i got it, and i can not find any info on it..
I would like to know how to use it because I've used it wrong I guess and the blazer started rocking off the jack

 

[Metrodps]

Can you take some better (larger res) pictures? Better label shot would work. I thought at first it might be part of a cheery picker.

This is best I could do until I see better.

 

[Db0y]

Can you take some better (larger res) pictures? Better label shot would work. I thought at first it might be part of a cheery picker.

Will do as soon as the sun comes up.
And the label is really torn up, but I'll do my best

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

I thought this was gonna be a Jack Daniel's thread,....
I was thinking, "Yes! My skill set!" ...

 

[dixiechevy01]

Looks like a jack off of an engine hoist, maybe they took it off of a cherry picker or something

 

[DEMON44]

looks like a corner jack off a camper that has a hook on it for some reason. I had an pickup slide in with jacks that looked litterally exactly the same as that. there was a band around the jack body that was attached to the corner mount bracket.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Old hydrolic t-bar puller. Used to have a plate on the base. At least the one we used was just like that one.

 

[dremu]

Yeah, that would be scary as all get-out to use.

For regular street breakdowns (as opposed to offroad use when you'd want a Hi-Lift jack), I recommend your basic bottle jack under the axle, something in the vein of

http://www.harborfreight.com/8-ton-hydraulic-bottle-jack-96648.html

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-prof...p-00950284000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

You could prolly do a smaller capacity / cheaper one, but it's easier to push with the higher-capacity ones.

For driveway work, I strongly recommend a floor jack, something like

http://www.harborfreight.com/floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-3-ton-heavy-duty-68048.html

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-3-ton-service-jack/p-00950139000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2

-- A

 

[Db0y]

Better Pics

 

[Db0y]

Yeah, that would be scary as all get-out to use.

For regular street breakdowns (as opposed to offroad use when you'd want a Hi-Lift jack), I recommend your basic bottle jack under the axle, something in the vein of

http://www.harborfreight.com/8-ton-hydraulic-bottle-jack-96648.html

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-prof...p-00950284000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

You could prolly do a smaller capacity / cheaper one, but it's easier to push with the higher-capacity ones.

For driveway work, I strongly recommend a floor jack, something like

http://www.harborfreight.com/floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-3-ton-heavy-duty-68048.html

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-3-ton-service-jack/p-00950139000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2

-- A

I already have a floor jack at home, and i carry this around just in case i need to use it, i might invest in a bottle jack now. I just tried it in the driveway to see if it still worked.
So is this technically a generic Hi-lift?

 

[Smokinthehippies]

no hilifts are purely mechanical not hydraulic. that looks like a camper corner jack to me.. ??

 

[dremu]

I already have a floor jack at home, and i carry this around just in case i need to use it, i might invest in a bottle jack now. I just tried it in the driveway to see if it still worked.
So is this technically a generic Hi-lift?

Well, like ktmoutfront or somebody said, more like a hydraulic fencepost puller. Handy for horizontal pulls in lieu of a come-along, but I'd be scared poopless using it to lift a truck. Mind you, Hi-Lifts can be scary if mis-used, but that's another topic.

Anyway, yeah, get you a bottle jack for roadside stuff and keep this thing for farm use.

-- A

 

[dyeager535]

You got huge tires on that thing?

Probably going to be the only one that you hear mention it, but IMO bottle jacks are garbage, the factory jack is the way to go on a rig that they are long enough for.

Most of us pull the jack out once every five years or so. Bottle jacks tend to start developing leaks and when you find out, it's when you need it. Kind of like auto locking hubs. The factory jack, as long as you get some lube in it when you acquire it, should work when you take it out, no matter how long you've let it sit.

Yes, a bit of a pain to use, but stable since it has a decent size base, and the "ram" us cupped for use under the axles.

Mines sat underhood for 10+ years, and I've had to use it twice in that time. It's worked. Just an idea.

 

[eagle mark]

It's a bumper jack...