Hydraulic floor jacks

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   May be a bit late on this post but bottle jacks are usually cheaper stronger and last longer IMO. If you already have blocks for your stabilizer jacks then no need to carry extra blocks around just throw some under your bottle jack and get to lifting. You never should need much lift from the ground to the bottom of tire. Just enough to get it off. So with that in mind don't stack the bottle jack to high and you wont have to worry about it tipping over or anything crazy. Iv done it multiple times with trailers loaded down and never had an issue. Bottle jacks are also lighter and easier to store.

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Appocalexx Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 01 May 2015 Location: AK Online Status: Offline Posts: 77	Topic: Hydraulic floor jacks Posted: 26 Apr 2016 at 5:50am
	May be a bit late on this post but bottle jacks are usually cheaper stronger and last longer IMO. If you already have blocks for your stabilizer jacks then no need to carry extra blocks around just throw some under your bottle jack and get to lifting. You never should need much lift from the ground to the bottom of tire. Just enough to get it off. So with that in mind don't stack the bottle jack to high and you wont have to worry about it tipping over or anything crazy. Iv done it multiple times with trailers loaded down and never had an issue. Bottle jacks are also lighter and easier to store.

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517	Posted: 08 Apr 2016 at 6:21pm
	I also carry a small floor jack. Have some 2 x 8 to put it on, if I needed. Also haven't needed it yet.
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furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 08 Apr 2016 at 2:53pm
	If you want to put something under it, be aware, floor jacks "walk" as they lift. Make sure what ever you use is large enough for that. I have placed a piece of 2x4 between my floor jack and where ever I am lifting on stuff before. Haven't died yet. We use a bottle jack. Or, carry one anyways. Have had no reason to use it yet.

Happy Tripping Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473	Posted: 08 Apr 2016 at 2:42pm
	Ok. I bought a 2 ton hydraulic floor jack with a 5-13 inch lift to change tires on our RPod and my tv. On my Jeep Cherokee Trail Hawk, I need maybe an additional 1 or even 2 inches of lift to change the tires, I haven't checked the RPod yet. With the RPod, I'm gonna make a lumber 'box' to shelter the axle and raise it on the frame ala a previous post. Should I get a bigger (and HEAVIER) floor jack or lift it on some 2x8 boards (which I'm a little leery about)? I know very little about the use of jacks.