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Re: [Shop-talk] air/hydraulic floor jack

To: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] air/hydraulic floor jack
From: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2021 21:24:01 -0500
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This got me thinking, that with the current battery and motor tech, =
there should be electric assist ones. Pneumatics seem to be fading away. =
I did find a bunch of crap, mostly for roadside emergencies that =
wouldn't fit under sports cars. Sadly nothing approaching the version in =
my head.

But you asked for clever:

https://www.quickjack.com/ <https://www.quickjack.com/>

jim

> On Jan 30, 2021, at 8:17 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net> =
wrote:
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> About 13 years ago, I got a Norco Air/hydraulic floor jack.  I have =
been very happy with it when it works, but there have been some =
problems.  Contemplating a replacement, I am not really seeing anything =
like this available now.  Have you guys found anything similar?  It is a =
pretty traditional hydraulic floor jack, except it also has a compressed =
air connection.  This operates a pump that moves the hydraulic fluid =
instead of pumping the handle.  The Norco is 2.25 Ton, which is plenty =
for me.  I need to lift everything from my Miata to a large SUV.  =
Besides saving my back, I sometimes find the jack in a position where I =
can't raise the jack handle enough before it hits the bumper or other =
part of the car.  Is there anything clever available these days?  If you =
have a fancy lift, I am jealous, but I don't have the room or ceiling =
height for one.  Thanks.
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> -Steve T.=20
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charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">This =
got me thinking, that with the current battery and motor tech, there =
should be electric assist ones. Pneumatics seem to be fading away. I did =
find a bunch of crap, mostly for roadside emergencies that wouldn't fit =
under sports cars. Sadly nothing approaching the version in my head.<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">But you asked for =
clever:</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://www.quickjack.com/"; =
class=3D"">https://www.quickjack.com/</a></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">jim<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jan =
30, 2021, at 8:17 PM, Steven Trovato &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:strovato@optonline.net"; =
class=3D"">strovato@optonline.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div class=3D"">About =
13 years ago, I got a Norco Air/hydraulic floor jack. &nbsp;I have been =
very happy with it when it works, but there have been some problems. =
&nbsp;Contemplating a replacement, I am not really seeing anything like =
this available now. &nbsp;Have you guys found anything similar? &nbsp;It =
is a pretty traditional hydraulic floor jack, except it also has a =
compressed air connection. &nbsp;This operates a pump that moves the =
hydraulic fluid instead of pumping the handle. &nbsp;The Norco is 2.25 =
Ton, which is plenty for me. &nbsp;I need to lift everything from my =
Miata to a large SUV. &nbsp;Besides saving my back, I sometimes find the =
jack in a position where I can't raise the jack handle enough before it =
hits the bumper or other part of the car. &nbsp;Is there anything clever =
available these days? &nbsp;If you have a fancy lift, I am jealous, but =
I don't have the room or ceiling height for one. &nbsp;Thanks.<br =
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