[Shop-talk] air/hydraulic floor jack

[Bob Spidell]

I have one of the 5,000lb models (Costco had them on sale for less than 
$1K a while back). They work as advertised, but there's one quirk: since 
they're parallelogram-shaped, the platform moves forward as they're 
lowered. This makes it a bit tricky to place jackstands as the car moves 
forward as it's lowered.

Maybe they should call them "QuirkJack?"


On 1/30/2021 7:14 PM, Steven Trovato wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Yes, I was thinking the same thing.  There should be some sort of 
> electric alternative, perhaps using one of the common battery packs 
> like Milwaukee.  But as you found, apparently no such thing exists 
> yet.  As for the Quickjack, those are definitely clever.  One concern 
> is the way they describe the sizing based on the kind of car.  I 
> wonder if there is a model that can handle both a small car like a 
> Miata and a large SUV.  I am not buying a selection of these things!  
> Also, I can currently lift a project car for long term work and then 
> jack up another car for an oil change or brake job.  I guess I would 
> still need a jack and stands for that scenario. They do look nice, 
> though, and they would probably be very useful for most situations.
>
> -Steve T.
>
> At 09:24 PM 1/30/2021, Jim Franklin wrote:
>> 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
>

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