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Fishnbeer

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Came across one of these things the other day. Neat idea, faster than setting up jackstands and safer than than no jackstands. Is it safer than jackstands? I dont know, the jack is on wheels so It can still move.

Pretty slick
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Jack Rod Stand

The AGA Jack Rod Stand is part of the new AGA Clean Oil Series. When in situations where jack stands don't work, the AGA Jack Rod Stand is the perfect replacement! This mechanical device is designed to work with most floor jacks and will secure the floor jack when being used. MAX LOAD: 2 TONS
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Dethmachinefab said:
How many times has your jack failed vs shifted into a sketchy position that could drop the vehicle?
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Leak down a little and lose my alignment on something when prototyping but I can't sacrifice the jack itself for too much duration on most things. This item seems like a solution that is looking for a problem to fix.
 
I think the purpose is as a safety, in case a seal blows.

Funny, I've actually though about modding my 3-ton to add a ratchet safety, like ATV jacks have. Once it goes up, you've got to pull the white bar to lower it.

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No, I haven't had a catastrophic jack failure. I also haven't been in a gun fight or a house fire...
 
i fail to see how its faster then jack stands, you would have to lay on the ground and crawl under the vehicle to install it in many situations, i can get on one knee and slide a jack stand under
 
rockyota83 said:
i fail to see how its faster then jack stands, you would have to lay on the ground and crawl under the vehicle to install it in many situations, i can get on one knee and slide a jack stand under
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Another way to look at it is jacking up a vehicle only requires finding one good spot to lift by.

I find often the place where I want to put my jackstands is the same place I put the jack (or the jack interferes with where I want to put the stands, like the jack is too close), working on things that are a pain in the ass like minivans.

Note that I'm not saying the OP gizmo is good or not, just stating an observation.
 
I think the scenarios where it would be the most useful is if you just remove 1 wheel at a time. Lets say you're going to slap some pads on a car real quick - jack up LF, pull tire and slap pads on and lower it down then go to right side. Or lets say you work at a tire shop, customer comes in with a nail in 1 tire. So much easier to lift it at one spot and slip this thing on the jack. A lot of cars have one little 4" spot as a lifting point on each corner, unlike a truck with a big steel frame where you can put a jack pretty much anywhere.

I agree the price is a bit high, but I think this company is geared towards selling tools to dealerships and dealer techs (thats how I found out about them).

That all in one bottle jack looks pretty bitchin, and probably more compact than a floor jack
 
Imo I could see the jack stand/bottle jack version much more useful. I tend to run into the jack and jackstand space conflict most often when removing transmissions, so I'm under the vehicle anyway.
 
Bebop said:
I leave this in my truck toolbox. Awesome when I'm traveling and space is a premium. It'll lift high and is frankly amazing.

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Give me one of those that’s pneumatic, and lifts 8” - 28”. I’d pay $500 for it.
 
Bebop said:
I leave this in my truck toolbox. Awesome when I'm traveling and space is a premium. It'll lift high and is frankly amazing.
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Nice, been looking for a new tuck jack as my
Oem one is missing. I will give one of those a try.
 
What's the fancy word for the bottle jack with the two stage concentric cylinder that everyone was window shopping a few months ago?

I tried searching "two stage jack" and nothing came up.

Dethmachinefab said:
How many times has your jack failed vs shifted into a sketchy position that could drop the vehicle?
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Having to jack up the vehicle more and then reach under there to get a stupid arm out is exactly what I want to be doing when the vehicle is barely on the jack. :laughing:
 
arse_sidewards said:
What's the fancy word for the bottle jack with the two stage concentric cylinder that everyone was window shopping a few months ago?

I tried searching "two stage jack" and nothing came up.


Having to jack up the vehicle more and then reach under there to get a stupid arm out is exactly what I want to be doing when the vehicle is barely on the jack. :laughing:
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This one?

Strongway 12-Ton Hydraulic High-Lift Double Ram Bottle Jack | Northern Tool

This Strongway 12-Ton Hydraulic High-Lift Double Ram Bottle Jack is designed for lifting heavy-duty machinery, i...
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