Opinions on air jacks
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Topic: Opinions on air jacks
Posted By: WF owner
Subject: Opinions on air jacks
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2025 at 6:20am
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I have been thinking about buying an airbag jack (maybe this one or similar): https://www.vevor.com/pneumatic-car-jack-c_10308/vevor-air-jack-5-ton-11000-lbs-triple-bag-air-jack-airbag-jack-with-six-steel-pipes-lift-up-to-18-5-inch-470-mm-3-5-s-fast-lifting-pneumatic-jack-with-adjustable-handle-for-car-garage-repair-p_010582142840" rel="nofollow - VEVOR Air Jack, 5 Ton/11000 lbs Triple Bag Air Jack, Airbag Jack with Six Steel Pipes, Lift up to 18.5 inch/470 mm, 3-5 s Fast Lifting Pneumatic Jack, with Adjustable Handle for Car, Garage, Repair | VEVOR US
Does anyone have any experience or recommendations about air jacks (not pneumatic hydraulic jack)? |
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2025 at 6:40am
| Buddy has one and luvs it! I got a 5 ton - just got it , havent used it yet- heavy sucker! |
Posted By: ekjdm14
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2025 at 10:09am
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Not had experience of them, but have seen a few guys on the youtubes using them (and not the kinda fellas to do a shill promo vidya either) and heard nothing but good things. Same goes for Vevor kit in general actually. For the amount of jacking off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4zI4JpMfks" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4zI4JpMfks I do, I'll stick with my old hydraulic ones until they're wasted. May consider one when the time comes though.
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Posted By: KRAKMT
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2025 at 10:26am
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I use one to turn my atv sideways in my toy hauler. I set it on a lazysusan I made to turn. Works well but any perpendicular movement is hard on them. Inside is a series of cups that slide together when releasing the air and going down. I imagine they are not very robust. I need to modify some bracing. |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2025 at 11:33am
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My thoughts would be how much lateral movement can it tolerate? One could bump on the side of that bag with something sharp, and it’s game over. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: Larry Miller
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2025 at 8:11pm
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Thanks a lot. I clicked on it and now I get that add 2 or 3 times a day no matter where I browse. Can't hide. ------------- I used to be young and stupid, now I am not young anymore. |
Posted By: Dirt Farmer
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2025 at 2:06am
| That could start a whole another topic, why are there so many ads everywhere you look anymore. Can't read a single news article without interruption midway through. Sorry, just had to vent. Thanks AI...not |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2025 at 6:18am
Yeah, same here |
Larry Miller wrote:Posted By: 8070nc
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2025 at 8:03am
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I use brave browswer. I have it set to delete cookies when i turn it off. Very few ads except on rumble ------------- 1984 80780 1957 D14 DES 300 with 25000 engine 616 tractor |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2025 at 10:17am
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When saying air jack - way back use to have one in shop I worked in back in high school . Was a 8" or so round cylinder with arms attached and a rolling platform under it . Hooked onto shop air and it was like a air powered bumper jack . It had a safety pawl that locked into base as cylinder raised . Seems a lot safer than a airbag type unit for general use . ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2025 at 5:16am
| Been reflecting on these. Somewhat handy and not. No mechanism to keep from tipping or kicking out. Guys I deal with in wrecker and recovery like them as short yet inflate long, have seen kick outs but use in teams not singularly, always use cribbing or blocking stands around them. Only as dangerous as allow them to be, as with any lifting mechanisms can be. |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2025 at 6:27am
| They can't be as dangerous as the 'handyman' jacks. I have one that was my dad's. I am very careful whenever I use that thing, but there are a lot of things they are very handy (but dangerous) for. |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2025 at 7:53am
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i could see it if you were on FLAT CONCRETE and then blocked under the car frame after you raise it up.. Maybe not go to FULL EXTENSION ? I do a lot of work outside / gravel / field / not level.... dont seem like a good idea there. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |