Hydraulic Vehhicle Postioning Jacks Are A Better Choice Others
I’m curious to see how you all are using your hydraulic vehicle positioning jacks on the trails or in your driveway. I only use my bottle jack on the trails but am looking to see if anyone is doing anything unique with storage and safe usage with... moreI’m curious to see how you all are using your hydraulic vehicle positioning jacks on the trails or in your driveway. I only use my bottle jack on the trails but am looking to see if anyone is doing anything unique with storage and safe usage with their jacks on the trail.
I have always been a little nervous whenever I use my bottle jack. Common thoughts that run through my mind are: 1) Is the ground too soggy or unstable? 2) Will the jack slip off the mounting point or tip over? 3) Was my jeep going to come down on top of me as soon as I got the flat tire removed? 4) Was the jack going to reach my lifting point or would I have to stack it on rocks or blocks, further increasing the “slip or tip over factor”?
I’ve seen my fair share of jack fails…stock scissor jack fails, hi-lift fails, and bottle jack fails. In my opinion, some of these fails are operator error but many are due to lack of stability at the base of these jacks and also on the lifting points. The base of these jacks... less
