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Cool & functional off-road floor jack acessory

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:55 pm
by TwinStick

Re: Cool & functional off-road floor jack acessory

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:13 pm
by Mexican Import
Better not use that thing on a hill... or its gonna be a ski trip for your truck if not worse. Better get one with crampons.

Re: Cool & functional off-road floor jack acessory

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:26 pm
by TwinStick
Really though, why would you use ANY jack on a hill ?

Re: Cool & functional off-road floor jack acessory

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:38 pm
by verdesardog
A base with teeth instead of a ski would be more useful.

I'm still thinking about the hilift base I made. My original idea was to put four points on it but got lazy and left it as a channel:

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Re: Cool & functional off-road floor jack acessory

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:45 am
by TwinStick
That will work fine just the way it is. If you really want to, it would be easy enough to make shark teeth in the channel with an angle grinder/cutoff wheel.

Re: Cool & functional off-road floor jack acessory

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:19 pm
by Pit Slave
TwinStick wrote:http://dmzfab.com/product/jack-skid-pla ... cing-jack/


I thought this was neat. :rockon:
yup, it's used mostly in sandy and soft applications where a normal jack would sink into the ground (much more dangerous).

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Re: Cool & functional off-road floor jack acessory

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:04 am
by Mexican Import
I have been stuck on a hill and used a jack to keep my sheet metal out of trees, and a few other times like steep washed out roads. I don't really like using a jack on a hill but sometimes it's the only option. I'm not saying this thing is useless I just wanted to point out that a sled isn't my first choice when it comes to something I want to stay where I put it and not spit out.

Re: Cool & functional off-road floor jack acessory

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:33 am
by TwinStick
Understood. It is probably for use in sand or soft dirt on a flat surface. At least that would be my guess. Keeps you from having to use a piece of wood or the plastic jack stand on a high lift. IMHO, a high lift with the base shown above is the ticket. You want the base attached in a substantial fashion.

Or this one: http://www.thefirestore.com/store/produ ... Ogod-wwAlg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nakSPmLpWsI

Re: Cool & functional off-road floor jack acessory

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:33 am
by Fireman78
Cool. I look at is a yet another arrow to be carried in the recovery quiver. Not "Choose One".