High lift transmission jack

Penstarpurist said

I'll check out northern tool for sure. So far 67dart273 has got me thinking really hard about his set up. That is too slick, and I am thinking capacity wise, it's got to be the way to go, I'm thinking like with a transmission and transfer case combo. I was thinking an out of the box tool, but a folding harbor freight cherry picker would be the best option for that type of setup.

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Not to take anything away from that idea but it looks cumbersome and seems like it would be difficult to maneuver around under a lift because the footprint is so large and how the weighted boom extends so far out. I also know from experience that my engine hoist is much less precise in it's control and it looks like there's little in the way of axial adjustment.

Second, I'm all about the right tool for the job. I wouldn't want to deal with an engine hoist and that attachment contraption every time I wanted to use my transmission jack for something. The jack just rolls right where I want it unlike a hoist.

Again, nothing wrong with the idea in a pinch but if I had a choice between buying a trans jack and a home-brew device attached to an engine hoist, I'll buy the jack. Just my .02.

There's a place out in Wisconsin called PHJ, Inc. They sell reconditioned transmission jacks for decent prices, check them out here. If I hadn't found my jack on CL, I was going to buy one from them.