Anyone know of an electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic floor jack?

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Looking to save on my back a little but the car will be going up and down a LOT in the near future. ....

Can't seem to find one after a fair amount of searching. ...

Jeff
 
I know they were made air/ hydraulic floor, I've seen air only bumper jacks, remember those, rolled around on the floor and jacked up one bumper?

Smartest money I ever spent was my 2 post, and I don't even have a shop.......Built a frame and mounted it outside on the ground

Can't see much of the hoist here, but this was pulling the engine out of the Dakota

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I modified an engine picker to be a trans jack "up high" so I can remove/ install them on the hoist. So far I've used it maybe 6 times

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bumper jacks, remember those, rolled around on the floor and jacked up one bumper?

You mean the ones with the handlebars like a bicycle? I used one at the Base Auto Hobby Shop when I put a body lift on a 92 Chevy 4x4. Jacked up the body no sweat.
 
You mean the ones with the handlebars like a bicycle? I used one at the Base Auto Hobby Shop when I put a body lift on a 92 Chevy 4x4. Jacked up the body no sweat.
Here's one version/ brand, these are pneumatic. I've seen hydraulic "hand jacked" as well

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I just ordered a air-bag style jack off Amazon. ...I'll let ya'll know how it works!
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Jeff
 
Aren't all floor jacks hydraulic??? Think about it!
Some are air / hydraulic, an air operated hydraulic pump. We used to have one of those on our Weatherhead hydraulic hose crimper. Also used it on a cool little home-built press Dad and I built
 
The air back jack looks like a great setup. My concern is if it gets wobbly the higher it goes. I’d definitely get off my wallet for it.
 
I've got two of those as in post #7.

They work VERY well if used properly.

Lucked into one for $100 while buying something else, then 3 years later found an identical one for $125 right across the street from my shop.

I made slot bumper adapters from gm bumper jacks and bar stock that work very well and don't scratch the plating like the ones that come with the jacks do.

We used those in high school auto shop and I had wanted one ever since.

One benefit is most all of the operation can be done while standing.

They are actually built so they can be used without stands, but it's a little intimidating. Very good design.

Lift one end, put on stands, lift the other and it's easy to get high enough to drop a transmission. Just make sure the first jack stand point can pivot (like using the rounded out portion of jack stands under the axle).
 
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I believe air bags can flatten out almost to the end plates as I recall from presses. I'd be careful with placement so the bag lifts in the center as opposed to the outer edge.
The bags on this press have hardened points threaded into the loose side end plates. They bite into the plate they control to keep the bags from wandering and bubbling out the sides. These lower bags will flatten even more to allow the whole die set slide out.......
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Ok, my $150 pneumatic jack just arrived.
Tomorrow morning I'll assemble it and test it out.
I'll let ya'll know how well it works and post up a video.

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If it works out, it'll really be a back saver!!!

Jeff
 
Interesting design. It's hard to tell how high it is deflated.
 
I've got two of those as in post #7.

They work VERY well if used properly.

Lucked into one for $100 while buying something else, then 3 years later found an identical one for $125 right across the street from my shop.

I made slot bumper adapters from gm bumper jacks and bar stock that work very well and don't scratch the plating like the ones that come with the jacks do.

We used those in high school auto shop and I had wanted one ever since.

One benefit is most all of the operation can be done while standing.

They are actually built so they can be used without stands, but it's a little intimidating. Very good design.

Lift one end, put on stands, lift the other and it's easy to get high enough to drop a transmission. Just make sure the first jack stand point can pivot (like using the rounded out portion of jack stands under the axle).

Yes sir! Those do work GREAT! As long as you don't do stupid stuff. In other words, be careful. The biggest mistakes I've seen people make is lifting the front of a vehicle while it's still in park. Do I really need to go any further? LOL

I tell what we used to do with two of them when I was a youngun workin for a large family tire chain in Macon. We jacked up vehicles in front and back to put sets of tires on......only when we were so busy every single rack was taken up and that was everyday. You have to be really careful though and coordinate the lift. We never dropped one. I've seen it done, but thankfully as Beavis would say "I DIDN'T DO IT!!!"

LOL
 
Ok...as promised, a video of the new pneumatic jack.



I give it an A+ for price and ease of use! !!!!

Jeff
 
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