Air Jack

[White Lincoln]

Anyone have this type of air jack and is it worth it?



I was curious if these are easier to use than a floor jack. I noticed it only goes up to just over 17" (for this model).

 

[Grog6]

odds of massive sudden failure is higher with these type. Brake parts cleaner does a number on them.

 

[XR7-4.6]

Yeah that looks super sketchy

 

[Jae 'Bird]

The Temu special

 

[Zep5.0]

My brother uses one of these for his big rig. I think it'll flip an MN12,

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[Grog6]

We used those to move big machines and robot tables around. I'd use them to move a car, but no way I'm getting under it.

 

[White Lincoln]

My brother uses one of these for his big rig. I think it'll flip an MN12,

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HA! But its lift height is 8 1/2".... I don't know if that would get me under the MN12.

I wish my current jacks went higher then 18".

 

[White Lincoln]

Well, in conclusion, it would seem most think these jacks are dangerous and may work for some applications, but you better have jack stands under whatever you are lifting and a quick arm if the bag pops while putting the stands under the car.

My experience with a hydraulic jack is it won't lift if it has a broken a seal and if it breaks a seal under load, it will either not jack past a certain weight or just start leaking, slowly....

Thanks everyone for the input! I will NOT be buying one of these.

 

[Grog6]

I saw what happens when the cinder blocks all break; I want slow leaks. not a sudden crunch.
A guy in hs made a really elaborate set of ramps out of cinder blocks , to take a trans out of a charger.
It failed as he was bolting it back up. His mom called 911, so no darwin but full body cast for a long time.