What kind of jack is this?

[Gabriel82]

And what do they run? $? Air or electric?

[ZINCHOTRAN]

The yellowish hose looks like an air hose. So I'm gonna say it is an air jack.

[i just saw the '$' symbol. I'd guess this jack could be between $999 & $9,999]

Let's take a look at oreillys and autozone and ebay.

[ZINCHOTRAN]

If you plan to only do oil changes buy that one.

If you want to do more, buy a two post lift with plenty of space.

[phanist]

Any pic of the two post lift?

[Gabriel82]

So hydraulic or pneumatic scissor jack?

[jondee86]

Looks a lot like one of these....



Texo Platform scissor lift
3000 Kg capacity hydraulic scissor lift, Platform length 1530mm but with
extendable platform which can go to 2100mm. Recess in floor making this
lift ideal where space is at a premium when in the lowered position it is
flush with floor with no post or platforms to cause any obstruction.

Cheers... jondee86

[phanist]

That look to be a nice lift to have in my driveway/garage for working underneat car

[-zenki-]

google 'car floor lift' , can find tons of them that way

[MisterJerk]

see these alot in tire shops. pretty much the only thing they are good for.(i'm totally sure you could get crazy and do more...)


this is the 2 post one. I wish I had one. lol. even though everyone i know would be trying to book lift time.

prices from $1600 to hellla

[SidekickChuck]

The mid-rise lift like the one pictured arent that much cheaper (if at all) than a 2 post lift. The difference is where you can install them. A 2 post life requires a deeper concrete pad than most home garages have to be safely installed and used. A midrise lift sits on the floor not requiring to be anchored to the concrete.

A lot of enthusiasts use a mid rise lift to do standard garage work like suspension, fluids, brakes etc...
They are hydraulic lifts operated off of 220VAC wall power:

[Gabriel82]

What about the race type air jacks like in F1?

[ZINCHOTRAN]

Here is the first link from google. It's cool. But I can't use it because my car is heavier than an f1 go kart

http://scarbsf1.com/blog1/2012/07/05/f1 ... echnology/

http://www.e30m3project.com/e30m3perfor ... /index.htm

Here is one on an mr2.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MSI-rgh5Cbg

If you've got 250 euros, go ahead and buy them. I'll stick to my bottle jack and stands.

[Gabriel82]

This is nice also..


Anyone use this before?

[Snotcycle]

Scissor me timbers Xerxes, that is a crazy lift system idea. i am slightly aroused.....

Looks a lot like one of these....



Texo Platform scissor lift
3000 Kg capacity hydraulic scissor lift, Platform length 1530mm but with
extendable platform which can go to 2100mm. Recess in floor making this
lift ideal where space is at a premium when in the lowered position it is
flush with floor with no post or platforms to cause any obstruction.

Cheers... jondee86

[oldeskewltoy]

Not exactly on topic... for this isn't what that jack is.... this is something different.....

http://www.bendpak.com/Shop-Equipment/QuickJack/

[saiGone]

Not exactly on topic... for this isn't what that jack is.... this is something different.....

http://www.bendpak.com/Shop-Equipment/QuickJack/

Dude this is awesome... But how stable is this? I wouldn't mind having this at home in the garage.

[SidekickChuck]

Looks like a pretty cool product. But it only handles up to 3500lbs so a lot of sedans (mine included) are too heavy. Damn!

[SidekickChuck]

Disregard my last. They have a 5000 lbs model as well. Wewt!