interesting floor jack accessory for new cars

 

vintage Blackhawk SJ80 floorjack handle with the original key still in it

https://www.facebook.com/englebrosfabrication/posts/pfbid02NnTT1jKnNshNCvtNPRa9qa1vaP6nv3Z9sHS3PVR1GvWbLcyxFir8nvXViM465sNQl

just kids having fun... before tv sets and video games

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10162386854670778&set=gm.1688394865671676&idorvanity=319578812553295

being seriously cool to the neighborhood kids, who will likely remember that cool gas station for life

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=776385402006270&set=gm.1508205477023950&idorvanity=319578812553295

Superbird floor jack proper storage, it had a bumper jack for the rear bumper as I recall, but needed the floor jack with extension handle for the front end

 

Harbor Freight sold a floor jack for $290 Daytona that was identical to the $945 Snap-on floor jack, it's even made in the same plant in China

All it takes is a glance to tell that these two floor jacks are visibly similar. The chassis are comparable in shape, as are the saddles, wheels, and handles. Even many of the fasteners that are holding it together appear to have nearly identical placement. 

They're also quite similar in terms of dimensions, and both utilize a hydraulic pump oiling system with internal magnetic filtration that is designed to extend the life of the tool. They're functionally similar as well. The Snap-on starts with a 3 13/16-inch minimum height and goes to a 23 ⅜-inch maximum, while the Daytona has a 3 ¾-inch minimum and a 23 ⅛-inch maximum, so each metric is only off by the barest fraction of an inch. 

BizTimes went on to say that Harbor Freight also claimed Snap-on's jacks were even made in the same factory as the Daytona models. Snap-on reportedly admitted that many of the parts found in the jack were made in China, but denied all the other allegations.

https://www.slashgear.com/1827411/harbor-freight-daytona-jack-same-as-snap-on-lawsuit-explained

an antique 1920s automobile screw jack was used to fix a bent rim so neatly that it saved the factory bead on a Kubota tractor, saved $800 that a new rim would cost!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10171303143800195&set=pcb.1714061175841464

extreme bad luck happened on the way to on the way to the UTV Takeover in Coos Bay Oregon, for the Pro Eagle floor jack company, and so they put a burnt up floor jack in their booth... but the video wouldn't play to explain what was going on

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_jSfscSZyU/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

https://www.proeagle.com/

And I hadn't made the connection, but the Pro Eagle company is who made the worlds largest floor jack in the center lot display! 

the worlds biggest floor jack?

this is new but not unexpected, Richard Petty is licensing floor jacks. I'm surprised he hasn't done this before... but, the Lowe's riding lawn mower in the 70s indicates that he will sell anything

other than the paint and lettering, it's likely to be identical to any other 3 ton 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/richard-petty-teams-northern-tool-124500279.html

https://x.com/NorthernTool/status/1794005873095803122

https://www.northerntool.com/products/strongway-limited-edition-richard-petty-low-profile-super-duty-jack-3-ton-lift-capacity-115362

interesting invention if you refuse to by jack stands, and will trust your life to the axle of a floor jack when you don't trust the hydraulics

 

transforms a floor jack into a jack stand, prevents it from letting the failure of a floor jack from allowing the vehicle to crush you under it

https://agm-products.com/products/jack-rod-2-ton

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/agm-agm-fja-1006

I guess you can save money on a vise by using any number of floor jacks, clamps, and welding scraps... but... maybe it's better to buy a used vice instead

https://www.reddit.com/r/redneckengineering/comments/khqvux/i_made_a_vise_from_old_bedframes_and_a_scissor/

1932 crime scene, truck, and floor jack they were trying to use to lift the safe into the truck bed... how obscure is this?!!

https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5156036-Vintage-photos-Awesome!/page471

streamlined Blackhawk floorjack, model SJ 18

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6224894&postcount=411

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5147899&postcount=311

a great portable lift for use in the pits! I love this! Seen in the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational pits

they slide right under low cars like this Corvette,

and with this tiny Honda generator that is so quiet,

powering this hydraulic mechanism

controlled by the hand held corded remote, it raises the car up enough to change tires, adjust suspension, etc. Even puts enough space under that car that you can put safety floor stands under the car too if you need to slide under with a creeper. 

I'm very impressed. Once raised it clicks into slots in the jacks, preventing a drop if loss of power or hydraulics, and you must give it a little bit of a lift to release those clicked in locks, and then it lowers

the 1930s garage Walker floor jack, before and after disassembly and powder coat

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51567&page=144

Cool 3 wheeled floor jack for Model Ts

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/Fordmodelt/?fref=nf

A floor jack on knobby tires... for off road tire changes?