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Quick Jack
« on: April 17, 2018, 11:26:30 am »
Saw this at Costco , look pretty cool
https://www.quickjacklift.ca/
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2018, 11:44:04 am »
I've been on the fence for one of those for a bit....looks like a really great poor mans hoist.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2018, 11:56:39 am »
me likey hmmm
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2018, 11:57:24 am »
Looks flimsy.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2018, 12:08:52 pm »
Neat idea. I can see it being handy for tire changes and brake jobs, but what about other stuff? Would you want to crawl under the car while it’s up on that thing?  :-\

Guy in town got killed on the weekend while working on his car. Don’t know the details, but sounds like it rolled and he got pinned somehow.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2018, 12:10:32 pm »
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2018, 12:13:00 pm »
^^ Sweet Jaysus!!!  :o

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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2018, 12:14:21 pm »
Quote from: Weels on April 17, 2018, 12:10:32 pm
Quote from: mrthompson on April 17, 2018, 11:57:24 am
Looks flimsy.

How about this one?   :o

https://www.costco.ca/Atlas-TD6MR-2%2c700-kg-(6%2c000-lb.)-Portable-Scissor-Lift.product.100361172.html

I would never get under that, it looks way too shady.  I spent much of my teenage years with a neighbor in his garage (he was a mechanic and then shop foreman at a local dealership), and we did all kinds of work, but that looks sketchy as fak to me.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2018, 12:15:34 pm »
I've seen quite a few videos of these in action, and they look actually pretty awesome.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2018, 12:37:27 pm »
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2018, 02:14:09 pm »
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2018, 03:02:17 pm »
I don't trust any hydraulics without any sort of fail safe.  Hell, my CT jack failed (one of two cylinders leaking) just under (thankfully) a year.  Replaced under warranty, but I'm not expecting this one to last for years and years.  Not that the car dropped at all, but still.

I have jack stands and I'll 100% be using those when changing the Fozzie's brakes later in the summer.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2018, 03:24:15 pm »
These quick jack systems all have some sort of lock that you rest on without needing to rely on the hydraulics.  Similar to a two-post or four-post lift.

Systems such as these have also been used on various YouTube channels.  MCM uses them, to varying degrees of success.  If you work on vehicles often, and don't have the space or budget for a proper two-post, these quick jack systems are the next best thing.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2018, 03:29:36 pm »
I probably wouldn't use this much, but I have a buddy who has a race car (circle track) who loves these because he takes it to the track with him and it makes swapping wheels or doing other work between sets much easier. I can see it being very handy in those situations.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2018, 03:38:09 pm »
Pardon my ignorance but if you lean on the vehicle when it's up on one of these jacks, how does it keep from tipping over?
It seems to me that these systems are missing some sort of stability bracket(s).
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2018, 03:43:42 pm »
Quote from: Railton on April 17, 2018, 03:38:09 pm
Pardon my ignorance but if you lean on the vehicle when it's up on one of these jacks, how does it keep from tipping over?
It seems to me that these systems are missing some sort of stability bracket(s).
Railton
It's pretty much the same as a normal lift. Normal lifts the car sits on only 4 "pucks" on the jacking points...just like this. And the footprint is nearly as wide as the car. Pretty sturdy IMO.

These lifts have been around a good while. I've readlots of reviews about them. I'd imagine if they were death tools they wouldn't be as popular as they are.

They also have physical locks (2 levels iirc) that auto lock...so even if you lose all hydraulic pressure, they lift can't come down (again, like a normal lift). Locks have to be unlocked before they come down in all operation.

And most lifts have some safety certification. I'm guessing these have that certification...but I'm too lazy to look.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2018, 03:48:59 pm »
I expect that many of them would do a good job of going through your garage floor if you put a Suburban up on them.

Zero chance I'd be under that without actual jack stands.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2018, 04:08:26 pm »
I'm no expert on physics, but I would think that the weight of your car on the jack would make it pretty faking stable.  It'd take more than just leaning on one side to push the car off.

...my thoughts, at least.
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #18 on: April 17, 2018, 04:30:15 pm »
Quote from: johngenx on April 17, 2018, 12:15:34 pm
I've seen quite a few videos of these in action, and they look actually pretty awesome.

I've seen my fair share of films where quick jacks were part of the action...
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Re: Quick Jack
« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2018, 04:32:49 pm »
Quote from: Scaerio on April 17, 2018, 04:30:15 pm
Quote from: johngenx on April 17, 2018, 12:15:34 pm
I've seen quite a few videos of these in action, and they look actually pretty awesome.

I've seen my fair share of films where quick jacks were part of the action...

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