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I may refinish these while they are taken apart.

Tractor and old truck method worked. PS. Plow subframe on front kept things away from grille/bumper

Bottle jack did not cause problem. I used my fat ****, sledge, racing jack, air over hydraulic jack. Nothing is budging this in either direction. It is gonna take some heavy equipment to get these down. I have few more ideas/suggestions before I get the sawzall out.

Does not look like rust thru, just surface rust. I think they are still structurally sound. Would obviously test them once problem is corrected.

Sorry, they were stored collapsed and horizontally. I was swapping out relay and solenoid and had them extending up to test. This is when they got stuck in the up position. I'm getting where you are going. Wondering if I can tip sideways and push against a hard wall with something.

Do not have access to forklift. I have seen some suggesting ratchet straps, but I think more pressure is needed. Agree that rust only is holding these up. I'm guessing that the inner tube (which is welded to the uprights on each side of the upper and lower pieces) is not completely round and...

They were stored horizontal. I do like the idea of installing a zerk and forcing some grease in there. I will have to dig out my gun. Haven't used it in a while, most modern joints have become self lubricating. Excellent suggestion, I'll try to find some self tapping zerks for it. Much...

I removed the hydraulic ram after the fact, that is how I came to that conclusion. Most reported the stuck in up position as a solenoid/relay issue, which I replaced. There is no lack of knowledge or expertise here. Just looking for other ideas or workaround.

True, I can certainly check with them. Was thinking that some here might have had similar issues or workaround. Many on the interwebs report hydraulic pressure on solenoid problems, which I thought was the problem, but appears to be more mechanical.

Just stored them in garage. It gets pretty humid in summer and in winter.

Not yet, but way out of warranty. I'll post a pic if you want, but ya, baffled as well. It has to be bound up. Id be looking for a work around and not spending a thousand on a replacement.

Jack says to 300 lb. I'm 250 and I can't budge it

Sorry. There are lots of reasons why the jack will not sit correctly. Reserve the smugness. Just trying to get ideas how to fix. See air-over-hydaulic jack pic and you can see I am not a novice and these things are jammed. Have not taken any of my six cars to the shop aside from recalls in 47...

Here's what I'm thinking. Cut yellow lines and insert grade 8 threaded rod and cap with nuts or steel bar with cotter pins to hold in place through tube as depicted in red.

yup, 1st thing I tried, smacked the hell out of it. To follow the jack method I used a air over hydraulic jack as the floor jack was not fitting flush and tweaking a bit. Here are the pics, notice the end shot where the bottom of the QJ is lifting. This is a lot of pressure. I think it may be...

Yes, I did that. Front wheel of floor jack is an wide roller and may have found its way to the ground as I was using jack closer to the middle. There is no movement and the entire unit seemed to be sprung. BTW, artwork is not that bad. I can try closer to the end to match your artwork, but I...

oh, just got some POR-15 that would be a great way to protect these after cleaning up.

Surface rust, I am planning on refinishing. All steel is solid. My guess is that they are bound in the sleeves as they are probably not perfectly round. I do have lateral movement in one of the joints/sleeves now, but even when trying to place a pump jack in the middle there is no movement and...

Ok, I had a chance to take some pics of the QuickJack I am working on. I have been soaking it with PB Blaster for a week, still will not budge. I'm thinking of a modification where I cut the cross tubes from the upper and lower frame and replace with a steel bar of heavy grade threaded rod. I...

Good point. They were raised with rams connected, so they would be at the normal top of cycle, but worth investigating.