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Yes, BendPak sells a bunch of other cool stuff besides great lifts. Here’s a product from BendPak’s Ranger brand (which is where my 50’ ceiling mounted air hose reel also came from). I’ve been in the market for a new floor jack for a while as my Craftsman unit has been leaving a lot to be desired lately and has been coming up short, in either reaching depth or height. So, after checking out a lot of seriously over-priced floor jacks, here’s something that won’t break the bank and can reach any depth or height you may ever need.
Introducing the Ranger low-profile, long-frame (RFJ-3000LPF) Floor Jack!
This is an extremely low-profile (less than 3”), long-framed (34”) floor jack with a lifting capacity of 3,000 lbs. Check out my pic below of it next to a landscaping stone. Yes, it’s that low. With the jack at it’s lowest setting and round black lifting hub installed, it’s a mere 2-3/4” tall (it’s a little lower if you don’t need to use the hub). Then, after only 8 pumps (some times only 7) you’ve reached the jacks maximum lifting height of 24 inches (isn’t that ridiculous for a floor jack?). It weights 112 lbs, but wheels around very easily thanks to the wide front wheels and rear swivel casters. The lifting capacity of 3,000 lbs is also perfect and will easily lift the front or rear of any vehicle. So far I’ve used it on my van, my little 914’s, and an old 66’ Chevy truck, and it was a breeze with plenty of length for getting under the rear axle, even with a big bumper in the way.
Okay, so how stable is this thing at full height? Extremely stable. The front is 11” wide and the back is 14-1/2” (so think of it as a fat 3-foot long piece of 2X12 deck wood!). Check out my pic below and you’ll see that as it reaches the maximum 2’ height, the jacking point is almost perfectly centered along the jack’s long body. To me, this is the best part of the design of this jack, the fact that the lifted weight of a vehicle gets closer to the middle of the jack, the higher you lift. By the time it’s lifted to the 24” maximum, this jack actually looks more like a jack stand and ends up using the full length of the jack for support. I’m sure they purposely designed it this way to better support heavy loads. Last week I lifted a truck by the rear axle and with the jack all the way up, everything felt rock solid. Nothing ever felt like it was going to tip over and cause the rear wheels of the jack to lift off the ground
So, let me know if you have any questions. I got this one for $290 (included shipping) and I think that’s a great deal! I’ve checked the internet and I’ve found that these specialty jacks are quite pricey and a jack with these same specs will easily sell for two to three times this price.
Introducing the Ranger low-profile, long-frame (RFJ-3000LPF) Floor Jack!
This is an extremely low-profile (less than 3”), long-framed (34”) floor jack with a lifting capacity of 3,000 lbs. Check out my pic below of it next to a landscaping stone. Yes, it’s that low. With the jack at it’s lowest setting and round black lifting hub installed, it’s a mere 2-3/4” tall (it’s a little lower if you don’t need to use the hub). Then, after only 8 pumps (some times only 7) you’ve reached the jacks maximum lifting height of 24 inches (isn’t that ridiculous for a floor jack?). It weights 112 lbs, but wheels around very easily thanks to the wide front wheels and rear swivel casters. The lifting capacity of 3,000 lbs is also perfect and will easily lift the front or rear of any vehicle. So far I’ve used it on my van, my little 914’s, and an old 66’ Chevy truck, and it was a breeze with plenty of length for getting under the rear axle, even with a big bumper in the way.
Okay, so how stable is this thing at full height? Extremely stable. The front is 11” wide and the back is 14-1/2” (so think of it as a fat 3-foot long piece of 2X12 deck wood!). Check out my pic below and you’ll see that as it reaches the maximum 2’ height, the jacking point is almost perfectly centered along the jack’s long body. To me, this is the best part of the design of this jack, the fact that the lifted weight of a vehicle gets closer to the middle of the jack, the higher you lift. By the time it’s lifted to the 24” maximum, this jack actually looks more like a jack stand and ends up using the full length of the jack for support. I’m sure they purposely designed it this way to better support heavy loads. Last week I lifted a truck by the rear axle and with the jack all the way up, everything felt rock solid. Nothing ever felt like it was going to tip over and cause the rear wheels of the jack to lift off the ground
So, let me know if you have any questions. I got this one for $290 (included shipping) and I think that’s a great deal! I’ve checked the internet and I’ve found that these specialty jacks are quite pricey and a jack with these same specs will easily sell for two to three times this price.
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Thanks
Ill be looking into this...hopfully it can manage to get my Tacoma high enough to pull a tire
