Bottle Jack

[earthtech]

I thought you guys might be able to guide me in the right direction. I'm on the search for well built bottle jacks. Need a couple for the crew trucks, I'm getting sick and tired of dealing with cheap ones that fail and do not work, plus they are unsafe.

I would say 20 ton jacks would be perfect.

Thanks a bunch guys.

 

[crewchief888]

i have a couple of westward brand bottle jacks.

probably from grainger.

they've lived in the back of my service truck for almost 7 years and still work.
they're both beat up, and the rams are rusted, but havent leaked yet.

 

[MaximRecoil]

From the U.S. Jack site:

U.S. Jack is the only company in the United States manufacturing hydraulic bottle jacks and long ram jacks that are 100% U.S. made. A great deal of our business is done with the federal government, they insist on 100% U.S. made equipment in the realm of bottle jacks. We have annual inspections by government representatives, all of our gauges used in the manufacturing of all the hard components have to be re-certified and re-calibrated annually. All of our gauges used in the pressure testing of our jacks have to be re-certified and re-calibrated annually. U.S. Jack is unquestionably held to a higher standard in the production of our equipment than any manufacturer producing similar equipment and there is simply no basis for comparison to imports.

 

[earthtech]

Thanks guys I will look at both of those. Has any one tried the Simplex brand of bottle jacks?

 

[94yj]

i have the norco 20 ton bottle jack and it is about 4 yrs old and still works great

 

[psychoclaw84]

i have the norco 20 ton bottle jack and it is about 4 yrs old and still works great

2nd that

I have two KYB/NORCO 20 ton bottle jacks, standard size & shorty. They have been in use for over 10 years and no problems with them.

 

[mooman]

We've had good luck with the Norco brand here at work...

 

[Monte]

www.ac-hydraulic.dk

www.weber.de

 

[american lockpicker]

www.ac-hydraulic.dk

www.weber.de

Made in Denmark.

 

[Monte]

....in germany ...

(look at the small triangular AC sticker put on the Weber jack on the pic above...)

Weber: (says "Weber Hydraulik" on the yellow sticker, same as in the pic above...)

 

[american lockpicker]

Hmm that one website said: "Our products are “MADE IN DENMARK” in a modern high-tech production plant to a wide extent consisting of robots, laser cutting machines and state-of-the-art CNC machinery..."

http://www.ac-hydraulic.dk/en/about-us/

 

[Gary S]

I have a cheap imported one I bought at Kmart 40 years ago. It has taken all kinds of abuse and has always worked and never leaked a drop. If it ever had a label with a name, the label is long gone.

I fully believe you take your chances when you buy a jack. Some are bad and some are good.

 

[Monte]

Hmm that one website said: "Our products are “MADE IN DENMARK” in a modern high-tech production plant to a wide extent consisting of robots, laser cutting machines and state-of-the-art CNC machinery..."

http://www.ac-hydraulic.dk/en/about-us/

Let´s bet

 

[911mick]

AC bottle jacks are definitely made in Germnay by Weber and their axle stands (AC not weber) are made in china