Does Anyone Make a Quality Scissor Jack?

[RTM]

Here's my $3 garage sale find, 4-1/4" to 16". The frame was rusted shut, took a big breaker bar with a 3/4" socket to break it loose. Bit of rust, will need some paint. Ran it back and forth unloaded with a 14.4v drill, added white lithium grease. Could only get <1/4 rotation with a ratchet, so lifting the RAV was slow. Too short to lift the truck.

No idea who made it, yet. Maybe when I strip the rust I will find more.

 

[RAS61]

I had this style of bottle jack in my Isuzu Amigo. Always seemed to work well when I used it. What's nice about it is that you can snug it up to the frame quickly by turning they knob by hand and then it goes up quickly with the crank rod. Below is a slightly different style than I had but doing a search on eBay using "Isuzu jack" gets many cheap results.

Pardon Our Interruption...

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Interesting, I like that it's pretty low, will check it out

 

[RAS61]

Here's my $3 garage sale find, 4-1/4" to 16". The frame was rusted shut, took a big breaker bar with a 3/4" socket to break it loose. Bit of rust, will need some paint. Ran it back and forth unloaded with a 14.4v drill, added white lithium grease. Could only get <1/4 rotation with a ratchet, so lifting the RAV was slow. Too short to lift the truck.

No idea who made it, yet. Maybe when I strip the rust I will find more.

I think that's a GM jack, definitely beefy!

 

[pwschuh]

Why would you even consider purchasing a scissor jack to lift a car in your garage. A floor jack or at least a bottle jack to get it up and jack stands in place before going under the car. Back in the 1960's I used scissor jacks to lift my British sports cars, I still have the jacks but I use them for tasks such as positioning exhaust systems while I tighten the hangers and clamps. Just did that very task on my Audi ur-Quattro yesterday. That is about the only thing they are good for these days. Car too low? Drive it onto a 2x4 to gain a little floor clearance.

I have several scissor jacks I use in my garage. There is absolutely no room to use a floor jack. Some times only 12" between the car and an obstruction. A bottle jack could be a good alternative but it's easily beat by the scissor jack for lift height. To get a good lift height in a bottle jack you need a tall bottle jack... but then it's too tall to fit under the lift point.

 

[johnnyBrandom]

It's been a while since this question was asked but this is the solution I found when looking to solve a similar problem:

Heavy-duty, multi-stage scissor jack from goretech-usa.com

It's somewhat larger than I'd like for stowing purposes but it's definitely a beast that will fit under and raise low riding, heavy EV's. Should also be much safer than the rickety scissors that come standard with many vehicles. Yes it's more expensive but should last a lifetime and will be much safer to use than the cheap one's. Best wishes.

 

[BlitzcrankJapan]

This may fit your needs. It's a hydraulic scissor jack made in Japan by Masada. They are known for making very good quality bottle jacks for trucks.



This is the 850DX. There is also a slightly larger 1000DX.

 

[Hakeem]

Did somebody say “quality scissor jacklift”??

 

[GerMec]

KTC PJ1 Made in Japan 1t

 

[Steel_Rain]

I'm 100% on a "Made in Japan" jack. The Masada is a good choice, but will cost me a fortune to import to the USA due to the weight of the 1000DX.

I went with this instead: https://gortech-usa.com/

It's not made in Japan (India), but it's way tough and overbuilt. I have used it twice for trail applications offroad and it's been great, especially for the money.