Hiball, jack storage question

[BigE]

Normally, I would have sent a private message, but I thought this would be valuable for all us GJ'ers. I have a few-year-old big, heavy Hein-Warner jack that I'd like to store out of the way. However, its size and heft makes lifting it onto a shelf a virtual impossibility. So I was thinking about flipping it up onto it's wheels (handle up) and using the handle bar to maneuver it against the wall. On that wall, I would have a cradle of sorts that the jack body or wheels would latch into. Then I would rotate the handle up against the wall and lock it into another bracket. My question is: would storing the jack in this vertical position be detrimental to the jack in the long term?

 

[matt_i]

I think as long as the oil doesn't run out of the reservoir (filler, breather) then you can't hurt it. Its metal, O-rings and oil.

 

[rslaback]

I made a garage for mine when I was teaching that was basically 2x6 chunks with a plywood top. Now that it is just me at home I roll it under the end of my workbench.

 

[pop pop]

The worst that is likely to happen is you get air into the pump suction when you use it again. One up and down and it's gone. I don't recall that jack being vented like the Lincoln, so not likely to spill from the reservoir.

 

[Richard Cranium]

This is a question that I would like Hiball to answer also.