Power Mountain Tallboy Off-Road Jack
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I didn't need it.
But I bought it.
I hate all of you.
But I bought it.
I hate all of you.
Found this thread while researching the Tallboy jack. I am now sad.
This is definitely surprising, but I'd watch closely for a sale as we get into the "holiday season". I haven't researched since getting mine, but it might still be a good bang for the buck (for once us early adopters weren't hosed), as I am not aware of anything else being as flexible.
This is what I use, about 21" collapsed and 40" extended. I like it pretty good, was a gift so I can't complain much.
So I am a little OCD when it comes to everything in its place so I can find it when I need it. Where do ya'll store the bottle jacks? I mean lets face it there is not a ton of room inside the TJ. Pics if you have come up with a creative mount for the jacks please.
Depending on vehicle use, I'd probably want to keep it out of sight, somehow. I haven't bought one of these, yet, but my LJ is a daily driver, left unlocked and devoid of anything that can easily be stolen (including my toll ezpass). Concealing and securing this might be a challenge.
Yeah be nice if there was a way to anchor it to the back bumper or something. Lets face it e are devoid of any storage space and with a soft top anything inside is accessed with a pocket knife.
DirtDawg
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Not specific to the subject bottle jack but while watching KoH UTV action nearly 2 months ago, I saw a co-driver jump out of their Can-Am Mav R race car and deploy the linked scissors jack, which has interesting features. The commentator stated, "oh, he's using an AGM jack", which prompted me go look and subsequently buy 2 of those. We've been carrying Torin scissors jacks in our Can-Am UTVs screwed to boards for greater stability. These AGM feature a much broader base, lift much higher and allow use of a battery drill for quick operation. Although we both have Hi Lift jacks mounted on our TJs, these scissor jacks should allow lifting at the axles for much quicker tire changes. Both TJs are hardtops and dedicated trail rigs, thus security isn't much of an issue most of the time.
AGM Scissor Jack AGM Jack on Amazon
AGM Scissor Jack AGM Jack on Amazon
Do you guys who carry bottle jacks in your vehicle keep them upright? I know a lot of hydraulic bottle jacks don't do so well when stored on their side.
Sprinter vans come with a bottle jack in the tool compartment laying down on it's side and there are numerous complaints of them leaking and failing. Could be that the valves were left open. don't know, but many of them were never used from new until needed years later when they were found to be not working.
Sprinter vans come with a bottle jack in the tool compartment laying down on it's side and there are numerous complaints of them leaking and failing. Could be that the valves were left open. don't know, but many of them were never used from new until needed years later when they were found to be not working.
I was going to ask the same question about the tallboy jacks. I understand that some bottle jacks, such as the oem one that came in our Jeeps, can be stored on their sides while others cannot. Can any of you with the tallboy jacks shed light on this?
The OEM jack, at least mine, is not hydraulic, it's just a screw jack. No fluid inside a screw jack.
I think his question was more to the bottle jack guys. I'd love to get a high lift bottle jack too if there was a way to store it external and upright.
I switched to a bottle jack when I build my LJ but so far I am 1 for 2 on leaking jacks, despite being vertical. I thought I make a great choice with a Powerbuilt "all in one" combo jack and stand. However, it leaked badly despite being stored vertically (really the only way to store this type). Now is sits in shame outside my garage while I think about what do to with it.
I replaced it with a simple extendable bottle jack and a compact jack stand. They both fit in a toolbag that just fits behind the driver seat in the footwell. The jack is vertical and the stand his horizontal and with the back zipped up they snug up nicely and should not move. I put a vecro wrap around the straps and my roll cage to secure it in the event of a roll over. I will keep an eye on it to hopefully catch any leaks.
I replaced it with a simple extendable bottle jack and a compact jack stand. They both fit in a toolbag that just fits behind the driver seat in the footwell. The jack is vertical and the stand his horizontal and with the back zipped up they snug up nicely and should not move. I put a vecro wrap around the straps and my roll cage to secure it in the event of a roll over. I will keep an eye on it to hopefully catch any leaks.
For those worried about leakage a great alternative is a Toyota 4Runner/Taco/Land Cruiser mechanical jack. They are a bit taller extended than the oem tj jack and you can easily twist the actuator with your fingers to get it nearly to the desired height and then I slide in a 3\8 drive extension from my tool kit as a lever to jack it the rest of the way. I see them for sale all the time with the better prices being in the 20 - 50 buck range.
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