Just saw an ad for one of these things, which led me down a rabbit hole for a lot of different types of "non-traditional jacks" made by several different companies.. Project Farm has tested a couple of them and seem to think they are O.K. Below is a link to one brand. There are other brands. VEVOR Lift Jacks - Elevate Your Lifting Needs with Precision
But how much will you spend to get your car off the ground divided by the number of times you actually use it?
That's a lot... For me a good floor Jack needs to be gifted or inherited... First one gifted I repaired several times. It was an awful Harbor Freight lowest price one. Second one is a big heavy legit Jack inherited by my gardening client from her father who ran a sheet metal fabrication facility. Sure am grateful for how my generosity in car repair comes back to me twofold! Though if I ever have to buy one it will be this one, which is far and away the most beautiful floor jack you can buy: https://rcimetalworks.com/product/schwaben-high-lift-floor-jack-long-low-profile/
Interesting. Some of the electric come with impact wrenches. Well, I am losing my job this week, so I won't be buying, but I can dream kris
Saw an older gent digging out his spare and scissors jack in a parking lot today. Turned out to be one of those days I don't feel insane for having tools in my car. Got to use the chocks and the air pump (his spare was at 10 psi, or 69 kilopascals for you metric AP200 users) and the torque wrench.
Electric & or Air Jacks D: None of the above. I like having the ability to rotate my tires without electricity or air. Heck....I've even managed to raise a car and plug a tyre on the side of the road with a non-hydraulic mechanical jack. For my home garage I use a cheap Harbour Freight floor jack and stands. If both of them fail at the same time I will not be injured because I'm not sure why I would be under a car while changing a tyre. For oil changes? I have ramps - backed up by jack stands. My heaviest vehicle (2023 GMC truck) only weighs 5300# and I make my living fixing phones - NOT cars.
The prices are on par with hydraulic shop jacks. Their electric scissor jack has remote control, so can be used with a hard to reach front point. A 12V impact wrench or drill will make using the standard scissor jack easier.
Neither, I use floor jacks and jackstands, or ramps at home. I will be traveling soon to work on my twin son's Subarus, yes two sons, two Subarus in an apartment garage. I will be changing fluids (oil, transmission fluid, front and rear differentials, and maybe brake fluid too) in addition to sparkplugs. I have these waiting for me at their apartment: https://a.co/d/6Bqh28U Shop - ETAMFG.COM Aluminum Jack Stands - 3 Ton The heavy duty scissor jack is overbuilt, but should easily lift the Subarus at either the front/rear central jacking points, or under the RennStands at the front pinch weld jacking points. It weighs 20lbs, but it doesn't require a lot of space. Also, I won't have to worry about it leaking hydraulic oil on their apartment carpeting. The lightweight Harbor Freight jackstands are for supporting the lighter rear-end of the car. Two RennStands for the front end at the pinch weld jacking points. SM-G781V ?
I just found my unused scissors jack from my old 1998 Mazda MPV. It has the same deep slot as the Toyota scissors jack and fits the Gen 3 Prius knife edge standing seam pinch weld perfectly. The Mazda jack will likely fit even the newer TNGA models. It's like the Toyota jack on steroids. I am almost sure that they are available on eBay for cheap.
