Bottle jacks!

[coldplugs]

I love bottle jacks. We're disassembling a deck to prepare for adding a room to the house & used an ancient bottle jack to separate boards where deck screws broke etc. Thinking back, I don't recall ever using one to lift a car, but constantly use one to lift heavy parts into place, pry things apart, etc. The one I have has been with me forever.

No big deal - just thought I'd mention it.

 

[DrEntropy]

Hard to get one under an LBC. :wink:

Used a few of my grandfather's to push up a 1928 frame house to re-enforce the flooring. Great tools!!! "Jaws of Life" stuff is impressive, too. :thumbsup:

 

[JPSmit]

My father was with the railroad and had a rail jack - not sure how many tons but we lifted some pretty impressive stuff over the years

 

[DrEntropy]

Too bad Archimedes never paired <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">oil</span></span> with enclosed systems!!! :smirk:

 

[tony barnhill]

Just used a bottle jack whilst putting the rear spring on the Corvette......28 of those 12"x12"x2" concrete pavers stacked on the rear crossmembers & a bottle jack under each end of the spring allowed me to jack it up enough to hook it to the trailing arms.

 

[hilsideser]

Anyone ever rebuild one? O rings? I still have my first jack that dear old Dad gave me the Christmas after I bought my 58 Sprite, I was 16 at the time. I'm sure rebuiding couldn't be that difficult, just orings. I have about five or six old bottle jacks that I can't bear to recycle.

 

[TR3driver]

I'm not so sure they are simple O-rings; probably purpose-made seals instead. Getting it apart may be interesting.

But I'm interested to hear of any experiences, as the bottle jack in my press could sure use some attention.

 

[hilsideser]

The couple I would be interested in rebuilding are US made, if that makes a difference.