Jacking Off Road - Best Practices

[Tricky Mike]

Don't know about all bottle jacks but it has always been said to not store bottle jacks on their sides.

Mine has been ok on it's side but I make sure the lever side is up incase it wants to leak.

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[Mdozier]

^^ same here and I've had it for years.

 

[ramblinwreck]

It is generally a best practice to do it behind a tree so nobody sees it.

 

[Docindahouze]

Can I bring my shake weight?

 

[Blackcat]

So where is this mythical Jacking Off Road? Can't be any less safe than any other road/highway with idiots glued to their cell phones.

 

[AttackGuy64]

When jacking offroad, I like to sit on my left hand until it goes numb. Then pump the handle quickly with it until I am done. I call it, "The Helpful Stranger." Obviously this does not work with a scissor jack.

 

[Thurmy7]

As Sherriff Bufford T Justice once said... you can think about it, but don't do it.

 

[timhood]

A lot of people swear by the off-road floor jacks. I bought a badlands to see the hype. Just wasn’t impressed honestly, sure it’s a great Jack and works in a variety of terrain. But it’s just sooo heavy and expensive and takes up so. Much. Room.

I got the power built bottle Jack, it’s safe, light, jacks up really high and has built in Jack stand as well. Used that, hi-lift and badlands off-road Jack. I prefer the power built bottle Jack now. It works on my lifted bronco just fine.

https://motleyind.com/products/3-ton-all-in-one-jackstand-bottle-jack?_pos=1&_sid=a2b833725&_ss=r

Clearly, Jonny ways 13-year-old son hijacked his account to post this thread and he's getting the responses he hoped for. I wish there was a way that we could vote for "most helpful post" in a thread, because yours is it. I've saved that link. It's too bad I didn't know about this before I bought my floor jack. I could have purchased two of these for less than that. (I only use the floor jack in the garage to swap between street tires and off-road tires.) They don't mention the size or the weight--do you have a rough estimate of the size of the box? I've got to consider space.

 

[Roger123]

Don't know about all bottle jacks but it has always been said to not store bottle jacks on their sides.

My floor jack is basically a bottle jack on its side.

 

[popo_patty]

This is interesting. It checks off a lot of boxes for me.
Do you have any pics of how you mount/tote it around, or just kinda throw it in there, secure it, and roll on out?
I have some ideas here but depending on weight and base plate size/ height of the jack they might can be simplified a bit.

Pretty simple and doesn’t take up space. Thinking about making a permanent mount one day.

 

[popo_patty]

Clearly, Jonny ways 13-year-old son hijacked his account to post this thread and he's getting the responses he hoped for. I wish there was a way that we could vote for "most helpful post" in a thread, because yours is it. I've saved that link. It's too bad I didn't know about this before I bought my floor jack. I could have purchased two of these for less than that. (I only use the floor jack in the garage to swap between street tires and off-road tires.) They don't mention the size or the weight--do you have a rough estimate of the size of the box? I've got to consider space.

Feels like 15 lbs? Base is widest at 9x9” and collapsed height is 12”

 

[EriktheCarbonizedGray]

This is what I use. Full disclosure: we also sell it. A bottle jacke with incorporated jackstand for holding and safety. The flat bottom is great for dirt or sand. https://motleyind.com/products/3-ton-all-in-one-jackstand-bottle-jack

 

[EriktheCarbonizedGray]

Feels like 15 lbs? Base is widest at 9x9” and collapsed height is 12”

FYI, we are working on a mount for the rear storage area so it's not loose back there. We just started so it will be a minute before it's available.

 

[orion]

meh they have their place, helped me in a bind tons of times over the years. The downside is they are difficult to store and require lube.

that being said though I’m exploring a new option for this truck:

I just bought the kit to make a tauler jack!

 

[zuke]

I carry a Power Built in one of my Rigs (whatever My wife is wheeling on the trip, and shortened farm jack (48in with the bar cut down to 37", so it fits inside the back with a bolt to the rollbar) in the Bronco.

Farm Jacks are dangerous tools, I seldom use one for lifting a vehicle, but the versatility for other uses in recovery is pretty undeniable. (Breaking beads on tires, short winch jobs, Lift and push to move a vehicle).

The Power Built bottle/jack stand linked several times above is by far my favorite tool for lifting a vehicle though, I store the handle, cradle, and cradle pin separately in the vehicle tool box, and secure the base/bottle with a simple l-bracket and screw knob from a hardware store.

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