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MEXICOWANDERER
Mar 18, 2015Explorer
Newton and counter-reaction is naio's issue. I am a member of his club.
Naio your jack leveling connecting point rises as the jack rises. This makes it hard to control counte-torque. Harbor Fright used to sell an electric 12-volt scissors jack. Using blocks I use that jack to raise each corner of the rig then when it gets high enough I use the original jack alongside to make it stay up. Sometimes thus has to be done in a couple of stages. Raise, set the original jack to keep the rig up, place a block under the electric jack raise some more then the original jack is extended to keep things up. Move the electric jack to another corner. It's fast and by god a lot easier on hands and wrists. I could not afford electric lifts in a million years.
GOOGLE 12-volt scissor jack. You'll need enough power cord to reach the furthest point.
Hope this helps.
Naio your jack leveling connecting point rises as the jack rises. This makes it hard to control counte-torque. Harbor Fright used to sell an electric 12-volt scissors jack. Using blocks I use that jack to raise each corner of the rig then when it gets high enough I use the original jack alongside to make it stay up. Sometimes thus has to be done in a couple of stages. Raise, set the original jack to keep the rig up, place a block under the electric jack raise some more then the original jack is extended to keep things up. Move the electric jack to another corner. It's fast and by god a lot easier on hands and wrists. I could not afford electric lifts in a million years.
GOOGLE 12-volt scissor jack. You'll need enough power cord to reach the furthest point.
Hope this helps.
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