electric hydraulic lifts to change tires
I have a 98 Born Free rv and was wondering if there are any electric lifts that could help me change a tire, along with a 3/4 pneumatic wrench.
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I have an 8 gallon, 2hp (optimistic rating) HF air compressor. It will allow me to remove one tire (5 lugs) with a 1/2" impact wrench before the compressor starts up again. Then I have to wait about 2 minutes for it to pump up the tank again.
DO NOT buy a cheap impact wrench. I started with a HF cheapie and it does little more than use air and generate noise. A good brand like Ingersoll-Rand should work for you in a 1/2" size. A 3/4" impact wrench is pretty hefty and will use a lot more air.
Since you mentioned using a 4.0 generator (4KW I assume)and allude to changing a flat on the road, I would get the air jack and use an electric impact wrench (as someone previously suggested). Why lug around a generator and a big compressor? The genny can run the electric impact wrench and the small pancake compressor should run the air jack.
Still, I always take a long breaker bar and a 3' pipe that fits over the bar just in case a garage put the lugs on too tight and there is some corrosion (lug-to-wheel usually is the problem).
Steve
DO NOT buy a cheap impact wrench. I started with a HF cheapie and it does little more than use air and generate noise. A good brand like Ingersoll-Rand should work for you in a 1/2" size. A 3/4" impact wrench is pretty hefty and will use a lot more air.
Since you mentioned using a 4.0 generator (4KW I assume)and allude to changing a flat on the road, I would get the air jack and use an electric impact wrench (as someone previously suggested). Why lug around a generator and a big compressor? The genny can run the electric impact wrench and the small pancake compressor should run the air jack.
Still, I always take a long breaker bar and a 3' pipe that fits over the bar just in case a garage put the lugs on too tight and there is some corrosion (lug-to-wheel usually is the problem).
Steve
