I have a small collection of jacks including a couple of vintage Black Hawk jacks, the bottle jack is over 50 years old and still works great and doesn't leak. I also have this old Blackhawk one end frame lift called a "Service Chief" They made a similar one with a crank called a "Jeep Jack" but the Service Chief is hydraulic and mine still works although it does leak a bit. They actually still sell rebuild kits for it, $35.
I have a habit of collecting jacks, vises, bench grinders and anvils but I am starting to get rid of some of that, (I don't need 10-12 vises and 8 bench grinders)
Anyway it's not much good for modern cars but it can lift one end of a Jeep by the bumper. There is 10" of clearance between the body and the center of the lifting pads so in the rear you'd need to remove the spare first. The lifting pads are each attached to a heavy steel bar that slide in and out so you can adjust the width.
There is a notched bar with spring tension and as you raise the jack the spring keeps the bar against the lift and catches a notch every 8" or so, so when you choose a height you can then release the hydraulic ram and the lift will settle into the nearest notch and support the vehicle without the need for stands, it's extremely stable. Everything is heavy steel and the whole thing, although heavy, rolls easily on smooth concrete with 3 steel wheels.
I've used it for installing receiver hitches and for unloading heavy stuff from the truck bed, and years ago I used it on some Jeeps.
Anyway I have been trying to get rid of stuff lately and I've sold off some steel and yesterday I sold 3 post vises and gave away a couple bench vises, next I was going to clean this lift up and sell it but now having second thoughts and thinking about restoring it and keeping it in the garage. All it really needs is paint and a new ball on the release handle, I stuck a piece of 1/2" PVC there for now. I can throw a seal kit in it while I'm at it. I'm just not sure I'll ever use it, I have a wide variety of way to jack up all my different vehicles. It would be pretty handy for an axle swap job but I don't plan on doing that.
Anyone seen one or used one? I put a picture of the Jeep Jack in there and you can see it is similar in design to my Service Chief.
I have a habit of collecting jacks, vises, bench grinders and anvils but I am starting to get rid of some of that, (I don't need 10-12 vises and 8 bench grinders)
Anyway it's not much good for modern cars but it can lift one end of a Jeep by the bumper. There is 10" of clearance between the body and the center of the lifting pads so in the rear you'd need to remove the spare first. The lifting pads are each attached to a heavy steel bar that slide in and out so you can adjust the width.
There is a notched bar with spring tension and as you raise the jack the spring keeps the bar against the lift and catches a notch every 8" or so, so when you choose a height you can then release the hydraulic ram and the lift will settle into the nearest notch and support the vehicle without the need for stands, it's extremely stable. Everything is heavy steel and the whole thing, although heavy, rolls easily on smooth concrete with 3 steel wheels.
I've used it for installing receiver hitches and for unloading heavy stuff from the truck bed, and years ago I used it on some Jeeps.
Anyway I have been trying to get rid of stuff lately and I've sold off some steel and yesterday I sold 3 post vises and gave away a couple bench vises, next I was going to clean this lift up and sell it but now having second thoughts and thinking about restoring it and keeping it in the garage. All it really needs is paint and a new ball on the release handle, I stuck a piece of 1/2" PVC there for now. I can throw a seal kit in it while I'm at it. I'm just not sure I'll ever use it, I have a wide variety of way to jack up all my different vehicles. It would be pretty handy for an axle swap job but I don't plan on doing that.
Anyone seen one or used one? I put a picture of the Jeep Jack in there and you can see it is similar in design to my Service Chief.
