Replacing Bottle Jack for 98-11: Emergency Use Only

[sgtsandman]

Look under the hood of your truck, clipped to the rad support. I never used mine, but I assume it's long enough.

If you are talking about the jack handle, I was taking about on a hydraulic bottle jack.

The one I believe you are talking about was only on the older Rangers. The newer ones have a sectional rod and the tire iron/crank handle that snaps together stored with the jack under a cover behind the seat. At least that is how the 1998 I had and my 2011. I never had an older Ranger. So I don’t know when at least some of the stuff moved from the engine compartment to the back of the cab.

With the new Rangers, the rods and tire iron/crank handle are under the seat and I believe the jack is behind the rear seat (I need to refresh my memory on that before I need it). At least with the Supercrew models.

 

[sgtsandman]

There's a reason those are no longer included with vehicles or made. They are laterally (side to side) unstable, and thus dangerous.

You are so right! Those things were sketchy as hell!

 

[superj]

but if you need to lift something heavy, it does it. i have two in the garage that we use to lift our 12x28 shed when it sinks, and the doors don't close properly. we made it into a cabin so its got kitchen, bathroom, and livingroom in it and finished out properly, its heavy. the hi-lifts pick it up with just a handle extension and a wider base.

i know we are overloading the hi-lifts since we have to put the extensions on the handles but i have nothing else that will pick it up

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

but if you need to lift something heavy, it does it. i have two in the garage that we use to lift our 12x28 shed when it sinks, and the doors don't close properly. we made it into a cabin so its got kitchen, bathroom, and livingroom in it and finished out properly, its heavy. the hi-lifts pick it up with just a handle extension and a wider base.

i know we are overloading the hi-lifts since we have to put the extensions on the handles but i have nothing else that will pick it up

You need some railroad or screw jacks

 

[sgtsandman]

but if you need to lift something heavy, it does it. i have two in the garage that we use to lift our 12x28 shed when it sinks, and the doors don't close properly. we made it into a cabin so its got kitchen, bathroom, and livingroom in it and finished out properly, its heavy. the hi-lifts pick it up with just a handle extension and a wider base.

i know we are overloading the hi-lifts since we have to put the extensions on the handles but i have nothing else that will pick it up

I have a Hi Lift jack. Sometimes you just have to do what you got to do. They work well for removing old fence posts too.

 

[superj]

i don't know what railroad are but i used to have one of those old school jacks that looks like a round big gear with a little latch that locks it from backing down. i think it was for leveling houses back in the day. someone stole it though, i guess because its gone.

i have those screw light weight jacks for leveling the rv. they are ultra light weight though and i think they would break trying to level the shed

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

i don't know what railroad are but i used to have one of those old school jacks that looks like a round big gear with a little latch that locks it from backing down. i think it was for leveling houses back in the day. someone stole it though, i guess because its gone.

i have those screw light weight jacks for leveling the rv. they are ultra light weight though and i think they would break trying to level the shed

I don’t think we are thinking the same things… both of what I’m talking about are in this picture…

 

[1990RangerinSK]

If you are talking about the jack handle, I was taking about on a hydraulic bottle jack.

The one I believe you are talking about was only on the older Rangers. The newer ones have a sectional rod and the tire iron/crank handle that snaps together stored with the jack under a cover behind the seat. At least that is how the 1998 I had and my 2011. I never had an older Ranger. So I don’t know when at least some of the stuff moved from the engine compartment to the back of the cab.

With the new Rangers, the rods and tire iron/crank handle are under the seat and I believe the jack is behind the rear seat (I need to refresh my memory on that before I need it). At least with the Supercrew models.

That's what I was talking about, yes.