Popular Post RowdyRebel Posted January 20, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2015 The 3.5 ton floor jack the wife bought me a year ago just doesn't have the oompf my old 3.5 ton floor jack had, and it wasn't able to lift a single side of the steer axle...so I'd have to drag the 20 ton bottle jack out of my side box & wear out my arm. Bought this here air powered 20 ton bottle jack last week...works GREAT! Now all I need is a 1" impact and I could lose (or at least not use as often) my 40" breaker bar. My 3/4" gun works just fine on the right side (righty tighty/lefty loosy)...but on the left side (lefty tighty/righty loosy) it just can't seem to bust the lugs loose...which means setting the tire back on the ground (more wearing out my arms with the OLD jack...not so bad with the new one) and using the breaker bar. I can't believe it's taken me this long to buy one of these...and I'm sure I'll say the same thing when I get that 1" gun... 5 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
leversole Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I have been thinking about one of them too! I want one that has the wheels and the handle (utimate convienience!) They want an arm and a leg for them!Push the button, trucks goes up in the air, me like! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957B61Vt Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Rowdy Where did you find it for 100.00 ? I want one .Make life little easier Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kansas farmer Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I bought one of those about a year ago from Napa. On sale it was 200 I think but never the less one of the best investments I've ever made. Tractors trucks whatever just hit the switch and up it goes. We even have a shop built press and we use it in there sometimes and it work awsome. Best of luck with yours. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hatcity Posted January 20, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2015 Northern Tool has an air/hyd. 20 ton for about $100.Works like a charm.I also got the 1" impactI'm too old for this shit 4 Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad_kelly Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Great tool; beats the heck out of the 2.5-ton Snap-On I have, especially since it's broken! How much input PSI does it need? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I have been thinking about one of them too! I want one that has the wheels and the handle (utimate convienience!) They want an arm and a leg for them! Push the button, trucks goes up in the air, me like!I'm right there with ya on that one,for me the worst part is crawling under the truck. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 USA... Harbor FreightCanada... Princess Autogot a Princess 20ton a few years ago for $67cdn on sale.... didn't expect top quality for that price but it lifts great with 90psi, but they get plugged quickly if your air supply has a hint of moisture in it...BC Mack Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Picked mine up @ Rural King. Not bad, really. Napa might have good stuff, but they can be mighty proud of it, too. I like to get what I can from farm supply type stores when I can...got several to choose from around here. Rural King, Orscheln, Buchheit, Tractor Supply Co., Ag Mart, etc... 2 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I've found that the right tool makes the world of difference.And you get what you pay for.Sometimes it pays to pay a little more. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I bought an air/hyd cylinder for my engine hoist. I've got one of the folding style hoist and to pump that cylinder up every time to use it.>>NOT. Now I just push a button and presto-chango it rises to the occasion.I've thought about an air jack also, might just spend the $100. My Allied 6ton bottle jack will pick one side of my axle up, but it takes a stout arm. My 3.5t floor jack is about the same. It will get it up, but takes quite a pump.I use to borrow a buddies 3/4" impact every time I needed one. I finally did some searching and found a nice I/R 3/4" and it works wonders. I put a 1/2" line on my compressor and the big fittings just to make sure it had the volume. Might not work against a big shop 1" impact, but for my truck it is fine. Since I tighten it, I can get it off. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmerrill0516 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I picked up a 22.5T air powered hydraulic jack on wheels with a long handle for those jobs. It has different height spacers with it for various height loads etc. Works great now that I filled it with oil...it was low from the factory. It's not convenient to take on the road but is a nice shop tool. It was about $125 from Northern tool or some outfit like that. Crawling is removed from the equation which is NICE! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezrider Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 i have a 16 and a 20 ton air over hydrolic bottle jack. I don't remember witch came from where but one came from harbor freight another from a farm store. haven't had any issues with either. havent come across anything either wont lift. my 1 inch impact is from harbor freight as well. never had any trouble busting off lug nuts with it. the 1 inch gun is a air hog though. I have a pretty big compressor but far from the biggest 60 gallon single stage 2 piston if i remember right its like 13.5 cfm at 60 psi and 11.5 @90 and normally i get to the last lug nut on a wheel and i have to wait a few seconds or so to break it loose. Sometimes if i just crack all the lug nuts first then start over taking them the rest of the way off i will get them all without having to wait so keep that in mind when you get your 1 inch gun they require a pretty hefty compressor. I also plan to get a 3/4 impact next time i make a trip to harbor freight (nearest one is 200 miles away from me) i have a really strong 1/2 impact (800 ft lb rated) and it really cranks for a 1/2 gun but sometimes i need just a little more umph but yet but cant get at it with my massive 1 inch gun Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 I've got a CP 1/2" gun that is pretty stout...SUPPOSED to have something like 1200 ft lb breakaway and 980 or so working ft lb that I carry with me in the truck. Once I bust the lugs loose with the 40" breaker bar, it does just fine in a pinch...but at home where I've got my 80 gallon/14.5 cfm compressor, I'd rather use the 3/4" gun or get a 1". Breaking down tires and mounting new ones is tough enough WITHOUT fighting stubborn lugs. I've got 100 to deal with on my tractor alone...20/drive and 10/steer...dang stud-piloted hubs. That's the other problem I have, though...half of the lugs turn the wrong way, so the gun can put 'em on with more force than it can pull 'em back off. 1 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leversole Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebrake86 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I bought a package deal at Tri State Mack in Memphis a couple of years ago. A wheeled 20 ton air jack, a 1" impact, and a set of truck service sockets for $700. Best money I ever spent. I believe they're Sunnex brand. Quote Jake Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezrider Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 my freightliner has bud wheels so i feel your pain there. my mack has hub centered a lot nicer. for the most part if i am getting 8 tires im at a tire shop. most the time when im busting tires its patch/repair work so i am only doing a tire or two. although not too long ago i had 8 tires on steel rims i wanted on my aluminum rims. on my mack, so i broke down 16 tires and re-mounted 8. that was a lot of work that day. but it was easier than loading up 8 mounted tires and hauling them to a tire place and then having them swapped over. and really once you get the rythem going its not too bad. really from a cost standpoint tires are about the only thing i don't mind taking to a shop for the cost involved i prefer to just let them do it. however many times you spend twice the time waiting at the tire shop than what it takes you to just do it yourself. so that's why i end up doing most my tire work. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 No matter where you buy one from they look like they are made from the same place, I cant imagine that whomever puts one of these together on an assembly line is thinking this one might be a budget one so I will make it inferior. They are only thinking 100 more and I can take a break.http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/floor-jacks/22-ton-airhydraulic-floor-jack-61476.htmlhttp://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200344413_200344413http://www.uniquetruck.com/p-7142-yellow-jackit-22-ton-air-hydraulic-floor-jack.aspx?affiliateID=10056&gclid=CjwKEAiA_4emBRCxi8_f2cWWjFcSJAB-v1qy4ubumQ6zSKQx9eXp5kuHCSSAgcqGIXEtE77GJmFUJBoC8NXw_wcB20% off coupon.pdf Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 power tools are always the best....have a ball...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38526-100and-worth-every-penny/#findComment-275512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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