Not the way to jack a vehicle, DON'T DO IT...

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[LetsDoThis]

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Note: There was no good reason for jacking the vehicle where I did, I was not even working on the vehicle. I received this bottle jack for free intern for a review and I was just walking around the property looking for heavy things to jack to see how well it can lift the capacity it stated. This was the only spot on the lifted truck it could reach. Anyway I ended up doing the review jacking up the corner of a Conex shipping container (Sea Can).

I pulled some statistics from U.S. Department of Transportation. Some Interesting things to note 74% of Injuries from jacks is with the jack slipping. For the vehicle type it mostly happens on cars at 81% vs 1% on light trucks and 18% others. In my opinion best to do what ever you can to reduce those odds, and not fall into those statistics. Personally... stay away from bottle jacks if you can.

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[insideoutsideupsidedown]

I actually bumped my head on an imaginary vehicle chassis when that jack popped

[hunterschultz]

Not the bottle jack's fault your independent front suspension functions properly

[wolfeman]

That's why you don't lift from a control arm. Always lift on the frame.

[lordjaashin]

this happens because when you lift a vehicle the vehicle moves in x axis motion as you are moving the vehicle in y axis (lifting it up). the bottle jack does not have wheels to accommodate this x axis movement. that is why it slipped out on you. floor jacks have wheels and they easily accommodate that x axis movement.

whenever you lift a vehicle using floor jack, observe how it rolls forward a little when you lift a vehicle and roll backwards when you lower the vehicle. most people do not understand this and put themselves at risk

[amerlin]

It's not the bottle jack being tippy. It's the slight shift of the truck/control arm.
I'd never use a bottle jack on a car, more for raising a post to take weight off a joist, especially if tip will dig into the wood for stability.

[jimwalker]

Bottle Jack's are only for lifting things perfectly straight up only

[shanedottie]

That actually scared the shit out of me lol

[zacksrandomprojects]

My Dad always told me when you jack up a vehicle and take the tire off, always slide the tire under the vehicle close to what you're going to be working on, like say a brake caliper. After years and years of following his advice on this, it finally happened. Jack gave out, wheel saved the day. Thanks Dad! 🍻

[dexterjsullen]

Bottle jacks are one of the least safest way, and a floor jack is nearly always better but. In the event of break down most will have some type of bottle jacks in the car but you never lift under the suspension, and every car has a recommended lift point (usually foot behind wheel well)

[brial]

A few things … that is not at lift point identified by Chevrolet. Even worse it seems as if he picked on the worst possible location which is right under the lower control arm which is part of the suspension and not even the frame. Jack point for the front of a Chevy is behind the tire on the frame.

[Masterlowen]

Thank you for this video, I never had this problem because I have a small car that weights 2, 600 pounds, but after watching your video, I rather throw away my bottle jack in the dumpster than take a chance!!! You may have just saved a life with this video, thank you for taking the time to make this video and inform others of the danger they face using these cheap and bad design bottle jacks!!!

[jeffalvich]

Not only the location, but the way you were doing it. Dad's use to teach their kids, you only jack up a vehicle 2-3 inches at a time, then adjust the jack stand. One of those SOP's that everybody knew, but have forgotten.

[Spritefound]

This is why manufacturers have specific lifting points for their vehicles.

[acesup]

Bottle jacks are designed to lift in a perfect vertical. When jacking a car up it is lifted in an arc. If you take your floor jack and jack the vehicle up you will notice the wheels rolling on the jack. The jack itself is lifting in an arc as well but so is the car. Watch the video again you will see the car shift to the left when the jack pops out.

[Dachamp]

Thats why you DONT! Lift from the control arm. Use the frame or cross member or axle closet to the wheel if it's a solid axle.

[garyp]

Wow, glad you didn't get hurt! I agree that a 4 ton bottle jack should have been sufficient to lift your truck. However, whenever I use a bottle jack, I try to put something under it to raise it up high enough so I don't have to unscrew the saddle. I don't trust a bottle jack with the saddle unscrewed all the way. The jack becomes unstable then because the base is so small. I put wood blocks or whatever I can find to reduce the height between the saddle and whatever I'm lifting. That was scary. You really could have been injured. Glad you were OK!!

[gerardjones]

uh no, trolley jacks roll because the lift arm follows an arc as it goes up, bottle jack goes straight up.
the jack that comes with my 1 ton ford f350 is a mechanical bottle jack, the difference is it engages a proper jack point, not part of the suspension.

[mrbmp]

It did NOT TIP.
The top of the jack slid off of your jacking point. A 1 foot square base on the jack would still slip off the same way.

[papapetad]

I've never used bottle jacks on cars. The load axis shifts as the frame rises up from its horizontal plane. No part of the bottle jack is designed to account for this shift which introduces dangerous side loads. The narrow base doesn't help and even with a large base, those side loads would be looking for the weakest link in the system. Trolley/floor jacks roll with the plane shift of the frame, retaining optimal horizontal load on the jack pad. Even basic oem jacks have pivot points on them and other measures to account for that plane/load axis shift. I still put backup under the car if using those...redundancy reduces stress levels.